Benzinga | Aug 19, 2020 08:22AM EDT

Allied Esports Announces Odyssey Tournament Had 1.6 Million Live Views Over Six-Day Event

Official Riot Games VALORANT Ignition Series Tournament Drives Triple Digit Percent Increases Across Allied Esports Streaming and Social Platforms

Allied Esports, a global esports entertainment company and a subsidiary of Allied Esports Entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ:AESE), set a company record for viewership during a multi-day tournament with 1.6 million live views on its Twitch channel during the six-day Allied Esports Odyssey, an official Riot Games VALORANT Ignition Series event that concluded Sunday, August 16.

The tournament, which also logged 1.1 million hours watched and an average of 447,000 unique viewers each day, also garnered triple digit percent growth across the company's streaming and social media platforms, including the addition of 33,448 new Twitch followers (688% increase) and 3,800 new Twitter followers (140% increase).

Six of Europe's top VALORANT teams participated in the event, including G2 (@G2esports), Team Liquid (@TeamLiquid), Ninjas in Pyjamas (@NiPGaming) and Vodafone Giants (@GiantsGamingENG), who were invited to the event, and FunPlus Phoenix (@FPX_Esports) and BBL Esports (@BBL_esports), who won the two open qualifier spots. G2 defeated FunPlus Phoenix 2-0 in the best-of-three Grand Final to take home (euro)6,500 of the (euro)15,000 total prize pool and the Allied Esports Odyssey crown.

"Allied Esports Odyssey was a massive success that showcased our ability to organize a Tier 1 event that was highly unique in its design and extremely competitive and appealing to millions of viewers all over the world," said Jud Hannigan, CEO of Allied Esports. "I couldn't be prouder of how our teams across two continents executed this tournament and I look forward to our next opportunity to showcase our outstanding creativity and talent. Congratulations to G2 on a tremendous effort all week long and a well-deserved Odyssey championship."

Allied Esports Odyssey, which was produced from Allied Esports' HyperX Esports Studio in Hamburg, Germany, attracted international attention for its unique format that featured a five-day group round with three marquee matchups each day and guaranteed head-to-head matchups between every team. Each game from the Allied Esports Odyssey tournament can be watched in full at youtube.com/alliedesports.