The World’s largest esports company, ESL Gaming has announced leading bookmakers 1xBet as the exclusive global betting partner of the ESL Pro Tour CS:GO and ESL One Summer & Winter Dota 2 running through the entirety of this year and up to IEM Katowice 2022. The agreement will see both parties set up for continued success as industry leaders in esports.
In terms of the global partnership, 1xBet and ESL will work together in order to boost the overall experience for esports players and fans.
Scheduled developments will include bringing innovative custom segments such as data-driven player impact cards, match predictions and custom maps throughout the year in CS:GO as well as Dota 2 broadcasts.
Jasmin Haasbach, Director of Global Brand Partnerships at ESL, commented that they are delighted to have teamed up with 1xBet for the first time in what is a truly global partnership.
Haasbach went on to say that at ESL, experiences are at the heart of what they do and they have no doubt this landmark partnership with one of the global leading sportsbooks will improve the ESL Pro Tour CS:GO experiences for players and fans around the world.
Alex Sommers, spokesperson for 1xBet said that there is no better way to start 2021 than to further build on the successful launch of their already extensive esports offering.
He added that they are very happy to have secured this exclusive landmark partnership with the global category leader in the space.
Sommers also said that the ESL Pro Tour circuit is the ultimate professional CS:GO competition, and they are thrilled to become the first-ever global betting partner there.