🕹️ Esports 🎮 Prediction & Discussion Thread

[boltz]

Heroic was a disaster this tournament and they were lucky to reach quarter-finals as we clearly saw yesterday that Astralis are way ahead of them right now when it comes to map awareness , map rotation , bomb defusing/planting and Device is once again , the god of lobbies.

However, today I do see Ence eliminating Vitality and I also see G2 reaching the finals as I would love to see G2 lifting a trophy once again.

[dbshck]

Got these two parlays yesterday and I think both would be easily over 2.5 maps but just in case this fails, I decided to pick the favourites parlay again. I mean normally favourites ended up winning in csgo though, so this is just an insurance for the over 2.5 maps bet. Totally would love both of these two to win and its possible to happen

Ouch, I guess the Astralis upset ruined your parlay. I wasn't expecting Astralis to win 2-0 against Heroic either, I thought it was going to be a hard-fought 3 maps. Heroic seems out of composure yesterday.

Anyway, I have to bet against them on G2 vs Astralis semi-final match. G2 beat Astralis on the group stage, for 1.7 odds I have to bet on them. As for ENCE vs Vitality, I'm going for the underdog again this time (ENCE) because the odd for ENCE is surprisingly high at 2.7.

[arallmuus]

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Ouch, I guess the Astralis upset ruined your parlay. I wasn't expecting Astralis to win 2-0 against Heroic either, I thought it was going to be a hard-fought 3 maps. Heroic seems out of composure yesterday.

Yeah I kinda thought that it wasnt possible for them to lose 2-0 hence I bet on over 2.5 maps but yeah parlay was ruined because of that

Anyway, I have to bet against them on G2 vs Astralis semi-final match. G2 beat Astralis on the group stage, for 1.7 odds I have to bet on them. As for ENCE vs Vitality, I'm going for the underdog again this time (ENCE) because the odd for ENCE is surprisingly high at 2.7.

I didnt bet on the first one but currently the score is 1-1 so yeah its a good bet with that odds. Took G2 to win the next one though, well actually I think taking over 2.5 maps on G2 vs Astralis might seems to be a good idea as well as these two teams are actually pretty equal. Astralis was also pretty good yesterday so yeah its kinda possible

[execijutiere]

We watched Ence-Vitality in the first match of the semifinals. Ence managed to beat their opponent 2-1 and waited for their opponent in the final. Both teams failed to win the map Iendi chose and lost by a small margin, which led the match to the decider map. On the last map, Ence played better than their opponent and won. If we look at the performance of the players of both teams, Sunpayus was the difference maker in the match. While Ence's awper was the match-winner, Maden was the closest person to support him as a frag.

[arallmuus]

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Yo G2 ended up winning straight 2-0 though and glad that I was playing poker so I didnt have time to make another over 2.5 maps or else that would wipe my winnings out from the G2 moneyline bet

@dbshck : you know what, you are pretty good on csgo so Imma start following all your picks around if you ever share them in this thread lol. I honestly would have gone for Astralis to win especially after them pulling off 2-0 against Heroic

For some reason, I think Im leaning towards ENCE rather than G2 tomorrow though

[dothebeats]

For some reason, I think Im leaning towards ENCE rather than G2 tomorrow though

Not quite updated on ENCE lately, though the last time I heard of them, Sunpayus is popping off for the team. Also, their last 3 matches, they won every single one of them. Is this team really worth a beat against G2? G2 managed to beat 3 huge teams in a convincing fashion, so the odds would probably be in favor of G2. Nevertheless, if ENCE performs well enough, they could be the value pick of the day.

[Jossque]

After the semifinal matches, the name of the final was ENCE-G2.G2 destroyed their opponent Astralis and comfortably made it to the finals.In a match where only IGL hooxi was bad as a frag, G2 stars NiKo, huNter and m0NESY led their team to the finals and defeated Astralis. I couldn't understand the drop in Buzz's performance, he was the star of the match in the previous Heroic match, but this time he was the worst player of the match. Astralis was so close to reaching the finals for the first time in a long time with the roster they built, but they failed to do so with the defeat against G2.
Not much needs to be said about the ENCE-Vitality matchup.SunPayus led his team to the finals.SunPayus was an important signing that made the difference between them.He is a young and talented awper and ENCE should be very happy to have him on their roster.Vitality performed evenly as a team, but they couldn't stop SunPayus.

