The grand final between Team Heretics and Fnatic became the most popular match at VCT 2025: EMEA Stage 1

The grand final between Team Heretics and Fnatic at VCT 2025: EMEA Stage 1 gathered over 293 thousand concurrent viewers and became the most popular match of the tournament, surpassing the second place by almost 50 thousand. This information was shared by the portal Esports Charts.

On May 18, the VCT 2025: EMEA Stage 1 tournament concluded, with Fnatic becoming the undisputed champions by defeating Team Heretics in the grand final with a score of 3:0. This spectacle gathered 293 thousand concurrent viewers, and if the final had been longer, the numbers would likely have been even higher and possibly broken the EMEA Kickoff record, where the most popular match had 334 thousand viewers.

According to the ratings, it is noticeable that the most popular teams in EMEA right now are Fnatic and Team Heretics , whose matches gather the largest audiences. More than 16.6 million hours were accrued throughout the tournament, of which 4.2 were accounted for by the Fnatic team. The average number of viewers is 129 thousand.

VCT 2025: EMEA Stage 1 took place from March 26 to May 18 in Germany . Twelve teams battled for three spots at VCT 2025: Masters Toronto and two slots at the Esports World Cup 2025. More details about the tournament can be found at the event page.