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Imperial are playing Gamerlegion in a few hours to keep their run into PGL Majors at Copenhagen.
https://www.hltv.org/matches/2370626/imperial-vs-gamerlegion-pgl-cs2-major-copenhagen-2024-opening-stage

They lost yesterday against Ecstatic 2-1 but hopefully can rebound today against GL and stay in the top of these opening stage matches.

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[ralle14]

The SA region is packed with all these teams though, these new organizations planning to get into dota2 scene should really consider The MENA region instead

That's possible if there was a decent stack similar to what we're seeing in the SEA region and can pressure the other good teams.

Imperial are playing Gamerlegion in a few hours to keep their run into PGL Majors at Copenhagen.

After Imperial threw the first map away I thought it'll be a 2-0 sweep for GL. I grabbed their live odds after they bounced back on Mirage, we'll see if they can complete the reverse sweep.

[boltz]

Imperial are playing Gamerlegion in a few hours to keep their run into PGL Majors at Copenhagen.
https://www.hltv.org/matches/2370626/imperial-vs-gamerlegion-pgl-cs2-major-copenhagen-2024-opening-stage

They lost yesterday against Ecstatic 2-1 but hopefully can rebound today against GL and stay in the top of these opening stage matches.

Imperial did it bro! What an amazing series right ? From almost winning 1st map ( 9-3 ) to losing it in OT , then winning 2nd map on mirage without giving GL reasons to believe they can win map2 and finally we moved to Nuke where Imperial are simply masterclass on this map and it was a well deserved victory!

[passwordnow]

Well, Entity got really lucky as they have ended up with the $50k grand prize for this finals as they've beaten Virtus.Pro from game 2-4. The first match was won by VP but then it ends there.

VP got lucky in the first map with Entity picking Meepo against a Gyro carry lineup. After the second and third maps I knew my ticket was about to lose, they cooked up much better drafts and outplayed VP throughout the series.

Yeah, that first map was even hard for VP and it took long since it's gonna be a farm game.

Anyway, another org is stepping into the Dota scene (Leviatan) and they're currently competing in the SA qualifiers with Chris Luck as their temporary position 2 player. The SA qualifiers are only getting stacked at this point, and I wonder how cheap is the operation cost given so many orgs are willing to give it a shot.

https://twitter.com/LeviatanGG/status/1769793663742226472

Nice, it's good to see that more orgs are coming to the Dota 2 professional scene. Unlike the last TI was it or the other one when many professional teams that are known to other esports have been gone and stepped away like Fnatic, EG and other known ones. And that's why it's always welcoming to see such new orgs rise and hire pro players too. They have lost to Esterbacks and I think that's fine because they're still trying to take the tempo for each of them. This is just hard for the new teams and they need to develop players communication and relationship but compared to the whole development program of teams that they'll start it out with non pro players, it will cost them a lot of money and more time. More tournaments on them there in SA and they'd be able to make it. Leviatan has got all of its players experienced, I am not just sure if Chris Luck will be their main stay as position 2 but they should be fine staying there in the SA if they're with him because he's more familiar with the region and the teams that they're going to be with onto their next tournaments so, hiring someone like him who's also a good position 2 and known globally.

[boltz]

Another massive victory from Imperial against VP but I must say VP can't win forever with that saving strategy but the current meta of CS is to save where even 4 vs 5 so in the long term , I can already see VP winning a major. Until then , I'm super curious to see how Imperial will do in this major but also if G2 can finally win something with Niko because the guy deserves a trophy!

[ralle14]

FURIA is back to another 0-2 start again lol, the bad seeding fucked them and it only got worse because a few good teams dropped their opening match.

Another massive victory from Imperial against VP but I must say VP can't win forever with that saving strategy but the current meta of CS is to save where even 4 vs 5 so in the long term , I can already see VP winning a major. Until then , I'm super curious to see how Imperial will do in this major but also if G2 can finally win something with Niko because the guy deserves a trophy!

I also didn't expect Imperial to beat VP, but they're unfortunate to get paired by Spirit with a 13-2 scoreline, and out of the teams with the same record they have to face Vitality later today.  

The DreamLeague S23 qualifiers are also becoming interesting with Spirit eliminated by 1win and Aurora getting knocked down to the lower bracket, which means we could see a few new teams this upcoming season.

