🕹️ Esports 🎮 Prediction & Discussion Thread

[ralle14]

GG won against Tidebound and then it was an easy swept done by BetBoom. I was about to bet for BetBoom but I was too tired and then missed the game. My only chance for this tournament to win but that's fine, I'm already moving on. And so I congratulate all of the bettors that have won their matches and bets and also to BetBoom for winning the FISSURE UNIVERSE EP 4. It looks like an easy ride for them at the top bracket. They've only lost twice during the playoffs up to the grand finals.

That Tidebound loss was unfortunate as they weren't prepared against GG's Huskar draft.

On the bright side, I managed to break even by fading them for the last time in the finals since the odds were decent on BetBoom @1.60 and they're just on another level based on their series in the upper bracket.

Still, it is crazy how this tournament was shaken up only because of a balance patch that dropped after the first round of the playoffs and it came down to which team can quickly discover the new busted heroes.

[passwordnow]

GG won against Tidebound and then it was an easy swept done by BetBoom. I was about to bet for BetBoom but I was too tired and then missed the game. My only chance for this tournament to win but that's fine, I'm already moving on. And so I congratulate all of the bettors that have won their matches and bets and also to BetBoom for winning the FISSURE UNIVERSE EP 4. It looks like an easy ride for them at the top bracket. They've only lost twice during the playoffs up to the grand finals.

That Tidebound loss was unfortunate as they weren't prepared against GG's Huskar draft.

On the bright side, I managed to break even by fading them for the last time in the finals since the odds were decent on BetBoom @1.60 and they're just on another level based on their series in the upper bracket.

Still, it is crazy how this tournament was shaken up only because of a balance patch that dropped after the first round of the playoffs and it came down to which team can quickly discover the new busted heroes.

Yeah, it's hard to play and adjust whenever an update is done during the midst of a tournament. Well, still congratulations to BetBoom for winning that. I should have won that but moving on for this week, we've got the qualifiers for regionals and opens for the upcoming Dream League. I just looked on one for the moment and that's with Team Secret and Bikini Bottom, I'd go for the map 1 with Team Secret.

[ralle14]

Yeah, it's hard to play and adjust whenever an update is done during the midst of a tournament. Well, still congratulations to BetBoom for winning that. I should have won that but moving on for this week, we've got the qualifiers for regionals and opens for the upcoming Dream League. I just looked on one for the moment and that's with Team Secret and Bikini Bottom, I'd go for the map 1 with Team Secret.

BOL. I don't know how strong the Bikini Bottom guys are but Team Secret should take this series.

Also, Team Liquid is lucky to skip the qualifiers in the upcoming DreamLeague because Team Spirit decided to withdraw from the tournament.

It's not a bad move for Team Spirit considering they're the second team with the most points in the leaderboard and we only have two tournaments left before the EPT season ends.

https://x.com/ESLDota2/status/1906362735333351510

[passwordnow]

Yeah, it's hard to play and adjust whenever an update is done during the midst of a tournament. Well, still congratulations to BetBoom for winning that. I should have won that but moving on for this week, we've got the qualifiers for regionals and opens for the upcoming Dream League. I just looked on one for the moment and that's with Team Secret and Bikini Bottom, I'd go for the map 1 with Team Secret.

BOL. I don't know how strong the Bikini Bottom guys are but Team Secret should take this series.

Hopefully this is a good one for me. It's a best of 3 series and the live has just started so good luck to me and to anyone who's also going to bet for this game.

Also, Team Liquid is lucky to skip the qualifiers in the upcoming DreamLeague because Team Spirit decided to withdraw from the tournament.

It's not a bad move for Team Spirit considering they're the second team with the most points in the leaderboard and we only have two tournaments left before the EPT season ends.

https://x.com/ESLDota2/status/1906362735333351510

Wow, that's good for them that Team Spirit skipped the invite and Team Liquid is the one to take over their spot. It's such a good timing for Team Liquid because the qualifiers I think is harder compared to the actual group stages and playoffs.

Well, if you guys haven't watched the current released video of ESL One Bangkok: Unmuted about how Team Liquid went through there and Parivision during the finals, you'd see how they communicated to each other during and after the games. It was an amazing video IMO just like the other ESL One's Unmuted.

[arallmuus]

Also, Team Liquid is lucky to skip the qualifiers in the upcoming DreamLeague because Team Spirit decided to withdraw from the tournament.

It's not a bad move for Team Spirit considering they're the second team with the most points in the leaderboard and we only have two tournaments left before the EPT season ends.

I guess they are so confident that they will be getting decent amount of point on the next ESL tournament that they decided to skip DreamLeague huh. Well yeah technically if they could get atleast top 8 from ESL Raleigh then I guess they would still be invited on TI

but imagine the scenario if they failed to qualify TI on direct invitation due to this stupid decision, they would knock themselves on the head real hard 

[passwordnow]

I've won this match.




