Yes, I don't see anything wrong with that or why that might discount the viewership numbers. It is the equivalent of a giveaway during a presentation.
The cost of in-game rewards is in most cases marginally zero in software.
The cost of in-game rewards is in most cases marginally zero in software.
It’s not until super recently that other brands have been going into esports advertising. Those newer brands, sure I can see them being lured by high viewer counts. But as an example, you can see the sponsors list in this page for the World Cyber Games 2005 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Cyber_Games_2005
Samsung, Intel, Razer, etc.