🕹️ Esports 🎮 Prediction & Discussion Thread

[tomahawk9]

Esports General Thread

Given the rise of Esports over the last few years, and considering that there are some esports fans & bettors in this forum, I've decided to create a "General Esports Thread". Here we will post picks, provide insight about matches, and talk about news and competitions. Hopefully, this thread can become the hub of Esports discussion in the Gambling discussion board so that you don't have to jump from one thread to another thread and the another one just to talk about esports. Make yourself at home and... gg (:

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Dota2	CS: GO	Fortnite	League of Legends (LoL)
Prize Fund:$230.8 mln Prize Tournaments Number:1487 Year of Release:2013 Developer: Valve Genre:MOBA	Prize Fund:$110.5 mln Prize Tournaments Number:5481 Year of Release:2012 Developer: Valve Genre: FPS	Prize Fund:$99 mln Prize Tournaments Number:673 Year of Release:2017 Developer: Epic Games Genre: Battle Royale	Prize Fund:$82 mln Prize Tournaments Number:2491 Year of Release:2009 Developer: Riot Games Genre: MOBA
StarCraft II	Overwatch	PLAYERUNKNOWN’S BATTLEGROUNDS( PUBG)	Hearthstone
Prize Fund:$34.7 mln Prize Tournaments Number:6063 Year of Release:2010 Developer: Blizzard Entertainment Genre: RTS	Prize Fund:$26.7 mln Prize Tournaments Number:747 Year of Release:2016 Developer: Blizzard Entertainment Genre: FPS	Prize Fund:$25.6 mln Prize Tournaments Number:323 Year of Release:2017 Developer: PUBG Corporation Genre: Battle Royale	Prize Fund:$24.1 mln Prize Tournaments Number:902 Year of Release:2014 Developer: Blizzard Entertainment Genre: Digital Card Game

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[ChuckBuck]

Well, I really support this topic of you  I am a huge fan of Esport, especially the League of Legend. I just visited your site and I see that you guys have a lot of news there. It looks really good. But your website still has a lot of blank. What do you think about adding calendar of matches or upcoming events there? It will be right there and visible to everyone without searching.

[ryzaadit]

Would be glad to add more [Helpful Links].

• Liquipedia
  A website who provided a lot of information about some tournaments, players and team activity, etc. Liquipedia supporting several popular games such as Dota2, CSGO, LoL, and many more games. This website was a good option if you want to find any information about anything relating to the pro scene.
• Gosugamers
  This website will be providing not only a tournament but also some analysis performance from each team or player. They also make some a rank team for every team from their performance, which will make you got a good brief summary for doing a predicted. Same as liquipedia, gosugamers providing data for several popular games

[tomahawk9]

@ChuckBuck  I'm not affiliated with any of the sites in the OP 

@ryzaadit  will add those links later. Thanks

first pick of the day is:


I would've gone with maps, but i'm counting on Vitality keeping up momentum after the epic match yesterday. Anyone gonna watch this match?

And later today we have Astralis vs Faze.

[Harkorede]

@Tomahawk thanks for the thread! and it's nice to ser you getting closer to that Hero Member status  

I'm not a good fan of e-Sports but it seems that's the most we could get these days and anything to bet the money on would be just fine, to me  

I'll be looking out for your picks as you sure are good at what you do! Meanwhile I was able to cop a small win today already with Invictus Gaming

Anyone gonna watch this match?

And later today we have Astralis vs Faze.

I will miss the Vitality match, but I sure should watch FaZe vs Astralis  

[Assface16678]

Good to see there is a thread about e-sports because most of the thread created is related to the casino today there is not a gambling thread about esports so we can now talk about different perspectives, insights, and thoughts about having wage to our favorite team. I'm a huge fan of Dota 2 and I already viewed from the very start of the International by the time goes by we are facing now there is no international 2010 because of this pandemic outbreak but still, they will release the Battle Pass and the arcana vote which is a good thing even people are in quarantine still they can play the battle pass and make a level with it.

Would be glad to add more [Helpful Links].

• Liquipedia
  A website who provided a lot of information about some tournaments, players and team activity, etc. Liquipedia supporting several popular games such as Dota2, CSGO, LoL, and many more games. This website was a good option if you want to find any information about anything relating to the pro scene.
• Gosugamers
  This website will be providing not only a tournament but also some analysis performance from each team or player. They also make some a rank team for every team from their performance, which will make you got a good brief summary for doing a predicted. Same as liquipedia, gosugamers providing data for several popular games

For me, gosu gamers are the most reliable in terms of the statistics and data of the players and the team I just visit the liquipedia just for the new updates and items release by the valve and I can't understand what is the purpose of it.