[dbshck]

@dbshck : you know what, you are pretty good on csgo so Imma start following all your picks around if you ever share them in this thread lol. I honestly would have gone for Astralis to win especially after them pulling off 2-0 against Heroic

LOL no I'm just on a lucky streak lately You should see my picks on IEM Dallas and Blast Permier Fall, you'll change your mind.

For some reason, I think Im leaning towards ENCE rather than G2 tomorrow though

Same. It's really close to 50:50 but I'm rooting for ENCE on this one.




Sadly I placed the bet too early and got shitty odd. The odds for ENCE has moved to 2.1 now. Also betting on this player total frag bet (SunPayus vs Niko). SunPayus played crazy and very consistently yesterday, even on the map where ENCE lose (Nuke) he was still dropping 31 frags.

[arallmuus]

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Sadly I placed the bet too early and got shitty odd.

Decided to take ENCE after they lose 1st map, odds should have been higher but this is okay I guess. ENCE is actually looking pretty bad on the 1st map and now I am actually questioning my rational thinking on taking them but oh well I hope they ended up winning this   slim chances to win this actually but this makes the game even better to watch

[Jossque]

G2 is the champion of IEM Cologne. After defeating their opponent ENCE 3-1 in the final, G2 became the winner of the last IEM tournament. The first map was nuke, which ENCE chose. We can say that ENCE, who could not show much presence here, was defeated. G2 won the map with an obvious game. Everyone was good as a team. When we look at the scores in general, we can see that NiKo and mONESY carried the team and both of them got over 90 kills in 4 maps. NiKo was the MVP. There was not much difference between him and mONESY, but he managed to win with a 0.01 rating difference.

[boyptc]

Noone is gonna play in the SEA, with Team SMG. I think this is the first time that he'll play for the SEA region and this is to be expected that a team will take him when the situation and status of the Old G is unstable. I am expecting that Topson will also be taken somewhere else but no longer with a SEA team as he has got a bad experience with T1 before.

And with an update which is still a rumor, this is for the pubs, no more destroying of items. Or, it's still allowed for players to destroy items but you'll get punished like being banned for matchmaking with 4 hours and 1 single draft game. No more Quinn tilting I guess? 

[ralle14]

Noone is gonna play in the SEA, with Team SMG. I think this is the first time that he'll play for the SEA region and this is to be expected that a team will take him when the situation and status of the Old G is unstable. I am expecting that Topson will also be taken somewhere else but no longer with a SEA team as he has got a bad experience with T1 before.

And with an update which is still a rumor, this is for the pubs, no more destroying of items. Or, it's still allowed for players to destroy items but you'll get punished like being banned for matchmaking with 4 hours and 1 single draft game. No more Quinn tilting I guess? 

That's a good carry upgrade for Team SMG, and I hope they perform well because I could see them making it in the finals if they have the same form during Tour 2 where they finished in third.

I also heard the rumors, but it might be in the testing phase because there's no official announcement and only a few players are receiving the punishment.

I got three units on WBG @1.40 they'll face EDG in the Regional finals for a chance to take the fourth spot for the Worlds 2023. I see some value on EDG's odds as I think they can push the series to the distance but i'm riding with WBG because their lineup is too stacked.

[arallmuus]

That's a good carry upgrade for Team SMG, and I hope they perform well because I could see them making it in the finals if they have the same form during Tour 2 where they finished in third.

I also heard the rumors, but it might be in the testing phase because there's no official announcement and only a few players are receiving the punishment.

So he literally choose to participate in SEA qualifiers instead huh but kinda understandable considering that the competition in WEU is way harder compared to SEA but honestly its still a slim chances for SMG to actually qualify


Fancy betting on the online tournament? picking VP -1.5 over Alliance. I simply have deep hate to Alliance and I dont think they will win anything so my pick is abit biased 

[ralle14]

Yesterday, there was a rumor about Topson possibly playing for Tundra because of Nine pub games where he's mostly been playing the position 4 role and it makes sense when we saw Saksa missed the last two or three tournaments.

More league betting with the LCK playoffs between T1 and DK. The odds favor T1 now that Faker is back and their regular season record is slightly misleading because he was injured in the second half of the season. I'll take the over 3.5 @1.32 as I think it's the best bet because even though I don't trust both teams, I still see the series ending 3-1 at the minimum.

[tusandii]

I am again interested in the MPL championship and there are two championships which are MPL Brazil season 5 and also MPL Indonesia season 12.
For the Brazilian MPL, unfortunately, the new match will be held again next Saturday, but for the Indonesian MPL, this Thursday there will be a match between Alter Ego vs Dewa United.

