🕹️ Esports 🎮 Prediction & Discussion Thread

[ralle14]

It's hard to make bets on these best of two series'. That's why it's better to bet when the play offs is in and the group stages are done. That's where these teams are getting more serious than the previous matches that they've been.

Or wait until the last day of the groups since that's usually the time when certain teams need to step up as they can be one win or lose away from qualifying or getting eliminated.

Team Knights is still having a tough time getting their first map win and I really want to bet against them but beastcoast will probably settle for a draw once more.

TSM suddenly fell flat and now i'm down 0-2 on my posted bets,   luckily Team Liquid saved my day after sweeping Entity on their second series. After that 0-4 day on TSM, i'm thinking of taking Execration +1.5 on their next series as they seem overvalued and Execration seems okay even though they only got one map against EHOME.

[Trofo]

PSG.LGD is not in a good placement in the Lima Major. It's obvious that they are having tons of troubles when it comes to their picks and what strategies they need to employ in order to get a more comfortable game. Honestly, I was expecting that they'll be miles ahead of GG when it comes to group stages being the LGD that I used to know, but it seems that they are not that cohesive yet as a team and they still have a lot of internal struggles to resolve especially in hero picks.

PSG.LGD has a habit of starting a bit slow and then picking up the pace as tournament progresses. But I agree they don't look so good at the moment from glimpses I have seen. It is though to follow all the matches when 4 are played at the same time and then I usually end up watching the ones I have on my ticket.

Liquid looks really good but that was expected, Talon also doing well but with much better odds. So far my best money bringer in this major.

[execijutiere]

Cloud9 breaks G2's winning streak. Sh1ro was the difference maker. His performance was legendary. With 57 kills in 2 maps, it is necessary to say that he showed a completely different performance. C9 got a comfortable win with sh1ro's performance.
Outsiders defeated Fnatic, they were good as a team and it showed with this win. It was a bit difficult for them to win in a match where Fl1t was the star.

[Balmain]

EF chose the Anubis map and won without much difficulty. The second map was the overpass map chosen by EG. EF closed the first half 13-2 ahead. EG started well in the second half but couldn't make it to the end. EG lost the match, losing 16-14 on the map of their choice. I think EF will now face the loser of the outsiders-fnatic match. I think EF will beat the opponent from here again.

After the resistance in the G2 match. I expected the EG match to be easy. Anubis is starting to become an ideal main map for EF. Even G2 struggled to win in this map, maybe they would have won if it wasn't for the m0nesy difference. In the Overpass map, the first half of the discipline game brought the win. If they hadn't won 13 rounds, EG would definitely have come back. Fortunately, there were many rounds taken in the first half.

[execijutiere]

Eternal Fire is battling with Fnatic. Honestly, I thought eternal fire would win, but now both teams have won the map of their choice and extended the match to the decider map. Eternal fire is not performing very well. But the nuke map is a map they like. It should not be forgotten that they lost 16-14 to a form team like G2. I will be impatiently waiting for the last map to start.

[jakelyson]

PSG.LGD is not in a good placement in the Lima Major. It's obvious that they are having tons of troubles when it comes to their picks and what strategies they need to employ in order to get a more comfortable game. Honestly, I was expecting that they'll be miles ahead of GG when it comes to group stages being the LGD that I used to know, but it seems that they are not that cohesive yet as a team and they still have a lot of internal struggles to resolve especially in hero picks.

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Gaimin Gladiators are actually good even in the regionals. I watched their games and Quinn, and the crew was actually on point every time. Doing well in Lima is just the continuation of what they have started early in the season. I know they will finish strong in this major.

It is too early to say that LGD has problems since it is too early in the tournament. We are just not used to PSG starting weak but maybe they can finish strong this time.

[passwordnow]

PSG.LGD is not in a good placement in the Lima Major. It's obvious that they are having tons of troubles when it comes to their picks and what strategies they need to employ in order to get a more comfortable game. Honestly, I was expecting that they'll be miles ahead of GG when it comes to group stages being the LGD that I used to know, but it seems that they are not that cohesive yet as a team and they still have a lot of internal struggles to resolve especially in hero picks.

Gaimin Gladiators are actually good even in the regionals. I watched their games and Quinn, and the crew was actually on point every time. Doing well in Lima is just the continuation of what they have started early in the season. I know they will finish strong in this major.

It is too early to say that LGD has problems since it is too early in the tournament. We are just not used to PSG starting weak but maybe they can finish strong this time.

