🕹️ Esports 🎮 Prediction & Discussion Thread

[execijutiere]

I don't think npl is the main problem, but of course a better player can be transferred to replace npl.There are obviously some mismatches in the team and I give it to the ego war between them.S1mple is a really good player, but I think he sometimes reflects it badly on his teammates. Of course we don't know exactly what's going on behind the scenes, but that's my opinion.NaVi's roster is still top notch, but they don't have the igl to provide enough frag contribution.I'm in favor of transferring hobb1t from C9.It will definitely be a plus for them.

You might actually be right about that and I have also been doubting that. Because I watched s1mple's Twitch streams a couple of times before. He was quite bossy against his teammates in FPL games and getting quite angry at them from time to time as well. Hence I think this might not be limited to only his games without his team. Maybe he hasn't been the IGL but I feel confident that he isn't much different than an IGL in team matches. His gestures seen sometimes in tournament games could be a proof for it.

Maybe there isn't a very good weather as for in-team relationships these days. After filling npl's place the coach should focus on that as well.

s1mple is a talented player who gets frustrated when simple mistakes are made.When you play in a team like NaVi, there is no room for simple mistakes.I can say that we are dealing with a player who reflects this to his teammates.There is news that there will be a radical change in NaVi in the near future, and if so, it is obvious that it will be a change that will take place in line with what s1mple wants.He will be fed up with the incompetence of his teammates that he has not felt very successful in recent tournaments.

[ralle14]

If this roster becomes a reality, I think it will do a good job.There is definitely an increase in the performance of iM and jL recently.AleksiB can make a really good contribution as an IGL, although he remains weak as a frag.

That is a big change for Navi, AleksiB bottom fragging shouldn't be a problem as long as his sacrifices can enable the rest of the team.

This is painful for the Old G, I guess that they should just give up this team. Isn't it that they've taken a slot by another team for them to be back in division 2?

The slot did come from PuckChamp and the good news is that they've avoided disqualification as they're able to force Aramis to appear for one game during their series against Team Nigma before forfeiting.

Or there could be some twist that Valve decides it to be part of the DPC season and will also give out DPC points before the TI but this isn't applicable for this year.

I am talking about the possibility of what can happen by next year when these tournaments are done and all of them resulted into a satisfying ending for which will make the Saudi government and Valve to keep up with more tournaments.

The tournament organizers on CSGO made it happen in the last major, so it's possible, but I don't want to put my hopes up on Valve since they prefer to remain hands-off from the competitive scene.

[inthelongrun]

It is unbelievable how BetBoom from being just a substitute team turned very dominant in this tournament. Now it is playing its last map against 9Pandas in the second group stage. We'll see if Betboom gets a win here to avoid a possible tie with GG for the upper bracket slot. I was surprised they lose to Talon yesterday which made me think that maybe they are starting to lose their magic touch and their luck is ending. Still, I'm hoping with a bet that they will win and gets the upper bracket.

Lots of very interesting matches today. Actually, all matches are great because it has effects on the finals stage of this tournament.

 

[boltz]

It is unbelievable how BetBoom from being just a substitute team turned very dominant in this tournament. Now it is playing its last map against 9Pandas in the second group stage. We'll see if Betboom gets a win here to avoid a possible tie with GG for the upper bracket slot. I was surprised they lose to Talon yesterday which made me think that maybe they are starting to lose their magic touch and their luck is ending. Still, I'm hoping with a bet that they will win and gets the upper bracket.

Lots of very interesting matches today. Actually, all matches are great because it has effects on the finals stage of this tournament.

 

The hype was always around them because they are all 5 cores basically who switched role positions in order to have a very competitive team and I won't be surprised if this team can switch roles in very important games ( per example TI games ). Sure , they had a lot of previous bad competitions but they were still in practice mode and still gathering team experience but once got it , it's no surprise to see them dominating like this.

I also think that BetBoom actually have the biggest salaries in Dota 2 right now.