[rdbase]

Another massive victory from Imperial against VP but I must say VP can't win forever with that saving strategy but the current meta of CS is to save where even 4 vs 5 so in the long term , I can already see VP winning a major. Until then , I'm super curious to see how Imperial will do in this major but also if G2 can finally win something with Niko because the guy deserves a trophy!

Amazing victory and missed it until you mentioned it because hltv has their news feed bumped up so quick.
Noticed VP form has declined since last I seen them play, so maybe it was Imperial's time.
Niko hasn't on a major yet? Thought they won one last year. Could be mistaken aswell.

FURIA is back to another 0-2 start again lol, the bad seeding fucked them and it only got worse because a few good teams dropped their opening match.

Another massive victory from Imperial against VP but I must say VP can't win forever with that saving strategy but the current meta of CS is to save where even 4 vs 5 so in the long term , I can already see VP winning a major. Until then , I'm super curious to see how Imperial will do in this major but also if G2 can finally win something with Niko because the guy deserves a trophy!

I also didn't expect Imperial to beat VP, but they're unfortunate to get paired by Spirit with a 13-2 scoreline, and out of the teams with the same record they have to face Vitality later today. 

Congratulations on the betslip you had them beating GL live. Nice odds too!
So they are up against Team Spirit? They have been all over the board so if Imperial is to beat them now is their time to do it. With sporadic inconsistent form as of late.

[boltz]

Another massive victory from Imperial against VP but I must say VP can't win forever with that saving strategy but the current meta of CS is to save where even 4 vs 5 so in the long term , I can already see VP winning a major. Until then , I'm super curious to see how Imperial will do in this major but also if G2 can finally win something with Niko because the guy deserves a trophy!

Amazing victory and missed it until you mentioned it because hltv has their news feed bumped up so quick.
Noticed VP form has declined since last I seen them play, so maybe it was Imperial's time.
Niko hasn't on a major yet? Thought they won one last year. Could be mistaken aswell.

FURIA is back to another 0-2 start again lol, the bad seeding fucked them and it only got worse because a few good teams dropped their opening match.

Another massive victory from Imperial against VP but I must say VP can't win forever with that saving strategy but the current meta of CS is to save where even 4 vs 5 so in the long term , I can already see VP winning a major. Until then , I'm super curious to see how Imperial will do in this major but also if G2 can finally win something with Niko because the guy deserves a trophy!

I also didn't expect Imperial to beat VP, but they're unfortunate to get paired by Spirit with a 13-2 scoreline, and out of the teams with the same record they have to face Vitality later today. 

Congratulations on the betslip you had them beating GL live. Nice odds too!
So they are up against Team Spirit? They have been all over the board so if Imperial is to beat them now is their time to do it. With sporadic inconsistent form as of late.

I had no bets on them but I do enjoy to watch PGL much more than ESL.

Right now , I'm hoping to see a 3rd map between paIN gaming and MongolZ as these 2 teams have a lot of young talents whiting their team like Techno on MongolZ or lux on paIN Gaming.

I'm also a bit surprised to see Complexity taking only 3 maps in 2 games against Mouz and I can't tell if Complexity had a really bad day or this new squad of Mouz simply destroyed them.

[Hispo]

Good afternoon guys.
I am a person who is pretty much into videogames and I have played both Dota and A bit of League of Legends. Not many shooters though. I have planned to start following some tournaments of my favorite PvP games but I am not informed enough on whether how to start in order to make my experience following those tournements as smooth as possible.
In specially interested in whether there are some tournaments for professional player of Age of empires II, Age of empires III and Age of empires IV.
Because the most of the occasions I have seen people talking about professional leagues of players those are mostly on Mobas and First person shooters.

If you could link me to some webpage I could follow strategy games like those I mentioned I would feel greatful, also of there are some sport books where I could place some bets on those games it would be cool. Thanks in before.

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If you could link me to some webpage I could follow strategy games like those I mentioned I would feel greatful, also of there are some sport books where I could place some bets on those games it would be cool. Thanks in before.

Even though I don't bet on Age of Empires, Liquipedia's Age of Empire homepage might be a good start. I always browse the other Liquipedia wikis when i'm going to bet on the other esports titles. They help a lot in providing information because of the team/player profiles that show their recent matches.

