🕹️ Esports 🎮 Prediction & Discussion Thread

[tomahawk9]

@ralle14  Blg - RA went as expected 👍

highlight tomorrow will be SN - FPX. I can also smell a game 3 in this match, but i'll back fpx simply cos Doinb is smurfing this season. You gonna follow this match or the Lck?

btw, looks like a ghost town around here, doesn't it? where did everyone go?   just a couple more weeks for new top tier tournaments in csgo and dota

[ralle14]

@ralle14  Blg - RA went as expected 👍

highlight tomorrow will be SN - FPX. I can also smell a game 3 in this match, but i'll back fpx simply cos Doinb is smurfing this season. You gonna follow this match or the Lck?

btw, looks like a ghost town around here, doesn't it? where did everyone go?   just a couple more weeks for new top tier tournaments in csgo and dota

After that stomp in game 1 I was slightly worried BLG might get swept but good thing they bounced back with ease. 

I'm on the FPX pick as well, have to ride the momentum here since FPX can't afford to lose if they plan on locking the second seed.

Skipping the LCK for today since I got burned by GenG yesterday, wasn't expecting their sub jungler to play throughout the series.

[Trofo]

btw, looks like a ghost town around here, doesn't it? where did everyone go?   just a couple more weeks for new top tier tournaments in csgo and dota

You guys are talking just LoL latley and that is not my cup of tea   Did not want to barge in and disrupt the flow of conversation with occasional DOTA game I decided to throw money on.

I am thinking Invictus gaming should win against RNG today, and later on Puckchamp is my favourite against Unique but maybe I change that one to over 2.5 maps.

[tomahawk9]

I'm on the FPX pick as well, have to ride the momentum here since FPX can't afford to lose if they plan on locking the second seed.

ez money. Doinb is definitely smurfing.
But Suning looked really good today. Bin's gwen is a force to be reckoned with,, i wonder why they're in mid table? maybe is Bin 1v9 in most of their matches? 

i'll try my luck in the LEC now and hope that Nisqy and Fnatic can dismantle Rogue later today in the "1st place tiebreaker"

I am thinking Invictus gaming should win against RNG today, and later on Puckchamp is my favourite against Unique but maybe I change that one to over 2.5 maps.

looks like the two month break in the i-league hurt IG and PSG.LGD a lot, eh? and RNG, from barely qualifying to playoffs to destroying two of the main favorites in a couple of hours
VG, RNG and Aster...want to pick a winner? cuz imo it's toss-up : P

[ralle14]

i'll try my luck in the LEC now and hope that Nisqy and Fnatic can dismantle Rogue later today in the "1st place tiebreaker"

I was also leaning on Fnatic but good thing I didn't pulled the trigger since it could go either way.

For my pick I have RNG@1.48 riding another team with a good streak since they haven't drop a map in all those 5 wins plus JDG looked shaky.

You guys are talking just LoL latley and that is not my cup of tea  Did not want to barge in and disrupt the flow of conversation with occasional DOTA game I decided to throw money on.

Feel free to barge in.

[STT]

Tarik (former major winner) is playing with Bad News Bears (rank 59) tonight in a semi final.   He is retired kinda, streaming playing valorent but playing at this level shouldnt be a stretch and even better ptr is a long term team mate of his offically and unofficially so this game should be with the bears.    Problem is their opposing team arent really well known afaik which makes them unpopular and the odds poor, so as a bet this might already be a done deal but they have to be rated a similar rank for a reason.
  Bears took Liquid to 3 maps, I dont see that much notable on the other team, Triumph but I presume they can win it somehow.     Might have to take this as a live or special bet, I dont like to presume 2 maps only but if the odds are right perhaps thats the bet to take.

[ralle14]

Since LPL will start in tuesday i'll have to give in to the WePlay academy matches for today, taking BIG to win vs Navi @2.38 in terms of recent results Navi are performing better that's why they're the favorites heading in to this match but BIG won in their previous meeting. It all comes down to their carry player monesy since most of Navi's results are one sided while BIG can rely on one another as they have slightly better players all around. Adding Astralis@2.2 as well since their losses were much closer compared to Furia.

[tomahawk9]

Tarik (former major winner) is playing with Bad News Bears (rank 59) tonight in a semi final.   He is retired kinda, streaming playing valorent but playing at this level shouldnt be a stretch and even better ptr is a long term team mate of his offically and unofficially so this game should be with the bears.

