The Overwatch League is eSports’ Ticket to the Mainstream

By Paul Tamburro

Blizzard has outdone itself with the debut of the Overwatch League, with day one clocking in at over 350,000 viewers consistently on its Twitch stream alone, peaking at 415,000. This is big news for eSports, and while there have certainly been technically bigger events — Dota 2‘s The International boasted an astounding prize pool of $24.6 million — the Overwatch League is shaping up to set the bar on…

Paul Tamburro
Paul Tamburro

Paul Tamburro is the Director of Content at Evolve Media.

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