58M Watched the Gfinity 2015 Championship Series, Beats Expectations - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 13 October 2015 / 3,167 Views
58 million people watched the Gfinity 2015 Championship Series online, which is well above the target of 50 million for the event.
The September finale saw four Counter-Strike: Global Offensive teams battling it out over a $100,000 prize pool. The final event drew 8.75 million online viewers.
"We are very pleased to have exceeded our target of 50 million views for the series, demonstrating our ability to attract the best players and talent and stage top quality eSports events," said chief executive of Gfinity, Neville Upton. "We look forward to continuing our rapid growth, within the fast developing global eSports industry and delivering equally compelling content and events in the future."
Thanks MCVUK.
A life-long and avid gamer, William D'Angelo was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel dedicated to gaming Let's Plays and tutorials. You can contact the author at wdangelo@vgchartz.com or on Twitter @TrunksWD.
