🕹️ Esports 🎮 Prediction & Discussion Thread

[ralle14]

I'm surprised to see Entity edge out Nigma with a reverse sweep win and Nigma looked underwhelming after game 1.

In the lower bracket series, I got Nigma and OG in a parlay @2.84 to sweep against their opponents. There's a big gap between these teams, and a 2-0 win should be the minimum against these underdogs if they plan to improve and potentially go on a deep run.

[jakelyson]

I'm surprised to see Entity edge out Nigma with a reverse sweep win and Nigma looked underwhelming after game 1.

In the lower bracket series, I got Nigma and OG in a parlay @2.84 to sweep against their opponents. There's a big gap between these teams, and a 2-0 win should be the minimum against these underdogs if they plan to improve and potentially go on a deep run.

Nigma matches are complete stump. It is either they stump their opponents, or they get stumped. Unfortunately, they are now eliminated from the qualifiers. We will not see Kuroky play for TI this year. And unfortunately for your bet as well, they lost so you also lost your bet.

Though your OG bet is looking good. OG is destroying the Ancient Tribe. They have dominated the first map right from the draft and the lanes. They have snowballed and are now in a comfortable 17K gold lead. I do not think Ancient Alliance will be able to turn this around. They drafted very poorly and now OG is punishing them for that.

I want them to be better on the next map though. I bet on this series to reach the third map, so hopefully they will be able to regroup for the next map and force a third.

[ralle14]

Nigma matches are complete stump. It is either they stump their opponents, or they get stumped. Unfortunately, they are now eliminated from the qualifiers. We will not see Kuroky play for TI this year. And unfortunately for your bet as well, they lost so you also lost your bet.

Though your OG bet is looking good. OG is destroying the Ancient Tribe. They have dominated the first map right from the draft and the lanes. They have snowballed and are now in a comfortable 17K gold lead. I do not think Ancient Alliance will be able to turn this around. They drafted very poorly and now OG is punishing them for that.

From looking promising during the BetBoom qualifiers to losing against one of the lowest-seeded teams. I almost got my hopes up but at least Alliance ended it early. 

OG with a clean 2-0 win against Ancient Tribe, and after that upset by Alliance, they now have the easiest path to the lower bracket finals, assuming Luna Galaxy will lose against Quest in the upper bracket.

We got some upper-bracket matches later today, and I have to side with Secret because i'm starting to think that their win is more impressive than Entity. I also added Quest -1.5 in my bet since they've already beaten them in the previous Tour.

[sunsilk]

Though your OG bet is looking good. OG is destroying the Ancient Tribe. They have dominated the first map right from the draft and the lanes. They have snowballed and are now in a comfortable 17K gold lead. I do not think Ancient Alliance will be able to turn this around. They drafted very poorly and now OG is punishing them for that.

Those two games of OG and Ancient Tribe were like consolation for the OG, easy games to be honest.

Watching the qualifiers again on WEU with Team Secret and Entity. Entity has dominated the game one but it's a good match to watch. It's currently on game 2 and maybe Secret will recover and have their revenge game.

Luna Galaxy beat Quest Esports. LG is now in the finals of the upper bracket. Wow!

[arallmuus]

I also added Quest -1.5 in my bet since they've already beaten them in the previous Tour.

Okay, whats the deal with this ex D1 hustlers team huh. They keep on winning despite facing Quest Esport which supposed to be one of the top favourites to win TI slots. Im abit tempted to take them to win tomorrow against Entity, I think with some sheer of luck they could get the first slot though. Getting some new promising faces on TI this year seems great

Meanwhile OG won the 1st map against Alliance

[ralle14]

Okay, whats the deal with this ex D1 hustlers team huh. They keep on winning despite facing Quest Esport which supposed to be one of the top favourites to win TI slots. Im abit tempted to take them to win tomorrow against Entity, I think with some sheer of luck they could get the first slot though. Getting some new promising faces on TI this year seems great

Meanwhile OG won the 1st map against Alliance

Quest picked Lycan too early in map three and gave D1 Hustlers the option to counter him with Underlord's Atrophy aura and Luna Galaxy drafted good tanky heroes that became a meat shield for their Medusa.

OG was close to getting eliminated during the last map when they were feeding kills over Alliance in the early phase but they're lucky Alliance didn't constantly put on the pressure.

