EMEA Masters Spring 2026 viewership drops 65.4% to 47,890

EMEA Masters Spring 2026 recorded a peak concurrent audience of 47,890, down 65.4% from the Winter split peak of 138,539. The Winter peak occurred during a Group Stage match between Witchcraft and G2 NORD. The Spring Grand Final between Solary and Galions drew 37,301 peak viewers.

Organizers reported declines across multiple metrics between the two splits. Witchcraft, which did not appear in the Spring event, accounted for four of Winter’s five most-watched matches and led the Winter split by average viewers and hours watched despite a Group Stage exit. Witchcraft’s Winter roster included the former Los Ratones core after that project was disbanded by founder Marc ‘Caedrel’ Lamont and featured players such as Martin ‘Rekkles’ Larsson.

Co-streaming activity fell alongside main-channel viewership. The number of unique channels covering the tournament dropped from 115 in Winter to 69 in Spring, a decline of 40%. Marc ‘Caedrel’ Lamont’s personal broadcasts were the most-watched co-stream channel in Winter and the second-largest by hours watched; no Spring co-streamer matched his Winter audience. The English-language audience declined sharply: English watch time fell by 97.6% and English peak viewers dropped by 88.8% compared with the Winter split.

Galions won the Spring Grand Final, sweeping Solary 3–0 to claim the organization’s first A-tier League of Legends title. Galions jungler Francisco ‘Thayger’ Mazo was named Finals MVP. Eintracht Spandau and UCAM Esports Club finished tied for third–fourth. By peak concurrent viewership the final ranked sixth among the event’s most-watched matches, while several of the season’s top-rated matches came from Witchcraft’s Winter run.

The EMEA Masters pulls teams from multiple European regional leagues and broadcasts in nearly 20 languages. Tournament audience figures for Spring 2026 returned to levels similar to those seen before the COVID-19 pandemic, when the event was still establishing itself on the League of Legends calendar. Organizers and analysts will monitor upcoming international events and future viewership reports to track audience trends.