Viewership of Dota 2‘s The International has dived for the third straight year, with stats indicating a drop of 17 percent for 2024’s premier tournament despite a near-identical peak in yesterday’s epic grand final between Team Liquid and Gaimin Gladiators.

Liquid finally broke Gaimin’s stranglehold over the pair’s Dota 2 head-to-head record in yesterday’s TI 2024 grand final, ending a remarkable loss streak that stretched five finals in two years. A touch over 1.4 million Dota 2 fans tuned in to catch the grand final according to Esports Charts, and while this number matches that of 2023’s final between Gaimin and Team Spirit, viewership over the course of the tournament was far below par.