Right now , I'm hoping to see a 3rd map between paIN gaming and MongolZ as these 2 teams have a lot of young talents whiting their team like Techno on MongolZ or lux on paIN Gaming.

The third map of their series somehow ended with the craziest back-and-forth lasting 40 rounds in total. It was sloppy for both teams, and I think that's what made the series interesting.  

[rdbase]

Right now , I'm hoping to see a 3rd map between paIN gaming and MongolZ as these 2 teams have a lot of young talents whiting their team like Techno on MongolZ or lux on paIN Gaming.

The third map of their series somehow ended with the craziest back-and-forth lasting 40 rounds in total. It was sloppy for both teams, and I think that's what made the series interesting.  

We have to remember, these are the first majors with all teams playing in this new format of going only to 13 rounds unless going to OT under source 2.
Imperial seem to be lacking that quality play they started off with in this tournament losing to Team Vitality yesterday and now to FaZe Clan today.

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Right now , I'm hoping to see a 3rd map between paIN gaming and MongolZ as these 2 teams have a lot of young talents whiting their team like Techno on MongolZ or lux on paIN Gaming.

The third map of their series somehow ended with the craziest back-and-forth lasting 40 rounds in total. It was sloppy for both teams, and I think that's what made the series interesting.  

We have to remember, these are the first majors with all teams playing in this new format of going only to 13 rounds unless going to OT under source 2.
Imperial seem to be lacking that quality play they started off with in this tournament losing to Team Vitality yesterday and now to FaZe Clan today.

Unfortunately paIN CS2 road ended today against Navi but I must say they did a pretty good job in both maps and they should have taken Mirrage by playing more aggressive but Navi had to many utilities each round to work with and a lot of smokes to cover entries.

So that is for paIN but Brazil CS is back and I'm glad. I'm also happy to see G2 making into next week because VP is the most uncomfortable team to play against as they tend to squash you on every single statistic. From money to utilities to frags and then rounds...crazy style that one day should win a trophy.

[Casdinyard]

If anyone ever cared about VCT circuit here particularly the ongoing (and now just concluded) VCT Masters set in Madrid, Sentinels just won their second trophy in this particular series, beating the powerhouse Gen G. of Korea in one of the most hyped out matches in the history of this game.

It's worth noting that two of their Ace players, TenZ from CSGO and Sacy won 2 international Valorant Championships already, but the victory tastes the sweetest for TenZ after falling off in the hearts of many a Valorant fan when they lost their succeeding matches after their Reykjavik win. Zekken snagged the MVP tag as well after landing a solid 360+ combat score with a staggering 4.0 KDA (AFAIK). This team is insane and it's been a long while since I was this hyped from watching eSports games.

Suggest that you guys watch more of these games apart from the intent of seeing whether your bets/parlays secured but oh well.

[ralle14]

I'm also happy to see G2 making into next week because VP is the most uncomfortable team to play against as they tend to squash you on every single statistic. From money to utilities to frags and then rounds...crazy style that one day should win a trophy.

I feel bad for VP even though they've been on and off throughout the tournament, they should've had that 2-0 win against G2 if it weren't for the sudden crash on Jame's PC during the 23rd round in Inferno.

Suggest that you guys watch more of these games apart from the intent of seeing whether your bets/parlays secured but oh well.

I only watched a bit of the final and had to switch back to the PGL Major since i'm more hooked on the elimination matchups when the top teams are one series away from potentially being eliminated.

[rdbase]

I'm also happy to see G2 making into next week because VP is the most uncomfortable team to play against as they tend to squash you on every single statistic. From money to utilities to frags and then rounds...crazy style that one day should win a trophy.

I feel bad for VP even though they've been on and off throughout the tournament, they should've had that 2-0 win against G2 if it weren't for the sudden crash on Jame's PC during the 23rd round in Inferno.

Suggest that you guys watch more of these games apart from the intent of seeing whether your bets/parlays secured but oh well.

I only watched a bit of the final and had to switch back to the PGL Major since i'm more hooked on the elimination matchups when the top teams are one series away from potentially being eliminated.

Was also glad to see Brazil CS making a comeback @boltz as I miss the MiBR and Furia rivalries but alas those days are long gone. But hopefully we get to see paIN gaming and Imperial Esports take their place as the king's of Brazil from now on!

