Shroud is legend of the FPS genre, a decent Valorant player but far from a pro player. It’s his on screen talent talent however, that made the VCT Masters Reykavik Shroud Valorant stream completely skyrocket in popularity. Valorant has quickly become pretty widely known, but it is still a relative newcomer to esports, not even a year old. In a way, Shroud is a considerably more established force in esports even if he is just a player. The official event brought in 23,000 viewers at the start, and Shroud opened with 183,000.
His recent Twitch streams managed to bring in seven times more viewership than the actual tournament broadcast. The Shroud VCT Valorant stream was clearly a lot more interesting to fans than the actual event. So, what was it that brought in so much of a crowd? Was it Shroud’s expertise, his overall celebrity, or do esports fans just find his personality a lot more interesting than Valorant?
Shroud Valorant Stream
The King of Reddit achieved considerably higher viewer numbers than the official stream, but in a way both audiences were engaged with the event. Those opening figures for viewership are dramatic, but Shroud’s stream continued to grow as the event went along. It peaked at 242,000 viewers with the official stream peaking at 56,000. Plenty of the viewers were not even hardcore Valorant esports fans, and still the tuned it to watch his show.
Clearly there is something attracting viewers to Shroud’s stream instead of the regular one. There has been plenty of commentary already about how this is Shroud dominating Valorant esports without playing.
when Shroud owns valorant more than Valorant itself ? https://t.co/iJbstBtwtD
— ScamLord (@thescamlord) May 25, 2021
This type of co-stream isn’t new. Riot used them with League of Legends since 2018. Shroud not competing, but he’s collaborating with Valorant here, is probably doing more for the title than him actually picking up his mouse and keyboard
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