🕹️ Esports 🎮 Prediction & Discussion Thread

[Avirunes]

Yeah the new roster has finally been built. 

I think this change was really needed for NaVi. Because they have been on the decline in rankings due to having unsuccessful tournaments for a while. They were once the leader in rankings and near unstoppable as well. But the same old relationship between the players was gone for a while. They were in search of a good IGL for a long time as they couldn't find the right one. And they finally created a solution by making even a bigger change. I can't wait to see this roster in a big official tournament. We can watch NaVi's resurrection hopefully.

I think things fall apart for Navi when boombl4 was forced to leave Navi when some kind of controversy happened with his wife and Navi had to part ways with boombl4. I will rather sit out and see how the teams combines in the games as I have seen many cases where a team has brought in good players but still failed to perform as one hoped. Eitherway, its some good changes and they really are some good names. Let's see how quickly they adapt and adjust to Navi's play style and tactics.

Natus Vincere new roster will face Astralis in Blast Premier Fall in less than two weeks. So a good test for Navi to start things out.

[execijutiere]

We can say that the break for CS:GO tournaments will end soon and good tournaments will start.First of all, we will start with the ESL Pro League qualifiers.I want Eternal Fire to take the spot in the European qualifier.Hoping that Eternal Fire has had a good preparation period, I can say that when we look at their opponents in the group, I can say that there is not a very strong opponent to push them.They have the potential to beat them all and I think they can handle it with hard work.IGL maj3r's daughter was sick, but I hope this does not demoralize him or it may reflect badly on the team.

[arallmuus]

Anyone thinking of betting on all favourites tomorrow for the Bali Major as well?



I personally would take the other single bet as well and the odds for the first game is pretty lame though. I might take PSG.LGD to win on single or Quest -1.5 on the 4th game to make up for the stake that I spend on this parlay

[ralle14]

Anyone thinking of betting on all favourites tomorrow for the Bali Major as well?

I also prefer all the favorites in the upper bracket. Team Liquid should win the first match but PSG.LGD is a tough team to beat after watching them pull that comeback against Quest on the last day.

BetBoom and Gaimin Gladiators are the two favs i'm more confident in since Tundra doesn't have Saksa in the lineup and BetBoom is one series win away from qualifying through points. Gaimin Gladiators is already self-explanatory after their run during DreamLeague.

And then Quest for the final upper bracket match after Team Aster went 1-3 against Team Liquid and Tundra.

[len01]

Anyone thinking of betting on all favourites tomorrow for the Bali Major as well?

yep, I bet on the underdog for the parlay bet.



and currently the ongoing match is Liquid vs PSG.LGD this match is a fierce battle between two strong teams and currently Liquid gets 1 point in the first map and PSG.LGD gets 1 point in the second map.
for the 3rd map this will determine who will be the winner in this match later and if according to my prediction Liquid will still win because looking at the hero formation used Liquid will rely on Storm Spirit and Bloodseeker on one side to counter these two heroes PSG.LGD relies on Silencers and Disruptors

but there is one thing that is terrible about PSG.LGD will make a combo formation between Enigma and Disruptor heroes and if this always works in my opinion there is no hope of Liquid winning because I know if Enigma already uses BKB items it will be difficult to stun. but anyway I still believe Liquid will win with the formation he will do to avoid short skirmishes and maybe play late game.

[execijutiere]

BIG has parted ways with tiziaN.s1n who transferred Mantuu and BIG who promoted prosus from the academy team to the ace team actually seems to have made a good decision.we can say that they have become a little stronger by looking at the names.if they reflect this to the game, we can say that they can now fight more competitive in matches.
After the transfer of FASHR to OG, we see that nicoodoz also left.XELLOW's departure from Sprout may be behind the possibility of transferring to Fnatic.

[arallmuus]

Anyone thinking of betting on all favourites tomorrow for the Bali Major as well?

I also prefer all the favorites in the upper bracket. Team Liquid should win the first match but PSG.LGD is a tough team to beat after watching them pull that comeback against Quest on the last day.

BetBoom and Gaimin Gladiators are the two favs i'm more confident in since Tundra doesn't have Saksa in the lineup and BetBoom is one series win away from qualifying through points. Gaimin Gladiators is already self-explanatory after their run during DreamLeague.

And then Quest for the final upper bracket match after Team Aster went 1-3 against Team Liquid and Tundra.

I guess today is a perfect day for all four favourites. Odds wasnt good enough on each single bet but parlay gave decent odds to all that combined. Im thinking of taking the same exact bet on the lower bracket tomorrow as well by taking all four favourites to win. Totall still debating on wether I would take SR or Beastcoast because both teams are pretty much equal in this case

[ralle14]

I guess today is a perfect day for all four favourites. Odds wasnt good enough on each single bet but parlay gave decent odds to all that combined. Im thinking of taking the same exact bet on the lower bracket tomorrow as well by taking all four favourites to win. Totall still debating on wether I would take SR or Beastcoast because both teams are pretty much equal in this case

I agree, Quest and Gaimin Gladiators had better odds when the series went live. We might see the first upset from one of these lower-bracket matches because I also like the favorites but the two matches could go either way even though there's still teams fighting for their TI spot.

