Key statistics from Stake Pulse Beat II: At its peak, the tournament attracted over 24,000 viewers, and leakz was named the best player.

Stake Pulse Beat II has come to a close. The tournament determined the top players and teams based on individual statistics; the live stream attracted tens of thousands of viewers; and the maps once again demonstrated an uneven balance between the sides. The event’s key figures and metrics are detailed below.

According to Esports Charts, Stake Pulse Beat II peaked at 24,471 viewers, with an average viewership of 9,927. The total viewing time for all streams was 36 hours and 25 minutes.

BBL Esports rifler Jamie “Leakz” Jensen was named the best player of Stake Pulse Beat II based on individual statistics—he finished the tournament with a rating of 1.28 across 8 maps played. Howard “rain” Naigard of 100 Thieves, who played 13 maps, posted the same rating. Next were Jacob “jocab” Nerheden and Gytis “ryu” Glusauskas—both finished the tournament with a rating of 1.27.

HEROIC was the most successful team statistically, with the roster’s average rating of 1.18 over 13 maps. They were followed by Astralis (1.13), BBL Esports (1.1), 100 Thieves (1.08), JiJieHao (1.06), Phantom Esports, and fnatic (both 1.03).

Mirage was the most popular map on Stake Pulse Beat II—teams played it 13 times. The second most popular map was Cache (11 games), followed by Ancient and Nuke, which were each picked 10 times. Dust2 and Inferno each appeared in matches 8 times, while Anubis appeared six times. On most maps, teams won more rounds on the defense side. The most significant advantage was recorded on Cache—the gap between the sides was 17.4% in favor of the CTs.

Stake Pulse Beat II was a Counter-Strike 2 LAN tournament held September 21–26 in Stockholm, Sweden, at the BME Studio venue. HEROIC emerged as the event champion.

Photo: Black Molly Entertainment.