The start of the Overwatch League on Twitch was simultaneously watched by 425 thousand viewers

Recall that the Twitch streaming platform is the official partner of the Overwatch League game show with the right to exclusive broadcasts of 6 of the 12 League games.

Overwatch League matches take place at the new Blizzard Arena esports competition center, opened by Blizzard in Los Angeles last September.

Interior of Blizzard Arena Los Angeles, photo by Forbes
The launch of the Overwatch League caused a lot of excitement, but it did not become the largest event in the history of esports.

For example, The International 2017 Dota 2 tournament was watched by more than 5 million people at the same time last year, and the League of Legends World Championship was watched by 14.7 million viewers at the same time a year earlier.

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• Source: Venture Beat