Darina Goldin, Director of Data Science at Bayes Esports, takes a deep dive into the side advantage in CS:GO as she questions whether it is dictated by the game, or if there are other factors at play. At Bayes Esports, we enjoy analysing esports data to gain new insights into the games and improve our predictive models. We believe in …
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Sportsflare will collaborate with HUDstats on a first-of-its-kind positional betting widget for CS:GO, League of Legends and Dota 2 as part of a new esports data partnership. Through this agreement, the Tiidal Gaming Group subsidiary said that both parties will add complementary and best in-class skills to create and deliver innovative esports products to market, resulting in a complete software …
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Over recent years we have become increasingly accustomed to seeing the BetBuilder tab appear as an option for matches on our favourite sportsbooks, but the product has so far eluded the esports punter. Until now. Sportsflare, a New Zealand-based tech company focused on providing innovative new betting experiences for esports, has become the first to offer same-game parlay betting around …
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Betway has backed esports partner Made in Brazil’s (MIBR) launch of its ‘Feitos no Brasil’ scouting and player development programme which aims to strengthen the organisation’s CS:GO ranks. From July to August, MIBR will host player try-out events sponsored by Betway, with the aim of finding Brazilian esport’s top CS:GO talents to join MIBR’s new academy roster. The project sees …
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Following the success of the first edition of the Pinnacle Cup this March, Pinnacle Cup II will become the latest in the series – held between 28 June and 16 July 2021. The sequel will see top-tier CS:GO teams from around the world battle it out once again for a share of the $100,000 prize pool. Pinnacle will continue working …
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Even though esports is still in a formative phase, the market is snowballing – having become the ‘sport of choice’ for operators throughout the coronavirus pandemic. For BETER, the increased interest in esports presented a myriad of new opportunities to expand the reach of ESportsBattle. Let the ESportsBattle commence The ESportsBattle platform is powered by BETER. This means that BETER …
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Consistently found in the top four of Pinnacle’s best performing sports, and even higher with many of its B2B partners, esports has more than proven itself to be a popular betting product explained Ben Cove (pictured), Chief Marketing Officer at Pinnacle. But despite the solid betting trends, some have argued that esports is simply not a ‘betting sport’. Cove gives …
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Darina Goldin, Director of Data Science at Bayes Esports, takes a look at seasonal trends within the esports industry and why she learnt to embrace the chaos that comes with trying to forecast esports events in 2021. If something is seasonal, it means that it fluctuates within a calendar year in a predictable fashion. This is true for shopping, the …
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The Pinnacle Cup, a $100,000 CS:GO event launched by the online betting and gaming operator in collaboration with GRID, Relog Media and Trustly, is now underway. For the event, Pinnacle’s leading esports betting product will be supported by data from GRID and the high-production value provided by esports giant Relog, with online payment provider Trustly on board as an ancillary …
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Technology, data visualisation and partnerships are three key areas that Bayes Esports plans to focus on in 2021, as Amir Mirzaee (pictured) – Chief Operating Officer – plans to establish the company’s position as a leader in the esports space. In conversation with SBC News, Mirzaee – who joined Bayes Esports in July 2020 – reflected on some of the new …
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