Kambi-owned esports data and odds provider Abios has published its 2023 Leaderboard report, outlining the top esports disciplines and teams. The data shows that Counter-Strike continued to dominate the esports betting sector.

The report shows that the old classic, which recently received its new iteration, Counter-Strike 2, attracted 56% of all bets made with Kambi. Next up was Riot Games’ League of Legends, which contributed 24% of the total bets. LoL’s main competitor, Dota 2, came in third with 14% of all wagers. Rounding up the top 5 were VALORANT and Call of Duty, which were responsible for 3% and 2% of all esports bets, respectively.

The Intel Extreme Masters (IEM) was the most bet-on event, attracting a whopping 10% of all bets in 2023. Next was another Counter-Strike event, namely the ESL Pro League. Coming up third was BLAST Premier.

Abios celebrated a year dominated by CS betting by also publishing information about the teams that attracted the most bets. As one can imagine, this included some of the most popular teams in esports. The list of bettors’ favorite teams was topped by G2 Esports, followed by Team Vitality and FaZe Clan. The fourth place was occupied by Team Liquid, while the fifth was claimed by Cloud9.

These results are more or less in line with Abios’ 2022 Leaderboard report. For reference, 2022 was also dominated by the same state of play and top five esports games, although back then some League of Legends tournaments and teams had managed to claim spots in the top rankings.

Industry Leaders Must Better Understand the Fans

Abios also shared some predictions for the future. Niclas Sundell, Abios’ sales director, shared his thoughts on the matter, saying that co-streaming will likely continue to be a major part of esports in 2024. The popularity of co-streaming and watch parties skyrocketed in 2023 and is expected to continue to increase.

Sundell highlighted the importance of understanding the fans:

As esports continues to mature and become an integrated part of any modern online sports betting offering, it is essential for sportsbooks and other industry leaders to understand what products and services esports fans are looking for.

Niclas Sundell, sales director, Abios

Speaking of Abios, last year, the esports specialist launched esoccer to fill the gaps between sporting events.

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Dragoni will utilize the Abios portfolio to deliver a better overall betting experience to consumers and fans of various competitive video games, with a particular focus on Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, and some of the best teams and players. This comes a month after Abios secured a B2B license in Sweden.

Boosting the Esports Betting Offer in the UK

The partnership will allow Dragoni to provide its audiences with much more insightful and meaningful experiences through the esports betting platform. Dragoni has recently obtained its own license from the UK Gambling Commission which makes it well-positioned to bring innovative and worthwhile esports betting experience to fans in the market.

Abios in the meantime will allow Dragoni to utilize a number of excellent features such as player props, and in-play markets, and guarantee high uptime that translates into higher customer satisfaction. With the real-time data provided by dedicated traders, Abios is capable of fully powering the in-play experience for esports bookmakers, such as Dragoni.

The partnership also features Abios’ signature Widgets which will make it even more fun for fans to watch matches and experience pre-game and in-play stats. Another added benefit to the experience is access to historic data from all covered tournaments by Abios, including player stats, tourney brackets, map win rates for specific teams, and more, making it so much easier for esports fans to settle down and make a wager based on actionable information.

Companies Happy with the Deal and Its Impact on Consumers

Abios founder and CEO Oskar Fröberg welcomed the opportunity and said that it was a great opportunity to see his company’s data, widgets, and odds utilized by a trusted company such as Dragoni.

“We are excited to partner with Abios. This collaboration reflects our commitment to providing our users with a top-tier Esports betting experience,” added, in turn, Dragoni CEO co-founder Mark Cole, who hailed the addition of Abios’ industry-leading data solutions as one of the best ways to enhance the player experience for all.

Meanwhile, Abios has continued to grow its data expertise by securing relevant partnerships with established firms from the sector. Recently, Abios partnered up with GRID to tap into data from the latter’s eponymous GRID Data Platform.

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