🕹️ Esports 🎮 Prediction & Discussion Thread

[passwordnow]

Gladly my bet for this match has won for the total kills. I don't want to speculate this early but I can say that Team Spirit is in their all form as they're saying in the past.

Team Spirit is indeed on perfect form in this season since they maintain their line-up while they can use any patch properly to make their game consistent like before.

Collapse and Yatoro are the main reason why TS is a dominating tram since Collapse can create space and do a game changer move with his heroes like Magnus and PB while Yatoro is a very consistent pos 1 among all Dota2 players.

No doubt about Collapse and Yatoro (Raddan) that they're good players. All of them are contributing very well and I don't want to say that the only two are the main reasons. Whilst no debate about Yatoro, he's really a sick player. Totally consistent but as for Collapse, there were some times that he's not consistent but those were very few games.

They might get a back to back if there will be no changes on the map before TI.

They've beaten Team Falcons on two straight games without a sweat. While Team Falcons have been so boastful of themselves, there goes the kings beaten them.

[ralle14]

While Team Falcons have been so boastful of themselves, there goes the kings beaten them.

I thought they'd go 1-5 after their series against Aurora, but after the 2-0 win, the road to recovery is more than manageable since OG is probably the only big threat based on the form of these teams.

Some of the odds today are heavily favored than expected and we get better odds on the underdogs to win a map which is nice as I think some of the teams are undervalued. That said, here's my ticket on Blacklist Rivalry to win a map, they've already got one against OG and after Heroic 2-0'd Gladiators yesterday, i'd say it's more than possible.

[passwordnow]

While Team Falcons have been so boastful of themselves, there goes the kings beaten them.

I thought they'd go 1-5 after their series against Aurora, but after the 2-0 win, the road to recovery is more than manageable since OG is probably the only big threat based on the form of these teams.

Some of the odds today are heavily favored than expected and we get better odds on the underdogs to win a map which is nice as I think some of the teams are undervalued. That said, here's my ticket on Blacklist Rivalry to win a map, they've already got one against OG and after Heroic 2-0'd Gladiators yesterday, i'd say it's more than possible.

Good luck with your bet. I am 1-2 yesterday and did some bets again today. I have the same bet as you but I like the odds so I gamble with the match winner betting for Blacklist @ 7.00 odds. 
I'd try to go with some match winners and draws this time. Again, good luck to me too. 

[Wind_FURY]

Shuffle.com organized a Counter Strike 2 Tournament called the "Shuffle Masters".

https://x.com/shufflemasters/status/1811429963293155336

I'm not much of a sports/e-sports gambler, but I merely want to know about those teams that they invited. Are those big and popular teams in the Counter Strike world? Plus where could everyone watch the games? Where could we learn about these teams?

- There's a livestream in Shuffle, but where else?

[sunsilk]

Shuffle.com organized a Counter Strike 2 Tournament called the "Shuffle Masters".

https://x.com/shufflemasters/status/1811429963293155336

I'm not much of a sports/e-sports gambler, but I merely want to know about those teams that they invited. Are those big and popular teams in the Counter Strike world? Plus where could everyone watch the games? Where could we learn about these teams?

- There's a livestream in Shuffle, but where else?

I don't follow that much about CS2 but I know some notable teams and they're not there but I understand that because they probably have been invited but due to other priorities and low prize pool, they have to pass. Some of the participants are known as TSM but most of them seem to be likely new.

Well, if it's with the live stream, there will be in Twitch on the time that the games are up.

One link that will help you determine to see some history of the teams there is through this: https://liquipedia.net/counterstrike/Shuffle_Masters/1

[passwordnow]

My bet on the Blacklist International has lost. The first game was likely they're about to win but it has been a long game and Gaimin Gladiators heroes have got enough item and they're able to capitalize the situation despite that BL has a bigger lead on their kills through roshan.
Well, I don't regret betting on it until the 2nd map, they've lost the momentum and GG was able to win the game easily. No heart feelings on that bet and I know what I am doing, this is all for the potential high wins and this is what I like doing with my bets. 
Really hard to bet on best of series but we'll get there in the semis for sure where all matches are going to be a best of 3 series.

