The European closed qualifier for The International 2026 drew a peak viewership of over 216,000.
Viewership statistics for the closed qualifiers for The International 2026 in Europe have been released. The data was compiled by Esports Charts.
At its peak, 216,692 people watched the qualifiers. The average viewership was 79,663, with 6,452,653 hours watched and a total broadcast time of 81 hours.
The most-watched matches of the qualifiers were:
- Team Spirit vs. Nigma Galaxy (Upper Third Round) — 216,692;
- Yellow Submarine vs. Nigma Galaxy (lower fourth round) — 186,996;
- Virtus.pro vs. PARIVISION (upper third round) — 165,404;
- Virtus.pro vs. L1GA TEAM (lower fourth round) — 150,290;
- Natus Vincere vs. Nigma Galaxy (upper second round) — 129,201;
The closed qualifiers for The International 2026 in Europe took place from June 21 to 28. As a result, Team Spirit, Nigma Galaxy, PARIVISION, and L1GA TEAM—competing under the tags TEAM VISION and HULIGANI, respectively—secured slots in the main tournament.
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