From the previous match Dewa United had pretty good players and a capable game strategy and in this match I think that Dewa United can still win.

By the way, is anyone still betting and following developments on the MPL championship?

[boyptc]

Noone is gonna play in the SEA, with Team SMG. I think this is the first time that he'll play for the SEA region and this is to be expected that a team will take him when the situation and status of the Old G is unstable. I am expecting that Topson will also be taken somewhere else but no longer with a SEA team as he has got a bad experience with T1 before.

And with an update which is still a rumor, this is for the pubs, no more destroying of items. Or, it's still allowed for players to destroy items but you'll get punished like being banned for matchmaking with 4 hours and 1 single draft game. No more Quinn tilting I guess? 

That's a good carry upgrade for Team SMG, and I hope they perform well because I could see them making it in the finals if they have the same form during Tour 2 where they finished in third.

What I am thinking on this one is that SEA is only going to have one slot for the TI. It's like being the best of the best will actually get that slot, Valve was too strict on these DPC points and regionals. But that's what rules are for.

While the other regions have been packed with slots those that has fulfilled it with the DPC points and then they still have the regional slots. This is where I'm half on it, in favor and seeing its goodness but also feeling bad for other regions.

That's really pushing them to upgrade their game whether it's with the meta or not.

I also heard the rumors, but it might be in the testing phase because there's no official announcement and only a few players are receiving the punishment.

The new patch has been dropped but regarding this, I haven't see any announcement and update.

[Eternad]

Yesterday, there was a rumor about Topson possibly playing for Tundra because of Nine pub games where he's mostly been playing the position 4 role and it makes sense when we saw Saksa missed the last two or three tournaments.

This is a monter line-up if this true. Nine is a very success pful mid laner that dominate most of their matches. Stepping down to pos 4 will give him a better insight on how to properly support midlaner since that is his forte. Both Godson and Nine is a high level player with unorthodox game style.

If this line-up come through and they sync properly. I think they might have a chance to properly defend their title because we all knew how bad Tundra now without Saksa missing most of there matches.

[Jossque]

According to the team rankings updated 2 days ago, Astralis moved up 4 places to 6th place. NaVi, on the other hand, moved up 7 places to 9th. I have no doubt that NaVi and Astralis will achieve better rankings with time. Both teams are rebuilding and they need time. G2, on the other hand, moved up 1 place to 3rd after their recent win at IEM Cologne. It was also a tournament they won after a long time. NiKo was named MVP in a tournament again after almost 4 years.

[ralle14]

This is a monter line-up if this true. Nine is a very success pful mid laner that dominate most of their matches. Stepping down to pos 4 will give him a better insight on how to properly support midlaner since that is his forte. Both Godson and Nine is a high level player with unorthodox game style.

If this line-up come through and they sync properly. I think they might have a chance to properly defend their title because we all knew how bad Tundra now without Saksa missing most of there matches.

Also, Topson stood in for Tundra in one of their series back then, so the transition should be smooth between him and the team. And Nine should be fine with the role switch as he's one of the players that can still be effective without soaking up much farm in the map.

According to the team rankings updated 2 days ago, Astralis moved up 4 places to 6th place. NaVi, on the other hand, moved up 7 places to 9th. I have no doubt that NaVi and Astralis will achieve better rankings with time. Both teams are rebuilding and they need time.

There's Cloud9 too, they went up 5 spots in the rankings and there's potential for them to improve together with the other teams.

[dothebeats]

Yesterday, there was a rumor about Topson possibly playing for Tundra because of Nine pub games where he's mostly been playing the position 4 role and it makes sense when we saw Saksa missed the last two or three tournaments.

This is a monter line-up if this true. Nine is a very success pful mid laner that dominate most of their matches. Stepping down to pos 4 will give him a better insight on how to properly support midlaner since that is his forte. Both Godson and Nine is a high level player with unorthodox game style.

If this line-up come through and they sync properly. I think they might have a chance to properly defend their title because we all knew how bad Tundra now without Saksa missing most of there matches.

Saksa is one of the anchors of Tundra, and without him, they're basically not the same team as they aren't as aggressive without the guy. Topson might be a good addition to the core lineup, although they will have to delegate the roles properly to make sure that everyone functions at their 100% capacity. They basically just lost a good support with Saksa being unable to play, and with skiter possibly being the 4 support (not confirmed yet) to give way to Topson taking the mid role and Nine transferring to a carry position.

I doubt it will be hard for them to figure things out, although it should still be a shaky lineup on their first few games for sure.