If Beastcoast still had the underdog odds when the line opened, I would've taken them over SR, but now that they've become the slight favorites, SR now has the better value. I wouldn't trust SR as much when they've been shaky during the group stage.

[Trofo]

If Beastcoast still had the underdog odds when the line opened, I would've taken them over SR, but now that they've become the slight favorites, SR now has the better value. I wouldn't trust SR as much when they've been shaky during the group stage.

I feel like this game must be over 2.5 maps and that is my bet. I just don't like how first map went, Shopify looked like clear winners and then Beastcoast turned them with one perfectly timed buyback.

Did you guys see BetBoom loosing their match against Tundra on green table? Their player watched unofficial stream during pause and they were punished. Really don't know what to expect from them today. Team up and coming stronger or breakdown? Feels like there should be a way to profit from these odds but I don't know how 

[boltz]

If Beastcoast still had the underdog odds when the line opened, I would've taken them over SR, but now that they've become the slight favorites, SR now has the better value. I wouldn't trust SR as much when they've been shaky during the group stage.

I feel like this game must be over 2.5 maps and that is my bet. I just don't like how first map went, Shopify looked like clear winners and then Beastcoast turned them with one perfectly timed buyback.

Did you guys see BetBoom loosing their match against Tundra on green table? Their player watched unofficial stream during pause and they were punished. Really don't know what to expect from them today. Team up and coming stronger or breakdown? Feels like there should be a way to profit from these odds but I don't know how  

You're right with Beastcoast vs Shopify and with current map 3 drafting , I think Beastcoast will take this series as Shopify is already qualified for The International.

Whaaat ? I mean , I know that game had a big pause on 2nd map but I had no idea someone watched the live stream ? Who was it ? Was it pure or save ? because both of them are having tricky looks   and numbers like 6 , 9 , 3 etc. I think BetBoom will reach semi-finals or finals again as they still need points for TI.

Meanwhile , I'm heading to read the news about this incident.

EDIT 1 ; Ahahaha , it was pure ofc. The guy is already out from BB team for this Major.  BetBoom has a lot of shady players in that team so I'm not surprised at all that it was Pure because if it wasn't pure , Save would have open the stream as well. After all , that team has the name of a bookie house that has 80% of the world as a restricted area to bet so yea...not surprised at all.

[ILuckyGuyI]

Quest Esports have really been on the rise in world rankings recently. They are in 10th place now. They have seemed like a potential candidate for even the final series with their performance so far. However unlucky them that they are going to face one of the dominant teams like Gaimin Gladiators.

Gaimin Gladiators have been one of the really successful teams in latest Majors. They have a much bigger experience than their competitor. When it comes to head-to-heads they got a 1-1 draw in the group stage of Bali Major. But playoffs can be much more different.

I think Gaimin Gladiators will win this series with their experience and their odd seem quite favorable to bet on also. I saw it around 1.60 on a gambling website.

[batang_bitcoin]

You're right with Beastcoast vs Shopify and with current map 3 drafting , I think Beastcoast will take this series as Shopify is already qualified for The International.

Beastcoast won against Shopify Rebellion. The map 3 of their match is one sided

I think Gaimin Gladiators will win this series with their experience and their odd seem quite favorable to bet on also. I saw it around 1.60 on a gambling website.

This is for tomorrow's match. Although Quest is an interesting and seem to be an easy going but strong team. GG is still different from them.

While as of typing this, Betboom and Azure Ray's first map is done and the first win goes to AR. Pure of BetBoom is disqualified for the entire run of this Bali major. Well, if AR will win the 2nd map or 3rd map if it goes there, this is their last run. A lot of things will be affected for the BetBoom team just because of his issue.
News ~ BetBoom Player “Pure” Disqualified From ‘Dota 2’ Bali Major

[Coin_trader]

What an amazing game 3 on match between Betboom and AR. I never imagine how AR will gonna beat Betboom hero on face to face clash while they only have seeker with a hybrid item that more focus on defense items than offense comapred to Betboom with TA and Morphling full build attack items.

I believe FY is the MVP of this game because of his crucial toss that makes BB core become isolated to the rest of the team. BB lose because Resolution doesn't want to front all the time while his spiderlings can't provide vision at all since it can be killed easily by AOE spell of AR. I really thought that BB already got this game since AR is very squishy but their support can't provide easy pick off that result to their carry always initiate.

[boltz]

What an amazing game 3 on match between Betboom and AR. I never imagine how AR will gonna beat Betboom hero on face to face clash while they only have seeker with a hybrid item that more focus on defense items than offense comapred to Betboom with TA and Morphling full build attack items.

I believe FY is the MVP of this game because of his crucial toss that makes BB core become isolated to the rest of the team. BB lose because Resolution doesn't want to front all the time while his spiderlings can't provide vision at all since it can be killed easily by AOE spell of AR. I really thought that BB already got this game since AR is very squishy but their support can't provide easy pick off that result to their carry always initiate.

So true. Both FY and Somnus went insane with clutch plays that really gave Azure Ray a change to make a comeback but I feel bad for BetBoom because they had 4 chances to secure their TI slot and once again , they got eliminated and that made TSM to secure TI slot.

