The initial matches of the French regional tournament LFL Spring 2024 for League of Legends commenced on January 17. The spring season brought forth noteworthy changes in the league’s lineup. We offer an interim review of the first week of gameplay to evaluate its influence on viewer interest in the competition.
At the conclusion of 2023, Karmine Corp, owned by the popular French streamer Kamet0, acquired Astralis’ slot in the LEC and ascended to the top European league. Simultaneously, Karmine Corp’s slot in the LFL was passed on to its academy team, Karmine Corp Blue. Another significant alteration in the participant roster occurred with the departure of Team LDLC. Which was replaced by Gentle Mates, owned by another French content creator with a substantial fan base, Gotaga.
Karmine Corp Blue had a successful start to the spring season, securing two victories in the initial two matches. Vitality.Bee, the academy of Team Vitality, achieved a similar result. As for Gentle Mates, their match statistics after the first week stood at 1:1.
LFL SPRING 2024 VIEWERSHIP STATISTICS
The first week of LFL Spring 2024 generated 754.8K Hours Watched with 62.4K Average Viewers and 135.5K Peak Viewers. The most popular match during this period was the game between Team du Sud and Karmine Corp Blue.
LFL Spring 2024 started slightly weaker than the same split in the previous season. There wasn’t a significant drop in viewer statistics, as Kamet0 continued to stream the league, covering Karmine Corp Blue matches. Kamet0’s peak viewership during LFL Spring 2024 stands at 73K — even surpassing the start of LFL Spring 2023 when the French streamer gathered 75.2K Peak Viewers. As for Gotaga, he gathered 65.5K Peak Viewers in the first week of the spring season.
Despite the high numbers from the two French streamers, the peak online viewership on the main channel, otplol_, dropped by approximately 18,000 viewers compared to a similar period in LFL Spring 2023. Channels Shaunz and Solary, where the French league was also covered, similarly lost some of the audience.
If Kamet0 and Gotaga continue to cover their teams’ matches, the changes in LFL lineup are not expected to significantly impact the league’s audience reach. One of the key matchups in the league will be the game between Karmine Corp Blue and Gentle Mates, scheduled for February 8th.