[ralle14]

My bet on the Blacklist International has lost. The first game was likely they're about to win but it has been a long game and Gaimin Gladiators heroes have got enough item and they're able to capitalize the situation despite that BL has a bigger lead on their kills through roshan.

That first game was soul-crushing for Blacklist Rivalry (game-ending clip), and it almost made me think i'd cash my bet. 

I'm hopping over to the more predictable group and taking Xtreme Gaming and Team Liquid to both 2-0 @2.51, they'll face beastcoast and Mouz who I think are the weakest teams in Group B.

Really hard to bet on best of series but we'll get there in the semis for sure where all matches are going to be a best of 3 series.

Yup, it's all over the place and it's why I try to bet as little as possible during these group stages and then up my bets once we're in the playoffs.

[passwordnow]

My bet on the Blacklist International has lost. The first game was likely they're about to win but it has been a long game and Gaimin Gladiators heroes have got enough item and they're able to capitalize the situation despite that BL has a bigger lead on their kills through roshan.

That first game was soul-crushing for Blacklist Rivalry (game-ending clip), and it almost made me think i'd cash my bet.  

I thought as well but then, everything turned the table quickly within a blink of an eye.  

I'm hopping over to the more predictable group and taking Xtreme Gaming and Team Liquid to both 2-0 @2.51, they'll face beastcoast and Mouz who I think are the weakest teams in Group B.

Good luck to you, from playin to group stage, I am about to run out of luck.  

Really hard to bet on best of series but we'll get there in the semis for sure where all matches are going to be a best of 3 series.

Yup, it's all over the place and it's why I try to bet as little as possible during these group stages and then up my bets once we're in the playoffs.

It's not really complete when we just watch all of these stages and even they're bo2 series, even I'm mostly losing, I can say that it's worth it. We've got two days left until the group stages ends.

Current standings that we have for both group A and B.

[len01]

Yesterday I was too busy watching a few team matches and forgot to discuss here but I still put a bet and this is the result.

Map 1



Map 2



It seems that this time Tundra is very much in favorite but it's a pity that I'm too busy and a little disappointed not to be able to bet in the early game Tunda vs PSG.
But in today's second game I have a strong prediction if the outcome will be the same as yesterday. TS and GG have a great chance of winning 2-0




Update

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Map 2

[Wapfika]

It's not really complete when we just watch all of these stages and even they're bo2 series, even I'm mostly losing, I can say that it's worth it. We've got two days left until the group stages ends.

Current standings that we have for both group A and B.

Entity is now leading Group B after sweeping Betboom on today’s match. I’m not aware to the current lineup of Entity which is different from the last year. I’m expecting that Stormstormer is still in this roster yet Noone already replaced him which is a very good replacement.

What shocks me the most is Pure already playing carry position on Tundra. The last time I saw him he is an offlaner to Betboom and do a lot of fines due to streaming while live. He is performing impressive tho as a carry player. He compliments well to Topson playstyle.

[ralle14]

What shocks me the most is Pure already playing carry position on Tundra. The last time I saw him he is an offlaner to Betboom and do a lot of fines due to streaming while live. He is performing impressive tho as a carry player. He compliments well to Topson playstyle.

Pure struggled with BetBoom back then when he was still an offlaner, it's a bit similar to what Saberlight had to go through with Shopify Rebellion.

Good luck to you, from playin to group stage, I am about to run out of luck. 

Thanks, my parlay cashed, and the favorites delivered as expected with the 2-0 wins. We already have three teams secured for the upper bracket in Group B while Group A is still all up in the air.

If the competitiveness in Group A goes on, I have a hunch that most of the series would continue to end on a draw and I assume most of them would be okay with that except for Blacklist Rivalry since there could be a potential tiebreaker at the bottom half. I'm going with a couple of draws as the damage is already done by the upper teams and they only need one map win to book their spot for the upper bracket.

[Wind_FURY]

Shuffle.com organized a Counter Strike 2 Tournament called the "Shuffle Masters".

https://x.com/shufflemasters/status/1811429963293155336

I'm not much of a sports/e-sports gambler, but I merely want to know about those teams that they invited. Are those big and popular teams in the Counter Strike world? Plus where could everyone watch the games? Where could we learn about these teams?

