UK-based community gaming and esports company EPIC.LAN announced Wednesday that skin trading site Tradeit.gg will serve as the sponsor of its upcoming EPIC41 Counter-Strike 2 BYOC LAN tournament (to be held at the Kettering Leisure Village in Kettering, UK from Feb. 22 – 25).
Financial terms of this deal were not disclosed.
This new partnership will see prize pools for all Counter-Strike 2 related events increased across all tiers, as well as on-site activations, giveaways, treasure hunts, and the introduction of the Tradeit.gg MVP Award that will honor the best player at the event.
In addition, Counter-Strike pros kennyS and RpK will be in UK charity Special Effect’s GameBlast 24 campaign.
While tickets to participate in the event have sold out, according to EPIC.LAN, spectator tickets are still available at the event’s official website.