And with the 2nd day, currently, I see them at rank 1 and they're doing good on the group stages. Right now, I am watching them playing against Execration.
The game is in favor of Execration and this is just the first game and I think if this game ever ends in favor of Execration, they might just get a par and tie for this series as 1-1.

[ILuckyGuyI]

Eternal Fire is battling with Fnatic. Honestly, I thought eternal fire would win, but now both teams have won the map of their choice and extended the match to the decider map. Eternal fire is not performing very well. But the nuke map is a map they like. It should not be forgotten that they lost 16-14 to a form team like G2. I will be impatiently waiting for the last map to start.

I really don't get how Eternal Fire still continue to lose on Nuke. It's really like the map they play on the most in general. They must be ready for any challenge there all the time as a result.

But today they lost to fnatic also there. I was expecting a loss on Overpass though but I was hopeful about finishing the job by 2-1. fnatic were a team that Eternal Fire beat before. But they seemed stronger today. In a round on Overpass, KRIMZ put on a really good show by 4 AK kills. He was really impressive in general in the series in fact. Eternal Fire need to use their last chance really carefully. Their competitor will most probably be MIBR. They can beat them in fact and go for the 4th place decider.

[boltz]

Lima major groups are wild so far as I've just witness one of the crazy games in the last period of Dota 2 as EG had a 90% winning probability and managed to trow it all away in favor of Tundra who had a 90% percent winning rate as well and guess what ...they trow it as well and EG managed to win after 63 minutes...crazy.

[boyptc]

It's hard to make bets on these best of two series'. That's why it's better to bet when the play offs is in and the group stages are done. That's where these teams are getting more serious than the previous matches that they've been.

Or wait until the last day of the groups since that's usually the time when certain teams need to step up as they can be one win or lose away from qualifying or getting eliminated.

Yeah, I still see a lot of my friends betting on this group stages and they're taking advantage of the high odds from the underdog teams which mostly are from the SEA region.

Geek Slate is doing pretty good and they're just about to beat Team Liquid on the game 1 despite that TL already in favor during the early game. I'm now a skem and kokz fan boy.

LOL! For real, their team is doing it props to the other members too.

[dothebeats]

Lima major groups are wild so far as I've just witness one of the crazy games in the last period of Dota 2 as EG had a 90% winning probability and managed to trow it all away in favor of Tundra who had a 90% percent winning rate as well and guess what ...they trow it as well and EG managed to win after 63 minutes...crazy.

It's best to skip the group stages given the complexity of the games that are being held right now. It's as if there aren't any clear favorites in here except maybe GG at the moment. Everyone is still trying to get their footing and their senses of dota once more after the first rounds of DPC transpired. Well, the EG vs Tundra is a classic game of punishing mistakes after mistakes, but not having enough gas at the tank to power through and convert to a win. It's good Dota honestly, and I can't complain if we receive a lot of these games even during the group stages!

[ralle14]

Yeah, I still see a lot of my friends betting on this group stages and they're taking advantage of the high odds from the underdog teams which mostly are from the SEA region.

The odds are way too good on SEA teams since they've been underperforming for quite a while but not in this major though.

Geek Slate is doing pretty good and they're just about to beat Team Liquid on the game 1 despite that TL already in favor during the early game. I'm now a skem and kokz fan boy.

LOL! For real, their team is doing it props to the other members too.

I was surprised when they suddenly turned it around as I assumed Team Liquid already got it in the bag since their lead was continuously building up. Geek Slate's lineup reminds me of how Talon dealt with the Lina against Gladiators on the first day. Also, there's BetBoom losing to HR 0-2, it's probably one of the biggest upsets today.

[execijutiere]

Eternal Fire is battling with Fnatic. Honestly, I thought eternal fire would win, but now both teams have won the map of their choice and extended the match to the decider map. Eternal fire is not performing very well. But the nuke map is a map they like. It should not be forgotten that they lost 16-14 to a form team like G2. I will be impatiently waiting for the last map to start.

I really don't get how Eternal Fire still continue to lose on Nuke. It's really like the map they play on the most in general. They must be ready for any challenge there all the time as a result.

But today they lost to fnatic also there. I was expecting a loss on Overpass though but I was hopeful about finishing the job by 2-1. fnatic were a team that Eternal Fire beat before. But they seemed stronger today. In a round on Overpass, KRIMZ put on a really good show by 4 AK kills. He was really impressive in general in the series in fact. Eternal Fire need to use their last chance really carefully. Their competitor will most probably be MIBR. They can beat them in fact and go for the 4th place decider.

