“Fair play is what makes gaming truly fun.”
The Esports Integrity Commission (ESIC) has teamed up with Thunderpick to fight corruption and match-fixing in esports. This partnership promises stronger monitoring and a fairer, more trustworthy esports scene.
ESIC expands anti-corruption network with Thunderpick partnership
As an anti-corruption supporter at the ESIC, Thunderpick will provide the group with intelligence on corruption and match-fixing, and more on competitive gaming. According to the official announcement, this will be accomplished through real-time information that monitors suspicious behavior in betting. Thunderpick will also actively help the ESIC with related investigations.
Stephen Hanna, the CEO of ESIC, expressed support for Thunderpick. Hanna also noted that the partnership will help uphold esports integrity.
"Thunderpick's commitment to maintaining high integrity standards within the global esports industry is a welcomed addition to our efforts to mitigate betting-related corruption," Hanna said. "Partnerships such as this allow us to strengthen our monitoring capabilities and ensure esports remains a fair and trusted space for competition."
Kelly Sanders, the head of strategy at Thunderpick, also weighed in on the announcement and echoed much of Hanna's thoughts.
"Fair play is what makes gaming truly fun," Sanders said. "At Thunderpick, we understand this deeply — from sponsoring global tournaments like the Thunderpick World Championship, now in its third year, to listening to our community and being gamers ourselves. Integrity is at the heart of everything we do."
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Thunderpick World Championship 2025 spotlights CS2 esports action
The Thunderpick World Championship is a Counter-Strike 2 (CS2) esports competition with a $1,000,000 prize pool. According to the event's official website, the action kicked off back in April and will run through to October. In terms of what's involved, Thunderpick World Championship 2025 features six online series, an online closed qualifier, plus a LAN finale in Malta.
The first online series for the North American (NA) region, in particular, recently concluded with team Legacy winning $20,000 USD plus an invitation to the closed qualifier. Legacy, who entered the online series as a Wildcard team, dominated the competition.
In the grand final, for example, Legacy and NRG fought on Mirage, with Legacy taking an early 9-3 lead before NRG's Jadan "HexT" Postma fought back with an impressive 4k in round 13. This plus Alexander "br0" Bro's ace tied the game 10-10 and pushed the match to overtime. Bruno "latto" Rebelatto's 3k then gave Legacy a map point, but Jeorge "Jeorge" Endicott responded with a 3k of his own, pushing NRG ahead 15-14. The final moments on Mirage, however, saw Legacy regain control. Latto and in-game leader (IGL) Lucas "lux" Meneghini secured a 16-13 victory.
Then, on Dust2, NRG started off strong with a 3-0 lead. This was short lived, though, since lux's near ace helped push the halftime score to 6-6. Although HexT secured another 4k early in this half, Legacy's offense overwhelmed NRG's defense. Latto and Eduardo "dumau" Wolkmer worked together and sealed the final round. The result was a 13-8 win and a 2-0 sweep.
The Thunderpick World Championship 2025 event will continue with the South American series kicking off on June 27, and folks who are interested in CS2 esports betting can visit the Thunderpick website to participate in it.