[tusandii]

Today there were several matches, did you also bet on one of them?
I have two teams that I bet on today's game.

9Panda is giving a good fight against LGD but 9Panda just lacking on early games aggression since they can’t win any lanes to have an early advantage. They can beat LGD if they can make the game in more late game since they have a good hero to kill the backline hero of LGD quickly compared to LGD Ember.

I think you already got this 2 bet of yours since Aster has no sign oh having a recovery on their bad game. They have nothing to gain on winning this match so I guess Gaimin can easily win this match.

The two teams that I chose played very well and I gained some profit betting on them.
I didn't watch all the matches until the end because after seeing their victory in the first match I was sure victory was in hand.
9Pandas did play quite well and almost matched the game from Psg. Lgd but they haven't really been able to win.
Today there were several matches going on and I decided to bet on the match between Team Spirit vs Talon Esport and my choice is a win for Team Spirit.

[ILuckyGuyI]

The source: https://www.hltv.org/news/36510/media-navi-in-talks-over-im-and-aleksib#:~:text=in%20August%202022.-,A,-potential%20Natus%20Vincere

If NaVi's roster really becomes like this then it can be quite interesting. Because this means that they will make a substantial change that we haven't ever seen for them. Only s1mple and b1t are kept in the roster in this case. On the other hand I don't think this is a bad idea. Because it is clear that they can't achieve the successes they aim with the current kind of squad.

This must be meaning that there is a need of a significant change. I thought that only their in-game leader would change but this is really big. If this happens they will need to work on communication among the players. If they work this out then I would be watching the new NaVi excitedly. 

[boyptc]

Or there could be some twist that Valve decides it to be part of the DPC season and will also give out DPC points before the TI but this isn't applicable for this year.

I am talking about the possibility of what can happen by next year when these tournaments are done and all of them resulted into a satisfying ending for which will make the Saudi government and Valve to keep up with more tournaments.

The tournament organizers on CSGO made it happen in the last major, so it's possible, but I don't want to put my hopes up on Valve since they prefer to remain hands-off from the competitive scene.

As they've got a change with the battlepass, maybe there's something from that that we can take as the start of the changes after the upcoming TI.

Maybe there's some hope and maybe there's none.

We'll just check it out and if it happens then that's good and if there are changes that's not favoring to this thing that we're discusses, still good and no heartbreaks.

Anyway, this is the news that there's no battle pass for this year. --> https://www.oneesports.gg/dota2/dota-2-battle-pass-2023-not-coming/

[Balmain]

The source: https://www.hltv.org/news/36510/media-navi-in-talks-over-im-and-aleksib#:~:text=in%20August%202022.-,A,-potential%20Natus%20Vincere

If NaVi's roster really becomes like this then it can be quite interesting. Because this means that they will make a substantial change that we haven't ever seen for them. Only s1mple and b1t are kept in the roster in this case. On the other hand I don't think this is a bad idea. Because it is clear that they can't achieve the successes they aim with the current kind of squad.

This must be meaning that there is a need of a significant change. I thought that only their in-game leader would change but this is really big. If this happens they will need to work on communication among the players. If they work this out then I would be watching the new NaVi excitedly. 

It would be very interesting if Navi integrates this lineup. We've all seen IM's crazy performance in the last major, he has proven to be a true  imbalanced player, I say this in a good way. Aleksib isn't a bad IGL, but a really good support player would be a good piece for a team that needs Navi, especially S1mple. As I said, if the most important transfer takes place, it will be IM. There are a lot of rumors, maybe they even made the contract, we don't know.

[dothebeats]

The source: https://www.hltv.org/news/36510/media-navi-in-talks-over-im-and-aleksib#:~:text=in%20August%202022.-,A,-potential%20Natus%20Vincere

If NaVi's roster really becomes like this then it can be quite interesting. Because this means that they will make a substantial change that we haven't ever seen for them. Only s1mple and b1t are kept in the roster in this case. On the other hand I don't think this is a bad idea. Because it is clear that they can't achieve the successes they aim with the current kind of squad.