On the Nuke map, you lose 16-14 to a team in form like G2. But you can't do anything against fnatic. It doesn't make sense. Of course, this is also because xantares was not on his game. It has to be said that he had a very bad performance in the whole Fnatic match. Of course, it's not all his fault, but in general, his performance is effective because they set up their playstyle according to what he can do. When one of the other 4 players couldn't show extra performance, they had to lose the match.

[inthelongrun]

Lima major groups are wild so far as I've just witness one of the crazy games in the last period of Dota 2 as EG had a 90% winning probability and managed to trow it all away in favor of Tundra who had a 90% percent winning rate as well and guess what ...they trow it as well and EG managed to win after 63 minutes...crazy.

It's best to skip the group stages given the complexity of the games that are being held right now. It's as if there aren't any clear favorites in here except maybe GG at the moment. Everyone is still trying to get their footing and their senses of dota once more after the first rounds of DPC transpired. Well, the EG vs Tundra is a classic game of punishing mistakes after mistakes, but not having enough gas at the tank to power through and convert to a win. It's good Dota honestly, and I can't complain if we receive a lot of these games even during the group stages!

More losing bets. Shopify Rebellion ffs went weird by losing the 2nd map to Knights. That was the 1st time the Knights managed to win a map. It would've been easier if Group stage series are best of 3 so at least we can stay away from a draw. But this makes the system unique and harder to predict outcomes.

I'm happy Geek managed to steal a map out of Liquid. That paid for my lack of sleep by staying overtime with the games. I believe they can enter the upper bracket as their last games are manageable but they need to focus and not choke their chances. Meanwhile, the highly touted Tundra is on the brink of exiting this major. Its next games today are against Team Spirit and Talon of which both teams are showing strong performance.

[sunsilk]

I'm happy Geek managed to steal a map out of Liquid. That paid for my lack of sleep by staying overtime with the games. I believe they can enter the upper bracket as their last games are manageable but they need to focus and not choke their chances.

Yeah, they've snatched one win against Team Liquid and their first win was really convincing on how great they were.

But on the 2nd game, I think that they've been outdrafted and at the same time, they've been outplayed. Nisha stood out with his TA and how quick the farm he has made.

It's a good learning experience for the Geek since Team Liquid is one of the most desirable teams to be beaten out because they really are considerably a strong team.

[dimonstration]

More losing bets. Shopify Rebellion ffs went weird by losing the 2nd map to Knights. That was the 1st time the Knights managed to win a map. It would've been easier if Group stage series are best of 3 so at least we can stay away from a draw. But this makes the system unique and harder to predict outcomes.

This is normal on every group stage which top seed team always give 1 map to the underdog team because they are already experimenting with their hero. What really surprised is that Shopify Rebellion exist while EG team is still active too. I thought EG rebrand to Shopify. 

The best of 2 in group stage is designed to make a quick result.

[execijutiere]

IHC defeated Evil geniuses 2-1. EG was really weak in performance. Both teams won their chosen maps and when the match went to the decider map, IHC won with their good play. IHC was the better team as a team. Especially on the last map, what blitz did was important. It should be noted that I took match-winning rounds. Now we are watching the G2-fnatic match. Fnatic started the first half 11-4 down on the vertigo map of their choice.

[dothebeats]

Map 2 of G2 vs Fnatic really messed up my predictions. I thought it would be a smooth sailing from the map picks but G2 doesn't seem to know what they're doing in Nuke. It may not be their best map but they could have done better as CTs, but no, they played like a tier 2 team on that match up. Lots of bad calls, careless peeks, and literally just wasting too much time without perfect execution.

Expected a 2-0 for G2 to win something but I guess I took my chances too far.

[CLS63]

Eternal Fire are fighting for their last chance in the ESL Pro League now. Their current opponent is MIBR and the series has started a short time ago. Anubis is the first map on which Eternal Fire are doing really spectacular work. I think they will be beating MIBR as well here. I see the second map as Vertigo. It is MIBR's pick actually but it is also a favourable map for Eternal Fire. We have watched them winning really critical matches there.

Considering only these maps they should be able to finish the job by 2-0. If we see the decider as well things can get really interesting. Nuke is another good map for the Turkish team but they have started to get pretty worrying results there.

[execijutiere]

Fnatic lost against G2 as expected. But it should not be forgotten that they had a good nuke performance. I think they ended G2's winning streak in nuke.
Eternal Fire took a 1-0 lead against Mibr by winning the anubis map of their choice. The other map is Vertigo.
The winner will face Fnatic. I think EF will beat mibr.