eSports
Red Bull teams up with BLAST for CS:GO Red Bull Flick Invitational, Helsinki
Red Bull Flick, the premier 2v2 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive tournament, has announced a partnership with BLAST, the global esports media network, for the November pro-am Red Bull Flick Invitational, Helsinki. The culmination of the 2021 circuit, the event will give the best amateur duos from over 30 countries the chance to face CS:GO legends in an epic LAN event, complemented by an unforgettable live experience for fans at the Helsinki Expo and Convention Center.
BLAST will support the global finale of Red Bull Flick as the official production partner, bringing their experience in producing top tier CS:GO events alongside Red Bull’s traditional flair and atmosphere. BLAST will produce both the physical event at the Helsinki Messukeskus and the online broadcast. Information on tickets for the event is available here.
Red Bull Flick is an amateur 2v2 CS:GO tournament, with this year’s circuit beginning in April and seeing competitors from over 30 countries take part. A unique alternative to the traditional 5v5 CS:GO format, amateur duos from across the world have fought for their chance to compete against their idols, some of the world’s best CS:GO pros, at the Red Bull Flick Invitational, Helsinki.
Red Bull Flick launched in 2019 with a local event in Turkey, but was taken to a new level in 2020 and 2021 through a futuristic narrative and eight custom maps, five unique to the tournament and three more specially designed for the playoffs. Some local LAN finals, such as in the UK, have brought this theme to the physical world as the Red Bull Gaming Sphere in London, was transformed into a set inspired by the in-game Red Bull Flick maps.
This year, each participating country has produced a champion duo who will compete for a chance to face professional talent at the Red Bull Flick Invitational, Helsinki. The closed qualifier will narrow down the final competitors to eight of the best amateur duos in the world. Six of the world’s leading CS:GO organisations will make up the invited teams, including: G2, Ence, OG, BIG Academy, Team Spirit and Furia.
Leo Matlock, VP of Commercial at BLAST, said: “Red Bull are a hugely prestigious brand with a great history within esports and we’re delighted to work with them and help elevate their Red Bull Invitational Helsinki event in November. Bringing the BLAST approach to production, content creation and technology – we feel we can raise the bar when it comes to the event’s viewer experience. We have a strong track record in organising leading Counter-Strike events all around the world and look forward to leveraging this knowledge to deliver another exciting format for the community to enjoy.”
eSports
BETER and BVGroup extend partnership on global Esports coverage
BETER, the leading provider of next-gen betting content and data covering sports and Esports, has extended its partnership with BVGroup, the top-flight online betting operator and B2B technology solutions provider.
According to the deal, BVGroupās brands, including BetVictor, Betano UK and others, will be provided with BETERās Esports Odds Feed, an end-to-end trading solution which covers 450+ esports tournaments worldwide with the highest odds uptime in the industry of 90%+.
This means that their players will get access to odds for more than 40,000+ live and pre-match events per year, further enriching and improving their Esports wagering experience with the brand.
Odds are calculated using official data and compiled by BETERās in-house team of expert Esports traders for in-demand disciplines such as CS2, Dota 2, League of Legends, Valorant and many more.
The extended partnership further establishes BETER as the go-to provider of Esports content and data for the biggest operators in the business. Indeed, the providerās fast-betting experiences have proved to be a big hit with significant player groups such as Millennials and Gen Z.
BETER and BVGroup have a longstanding partnership in place with the operator offering the providerās proprietary ESportsBattle tournaments, which cover eFootball, eBasketball, eHockey and CS2, as well as Setka Cup table tennis tournaments to its players. Combined, this gives players access to more than 45,000 monthly events.
Gal Ehrlich, CEO of BETER, said: āWe are thrilled to have strengthened our partnership with our good friends at BVGroup and for its brands to provide players with an enhanced Esports betting experience.Ā
āEsports betting is a significant vertical in its own right with players demanding a great selection of markets and the best-priced odds. By combining official data with expert traders, we can provide our partners with highly accurate odds for Esports tournaments worldwide.Ā
āWe have already enjoyed a hugely successful partnership with BVGroup, but this enhanced agreement will really take it to the next level.āĀ
Eoin Ryan, Director of Sportsbook at BVGroup,Ā added: āBETER has proved to be one of our most important partners, allowing us to deliver fast betting content to players at our sportsbooks.Ā
āThe success of this made us want to deepen our collaboration by taking the providerās global Esports data and odds, allowing us to offer bets on more than 40,000 events across major disciplines such as CS2, League of Legends, Valorant and others.Ā
āItās partnerships like this that ensure our sportsbooks remain the go-to sports and Esports betting brands of choice for players in core markets across the world.āĀ
eSports
PandaScore boosts Amelcoās esports offering with sportsbook integration
PandaScore, the award-winning provider of esports odds, stats and betting products, has signed a major deal with leading sportsbook and platform provider Amelco, as the supplier looks to enhance its esports betting offering.
