2023 has just begun, and popular content creators have taken part in more than a dozen different competitions. In the new article, Streams Charts will tell you about the most popular streamer tournaments that took place in the first weeks of the year.
The most popular streamer event in early 2023 was the Ibainéfico 2023 charity marathon, in which popular Hispanic creators competed in GTA V, Valorant, LoL, Mario Kart, Fall Guys, Uno, and Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? The event of Ibai “ibai” Llanos attracted more than 302.3K Peak Viewers, which is 11.5% more than the total number of other streamer events in the top 5. You can read more about the results of Ibainéfico 2023 in our review.
It should be noted that esports tournaments hosted by famous streamers were also very popular with the audience. For example, the Ludwig x Tarik Invitational Valorant event attracted more than 197.2K Peak Viewers.
Ranked second with a score of 78.3K Peak Viewers is GOAT League 2023, organized by Relog Media together with one of the betting companies. Six teams led by such creators as Lobanjica, Buster, ohnePixel, Dosia, Shoke, and NadeKing took part in the CS:GO competition. Each team included a male pro player, a female pro player, a well-known commentator, and a coach. Team Lobanjica became the champion of the competition without losing a single map.
Closing the top 3 streamer tournaments is HITCH'S BOT BASH held in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II. The event was organized by the creative director of OpTic Gaming with the support of the 1v1Me competitive platform. Nine streamer trios led by DrDisRespect, Aydan, CouRage, LEGIQN, and others participated in the competition. Team Aydan (including the streamer himself, as well as Apathy and tdawgsmitty) became the champion of the tournament. The event has attracted 69.9K Peak Viewers.
Twitch Rivals Masayoshi Games ft. Minecraft attracted over 66K Peak Viewers and took the fourth spot. As part of this competition, 14 streamer teams of four people each competed Minecraft: fighting monsters, bosses, and each other along the way. The team led by Punz became the champion of the competition. Other notable captains include QuarterJade (3rd spot), iiTzTimmy (4th spot), and Pokimane (6th spot).
Closing the top 5 streamer tournaments is the Warzone 2 DMZ Gauntlet, the first official event in the new DMZ mode, which is reminiscent of Escape From Tarkov. 16 trios led by Swagg, ShawnJGaming, Reidboy, DrLupo, and other creators participated in the competition. Team Joewo became the champion of the tournament with the most points and attracted 56.6K Peak Viewers.