This must be meaning that there is a need of a significant change. I thought that only their in-game leader would change but this is really big. If this happens they will need to work on communication among the players. If they work this out then I would be watching the new NaVi excitedly. 

Not seeing electronic in this roster of Navi is pretty weird, but also feels right at the same time. For Perfecto, I'm kinda liking this guy in Navi but he's too inconsistent, hence why I think he should also be replaced. As for npl being removed and b1ad3 going into a coaching position, I think this is a good move because b1ad3's tactics work more than electronic's, although as a player he's not really standing out compared to npl who has his highlight reels at times.

[boyptc]

Anyone who's watching the match of Nigma.Galaxy and Team Secret ME for the Riyadh masters MENA qualifier?

The 2nd map was quite funny that the tally of the score is like that Team Secret just played with some AI, for real. Kuro doesn't really fit anymore to play, as on this match he played carry.

I have nothing against the legends and old players like him that has proven himself to be one of the best. But not anymore on this era, well, map 3 will be coming shortly and whoever wins this will proceed to the finals with Quest Esports.

[dimonstration]

Anyone who's watching the match of Nigma.Galaxy and Team Secret ME for the Riyadh masters MENA qualifier?

The 2nd map was quite funny that the tally of the score is like that Team Secret just played with some AI, for real. Kuro doesn't really fit anymore to play, as on this match he played carry.

This is expected because they drafted their hero like an AI. They doesn’t any good setter except for Puck and Void which both use ultimate and high cooldown while Secret hero has a lot of AoE control that will surely bully faceless void once he got caught. Kuro drafting is the main problem of Nigma.

Game 3 is on the way, Nigma finally have a decent draft. But I'm not sure if their Sven pick can reach Medusa on team fight. I like Secret draft.

[passwordnow]

Game 3 is on the way, Nigma finally have a decent draft.

Kuro is playing Undying so he's back to pos 5. I don't like what Kuro is doing, it seems that he's into something but doesn't want stability for his team. As of watching game 3 now, the match is so close and it's at the 19-minute mark.

But I'm not sure if their Sven pick can reach Medusa on team fight. I like Secret draft.

It's a team play and I know that it's possible but we'll see and I also like Secret's draft too.

[dimonstration]

But I'm not sure if their Sven pick can reach Medusa on team fight. I like Secret draft.

It's a team play and I know that it's possible but we'll see and I also like Secret's draft too.

Agreed on this part, But Sven being kite on most of their team fights by Medusa. The game is very slow and both teams are farming hard. I don’t like Medusa gaining items for Nigma because this will make their support more squishy with just a proper blackhole. They just need to target Lion then Enigma is free to place his blackhole to Sven and the others.

It’s very boring to watch the fight now. I hope they will just clash. I’m dying to curiousity on how will Nigma kill Medusa with their line-up.

[passwordnow]

But I'm not sure if their Sven pick can reach Medusa on team fight. I like Secret draft.

It's a team play and I know that it's possible but we'll see and I also like Secret's draft too.

Agreed on this part, But Sven being kite on most of their team fights by Medusa. The game is very slow and both teams are farming hard. I don’t like Medusa gaining items for Nigma because this will make their support more squishy with just a proper blackhole. They just need to target Lion then Enigma is free to place his blackhole to Sven and the others.

It’s very boring to watch the fight now. I hope they will just clash. I’m dying to curiousity on how will Nigma kill Medusa with their line-up.

Mate, it's totally boring and one-sided, while watching it I knew it when it was likely about to end. Team Secret has done it perfectly because they've got the Medusa and the game needs to be long but Nigma doesn't like to push that much because they're also going on with the long game. That very last push Nigma did on the bottom tower of Team Secret, after attacking and throwing some skills, they're quick to TP but then Puppey's enigma was there and all of them(3) got blackholed.

