Additionally, Fortuna Esports tournaments will be covered by Sportradar’s award-winning Fraud Detection System, which will be monitoring global betting across all the matches.
Fortuna Esports
are an internationally-renowned Balkan esports tournament organiser, with a current focus on popular
esports games including
CS:GO and League of Legends. The company recently announced the establishment of the Esports Balkan League, which is set to premiere today (September 11). The competition is the first professional
esports league in the region and will feature some of the game’s best teams from eight Southeast European countries.
Fortuna Esports CEO, Mihajlo Jovanović Dzaril, said the partnership came at an opportune time in the lead up to the launch of the all-new Balkan League: "Sportradar
are global leaders in their field and share our enthusiasm and passion for gaming. Their streaming, data and integrity services will offer crucial support in our efforts to promote the best professional players from our region whilst
providing enthusiasts worldwide a truly enjoyable and credible
esports experience.”
James Watson, Head of
esports at Sportradar, added: "This new relationship will allow us to add to our growing coverage of
esports games and tournaments across the world. We are experiencing a real momentum in the market now, as tournament organisers are really engaging with our suite of services and realising how we can amplify their competitions in their region but also further afield. What Fortuna are driving is a real sea-change in the way
esports is organised and promoted around the Balkans and we are really excited that we can do our bit to help and protect that growth.”
Source: GMB