[StephenJH]

Thanks for creating this thread, the popularity and demand for esports increases after the lack of sports betting alternatives due to Covid-19 pandemic. Today Fortunejack and Hhampuz announced the esports prediction for 5 Mbtc prize: Astralis vs. FaZe
My general prediction is total maps will be over 2.5 and this prediction is mirrored on my bet slip too.

2-1 @Astralis

My pick is @Astralis.
Astralis team will take control of gameplay but FaZe team looks impressive on the last games.

[rhomelmabini]

I believe that there comes a time that there'll be predictions on Mobile Legends in the future or maybe the upcoming LOL on mobile as well, I'll just bookmark this one and receive notifications. Thanks for the great thread.

[ChuckBuck]

@ChuckBuck  I'm not affiliated with any of the sites in the OP 

I have not talked about any affiliated between you and them, you do not need to declare it. Even if you are affilitated with them, it's fine, no problem 

And later today we have Astralis vs Faze.

Where do you see it? I tried searching and didn't see it in your site, did I miss?

I believe that there comes a time that there'll be predictions on Mobile Legends in the future or maybe the upcoming LOL on mobile as well, I'll just bookmark this one and receive notifications. Thanks for the great thread.

You go too far with your expectations  League of Legends mobile has not even been released officially worldwide, the tournament will be later

[tomahawk9]

G2 took the first map    They're leading 10-5 in 2nd map

*EDIT comeback and we're 1-1 now. quality map
*EDIT 2-1 for G2...close but no cigar...great match overall.

@Harko  Nice win! And hope to see you here more often, even though european football is coming back very soon (so we'll probably talk more often in the other threads lol)  

And later today we have Astralis vs Faze.

Where do you see it? I tried searching and didn't see it in your site, did I miss?

The Astralis vs Faze match is part of today's schedule in the 'ESL One - Road to Rio'. Btw, about the visible calendar that you mentioned earlier, I'll try to add it to the OP this weekend.

[ryzaadit]

Newbee got banned due to the match-fixing with the Avengers team.

According to official statement from DPA, Newbee was guilty cause the game against the Avengers team has some match-fixing score at the match. Because of that 5 players from Newbee got lifetime ban from any kind tournament from Imba TV, DPL-CDA Professional League and Dota2 Professional League. The match-fixing score was on the second game against avenger, went avenger leading the game from a score, gold and experience hero. But have something strange activity from Avenger team, went they mostly making an intentional mistake from their gameplay.

If you want to watch the match, went they throwing to "Newbee" here we go :
1. https://clips.twitch.tv/SparklingVictoriousShrimpFreakinStinkin
2. https://clips.twitch.tv/SmilingInspiringAardvarkHeyGirl
3. https://clips.twitch.tv/FlaccidBrainySkirretKappa

And then "Newbee" win with score 1-2 against the Avenger team.

It reminds me of an "paid actors" case from the Chinese server. Went some group/player who has a high MMR number, have some service to be an actor to throw the games if they meet you against an enemy, and boosted your MMR if meets you as the team went their other account was throwing on the enemy side. They will ask you some money, if not they will try to destroy your game

Another drama 322 or Actors on the Chinese pro scene ~LOL.

What's your taught about this, did e-Sport still have a lot of mafia and score settings the same as a sport or not?

Source :
https://www.weibo.com/7090391785/J232Jvg5W?type=comment
https://card.weibo.com/article/m/show/id/2309404504884182384785#_0
https://omwproductions.com/articles/newbeebannedfromcda
https://www.gosugamers.net/dota2/news/51996-fall-from-grace-newbee-banned-from-chinese-events-due-to-alleged-match-fixing

[tomahawk9]

@ryzaadit I saw that, crazy stuff, it made the news pretty much everywhere. Sometimes i see ppl commenting on forums and live streams about X or Y match being fixed and everyone just jokes about it...This whole thing with Newbee makes me wonder about the stuff that goes down behind the scenes, after all, there's a lot of money involved in the esports space.