- There's a livestream in Shuffle, but where else?

I don't follow that much about CS2 but I know some notable teams and they're not there but I understand that because they probably have been invited but due to other priorities and low prize pool, they have to pass. Some of the participants are known as TSM but most of them seem to be likely new.

Well, if it's with the live stream, there will be in Twitch on the time that the games are up.

One link that will help you determine to see some history of the teams there is through this: https://liquipedia.net/counterstrike/Shuffle_Masters/1

I believe there's not that many people who watch or bet on Counter Strike tournaments in BitcoinTalk. I browsed the topic and those teams that are getting mentioned are League Of Legends/Dota?

I will do my research in Counter Strike and practice my information gathering, processing skills, and the execution will be through bets.

[Wapfika]

What shocks me the most is Pure already playing carry position on Tundra. The last time I saw him he is an offlaner to Betboom and do a lot of fines due to streaming while live. He is performing impressive tho as a carry player. He compliments well to Topson playstyle.

Pure struggled with BetBoom back then when he was still an offlaner, it's a bit similar to what Saberlight had to go through with Shopify Rebellion.

Yeah right, I’m surprised how good Pure is as carry. Since he is doing a lot of heavy lifting when he is on Betboom through offlane role. Pure is a crazy offlaner during his time on BB. He is peculiar way game compliment to Topson same crazy midlane game.

I think Tundra has a chance to rival Team Spirit and GG on the top spot if they will continue this kind of consistency. Ramzes stepping down to offlane role just to give way for Pure is a very cool adjustment for this team. Very solid.

[len01]

Yesterday was like a lucky day for me, and I hope today gets the same result.




Some of my predictions today are a little late on map 1 and I will try to take luck on map 2.

As if the Falcons had a chance to score 2-0 and the LDG on map 1 seemed to have a hard time dealing with OG. Looks like under 40 minutes is the best choice and it's not gonna happen Megacreep




Update
It's a so bad to always get a 1x defeat out of 3 matches.

[sunsilk]

I don't follow that much about CS2 but I know some notable teams and they're not there but I understand that because they probably have been invited but due to other priorities and low prize pool, they have to pass. Some of the participants are known as TSM but most of them seem to be likely new.

Well, if it's with the live stream, there will be in Twitch on the time that the games are up.

One link that will help you determine to see some history of the teams there is through this: https://liquipedia.net/counterstrike/Shuffle_Masters/1

I believe there's not that many people who watch or bet on Counter Strike tournaments in BitcoinTalk. I browsed the topic and those teams that are getting mentioned are League Of Legends/Dota?

I think that it's just because there are some hot Dota 2 tournaments today and that's why the attention is coming there instead of CS2's. I've seen a lot of folks here that have discussed a lot of CS2/CSGO matches before, they're also in dota 2.

I will do my research in Counter Strike and practice my information gathering, processing skills, and the execution will be through bets.

I'm with you. 

[passwordnow]

It's not really complete when we just watch all of these stages and even they're bo2 series, even I'm mostly losing, I can say that it's worth it. We've got two days left until the group stages ends.

~snip~

Entity is now leading Group B after sweeping Betboom on today’s match. I’m not aware to the current lineup of Entity which is different from the last year. I’m expecting that Stormstormer is still in this roster yet Noone already replaced him which is a very good replacement.

I think it was also last year when they've replaced stormstormer with no one. Just after the TI that no one played for Team SMG, he went back to his region. Now on this ranking, Entity is 2nd whilst Tundra is the first after this group stage. IMHO, Entity consists of fishman, kataomi and watson and whoever will be their good mid and offlane, their line up is solid.

What shocks me the most is Pure already playing carry position on Tundra. The last time I saw him he is an offlaner to Betboom and do a lot of fines due to streaming while live. He is performing impressive tho as a carry player. He compliments well to Topson playstyle.

Pure is good no doubt and he became better with Tundra with 2 other Russians, 9class and ramzes so the communication is there plus topson and whitemon.