I'm still struggling to win a bet, so i'll go with a single instead of a multi and take the over 2.5 between Entity vs. Luna Galaxy because I think this is a close match, given both teams are one series win away from qualifying for TI.

[execijutiere]

Germany and Denmark will face each other today in the IESF World Championship. Germany's squad will play against Astralis talent. I think Germany will easily beat the Astralis Talent squad, but I think Germany's squad will be stronger. Serbia-Ukraine, one of the other Quarterfinal matches, looks like a match that will be in the middle, but I expect Serbia to win. Serbia's roster is already old friends and they need to be more understanding. They know each other well and that's why they will win.
Sweden-Romania will also be very competitive but Romania seems to have a better squad. I am not sure but I expect Romania to win.

[Coin_trader]

I'm still struggling to win a bet, so i'll go with a single instead of a multi and take the over 2.5 between Entity vs. Luna Galaxy because I think this is a close match, given both teams are one series win away from qualifying for TI.

That is a fair odds for over 2.5 maps although I'm worried that 1 team will get sweep since the first team that will get first win will do their best to get the 2nd map to secure TI spot. This is the tricky part on the UB finals since the losing team will think that there's still a second chance on the lower bracket to get the 2nd TI spot.

Team Secret manage to win against lvlup after a 70+ minutes of lon farming game withe less kill. I'm looking forward for the potential rematch of Secret and OG if OG will beat Quest.

I really think that Entity will secure the first spot.

[dbshck]

Finally, another CSGO match! My picks for EPL S18 group A opening matches. I am betting on the favorites except on the FURIA vs Movistar. I am not convinced yet that this new lineup could compete in a top-tier tournament and there might be a chance for Movistar to take this.

[arallmuus]

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I'm still struggling to win a bet, so i'll go with a single instead of a multi and take the over 2.5 between Entity vs. Luna Galaxy because I think this is a close match, given both teams are one series win away from qualifying for TI.

I think Im going with different approach on this. Its either going to be 2-0 for Entity or Luna is going to somehow win this, well technically over 2.5 maps seems to be a better idea but I really want Luna to win somehow



As for the lower bracket qualification, Im betting on Secret to win whatever team they will play against. You know its Puppey, he is pretty lucky when it comes to TI and he always attend it

[passwordnow]

I really think that Entity will secure the first spot.

You're right, it's Entity to take the first slot for TI in the WEU region. This team has got a fresh roster for their position 3 which is Gabbi. Good job on the team.

I think Im going with different approach on this. Its either going to be 2-0 for Entity or Luna is going to somehow win this

You're right as well that Entity made 2-0 against Luna Galaxy. 3 more teams remaining for the WEU, Team Secret against Quest Esports and whoever wins this will be up against Luna Galaxy to take the last remaining WEU TI spot.

[ralle14]

I think Im going with different approach on this. Its either going to be 2-0 for Entity or Luna is going to somehow win this, well technically over 2.5 maps seems to be a better idea but I really want Luna to win somehow

As for the lower bracket qualification, Im betting on Secret to win whatever team they will play against. You know its Puppey, he is pretty lucky when it comes to TI and he always attend it

Good call on the 2-0 but it went in the way of Entity. I'm also leaning on Team Secret but i'll probably take the handicap since I still think Quest will edge them out.

In the SEA qualifiers, I want to take Geek Fam but I changed it to over 2.5 @1.88 because almost all of their series in the lower brackets have gone 2-1 and then possibly roll everything over on SMG to win the finals once the lines are up.

[arallmuus]

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Good call on the 2-0 but it went in the way of Entity. I'm also leaning on Team Secret but i'll probably take the handicap since I still think Quest will edge them out.

Yeah I guess its a money back for me or rather 0.05 unit profit huh  . It would have been so much better if Luna ended up winning but Entity was way better. They completely demolished Luna though and perhaps their luck run out so whichever teams won the lower bracket semifinal would most likely get the 2nd slot to TI



Im sticking with Secret to win for this

[sunsilk]

In the SEA qualifiers, I want to take Geek Fam but I changed it to over 2.5 @1.88 because almost all of their series in the lower brackets have gone 2-1 and then possibly roll everything over on SMG to win the finals once the lines are up.

It's on the finals now.

Blacklist won against Geek Fam in the lower bracket and now we're in the grand finals, it's BLR against SMG. SMG won the first game and then, it's on the second game now.

