Scump crosses the 90,000 viewers mark on Twitch during the CDL watch party

Scump garners over 90K concurrent viewers (Image via Twitch)
Scump garners over 90K concurrent viewers (Image via Twitch)

Recently retired Call of Duty League (CDL) player Seth "Scump" Abner has had one of the most eventful weeks of his career. Following his end in competitive esports, Seth took to his Twitch account to host a watch party for the Week 2 of Major 2 qualifiers.

Scump, who received an emotional farewell from the rest of the community, shattered several boundaries in his first stream as a non-esports athlete. He reportedly made nearly $17K in Twitch subscriptions alone. Readers should note that the figure comes after the platform deducts its own fee.

In addition, his stream peaked at a whopping 95K concurrent viewers, a good 30K more than the peak viewership on Call of Duty's official Twitch channel.


Call of Duty League player Scump smashes viewership record on his first stream post-retirement

Scump managed to go big on his very first watch party stream for the Week 2 of Major 2 qualifiers yesterday after garnering over 90K peak viewers. In comparison, the CoD's official Twitch account managed a peak viewership of 63K, which, even though respectable, was way behind the OpTic Texas member.

The creator had more than 73K spectators as OpTic Texas vs. Seattle Surge battle started on Friday evening, compared to the CDL's figure of around 55K. Viewers tuned in, with viewing figures peaking at over 85K even during the contest and upwards of 90K afterward.

As a token of appreciation, fellow Twitch streamer Tim "TimTheTatman" donated an incredible 100 subs to Scump's channel. By the end of the stream, which went on for four-and-a-half hours, the CoD player had acquired over 6.7K subs, which would give him an estimated revenue of around $16.8K this month. The numbers could easily rise depending on the tiers of subs that were gifted.


Fans poured in with their appreciation as Scump began his non-esports player journey

Seth is often regarded as one of the faces of the CDL community. The veteran began his post-retirement journey with a bang by garnering tens of thousands of views. After seeing the momentous occasion, fans shared a lot of reactions, revering the former esports pro. Here are some of the relevant reactions:

Reacting to the estimated figures Seth made yesterday, one Twitter user jocularly remarked with a comparison of their own income:

Fans continued to shower their love:

Other users compared him to Tarik, another extremely popular CoD player. They said:


Seth is expected to return later today to host the match between OpTic Texas and Toronto Ultra.

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