Good luck to you, from playin to group stage, I am about to run out of luck.  

Thanks, my parlay cashed, and the favorites delivered as expected with the 2-0 wins. We already have three teams secured for the upper bracket in Group B while Group A is still all up in the air.

If the competitiveness in Group A goes on, I have a hunch that most of the series would continue to end on a draw and I assume most of them would be okay with that except for Blacklist Rivalry since there could be a potential tiebreaker at the bottom half. I'm going with a couple of draws as the damage is already done by the upper teams and they only need one map win to book their spot for the upper bracket.

Blacklist is out and all of this year, they have struggled. I doubt it if the management will continue this roster and with retaining this roster.

It seems that most draws really have won this group stages. Now this is the most exciting part, the playoffs going to semis and finals. All best of 3 games.

[arallmuus]

It seems that most draws really have won this group stages. Now this is the most exciting part, the playoffs going to semis and finals. All best of 3 games.

Its the best part of a tournament. BO2 games are kinda unpredictable as draws are pretty common on these games

So what we have here, based on statistics from the previous play in stage I guess we got clear favourites on most games huh. I can clearly bet on Falcons, entity and Tundra to win the game though. Might also wanna add Team Spirit in between if you guys are feeling confident with them but personally Team Spirit - Team Liquid could always go either way

[passwordnow]

It seems that most draws really have won this group stages. Now this is the most exciting part, the playoffs going to semis and finals. All best of 3 games.

Its the best part of a tournament. BO2 games are kinda unpredictable as draws are pretty common on these games

I agree and this is 50/50 chance for all bettors although it's not only the match winner that we can bet. There are also other variants of results that we can bet for.

So what we have here, based on statistics from the previous play in stage I guess we got clear favourites on most games huh. I can clearly bet on Falcons, entity and Tundra to win the game though. Might also wanna add Team Spirit in between if you guys are feeling confident with them but personally Team Spirit - Team Liquid could always go either way

I lost my trust with Team Liquid. There have been a lot of tournaments that they have always fell shortly and lost their glory. Team Spirit is consistent and their angst and performance remains to be stable and that's why maybe if it's gonna be a win against Team Liquid, they will have no problem who advances with Tundra and OG.

[ralle14]

Blacklist is out and all of this year, they have struggled. I doubt it if the management will continue this roster and with retaining this roster.

If the Blacklist CEO keeps his word, then they'll surely disband and this could give the other SEA teams a good opportunity to upgrade their squad.

So what we have here, based on statistics from the previous play in stage I guess we got clear favourites on most games huh. I can clearly bet on Falcons, entity and Tundra to win the game though. Might also wanna add Team Spirit in between if you guys are feeling confident with them but personally Team Spirit - Team Liquid could always go either way

I also like most of those teams to win, then swap Entity for Gaimin Gladiators since they smoked them in the 1win tournament recently.

I lost my trust with Team Liquid. There have been a lot of tournaments that they have always fell shortly and lost their glory.

I'm with you on the Team Liquid fade, when it comes to good teams like Team Spirit and Team Falcons, they always fall short and they had an easy time on Group B as expected.

[passwordnow]

Blacklist is out and all of this year, they have struggled. I doubt it if the management will continue this roster and with retaining this roster.

If the Blacklist CEO keeps his word, then they'll surely disband and this could give the other SEA teams a good opportunity to upgrade their squad.

That's sad, we've got a lot of teams disbanded and orgs can no longer afford to pay the salary and contracts of their players. But who knows if there will be huge sponsor and believer to them. IMHO, they should move to EU to play better but cost there obviously is going to be more expensive than their operations in the SEA.

I lost my trust with Team Liquid. There have been a lot of tournaments that they have always fell shortly and lost their glory.

I'm with you on the Team Liquid fade, when it comes to good teams like Team Spirit and Team Falcons, they always fall short and they had an easy time on Group B as expected.

True, it seems that they know the weakness of Team Liquid. They aren't like this anymore but I guess age is also a factor on this one but before, during their prime, they're unbeatable. Maybe we'd also see a series of departure from this team soon or maybe after this TI if they fall short again.