Witchcraft Group Matches Drive EMEA Masters Winter Peaks

The EMEA Masters 2026 Winter Grand Final reached a peak concurrent audience of 56,245 viewers and ranked sixth among the tournament’s most-watched matches. The final lasted just under three hours and reached its maximum toward the end of game three.

Solary swept Galions 3-0 to win the A-tier title for its current roster. The championship series was the top-viewed match within the playoff bracket but registered a lower peak than several group-stage broadcasts.

Group-stage matches generated the highest audience spikes. The decisive Group 4 series between G2 Nord and Witchcraft drew the largest surge, accounting for 99.1% of the tournament’s total maximum audience for a single match. G2 Nord won the series 2-1 and advanced to the playoffs, while Witchcraft was eliminated in the group stage.

Witchcraft led the event in average viewership and total Hours Watched despite not reaching the playoffs. The roster was formed around core members of the Los Ratones project and included professional players, streamers and casters. Heavy exposure from personalities such as Marc “Caedrel” Lamont contributed to the team’s audience numbers. Four Witchcraft matches were among the tournament’s most-watched broadcasts.

Other group-stage ties outpaced the final. A match between Barça eSports and Karmine Corp Blue peaked at roughly 67,000 viewers, about 10,841 higher than the Grand Final peak. The Grand Final peak was 59.4% lower than the tournament’s overall peak viewership.

Overall viewership metrics for EMEA Masters Winter declined from the previous year. All major measurements fell between 46% and 77% compared with Winter 2025, and the event posted its lowest peak viewership in the past 18 months. This edition ran 135.8% longer than the prior winter tournament and included more teams.

The Grand Final featured two teams from the French LFL. The tournament was broadcast in nearly 20 languages across the European region.