Most of the odds on the games from different regions aren't that much. And that's why I am trying to avoid those that won't be rewarding to me and I'm willing to take risk again despite my bad results last week for having losing streak. It seems that I am back on my feet now and will go with one match later on SEA but just for at least winning one map against Talon Esports. Trailer PB is consists of Mongolian players and I think they've always been good at upsetting strong teams in SEA.

[ralle14]

Most of the odds on the games from different regions aren't that much. And that's why I am trying to avoid those that won't be rewarding to me and I'm willing to take risk again despite my bad results last week for having losing streak. It seems that I am back on my feet now and will go with one match later on SEA but just for at least winning one map against Talon Esports. Trailer PB is consists of Mongolian players and I think they've always been good at upsetting strong teams in SEA.

Best of luck with that juicy map handicap. Even though Talon has been doing better in the past few series those odds are always worth a sprinkle given that it only takes one experimental draft for them to give up a map.

[passwordnow]

Most of the odds on the games from different regions aren't that much. And that's why I am trying to avoid those that won't be rewarding to me and I'm willing to take risk again despite my bad results last week for having losing streak. It seems that I am back on my feet now and will go with one match later on SEA but just for at least winning one map against Talon Esports. Trailer PB is consists of Mongolian players and I think they've always been good at upsetting strong teams in SEA.

Best of luck with that juicy map handicap. Even though Talon has been doing better in the past few series those odds are always worth a sprinkle given that it only takes one experimental draft for them to give up a map.

The game ended quickly and Talon did really great for both maps. I just put a gamble to TPB that they might hit one map against them but they didn't. The first map was easy while the 2nd map looks close. That's some bucks that's lost on me and currently, the SEA qualifier is now on the next search for its representative for its 2nd slot for the Dream league. The last match for this qualifier on this region is with this;

• Talon vs Mongolz

As I have lost my bet with Trailer PB, moving on to the WEU's final slot, it's with Team Secret and Avulus. I am contemplating with Avulus but Team Secret seems to have this good roster they have so, I cannot avoid that odds they have.

[ralle14]

As I have lost my bet with Trailer PB, moving on to the WEU's final slot, it's with Team Secret and Avulus. I am contemplating with Avulus but Team Secret seems to have this good roster they have so, I cannot avoid that odds they have.

Those are surprising odds for Team Secret, but unfortunately, they threw the series away and Avulus still got the win while having two standins.

The other qualifiers also got interesting with Heroic failing to qualify in the SA region and Nigma clutching up in the MESWA region over VP who are like the new Chimera.

[passwordnow]

As I have lost my bet with Trailer PB, moving on to the WEU's final slot, it's with Team Secret and Avulus. I am contemplating with Avulus but Team Secret seems to have this good roster they have so, I cannot avoid that odds they have.

Those are surprising odds for Team Secret, but unfortunately, they threw the series away and Avulus still got the win while having two standins.

So my doubts were right at that time that I should have went for Avulus. 
But that's already done and have to move on, Avulus takes the spot and it's been a while since we saw them with this type of tournament. So congratulations on them despite that I've lost that bet.

The other qualifiers also got interesting with Heroic failing to qualify in the SA region and Nigma clutching up in the MESWA region over VP who are like the new Chimera.

VP tried to avoid the EEU region and made them pursue MESWA but even with that, they've lost against the Nigma Galaxy. Not a lot of strong teams in MESWA and I hope that more good teams relocate there. Well, we'll see Nigma again on a bigger prize pot tournament.

[ralle14]

So my doubts were right at that time that I should have went for Avulus. 
But that's already done and have to move on, Avulus takes the spot and it's been a while since we saw them with this type of tournament. So congratulations on them despite that I've lost that bet.

WEU is just that stacked of a region and they're lucky that only a few tier-one teams participated making the third spot a free for all.


I'll try some LoL bets while we wait for ESL One Raleigh as there's nothing going on for both Dota and CS2 throughout the weekend.

Even though I don't follow the scene too much this is like a mid tier vs low tier kind of matchup based on their results from the LCK Cup a few months back.

[passwordnow]

While waiting for the ESL One Raleigh to commence, I'd take two side trips for two tournaments but one bet each of them. The EPL World Sea Season 4 and the Fissure Special. I've just talked about VP and so, I think that them against Mosquito Clan @ 1.50 is a good odd to bet for.

So my doubts were right at that time that I should have went for Avulus.  
But that's already done and have to move on, Avulus takes the spot and it's been a while since we saw them with this type of tournament. So congratulations on them despite that I've lost that bet.

WEU is just that stacked of a region and they're lucky that only a few tier-one teams participated making the third spot a free for all.


I'll try some LoL bets while we wait for ESL One Raleigh as there's nothing going on for both Dota and CS2 throughout the weekend.

Even though I don't follow the scene too much this is like a mid tier vs low tier kind of matchup based on their results from the LCK Cup a few months back.

