It’s really nice to see these betting brands supporting esports, the industry they work in.
Counter-Strike esports comes hand in hand with betting, and it feels like the community benefits from such collaborations. The biggest professional tournaments have betting platforms as their sponsors, and the same is true for the most successful teams.
Intel Extreme Masters Cologne 2025 (IEM Cologne 2025) continues this tradition. 1xBet is the main betting sponsor of the event, so we can see odds from them directly in the official streams. Many participating teams have betting brands among their sponsors as well.
It’s pretty logical to assume that if your favorite esports org partners with a CS2 betting platform, this kind of proves the reliability of that website. Sure, it’s only relevant if you are interested in such an excitement boost.
In this article, you’ll find the list of betting brands that support CS2 esports teams at IEM Cologne 2025.
Leon.bet — FlyQuest
The betting brand Leon.bet sponsors FlyQuest. The platform features some of the biggest esports titles, including CS2, Valorant, and others. FlyQuest left the event early, but they had close battles and demonstrated excellent Counter-Strike.
Rainbet — Ninjas in Pyjamas
Counter-Strike 2, LoL, Dota 2, and some other games are included in the online sportsbook of this platform. The choice of esports titles is limited, but Rainbet still sponsors Ninjas in Pyjamas. The team has the betting platform’s logo on their CS2 IEM Cologne 2025 jersey.
The betting platform BetKing sponsors the CS2 team B8 at IEM Cologne 2025
The young players try to make their way to the top-level Counter-Strike. B8 shined brightly at the Austin Major, but their results in Cologne were not that good. Still, this CS2 team has great potential, and the betting platform BetKing supports them. It’s mainly about sports betting, but CS2 and LoL are also present there.
Fonbet — MOUZ
The team is on the top of CS2 esports right now, and they have the betting platform Fonbet as their sponsor. MOUZ reaches impressive results at large tournaments, including BLAST Austin Major 2025. CS2 IEM Cologne 2025 is another great event for the org!
Fonbet has the esports section among different sports: it’s mainly CS2, Dota 2, and LoL matches.
1xBet — This betting brand sponsors Aurora, MIBR, and The MongolZ at IEM Cologne 2025
1xBet is among the biggest esports betting platforms, and its connection to CS2 is pretty deep. The brand sponsors IEM Cologne 2025 itself, and it was the betting sponsor of BLAST.tv Austin Major 2025.
Three of the top Counter-Strike teams have their jerseys with the 1xBet logo. Aurora Gaming played at the Group stage: they sent NiP to the lower brackets, but FaZe eliminated them.
MIBR had a difficult tournament, as they were eliminated with two losses. It's still a good experience for future progress.
The MongolZ are currently among the strongest CS2 teams in the world. Most often, they lose only to Vitality.
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Rollbit — FaZe Clan
Rollbit positions itself as a crypto casino and betting platform. Esports titles are in the sportsbook section, and you can even find some fighting games there. The naming is pretty unusual, though: eFighting or eShooting.
FaZe Clan returned to their usual roster after having s1mple for a couple of tournaments. At IEM Cologne, they succeeded in Play-In and almost qualified for the playoffs, but NAVI stopped them in the lower final.
BetBoom — Team Spirit
In addition to having a CS2 team that’s named by BetBoom, the platform sponsors Spirit, one of the best squads in pro Counter-Strike. The champions of Perfect World Shanghai Major 2024 won a couple of tournaments in 2025 and enjoyed top placements in many others.
As a platform, BetBoom has strict regional limitations, but they can still find their users during CS2 IEM Cologne 2025.
GGBET — NAVI
This betting platform offers a big range of esports titles: the sportsbook includes CS2, Call of Duty, MLBB, and more. GGBET supports NAVI, and the team achieves great results! Sure, they are the first CS2 Major winners. And after that, NAVI earned many top placements.
At IEM Cologne 2025, NAVI reached the playoffs and defeated The MongolZ in the quarterfinals. They sure can go further!
The betting and casino platform Stakes sponsors Team Vitality at CS2 IEM Cologne 2025
Vitality players enter IEM Cologne and actually any CS2 tournaments as strong favorites. With their mind-blowing win streak, the team is a menace to everyone! Right before this Intel Extreme Masters event, Vitality signed a sponsorship contract with Stake. The logo appeared on their jersey for the first time.
Stake is a betting and casino platform. Their sportsbook includes just a couple of esports titles: CS2 and Dota 2. Considering the popularity of esports, this range definitely can get bigger.
Other teams at Counter-Strike 2 IEM Cologne 2025 have gambling and skins platforms as their sponsors, like PokerStars for FURIA and Rain.gg for 3DMAX. Such partnerships are also quite common in CS2 esports.
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