Sportsradar partners with e-sports organiser in multi-year deal

Sportsradar and eSports tournament and league organiser ESEN eSports have inked a multi-year deal tasking Sportradar with exclusive collection and distribution of audio-visual and data content across eSports competitions including the King of Nordic tournament. Sportsradar’s Fraud Detection System will be monitoring all competitions in order to identify any instances of match-fixing.

The Fraud Detection System monitors and analyses betting patterns from over 600 operators around the world, including eSports-only bookmakers.

ESEN eSports CEO Joakim Stenberg said in a statement: “By establishing this partnership with Sportradar, we have developed a new source of revenue for the company but we have also unlocked a range of content opportunities that will increase insight and improve engagement in the matches and competitions we are hosting. I am especially proud to have put the Fraud Detection System in place. This is such a critical piece of the deal and will give peace of mind to players, coaches and our spectators and fans wherever they are watching.”

ESEN eSports AB is Sweden’s first public company that is one hundred percent focused on eSports.