[execijutiere]

Astralis has made a radical change as I thought.gla1ve and xyp9x have been moved to the bench and borup and staehr have replaced them.the only name left from the old astralis roster is dev1ce.I think he stayed because he maintained his performance after a long time, otherwise awper could have come in his place. With the recent changes, I think that astralis' performance will increase, especially since gla1ve and xyp9x are far from their old performances, such a decision was important for astralis' success in future tournaments.

[Mauser]

Astralis has made a radical change as I thought.gla1ve and xyp9x have been moved to the bench and borup and staehr have replaced them.the only name left from the old astralis roster is dev1ce.I think he stayed because he maintained his performance after a long time, otherwise awper could have come in his place. With the recent changes, I think that astralis' performance will increase, especially since gla1ve and xyp9x are far from their old performances, such a decision was important for astralis' success in future tournaments.

Now with the summer break it's a good time to shuffle the teams and get some training in before the next big tournaments. The last big major was played all the teams also need to prepare themselves for the release of CS 2 which is going to bring a lot of changes to some game mechanics. Astralis has been one of the strongest teams in the past but underperformed last and this year. They didn't manage to qualify for the top 16 teams of the last Major in Paris and also did poorly in the IEM in Dallas, losing against FaZe and Mouz. Only being ranked #15 in the world for such a prestige team that dominated CSGO for a long time is not a good situation and big changes where necessary. gla1ve hasn't performed well lately, so benching him is a good idea in my opinion. Staehr seems to be a good player that is still very young with 18 years, they can train him into the position they wan't him to be. As for b0RUP he has some good experience with Copenhagen flames, but it remains to be seen how well he is going to do in Astralis.

[execijutiere]

Astralis has made a radical change as I thought.gla1ve and xyp9x have been moved to the bench and borup and staehr have replaced them.the only name left from the old astralis roster is dev1ce.I think he stayed because he maintained his performance after a long time, otherwise awper could have come in his place. With the recent changes, I think that astralis' performance will increase, especially since gla1ve and xyp9x are far from their old performances, such a decision was important for astralis' success in future tournaments.

Now with the summer break it's a good time to shuffle the teams and get some training in before the next big tournaments. The last big major was played all the teams also need to prepare themselves for the release of CS 2 which is going to bring a lot of changes to some game mechanics. Astralis has been one of the strongest teams in the past but underperformed last and this year. They didn't manage to qualify for the top 16 teams of the last Major in Paris and also did poorly in the IEM in Dallas, losing against FaZe and Mouz. Only being ranked #15 in the world for such a prestige team that dominated CSGO for a long time is not a good situation and big changes where necessary. gla1ve hasn't performed well lately, so benching him is a good idea in my opinion. Staehr seems to be a good player that is still very young with 18 years, they can train him into the position they wan't him to be. As for b0RUP he has some good experience with Copenhagen flames, but it remains to be seen how well he is going to do in Astralis.

As you said, Astralis really doesn't deserve this ranking despite being such an organization.It is not acceptable that the team, which has shown a dominant game in previous years, is far from its current performance.With these changes, they need to prepare themselves for CS:2, including the last CS:GO tournaments. I don't know if they have enough time for the remaining CS:GO tournaments, but it is obvious that if CS:2 is to be continued with this roster, preparations should be started as soon as possible.Astralis has both renewed its roster and set sail for a new success with young players.I think they will achieve good things with the youth of Buzz and Staehr, the experience of b0RUP and dev1ce, as well as the talent of blameF.

[dimonstration]

But I'm not sure if their Sven pick can reach Medusa on team fight. I like Secret draft.

It's a team play and I know that it's possible but we'll see and I also like Secret's draft too.

Agreed on this part, But Sven being kite on most of their team fights by Medusa. The game is very slow and both teams are farming hard. I don’t like Medusa gaining items for Nigma because this will make their support more squishy with just a proper blackhole. They just need to target Lion then Enigma is free to place his blackhole to Sven and the others.