1000 IQ move from this team getting Tarik to play both the semifinal and grand final. I just saw the match stats in both games and he absolutely destroyed his opponents. Crazy how a player of his caliber can make another look 10x better

Since LPL will start in tuesday i'll have to give in to the WePlay academy matches for today

i just locked my tickets for a couple of games https://sportsbet.io/sharebetslip/64c60771-e349-42be-aa5f-f56fcd51ac94

yes, i added IG to a ticket, i don't know why i did it tho 😞

[Trofo]

Since LPL will start in tuesday i'll have to give in to the WePlay academy matches for today

i just locked my tickets for a couple of games https://sportsbet.io/sharebetslip/64c60771-e349-42be-aa5f-f56fcd51ac94

yes, i added IG to a ticket, i don't know why i did it tho 😞

Damn guys, still only talking about LoL, just kidding I know there isn't much action across eSports at the moment.

I just placed a bet on Chicken Fighters to win against Winstrike, did not watch much DOTA lately and wanted to make myself watch this one. I saw some glimpses of Winstrike games and they are playing some strange DOTA, if CF are anywhere near to the levels they were I watched them last time this should be easy game for them.

[boltz]

Well , besides LOL , there is really nothing to watch in this period. Personally , I don't like LOL but I do like TFT from that game even if I barely have any time to open any game and when I do , usually won't last long.

Are there any big major incoming in CS:GO ? I know that in Dota we won't have any big tournaments before TI in October.

[finaleshot2016]

Well , besides LOL , there is really nothing to watch in this period. Personally , I don't like LOL but I do like TFT from that game even if I barely have any time to open any game and when I do , usually won't last long.

Are there any big major incoming in CS:GO ? I know that in Dota we won't have any big tournaments before TI in October.

Try Valorant! Stage 3 challengers are happening right now and I'm wondering why VALORANT isn't included in the OP because it's the mainstream game right now and a lot of tournaments happened recently. Even the popular streamers of twitch are playing Valorant and having watch party on VCT Challengers 2 and now I'm waiting for VALORANT Champions Tour 2021: North America Stage 3 Challengers Playoffs. and next is the VCT Berlin Masters! A lot of tournaments are waiting so I hope that those popular platforms mentioned have VALORANT bettings.

[tomahawk9]

Since LPL will start in tuesday i'll have to give in to the WePlay academy matches for today

i just locked my tickets for a couple of games https://sportsbet.io/sharebetslip/64c60771-e349-42be-aa5f-f56fcd51ac94

yes, i added IG to a ticket, i don't know why i did it tho 😞

Damn guys, still only talking about LoL, just kidding I know there isn't much action across eSports at the moment.

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heh! it's the off season/crappy tournaments time in almost every esport except League. Next week is when we're gonna start seeing some action in dota, rainbow six, valorant and csgo, with some higher tier events

talkiing about csgo, esl pro league just released the groups and it's looking pretty good https://www.hltv.org/news/32102/epl-s14-groups-drawn-astralis-heroic-vitality-kick-off-group-a

my early predictions on who advances to playoffs: group a, Heroic, Astralis, Spirit. group b, G2, VP and OG. group c, Navi, BIG, Mouse. group d, Gambit, NIP, Furia

I'm wondering why VALORANT isn't included in the OP because it's the mainstream game right now and a lot of tournaments happened recently.

you mean in the "popular Esports" part? cos i did add valorant to the Calendar   along side other esports which are still somehwat small in the gambling scene imo and didn't have many big tournaments this month.

The part about the popular ones, that's a quote from a user and he didn't include it at the time of writing. But, if you have the speficic info about valorant (Prize Fund, Prize Tournaments Number, the things the user @soliton included in his post) and you want me to add it the OP, let me know and i'll do it asap (:

[ralle14]

Are there any big major incoming in CS:GO ? I know that in Dota we won't have any big tournaments before TI in October.

As mentioned by tomahawk the next big tournament is the ESL Pro League which is 3 weeks from now. Aside from ESL there's also the SA RMR tournament I don't follow the SA scene that much so i'd stick to League.

Other than league the COD major is also scheduled to kick off within the next few days. It sucks that most crypto bookies only have match winners since the top teams usually cover the handicaps.

I also have a small bet on Navi junior/Mouz nxt, should be an easy win for Mouz since things looks brutal on the side of Furia and odds on Young Ninjas felt way too high for me now that Navi is gaining some form.

