In our previous article, we examined the impact and importance of community casting at the Esports World Cup 2024. This time, we’ll highlight the streamers whose broadcasts achieved the highest success in Riyadh.
At the forefront of community casting was Russian streamer Nix, who covered the Riyadh Masters 2024. His channel alone contributed roughly 25% of the total viewing time for all Russian-language streams of the EWC. Nix, a former professional Dota 2 player who transitioned to streaming in 2021, is also an ambassador for a betting company and frequently covers their sponsored events. With around 820,000 Twitch followers, Nix is among Russia’s leading esports streamers.
The second most prominent community caster was just_ns, another Russian streamer and Nix’s colleague. Although his viewership was only half of Nix’s, he still secured a top spot among community casters in Riyadh. Just_ns has a rich esports history, having competed professionally during the Dota-Allstars era and spent the last decade as a streamer and influencer.
Swedish streamer Gorgc was the only English-speaking caster to make the top five. Gorgc, a former Dota 2 tournament player, transitioned to streaming and community casting after retiring from professional play. He has often collaborated with ESL as a guest analyst.
Other notable streamers included YouTubers R7 Tatsumaki from Indonesia and KuyaNic from the Philippines. R7 Tatsumaki, known for his Mobile Legends: Bang Bang career with RRQ Hoshi and three MPL Indonesia titles, has recently moved into community casting. KuyaNic, a well-known figure in the Filipino Dota 2 scene, is celebrated for his casting at major tournaments and event organization for Southeast Asian teams.
It’s important to note that four out of these five top streamers achieved their high viewership by covering Dota 2 tournaments, reflecting the growing influence of community casting in this area.
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Brazilian streamer Gaules, a major figure in Counter-Strike, did not make the list. As an official commentator for many tournaments, including the Esports World Cup 2024, Gaules is considered on par with the main broadcasting studios, thus was excluded from this ranking.
Data from Chinese livestreaming platforms are not included, as they do not use concurrent viewer metrics, making their data incompatible with statistics from Twitch, YouTube, and other services.
The primary languages for community casting were Russian, English, Indonesian, Tagalog, and Korean. The listed streamers not only ranked among the top five community casters for the tournament series but also led their respective language groups (with the exception of just_ns, who ranked behind Nix).
In fifth place was Korean streamer phonic1, who covered the LCK franchise league and international League of Legends tournaments. Phonics1 is notable for being the only top-ranked caster streaming on AfreecaTV, a platform primarily serving South Korean audiences.
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