But it seems that SMG will win on this 2nd map that they're with. The KDA is 14-3 in favor of SMG.

[arallmuus]

But it seems that SMG will win on this 2nd map that they're with. The KDA is 14-3 in favor of SMG.

SMG qualified for the SEA region and kinda unexpected that Noone moved to SEA then somehow qualified to TI with it, this guy cant even carry Old G in the 2nd division but he was doing pretty well in SMG. I guess there is a whole lot of difference in playing in the toughest region compared to the other region. Lost my bet on this, I thought it would be pretty close of atleast over 3.5 maps

Now I need Secret to win the next game against Quest

[boltz]

Secret vs Quest in 15 minutes and on first look, Quest have the first chance but I'm sure Secret is having a different strategy from now on as I still see them making to TI. Puppey needs to carry his legendary run further and after 3rd place , he took 2nd last year so if he qualifies , it's his TI to win  . For Quest , I think they made big mistake letting Ammar go as Tobi is nowhere near him when it comes to farm and map rotation and team fighting.

[sunsilk]

But it seems that SMG will win on this 2nd map that they're with. The KDA is 14-3 in favor of SMG.

SMG qualified for the SEA region and kinda unexpected that Noone moved to SEA then somehow qualified to TI with it, this guy cant even carry Old G in the 2nd division but he was doing pretty well in SMG. I guess there is a whole lot of difference in playing in the toughest region compared to the other region. Lost my bet on this, I thought it would be pretty close of atleast over 3.5 maps

Now I need Secret to win the next game against Quest

Well done for Team SMG and noone. It's a blessing in disguise that the Old G won't proceed because Ceb has played for OG and unluckily, OG has been out of the qualifier.

While his new team, SMG, they did well into this qualifier. Despite being a team that has new qualifiers, they've proven themselves to be a worthy of this spot.

I feel bad for Blacklist, they're almost there on the 3rd map but SMG managed to comeback.

[dbshck]

I am betting on the favorites except on the FURIA vs Movistar. I am not convinced yet that this new lineup could compete in a top-tier tournament and there might be a chance for Movistar to take this.

Nailed the Movistar upset. They won a comfortable 2-0 against FURIA yesterday.
Not many interesting matches today, I think most of them will be one-sided (Vitality & Astralis). Also picking GamerLegion to win against Movistar, although this one might be close.

[jakelyson]

Secret vs Quest in 15 minutes and on first look, Quest have the first chance but I'm sure Secret is having a different strategy from now on as I still see them making to TI. Puppey needs to carry his legendary run further and after 3rd place , he took 2nd last year so if he qualifies , it's his TI to win  . For Quest , I think they made big mistake letting Ammar go as Tobi is nowhere near him when it comes to farm and map rotation and team fighting.

Unfortunately, this will not happen. Quest eliminated Secret from the qualifier. It is sad to see that Puppey will not be able to play for TI this year. Puppey has been a constant attendance to TI for the last 11 years and now he will not be able to play. Quest has ended his streak and a chance for another TI championship. I am quite expecting this though. They have been consistently mediocre this year. They were mediocre last year but they suddenly caught fire on LCQ and through TI. But it is not the same this year.

Quest vs Luna is currently playing right now. I think Quest will secure the last spot for TI in WEU. They are still on map 1 but you can see the difference in skills. They are destroying Luna right now.

I feel bad for Blacklist, they're almost there on the 3rd map but SMG managed to comeback.

I feel that too but SMG is consistent and persistent. Still good finish for a team on its first year in competitive DOTA. Maybe they will do better next  year.

[dimonstration]

Secret vs Quest in 15 minutes and on first look, Quest have the first chance but I'm sure Secret is having a different strategy from now on as I still see them making to TI. Puppey needs to carry his legendary run further and after 3rd place , he took 2nd last year so if he qualifies , it's his TI to win  . For Quest , I think they made big mistake letting Ammar go as Tobi is nowhere near him when it comes to farm and map rotation and team fighting.

Not this time, Secret is eliminated which I’m sad since my fellow Filipino is in there. It will be nice if Secret get the 2nd spot so that Armel and Gabby will compete on TI with different team.

I think Quest already got this second since Luna Galaxy is already showing some and typically team that beaten bad on upper bracket finals has low morale to compete with on momentum lower bracket team.