Anywho, an ok run from me yesterday:




But no bets from today, will wait for Sunday matches, though i might watch G2 vs FaZe. Everyone seems to favor G2...hmm.

[ryzaadit]

Sometimes i see ppl commenting on forums and live streams about X or Y match being fixed and everyone just jokes about it...This whole thing with Newbee makes me wonder about the stuff that goes down behind the scenes, after all, there's a lot of money involved in the esports space.

Well, The community always makes some jokes about 322 went some players making a mistake from their gameplay.

But from the case of Avengers team, almost all of them making the same mistake, went the morpling wanna dive to "Newbee", tiny making throw gameplay by tossing medusa to morp also void using a Chrono went he know almost 2-3 his teammate already died. That's truly a match-fixing score, so far I know there a lot mafia score at Chinese if I'm not wrong.

Not only 1 fight scene but also on a few fights against newbie. That's why truly agree that match was match-fixing.

[sportbettor]

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[tomahawk9]

@ryzaadit  Is this the first time that there's been a major case of match fixing in Dota? What about Esports in general? I've been in this community for like 6 months or so and i haven't heard of any match fixing (could've missed it tho).

Some changes to the OP:
- Added Nitrogensports to 'Crypto Sportsbooks'
- Added new section 'Calendar' (just four games to keep it simple).

[ryzaadit]

@ryzaadit  Is this the first time that there's been a major case of match fixing in Dota?

From our greater history called "322"

Back to 2013 went we have some game RoX.KIS vs zRAGE at StarLadder Season VI went RoX.KIS making some weird gameplay at the end of game the score from RoX.KIS got 50 Death with only 27 mins gameplay. The organization making some investigation from this game, and they indicated making match-fixing, one of the player from RoX.KISS A.K.A "SOLO" making some bet against his enemy and got 322 USD as the payouts bets.

Because of that 322 meme on the Dota Community was born.

What about Esports in general?

I don't know about this, most of my e-sport knowledge more focused on "DOTA 2" since I play that's game.

[JanpriX]

@ryzaadit  Is this the first time that there's been a major case of match fixing in Dota? What about Esports in general? I've been in this community for like 6 months or so and i haven't heard of any match fixing (could've missed it tho).

Some changes to the OP:
- Added Nitrogensports to 'Crypto Sportsbooks'
- Added new section 'Calendar' (just four games to keep it simple).

There are several match-fixing cases in the long history of Dota 2. And if I'm not mistaken, within CS:GO too and a lot of other competitive games out there. The only question is if whether they are caught or not. Those Esports "pros" are just barely making any money in the past years and that made them prone to being involved to match fixing to have some extra cash.

Really loving the Calendar section. Very neat and will probably provide important information (for me) when searching for any tournaments coming up.

Quick suggestion, why don't you add Valorant? I know that this is a new game but I'm pretty sure they will provide huge tournaments in the coming months.

[STT]

Semi pro match or lower tiers will always be of more question but the top tier players are making enough so its only greed if they go that way.   The csgo case I remember involved players making no pay at all yet they were one of the higher teams, hence ban from valve related events and unable to get team interest after that.   Csgo got alot more popular and they remained banned.     More recently some criminal charges were laid in Australia I think for game throwing, the asia region for Csgo has less money available for players I guess but still its inexcusable.

Heres a link for that newer case - https://www.dailyesports.gg/five-men-finally-charged-with-match-fixing-in-csgo-in-australia/

[ryzaadit]

Quick suggestion, why don't you add Valorant? I know that this is a new game but I'm pretty sure they will provide huge tournaments in the coming months.

Kinda weird for the gameplay, there a lot of people talking velorant could beat csgo. But see the gameplay went you have some skills like wall, fire, and anything on first-person shooter game just weird and not making sense.

More like an RPG game ~LOL.

The reason why velorant hyping right now, there a lot streamer and pro player one of the examples s1mple from navi who also playing velorant trying this game. But from my own perspective from the graphic, gameplay game and other think. This game just hyping and could be after that the player activity getting more worst than apex legend.

[turkandjaydee]

Even not more than 1 month ago, there was a suspicion of match-fixing in WePlay Tournament.

There should be more Dota 2 match-fixing cases than those already exposed. There are many players who get match-fixing offers, they said it in their interviews.

Even there is a Chinese player who said in an interview that he gets ostracized for refusing the offer but I still forget who is the name of the player who said that. Its Yamateh or Mushi if I'm not mistaken.