The Call of Duty League 2024: Stage 4 Major Qualifiers took place online from May 31 to June 23. While teams at the lower end of the Regular Season points table were striving to gather enough points to qualify for the Call of Duty League 2024: Playoffs, most of the top teams had already secured their spots, leading to diminished fan interest.
After seven rounds, Toronto Ultra and Atlanta FaZe led the standings, each earning 60 points for the main event. Both teams lost just one game and had almost identical stats, with Atlanta FaZe conceding only one map.
CDL 2024: Stage 4 Major Qualifiers Viewership Stats and Top Matches
The peak viewership for this Call of Duty event reached 104.6K during the Week 1, Day 3 match between OpTic Texas and Las Vegas Legion. This was the only match to surpass the 100K mark, with OpTic Texas appearing four times on the list of most-watched games despite their inconsistent performance, which landed them last on the final table.
Overall, the Call of Duty League 2024: Stage 4 Major Qualifiers amassed 3.3 million hours watched and averaged 51.1K viewers over 66 hours of airtime. Notably, three of the event’s most popular teams did not finish in the top half of the leaderboard, indicating that team popularity can significantly impact viewership as much as performance.
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CDL 2024: Stage 4 Major Qualifiers’ Most Popular Teams
Similar to the Call of Duty League 2024: Stage 3 Major Qualifiers, viewership numbers have been declining for each subsequent qualifier this year. With broadcasts limited to YouTube, the audience reach has decreased, missing the record-breaking reach that Twitch previously provided.
The league relies on star co-casters like Scump and ZooMaa Live, with Scump often outperforming the official broadcast channels. Additionally, teams like OpTic Texas attract more viewers, with their advancement to later stages typically boosting competition viewership.
Most Popular CDL Major Qualifier Events Over the Last Two Seasons
Due to dwindling audience interest, the Stage 4 Major Qualifiers recorded the lowest peak viewership numbers over the last two seasons. However, Activision remains confident that interest in the main event will be high, as it offers teams a final chance to secure their spots at the world championship.
The final Major of the current Call of Duty League season will take place from June 27 to June 30, after which the eight teams competing for world glory will be decided. Following this, the Esports World Cup 2024 will precede the season finale.
