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Ludwig Ahgren's highly anticipated Mogul Chessboxing Championship is finally underway and has attracted a huge crowd to the YouTube livestream of the event. The streamer took to Twitter to announce that the event had already broken his personal viewership record within the first hour.
The Chessboxing Championship has been in the works for months. It features celebrity content creators and professional chess players such as Myth, Andrea Botez, Lawrence Trent, and Aman Hambleton.
On Twitter, the YouTube streamer thanked his fans for their support, revealing that his personal viewership record had already been broken, with a major portion of the event still left to be broadcast. Here's what he said:
"Already broke my viewership record. Thank you so much. I hope you all enjoy the surprises and matches we have in store."
As of this writing, the stream has already crossed the 290,000 concurrent views mark and is probably going to garner over 300K views before the livestream ends.
Ludwig's Mogul Chessboxing Championship pulls big viewership numbers, isn't even halfway done
The Mogul Chessboxing Championship is a one-of-a-kind event, allowing participants to showcase their skills not only in chess or video games but also in the grueling sport of boxing.
While Chessboxing is by no means a recent invention, the Content Creator of the Year is by far the biggest streamer to bring it to the mainstream. Considering that he hyped up the event for the last few months, it is no wonder that the stream is racking up huge viewership numbers so fast.
In a Twitter post made before the event even started, Ludwig noted that there were more than 100,000 people waiting for the Mogul Chessboxing Championship to start, saying:
"One minute to showtime. This is gonna be fkn crazy."
With so many popular YouTubers and Twitch streamers participating and attending the show, it was expected that the event would get a lot of viewers. Organizations such as Chess.com, Starforge Systems, and Fansly are backing the event, lending it credibility.
Another reason the Mogul Chessboxing Championship on Ludwig's YouTube is racking up so many views is that the streamer has turned off co-streaming for other content creators to maximize viewership numbers. In a Twitter post, he wrote:
"The goal is to get more viewers than reacting to Dream's face reveal LOL."
Twitter reacts to Ludwig getting his record broken
Fellow streamers such as BrookeAB, 100T Raven, and Ranboo have joined thousands of fans to congratulate Ludwig on the success of the Mogul Chessboxing Championship. Here are a few reactions from Twitter:
People online have already flooded Ludwig's Twitter account to praise the quality of the Chessboxing Championship. Incidentally, the stream is also testing a brand new YouTube feature that sees multi-track audio integrated into one stream, allowing for the event to be telecast in multiple languages.
Ahgren is known for organizing big live events and has made a brand out of his reputation as a host. The variety streamer dabbles in various games, including online chess and Smash Bros.
