ESL One Malaysia 2022 is the most popular non-major tournament in SEA
Esports Charts has ranked the most popular tournaments in Southeast Asia, excluding the majors. The recently ended ESL One Malaysia 2022 took the top place with a peak of 362,000 viewers and 9.6 million hours watched.
The closest tournament to ESL One Malaysia 2022 is ONE Esports Dota 2 World Pro Invitational Singapore, which took place in December 2019. In terms of hours watched, it scored 4.9 million.
Another tournament in the top-5 this year is GAMERS GALAXY: Invitational Series Thailand 2022. It peaked with 62,000 viewers and 826,000 hours watched.
ESL One Malaysia 2022 was held August 23-28 in Malaysia at the Arena of Stars. The winner was OG which defeated Team Aster with a 3:0 score in the grand final. The total prize pool of the event was $400,000.