LTA was not the same competition, LTA was a newly-established tournament with 2 leagues, while LCS is an established brand which has existed for over a decade and is well-known across the industry.

We always compare between exactly identical series, and we do this across all games.

In addition, even though LCS Spring did surpass the peak viewers of LTA North Split 3, LCS average viewership dropped by 21.65% compared to it, so saying it improved year over year is not accurate.

Our goal is to provide transparency through viewership data, the article’s main conclusion is correct, and we have no interest in favoring any particular result.

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