Established as one of the worldās leading sportsbook and platform providers, Amelco is the partner of choice for the likes of Fanatics, Hard Rock Bet, Entain, BET99, and Flutter Entertainment.
Under the deal, Amelco will integrate PandaScoreās full suite of esports solutions into its offering. This will include its odds and stats, as well as its esports betting products such as its Bet Builder, Player Props and Micro Markets.
PandaScoreās odds feed is powered by a sophisticated model that leverages AI and is backed by a team of experienced traders, with specialist traders for certain disciplines. This covers the likes of CS2, Dota 2, LoL and Call of Duty.
Amelco will also benefit from PandaScoreās stats offering which provides real-time statistics for LoL, CS2, Dota 2 and all major esports titles. This includes extensive in-depth data points coverage, delivered in real-time with just 300ms latency from the original stream.
When combined with PandaScoreās innovative Player Props, Bet Builder and Micro Markets, it makes for the complete esports offering, allowing Amelcoās operator partners to offer an even wider selection of Esports than ever before.
Oliver Niner, Head of Sales at PandaScore, said: āAmelco is a top-tier technology company and platform supplier and understands the need to provide its customers with a proven esports betting solution and thatās exactly what PandaScore offers.
āThe demand for esports betting is big ā and only getting bigger ā with more operators now wanting to make a play in the space. To do this, they need to be able to offer an authentic betting experience and Amelco can now provide this to its partners using PandaScoreās award-winning solutions.ā
Brandon Walker, Head of Business Development at Amelco, added: āEsports betting is a huge business, and as one of the worldās most comprehensive sportsbook and platform providers, we want to ensure we offer our operator partners the very best.
āWeāre excited to be partnering with PandaScore to boost our esports offering even further, and we see this partnership as a fantastic way to bring even more value to our offering. We look forward to many successful years of working together.ā
eSports
BETER and GRID Bring Advanced Data Visualizations to Esports Betting
BETER, the leading provider of betting content and data, and GRID, a first-party esports live data provider, extend their partnership to bring advanced data visualizations to BETERās esports offering, enhancing the betting experience for allĀ enthusiasts around the globe
GRID widgets include visualizations such as The Map Winner Prediction Tracker, Series Scoreboard, LiveLog, and Comparison Widgets. The integration will also see a recently released GRID Stats Widget integrated into the BETER betting solutions, displaying various customizable statistics such as win rate, damage per round, First 5 kills, headshots, and many more.
Designed to be game title-agnostic, the GRID Widgets display real-time stats. They can be powered by any data source for any game in any genre, making them an entirely universal tool for data visualization across all esports content.
This new integration of data visualization will help bettors make more informed betting decisions and significantly increase their understanding of the game and its progress before, during, and after the game is live.
The widgets are versatile and fully customizable to match any partner’s branding and ensure the best experience can be scaled across mobile and desktop platforms.
Chuck Robinson, Chief Revenue Officer at BETER: “We are excited to expand our partnership with GRID, bringing advanced data visualizations to our esports offering. This collaboration allows us to offer our partners’ customers a more immersive and engaging betting experience, helping them interact with esports on a whole new level. By leveraging GRID’s real-time data and customizable widgets with comprehensive statistics, we’re setting a new standard in the betting landscape, ensuring that BETER continues to lead the way in innovative esports betting solutions.”
Mikael Westerling, Chief Sales Officer at GRID: “Together with BETER, we share a common vision for how the esports betting experience should be designedāimmersive, authentic, interactive, and powered by official data. Data is a powerful tool for storytelling, and the GRID widgets are designed to make esports content more accessible to new fans while deepening engagement with existing audiences. By providing real-time, actionable insights directly from the game server to BETER, we deliver a next-level experience that truly resonates with the esports community.”
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