{"id":66508,"date":"2025-01-28T20:09:03","date_gmt":"2025-01-28T20:09:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/2025\/01\/28\/evil-geniuses-announce-thunderpick-as-csgo-sponsor-dexerto\/"},"modified":"2025-01-28T20:09:03","modified_gmt":"2025-01-28T20:09:03","slug":"evil-geniuses-announce-thunderpick-as-csgo-sponsor-dexerto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/2025\/01\/28\/evil-geniuses-announce-thunderpick-as-csgo-sponsor-dexerto\/","title":{"rendered":"Evil Geniuses announce Thunderpick as CSGO sponsor &#8211; Dexerto"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Evil Geniuses announce Thunderpick as CSGO sponsor Evil GeniusesEvil Geniuses have partnered with Thunderpick as the newest esports sponsor for their CS:GO teams. As one of the oldest esports organizations, Evil Geniuses\u2019 success in CS:GO has waned in recent years. Since returning to CS:GO in 2019 EG has won several tournaments, but they have come up empty since their last first-place finish at ESL One: Cologne in 2020. But Evil Geniuses are hoping that the 2023 circuit will be more successful, and they are hoping their newest partnership will be the first step towards success. Evil Geniuses partners with crypto betting platform Thunderpick In a press release, EG has confirmed to Dexerto a new partnership with the leading online crypto betting platform, Thunderpick. Thunderpick, which brands itself as a crypto betting platform \u201cmade by gamers for gamers,\u201d allows viewers to bet on live esports events in League of Legends, CS:GO, Dota 2, and Overwatch. By entering this partnership, Thunderpick will become the \u201cMarquee Partner\u201d for both of Evil Geniuses\u2019 CS:GO teams. Their partnership with Evil Geniuses Gold also represents the first official sponsorship of a women\u2019s CS:GO team. In a statement, EG CEO Nicole LaPointe Jameson explained why Thundertalk was the ideal partner for the organization. \u201cWe are excited to partner with Thunderpick, a brand that shares our passion for creating innovative experiences for esports fans\u2026Thunderpick\u2019s commitment to ensuring a reliable and inventive betting environment will offer a new arm of engagement during events.\u201d Kelly Sanders, Head of Strategy for Thunderpick concurred with Jameson\u2019s sentiments. \u201cThunderpick is committed to supporting and growing players\u2019 opportunities to succeed not only as players, but as creators and individuals, and this partnership marks a key milestone in our efforts to foster a larger and more diverse community within esports and gaming more broadly. We look forward to leveraging our platform and offering exciting new experiences for CS:GO fans while also introducing our brand to a wider audience.\u201d Evil Geniuses are set to IEM Dallas 2023, which begins on May 29.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Evil Geniuses announce Thunderpick as CSGO sponsor Evil GeniusesEvil Geniuses have partnered with Thunderpick as the newest esports sponsor for their CS:GO teams. As one of the oldest esports organizations, Evil Geniuses\u2019 success in CS:GO has waned in recent years. Since returning to CS:GO in 2019 EG has won several tournaments, but they have come [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-66508","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66508","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=66508"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66508\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=66508"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=66508"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=66508"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}