Valorant streamer tarik reveals insane viewership numbers after Sentinels vs. The Guard watch party following Shroud's return to professional play

Former Counter-Strike professional Tarik Celik, or "tarik," has become one of the top Valorant streamers on Twitch. Pulling in thousands of viewers with his regular schedule, he truly hits staggering levels while co-hosting official Valorant streams, such as the ongoing North American Last Chance Qualifiers. Outperforming Riot's official channel by a mile, the streamer revealed the Twitch statistics of his stream from yesterday.

Shocking fans around the globe, Shroud joined the Sentinels Valorant roster ahead of the LCQ. With him returning to competitive play after years, more than two hundred thousand viewers tuned in to watch tarik's stream. As per the stats shared by the streamer, the eight-and-a-half-hour stream had an average viewership of 97,638, which is an 80K+ increase from his previous stream.

"That as a wild one": tarik shows off unbelievable Twitch stats after recent Valorant LCQ stream

Shroud left the competitive stage in 2018 to pursue streaming as a full-time job. As a giant in the esporting world, Shroud has always been at the center of most FPS communities. His return, therefore, was one of the most anticipated events in the gaming world.

tarik, a former teammate of Shroud from his Cloud 9 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive days, naturally became a focal point and a good reason for fans and enthusiasts to tune in to watch the first match of the LCQ: Sentinels vs. The Guard. Spoiler alert: Sentinels lost the game, but that did not deter hundreds of thousands of viewers from applauding their beloved FPS god.

Based on the stats shared by tarik, the stream was a personal Twitch record for him, reaching a maximum concurrent viewership number of 205,196. This insane number, of course, is a result of the immense CS and Valorant history tarik shares with Shroud. The streamer took to Twitter to thank his audience for tuning in to the stream, saying:

Twitter reactions

Many fans and streamers replied to the huge numbers on the stat sheet. Some congratulated him for the successful stream, while others were of the opinion that this one-off accomplishment is nothing to celebrate and that external factors were responsible for the big numbers:

With the Last Chance Qualifiers just starting, there are bound to be more nail-biting streams like this in the coming days, and who knows, maybe tarik will set a new personal best thanks to the game.

About the author

Richik has been specializing in streamer content at Sportskeeda for over 2 years. He also manages a group of writers who craft relevant news and features about content creators on platforms like Twitch, Kick, and Rumble. Prior to Sportskeeda, he interned at The Ken and worked as a reviewer at Blacksof where he fact-checked educational content.

Richik’s love for writing, researching, and archiving, along with his inquisitive nature and longstanding love for video games led him to pursue a career as a gaming journalist. He relies on primary sources for accurate information and ensures that his drafts are proofread, fact-checked, and well-researched.

As a child, Richik spent many a summer vacation playing the 1994 Road Rash with his cousins. Although more of an FPS and open-world fiend now, Richik enjoys single-player RPGs with compelling storytelling, such as The Last of Us franchise, and regularly teams up with his friends to play multiplayer titles like Valorant on PC.

Richik enjoys watching streamer and former esports athlete Shroud, and also finds inspiration in MrBeast's journey to become one of the most well-known content creators worldwide. Interviewing English-Somali YouTuber Sharky, a member of the renowned Beta Squad, was a career highlight for him.

When not writing, Richik likes to read, watch a movie or a game of football.

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