Now , I have a feeling that 9Pandas will avenge BetBoom and won't let Aster to win this series because that would push BetBoom into region qualifiers and you don't want to face Team Secret there...because Secret always finds a way to qualify for TI.

[len01]

the prediction I made maybe a little silly but for me it will be better. for me Team Aster is not a team that has a fast game pattern and from my previous bets I always get total kill wins and all of them are over 42.5

[Coin_trader]

What an amazing game 3 on match between Betboom and AR. I never imagine how AR will gonna beat Betboom hero on face to face clash while they only have seeker with a hybrid item that more focus on defense items than offense comapred to Betboom with TA and Morphling full build attack items.

I believe FY is the MVP of this game because of his crucial toss that makes BB core become isolated to the rest of the team. BB lose because Resolution doesn't want to front all the time while his spiderlings can't provide vision at all since it can be killed easily by AOE spell of AR. I really thought that BB already got this game since AR is very squishy but their support can't provide easy pick off that result to their carry always initiate.

Now , I have a feeling that 9Pandas will avenge BetBoom and won't let Aster to win this series because that would push BetBoom into region qualifiers and you don't want to face Team Secret there...because Secret always finds a way to qualify for TI.

FY Tosses is on point and the real game changer because that’s the only reason they can isolate enemy cores without any help from support. There’s still a wildcard and I’m sure they have a high chance on getting a spot since they are very strong without top teams that already secured TI spot.

Now , I have a feeling that 9Pandas will avenge BetBoom and won't let Aster to win this series because that would push BetBoom into region qualifiers and you don't want to face Team Secret there...because Secret always finds a way to qualify for TI.

9panda manage to beat Aster on game 3 thanks to miero for providing very good set up on cores of Aster and Antares for preventing Xxs to set up against them. Honestly, Watching Monet is really boring when he already get scared on the enemy. He literally just watching on clash and entering with a mindset to how get out when he is low hp instead of killing crucial heroes to win teh team fight. Aster support too is always outplayed by 9Panda. Only Sumail is the one who has balls to fight the team face to face while the rest of the team just running. Also Xxs has a lot of missed spear for setup and he keeps jumping even with the threat of Anatares Ancient Seal.

[arallmuus]

News ~ BetBoom Player “Pure” Disqualified From ‘Dota 2’ Bali Major

This is probably the stupidest thing that a pro player can do in an official tournament. They are a pretty good team even without the stream sniping and has a good chance to get to top 2 atleast, they needed just few more DPC points for the direct TI invite but that stupid action cost them the team everything. Im not even sure if the team will terminate his contract after this foollish thing that he had done

[emrecemsan]

We can say that the break for CS:GO tournaments will end soon and good tournaments will start.First of all, we will start with the ESL Pro League qualifiers.I want Eternal Fire to take the spot in the European qualifier.Hoping that Eternal Fire has had a good preparation period, I can say that when we look at their opponents in the group, I can say that there is not a very strong opponent to push them.They have the potential to beat them all and I think they can handle it with hard work.IGL maj3r's daughter was sick, but I hope this does not demoralize him or it may reflect badly on the team.

It has been a month since Eternal Fire played an official match. They played in the ESL Turkey Championship and won the tournament as well. This might be some incentive for them to play better in the ESL Pro League qualifiers as well hopefully. I hope they took an advantage of this long break and improved their team play more. Because it has always been the main problem for Eternal Fire. They didn't have solid strategies as a team and they were relying on some player to step up and carry the team too much.

If the team continue to be disappointed in big tournaments then I believe they need bigger changes in the roster just as NaVi have done recently.

[boyptc]

FY Tosses is on point and the real game changer because that’s the only reason they can isolate enemy cores without any help from support.

That game is lit!

The connection of somnus' puck and Fy's tiny is really great. And that's the reason why they've won that match, the combo of these two brought the team into victory.

There’s still a wildcard and I’m sure they have a high chance on getting a spot since they are very strong without top teams that already secured TI spot.

Is there? Maybe you're talking about the regional qualifiers.

Only two regions will be able to take two slots and those are the South America and Western Europe region. The rest regions only has one slot to make.

[dothebeats]

News ~ BetBoom Player “Pure” Disqualified From ‘Dota 2’ Bali Major

This is probably the stupidest thing that a pro player can do in an official tournament. They are a pretty good team even without the stream sniping and has a good chance to get to top 2 atleast, they needed just few more DPC points for the direct TI invite but that stupid action cost them the team everything. Im not even sure if the team will terminate his contract after this foollish thing that he had done

One of the bravest, too. Valve does not take cheating lightly on their official tournaments. They usually go for bans on all Valve-sponsored tournaments for a long period of time or sometimes permanently. Idk what came into Pure's mind in doing this, and idk why their coach or their co-teammates didn't bother stopping him from doing this. They are a pretty good team without the assist of stream sniping, and they are really good in reading strats in their most recent games and tournaments. I'll be watching the development of this closely because disqualification isn't something that Valve is a fan of. This might escalate into a ban for surw.