I agree about WEU, that's why many can't even survive there but despite that, they're stronger than the other regions. Good luck to that LOL bet.

[arallmuus]

WEU is just that stacked of a region and they're lucky that only a few tier-one teams participated making the third spot a free for all.

Yeah and Im still confused on why some of those teams didnt move to another Region like MESWA or NA/SA region. They practically would be able to own that region instead of tanking their pride to keep on competing on WEU region. Nigma was the first to move away from WEU region and so far this is probably the best thing that they have done in couple of years, they even qualified to both ESL Raleigh and DreamLeague S26.

Keep your hopes up on Nigma qualifying for TI 

[l99l]

Hot news in the world of Counter Strike. Aurora have announced the shock signing of the entire Eternal Fire lineup alongside coach Sezgin ⁠''Fabre''⁠ Kalaycı after benching their majority-Russian roster earlier on Saturday.
Eternal Fire shocked everyone in our country with such a decision. But something like this was actually expected because some sponsorship deals were causing Eternal Fire serious financial difficulties.
In the end, they had to do this. I wish our players success in their new teams.

[ralle14]

Hot news in the world of Counter Strike. Aurora have announced the shock signing of the entire Eternal Fire lineup alongside coach Sezgin ⁠''Fabre''⁠ Kalaycı after benching their majority-Russian roster earlier on Saturday.
Eternal Fire shocked everyone in our country with such a decision. But something like this was actually expected because some sponsorship deals were causing Eternal Fire serious financial difficulties.
In the end, they had to do this. I wish our players success in their new teams.

That's an unexpected move for Aurora, and they probably don't want to beat around the bush since they made similar moves with their Dota roster and immediately went for an upgrade by picking up tier-one players.

For the Eternal Fire players, it's an understandable move as they've already reached tier one status and they might as well try to get more out of what they're currently earning before their squad regresses.

Keep your hopes up on Nigma qualifying for TI 

That'll depend on the direct invites given to the WEU teams as it'll be a difficult road to TI if most of the top teams have to fight it out in the qualifiers.

[l99l]

PGL Bucharest 2025 tournament started and there were good matches today. I want to say Eternal Fire instead of Aurora, it seems like it will be a bit difficult to get used to.
Aurora - played with Pain. Although the Nuke map made a good start on the CT side, the Aurora team later had difficulty in the match. A series that Aurora could easily win continued to extend.
Dust2 and Inferno maps went to overtime a total of three times. The matches continue tomorrow, 3Dmax and Astralis are the two favorite teams of the tournament, they have a match tomorrow, I guess they will win a map in this match.

[passwordnow]

I have a 1-1.



I thought that Mongolz will take it, they're usually upsetting their opponents but not this time. 


Going with some Fissure Special bet, I'd take the OG bet against Mosquito Clan. With them, changing the roster of their position 1 and 2. From 23savage and nine to 423 and then Stormstormer, maybe something will change.



While the ESL Raleigh is already near, the matches are already in the bookies. Maybe tomorrow, I'll cast mine there since we've got more than a day for it to start.

[arallmuus]

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You know what, I barely recoqnize OG's player. Well I guess things change and now they are no longer top organization huh. It just feels so weird to see OG's lineup without having all those top players but I guess they gotta start over somewhere just like Nigma



Made this bet without checking the roster. It seems Bryle will be standing in for Nisha due to visa issue so Im not sure how good Team Liquid would be without Nisha because Nisha totally carried the team for sure. As for Team Spirit, I got zero doubt that they are going to win the game

[passwordnow]

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You know what, I barely recoqnize OG's player. Well I guess things change and now they are no longer top organization huh. It just feels so weird to see OG's lineup without having all those top players but I guess they gotta start over somewhere just like Nigma

The team became really unorthodox and composed of different players from the globe. I am familiar with the 3 of them but I'll just trying to see if this line up will beat a team that's also not recognized a lot. And Nigma did great and I guess they're on the redeeming period, wish them luck on Raleigh.

Made this bet without checking the roster. It seems Bryle will be standing in for Nisha due to visa issue so Im not sure how good Team Liquid would be without Nisha because Nisha totally carried the team for sure. As for Team Spirit, I got zero doubt that they are going to win the game

No doubt with Team Spirit so good luck with that bet. With Team Liquid having Bryle, it makes sense to them because he's the most available that has no team and is from the Canada and he can get to the venue without any visa issues. I'm not sure how they'd play with Talon but good luck to these two bets.

[ralle14]

You know what, I barely recoqnize OG's player. Well I guess things change and now they are no longer top organization huh. It just feels so weird to see OG's lineup without having all those top players but I guess they gotta start over somewhere just like Nigma

They probably reduced their team budget based on this tier-two roster and maybe plan to dominate the lower-tier tournaments like Mouz did previously.

I've gone with an underdog pick here on the first day of the groups and took one of their map handicaps. I'm getting draw vibes with these bo2s and I expect teams will try to take a map from each other.