It’s very boring to watch the fight now. I hope they will just clash. I’m dying to curiousity on how will Nigma kill Medusa with their line-up.

Mate, it's totally boring and one-sided, while watching it I knew it when it was likely about to end. Team Secret has done it perfectly because they've got the Medusa and the game needs to be long but Nigma doesn't like to push that much because they're also going on with the long game. That very last push Nigma did on the bottom tower of Team Secret, after attacking and throwing some skills, they're quick to TP but then Puppey's enigma was there and all of them(3) got blackholed.

I didn’t finish the game because it’s so damn slow and full of farming. But as I predicted, Nigma Sven failed to reach Medusa and it punish them big time when Dusa already have lock item since his split shot is very painful specially for the backlines that already in range due dragon lance enhance range. I watch the replay and Nigma doesn’t even close on taking down Medusa since he is always being controlled by Blackhole when he is trying to close the gap.

Pretty one sided but still props to Nigma for making this game very long.They have a chance if Sven can wieout the backlines which didn’t happened.

[execijutiere]

If we look at the transfers and changes made by other teams, Vitality transferred flameZ instead of dupreeh.With this transfer, Vitality will increase its firepower.Especially spinx and flamez are the rising names of recent times and will adapt easily because they are from the same country.Vitality has thus strengthened its roster.
In Spirit, s1ren patsi and wonderful were benched.Spirit should be a harbinger of a big change.I don't know who they have in mind or who will come, but the spirit team has been weak in recent tournaments.With this change, maybe they will be on the rise.

[dothebeats]

Astralis has made a radical change as I thought.gla1ve and xyp9x have been moved to the bench and borup and staehr have replaced them.the only name left from the old astralis roster is dev1ce.I think he stayed because he maintained his performance after a long time, otherwise awper could have come in his place. With the recent changes, I think that astralis' performance will increase, especially since gla1ve and xyp9x are far from their old performances, such a decision was important for astralis' success in future tournaments.

Now with the summer break it's a good time to shuffle the teams and get some training in before the next big tournaments. The last big major was played all the teams also need to prepare themselves for the release of CS 2 which is going to bring a lot of changes to some game mechanics. Astralis has been one of the strongest teams in the past but underperformed last and this year. They didn't manage to qualify for the top 16 teams of the last Major in Paris and also did poorly in the IEM in Dallas, losing against FaZe and Mouz. Only being ranked #15 in the world for such a prestige team that dominated CSGO for a long time is not a good situation and big changes where necessary. gla1ve hasn't performed well lately, so benching him is a good idea in my opinion. Staehr seems to be a good player that is still very young with 18 years, they can train him into the position they wan't him to be. As for b0RUP he has some good experience with Copenhagen flames, but it remains to be seen how well he is going to do in Astralis.

As you said, Astralis really doesn't deserve this ranking despite being such an organization.It is not acceptable that the team, which has shown a dominant game in previous years, is far from its current performance.With these changes, they need to prepare themselves for CS:2, including the last CS:GO tournaments. I don't know if they have enough time for the remaining CS:GO tournaments, but it is obvious that if CS:2 is to be continued with this roster, preparations should be started as soon as possible.Astralis has both renewed its roster and set sail for a new success with young players.I think they will achieve good things with the youth of Buzz and Staehr, the experience of b0RUP and dev1ce, as well as the talent of blameF.

BlameF and dev1ce are the ones I am really looking forward to in CS:2. They have the experience and the grit compared to these new comers in the scene. B0rup also has that raw aim and mechanical skills to be the entry fragger that Astralis lacked for their previous iterations since the departure of the legends (xyp9x, magisk, gla1ve). Well, they still have dev1ce for his aggressive awping and IGL skills, but it'll be a hard task for buzz and staehr to prove they deserve to be in the team that once dominated the entire CS:GO scene.