{"id":2442,"date":"2026-07-24T15:33:08","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T13:33:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.goranked.gg\/en\/news\/league-of-legends-leads-esports-world-cup-week-two\/"},"modified":"2026-07-24T16:33:30","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T14:33:30","slug":"league-of-legends-leads-esports-world-cup-week-two","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/goranked.gg\/en\/news\/league-of-legends-leads-esports-world-cup-week-two\/","title":{"rendered":"League of Legends leads Esports World Cup week two"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Between July 13 and 19, Esports World Cup tournament broadcasts generated 47.8 million Hours Watched, roughly double the opening week and 34.4% higher than the second week of the 2025 event. League of Legends accounted for 23.6 million Hours Watched and reached a peak audience of more than 1.48 million viewers, the highest peak recorded at the 2026 EWC so far. Favorites T1 and Gen.G Esports did not reach the grand final and met instead in the third-place match; the League of Legends tournament recorded 30% more Hours Watched than last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Free Fire tournament peaked at more than 804,000 viewers and generated 11.3 million Hours Watched over four days, representing about 23.6% of total Hours Watched for the week. The Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Women\u2019s Invitational 2026 reached a peak of over 565,400 viewers, up 13.8% from the previous year, and ranked as the second-most-watched women\u2019s esports event to date, behind the 32nd SEA Games Women\u2019s Tournament with a 1.36 million peak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n        <blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/user\/status\/2079972768708247656\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a>\n            <noscript>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/user\/status\/2079972768708247656\" target=\"_blank\"rel=\"noopener nofollow\">\n                    View this tweet on Twitter\n                <\/a>\n            <\/noscript>\n        <\/blockquote>\n        <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n    \n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dota 2 peaked at 326,800 viewers, about 24% lower than the 2025 peak, but its extended schedule helped it accumulate more than 15.9 million Hours Watched across the first two weeks of competition. By total Hours Watched, Dota 2 ranked second among EWC tournaments through week two. The Dota 2 grand final featured teams from the same country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After two weeks of competition, T1 was the most-watched organization at EWC 2026, with its teams generating over 10 million Hours Watched, nearly all from its League of Legends roster that finished fourth. In the Club Championship standings, Natus Vincere moved to first with 1,750 points after winning Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves and finishing second in the MLBB Women\u2019s Invitational. Team Vitality held second with 1,400 points following its women\u2019s roster victory in the MLBB Women\u2019s Invitational. AG.AL International sat third with 1,100 points, earned through several high finishes in Valorant, Free Fire, and League of Legends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Community casting made up 56.6% of total Hours Watched during the second week, a slight decline from the opening week. Vietnamese streamer Ho\u00e0ng Lu\u00e2n recorded the highest peak among community casters during League of Legends coverage, while British caster Marc &#8220;Caedrel&#8221; Lamont led community streams by total Hours Watched.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The third week of the Esports World Cup runs July 20\u201326 and includes decisive matches in Mobile Legends: Bang Bang, PUBG, Street Fighter 6, Teamfight Tactics, and EA FC26. Players interested in joining the competitive titles featured at EWC can also explore Goranked\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/goranked.gg\/en\/category\/account\" rel=\"follow\">gaming account marketplace<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>League of Legends led Esports World Cup week two with 23.6 million Hours Watched and a 1.48 million peak as EWC broadcasts reached 47.8 million Hours Watched July 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