[Kong Hey Pakboy]

Try Valorant! Stage 3 challengers are happening right now and I'm wondering why VALORANT isn't included in the OP because it's the mainstream game right now and a lot of tournaments happened recently. Even the popular streamers of twitch are playing Valorant and having watch party on VCT Challengers 2 and now I'm waiting for VALORANT Champions Tour 2021: North America Stage 3 Challengers Playoffs. and next is the VCT Berlin Masters! A lot of tournaments are waiting so I hope that those popular platforms mentioned have VALORANT bettings.

Valorant is a potential big sport that's going to be hopefully be on par with the success of CS:GO but I still have this inkling feeling that Valorant in my opinion is just a rip off of Overwatch which has a pretty good tournaments but Blizzard is just too stupid to keep up the hype and take care of the game now it's not popular.

[Obito]

Are there any big major incoming in CS:GO ? I know that in Dota we won't have any big tournaments before TI in October.

Don't know any big events happening besides the International 10 but no matter what tournament it is, I would be saving all my money to bet on the International, I feel like the new teams add challenge in betting since it's a new meta and new teams are playing the tournament and OG isn't what they used to be so I feel like this tournament is going to crown a different champion.

[ralle14]

Valorant is a potential big sport that's going to be hopefully be on par with the success of CS:GO but I still have this inkling feeling that Valorant in my opinion is just a rip off of Overwatch which has a pretty good tournaments but Blizzard is just too stupid to keep up the hype and take care of the game now it's not popular.

I don't think we should put the blame on the game I know the OWL is somewhat losing viewership recently but I think it's mostly because of the exclusive deal they took with youtube and we all know youtube's live streaming community isn't that big compared to twitch and visibility isn't great as browsing through their live section is a bit of a hassle.

Don't know any big events happening besides the International 10 but no matter what tournament it is, I would be saving all my money to bet on the International, I feel like the new teams add challenge in betting since it's a new meta and new teams are playing the tournament and OG isn't what they used to be so I feel like this tournament is going to crown a different champion.

I feel like the meta would still be the same since it's been a while since the last patch was released and if we'll have a patch then the changes won't be that big knowing TI is a few months away.


Backing IG@1.67 as they'll be facing BLG today, they're slowly showing signs of life after beating TES yesterday.

[tomahawk9]

Backing IG@1.67 as they'll be facing BLG today, they're slowly showing signs of life after beating TES yesterday.

typical IG this season, right? beat TES 2-0 then the next day they shit the bed against BLG...and earlier today JDG lost 0-2 vs. OMG...heh! no way i would've won something today, glad i skipped both  

anyway, some csgo news: Hunden will leave Heroic https://www.hltv.org/news/32108/hunden-decides-not-to-extend-with-heroic-i-wish-to-begin-a-new-chapter-of-my-career

i'm gonna miss the "Hunden cam" memes after every heroic clutch  

[Kittygalore]

I feel like the meta would still be the same since it's been a while since the last patch was released and if we'll have a patch then the changes won't be that big knowing TI is a few months away.

Well, the terrain shifts in the map is going to be a big contributor to new meta plus there's a lot of new items involved that can be used by other players to their advantage to formulate a new strategy. Of course, there's no big changes but just so you know the last one had a big change even though it's a months away for the tournament to happen.

[ralle14]

typical IG this season, right? beat TES 2-0 then the next day they shit the bed against BLG...and earlier today JDG lost 0-2 vs. OMG...heh! no way i would've won something today, glad i skipped both  

Yeah what a letdown, I nearly thought they're back in it but BLG was just the better team.

anyway, some csgo news: Hunden will leave Heroic https://www.hltv.org/news/32108/hunden-decides-not-to-extend-with-heroic-i-wish-to-begin-a-new-chapter-of-my-career

i'm gonna miss the "Hunden cam" memes after every heroic clutch 

I'm starting to feel like Hunden might move to Astralis, I remember reading some news about their coach zonic potentially leaving the team since his contract is about to expire as well. If that's their actual plan in the near future then things might get interesting once again.

[tomahawk9]

I'm starting to feel like Hunden might move to Astralis, I remember reading some news about their coach zonic potentially leaving the team since his contract is about to expire as well. If that's their actual plan in the near future then things might get interesting once again.

sure about that? cuz things are about to get really interesting https://www.hltv.org/news/32112/heroic-announce-legal-proceedings-against-hunden-following-clear-breach-of-contract

the scene has been lacking some drama for a while, this new one might be more interesting to follow than the WePlay academy league games 😂🤣 but seriously, i feel like the astralis org will take a big hit in their reputation with someone like hunden in the team