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Riot Games and Bayes Esports extend data partnership

Game publisher Riot Games has extended its partnership with esports data firm Bayes Esports until 2024.

As a result of the extension, Bayes Esports will continue as the publisher’s exclusive data distribution partner for ‘virtually all’ League of Legends competitions. This includes live in-game data, fixture data and audiovisual rights for the betting industry.

(ESI Illustration) Image credit: Bayes Esports, Riot Games

Riot Games first teamed up with Bayes Esports in 2019. According to the release, the partnership has so far seen both entities invest in solutions that ‘fit the needs of the teams and players’.