{"id":4819,"date":"2020-12-02T13:14:33","date_gmt":"2020-12-02T13:14:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.safebettingsites.com\/?p=4819"},"modified":"2022-03-31T09:23:19","modified_gmt":"2022-03-31T09:23:19","slug":"5m-prize-pool-in-q3-2020-boosts-call-of-duty-to-tier-1-game-status","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.safebettingsites.com\/2020\/12\/02\/5m-prize-pool-in-q3-2020-boosts-call-of-duty-to-tier-1-game-status\/","title":{"rendered":"$5M Prize Pool in Q3 2020 Boosts Call of Duty to Tier 1 Game Status"},"content":{"rendered":"

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare is among the beneficiaries of the global pandemic in the eSports ecosystem. According to the Esports Observer PC Games Index, the game for the first time achieved Tier 1 status in Q3 2020.<\/p>\n

The impact index takes into consideration the number of active players, hours watched, winnings, tournaments and concurrent streams.<\/p>\n

According to the research data analyzed and published by Safe Betting Sites<\/a>, during Q3 2020, Call of Duty had the highest total prize pool of more than $5 million. A huge chunk of this amount, $4.6 million, came from the Call of Duty League (CDL) playoffs.<\/p>\n\"PC-Games-Impact-Index-Q3-2020-Header-750x375-1\"\n

The period also saw a new record of the most watched Call of Duty eSports<\/a> event. That event was the CDL grand finals between Dallas Empire and Atlanta FaZe. Peak concurrent viewership during the event was 330,000 viewers according to The Loadout.<\/p>\n

This figure included influencers streaming the finals from their YouTube channels. It more than doubled the previous record of 156,000 which was set a week prior, during the Optic Gaming L.A vs. Chicago Huntsmen game.<\/p>\n

Furthermore, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare was the most streamed game during Q3 2020 on Twitch. And even though a good number of its players used consoles during the period, its PC player base was the fourth largest in the eSports ecosystem.<\/p>\n

Thanks to this combination of factors, the game shot up from sixth position to second place on the list of most impactful games in Q3 2020. According to the index, it achieved a score of 41.98.<\/p>\n

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LoL Worlds – Most Viewed Tournament 2020 with 3.8M Peak Viewers<\/strong><\/h2>\n

League of Legends (LoL) was in the lead with a 77.92 score, earning the title of the most impactful game for the sixth consecutive quarter. LoL and Call of Duty were the only games to achieve Tier 1 status in Q3 2020.<\/p>\n