Seen Valorant on my what's new feeds while looking for the matches for this weekend in PGL.
But will check these tournaments out @Casdinyard and many thanks for mentioning about this forgotten esport.

Watched the G2 match aswell @ralle14 and Virtus.pro got played by the likes of those samurais.
FaZe Clan also advanced in the elimination games played yesterday. So we will see them take on Team Spirit later in the week. As well Team Vitality against Cloud 9.
Should make for a good finals right at the end of March next weekend.

[arallmuus]

I feel bad for VP even though they've been on and off throughout the tournament, they should've had that 2-0 win against G2 if it weren't for the sudden crash on Jame's PC during the 23rd round in Inferno.

FaZe Clan also advanced in the elimination games played yesterday. So we will see them take on Team Spirit later in the week. As well Team Vitality against Cloud 9.
Should make for a good finals right at the end of March next weekend.

Quick question for you two, Team Spirit and Team Vitality -1.5 on both of them for the playoff. Yay or nay on this one? Im abit desperate after catching up all my losing streaks on esports lol. Personally I think Team Spirit will be able to handle -1.5 against FaZe clan but Vitality might not be able to do so. Obviously for the rest of the playoff game, Im leaning onto over 2.5 maps for sure though

[ralle14]

Quick question for you two, Team Spirit and Team Vitality -1.5 on both of them for the playoff. Yay or nay on this one? Im abit desperate after catching up all my losing streaks on esports lol. Personally I think Team Spirit will be able to handle -1.5 against FaZe clan but Vitality might not be able to do so. Obviously for the rest of the playoff game, Im leaning onto over 2.5 maps for sure though

My leans are also the same, i'd assume Team Spirit can end the series within two maps because FaZe keeps underperforming against good teams and starts winning once they get to meet weaker teams like Imperial and Complexity.

Team Vitality is a bit iffy because Cloud9 was kind of impressive with their performance, it could easily go to all three maps or even a series win for Cloud9 if they don't wake up. Also, i've heard from a previous interview that Zywoo played while he was sick and that might've been one of the reasons why we saw him struggle in one of their series.

[arallmuus]

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My leans are also the same, i'd assume Team Spirit can end the series within two maps because FaZe keeps underperforming against good teams and starts winning once they get to meet weaker teams like Imperial and Complexity.

Team Vitality is a bit iffy because Cloud9 was kind of impressive with their performance, it could easily go to all three maps or even a series win for Cloud9 if they don't wake up. Also, i've heard from a previous interview that Zywoo played while he was sick and that might've been one of the reasons why we saw him struggle in one of their series.

Gotcha, will bet on these two tomorrow. As for now I cant seems to find these bets on sportsbet yet. So Team Vitality is going to play on the day after tomorrow, this is going to be the first bet and hope I dont jix this one up again. Im sick of all these jinxed that I made, its about time that I start earning some money from all these esport betting. Been losing shit tons of amount only from esports

[ralle14]

Gotcha, will bet on these two tomorrow. As for now I cant seems to find these bets on sportsbet yet. So Team Vitality is going to play on the day after tomorrow, this is going to be the first bet and hope I dont jix this one up again. Im sick of all these jinxed that I made, its about time that I start earning some money from all these esport betting. Been losing shit tons of amount only from esports

It's the same for me, i've been returning my profits only because of esports while i've been having more success through other sports.  

The only team i'm confident on is MOUZ, and i'll probably do a max bet on them to win their series. They're the cleanest team so far and will be up against G2 who have been lackluster regardless of their lucky win against VP.

IMO MOUZ is one of the best teams that could go to the final given their consistency starting from the qualifiers.

[arallmuus]

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It's the same for me, i've been returning my profits only because of esports while i've been having more success through other sports.  

The only team i'm confident on is MOUZ, and i'll probably do a max bet on them to win their series. They're the cleanest team so far and will be up against G2 who have been lackluster regardless of their lucky win against VP.

IMO MOUZ is one of the best teams that could go to the final given their consistency starting from the qualifiers.

Well, as I had expected it. I jinxed it again I guess and yeah it went out of expectation eventhough I confirmed it with you guys first.



I knew for a second there that this bet is going to lose after Team Vitality won their first map. It was pretty one sided for me and yeah they did it again on the 2nd map with even bigger lead so yeah.   Told ya this curse will never leave me alone, even if I start winning one or two bets, I will end up getting another losing streak again