ESports betting -CS:GO, DOTA 2, LOL, Valorant - discussion thread

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I feel bad for the LGD organization/team which did not qualify for The International this year. It's surprising because LGD had an 11-year streak of participating in The International. LGD has been one of the most respected and powerful teams in the Dota 2 scene often coming very close to winning the championship. They have been chasing the championship but now look they are completely disappointed.

They've got a different roster this time and the notable finals that they have against OG, I am one of those that cheered them but not in the crowed but through online. They were really the crowd favorites and there's this belief that every chinese team is just too good and disciplined. But then, OG beat them and have got a reversed sweep on a best of 5 series. From 2-1 in lead of LGD, it ended up to 3-2 by OG. I think that was one of the best TI that we've ever seen.

And it's really sad that one of the regulars of it won't be able to make it. I guess that there was an internal problem as well that they need to cut some budgets for their players and that's why they weren't able to retain their mainstay and only got this roster. No offense to the current roster that they have but a strong team and composed players is hard to maintain when you have been cutting expenses and you lack of budget anymore. With all of the tournaments that they have, they should be able to run the organization continuously with good players so that they won't miss big tournaments like this but they just did.

[ralle14]

As for the NA qualifiers, I picked Nouns instead of SR. Its kinda 50 50 at this point with Nouns winning the latest Riyadh qualifiers against SR so it was based on that I decided to go with Nouns. I gotta admit that the last SR vs Nouns games on the upper bracket totally shows that SR is better though atleast for now

Congrats, your prediction on Nouns paid off. I thought Shopify Rebellion already sorted out their problem, but I was wrong. They only looked worse, and that sweep in the grand final is probably a sign for their roster to change in the next season.

I feel bad for the LGD organization/team which did not qualify for The International this year.

I feel the same for Azure Ray, they had two chances to qualify and still fell short. On a positive note, we'll still see these two compete in the Riyadh Masters.

[sunsilk]

I feel bad for the LGD organization/team which did not qualify for The International this year.

I feel the same for Azure Ray, they had two chances to qualify and still fell short. On a positive note, we'll still see these two compete in the Riyadh Masters.

Me too about Azure Ray.

That's a heartbreak for them and it's still different that they'd participate in Riyadh Masters but not the TI. G2xIG is a good team, they get to participate in both of them.

And they'd sure gonna rake a lot of prize money in there. I am happy for xNova but sad for fy. They just made me remember their former LGD squad.

[ralle14]

Is anyone following the Blast Spring Finals? Later today we'll have the grand final between NaVi and Team Spirit. We might be in for a long series since it's a bo5, and NaVi has that momentum going similar to their run from the recent PGL Major. They've been crumbling down these past few tournaments and finally got to bring their A-game.



There's also a classic series on the LCK between the two best teams (GenG and T1). I'd easily go for GenG to win @1.5 since they're still the team to beat, and similar to the spring season, they're more likely to drop a series against the mid-table teams.

[rdbase]

Is anyone following the Blast Spring Finals? Later today we'll have the grand final between NaVi and Team Spirit. We might be in for a long series since it's a bo5, and NaVi has that momentum going similar to their run from the recent PGL Major. They've been crumbling down these past few tournaments and finally got to bring their A-game.



There's also a classic series on the LCK between the two best teams (GenG and T1). I'd easily go for GenG to win @1.5 since they're still the team to beat, and similar to the spring season, they're more likely to drop a series against the mid-table teams.

Of course have been switching between it and the Euro matches!
Those who true fans of the sport are always following these seasonal tournaments even if we don't mention anything about it.

In professional CounterStrike roster news, Brollan from Ninja in Pyjamas signed with MOUZ!




source: https://www.hltv.org/news/39212/mouz-complete-brollan-signing-tc

For the Blast Premier Spring Finals 2024 within the next hour the final showdown between Team Spirit vs Natus Vincere will commence.
Personally am going with Spirit on this grand final because for bo5 they are unstoppable.
They are the favorites @1.36x odds last I checked so with that said will go with a -2.5 maps handicap to keep it worth while to place a bet on the match.

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As for the NA qualifiers, I picked Nouns instead of SR. Its kinda 50 50 at this point with Nouns winning the latest Riyadh qualifiers against SR so it was based on that I decided to go with Nouns. I gotta admit that the last SR vs Nouns games on the upper bracket totally shows that SR is better though atleast for now

Congrats, your prediction on Nouns paid off. I thought Shopify Rebellion already sorted out their problem, but I was wrong. They only looked worse, and that sweep in the grand final is probably a sign for their roster to change in the next season.

I feel bad for the LGD organization/team which did not qualify for The International this year.

I feel the same for Azure Ray, they had two chances to qualify and still fell short. On a positive note, we'll still see these two compete in the Riyadh Masters.

So it seems Dota2 also has its upsets from time to time.
Watched a bit of League of Legends this past weekend and it looked like G2 are back on top!

https://x.com/G2League/status/1802732946685891040


https://twitter.com/G2League/status/1802689377694278059

Back to DOTA2, waiting for the Riyadh Masters to begin.
So who are the favorites to win the grand prize this year?

[rohang]

CS2 has entered its player break and already 2 major changes as liquid has benched their cadian while g2 also benched nexa 

Right now not much is going on apart from Dota TI qualifers but VCT has started for all regions again, barely a week after masters ended

First match for EMEA VCT is today with FUT vs koi and i think it should be a comfortable win for FUT 2-0

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Boom Esports managed to get onto the grand finals in the lower bracket for the last one slot for the The International. Congratulations to Heroic for qualifying at the top bracket and that's to be expected as they're currently the strongest in that region. Next, are likely beastcoast, Boom Esports and Cuyes Esports. As for Cuyes Esports, they're just a brand new name of organization there but the roster of it has got also the strongest players in that region. However, Cuyes has been eliminated by Boom Esports. The other known team is Leviatan, they've also lost against Boom Esports.

I have doubted that Boom Esports is going to make it to the last match for the qualification of the TI. But here they are, first game won and then 2nd game lost against beastcoast, they're already on the do or die match of their lives for this qualifier. It's only a best of 3 series and whoever wins this 3rd map is going to book their ticket to Copenhagen for which the venue of this year's TI will be held.

Oh, in EEU, it is 1win that have won the slot. Congratulations to them as well.

Later on, once this SA is done, SEA region is in in a few hours.

[ralle14]

Watched a bit of League of Legends this past weekend and it looked like G2 are back on top!

G2 had a bad start in the super week going 1-2 in their first three games, then bounced back last weekend with the 2-0 sweep. They still need a few more wins to qualify for the playoffs since they've already shown in the spring season that any team is beatable for them.

CS2 has entered its player break and already 2 major changes as liquid has benched their cadian while g2 also benched nexa 

That roster move from G2 probably means they'll be getting Malbs and it's unfortunate for TL to let cadian go knowing he's one of the best IGLs they can get.

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As I've posted yesterday about Boom Esports, beating all odds and managing to get into the finals for the battle of the TI ticket slot. It all ended badly for them on the 3rd map against beastcoast. I was watching the game yesterday and thought that they're going to make it based on their heroes but then, it's not that good at all. It seems that they're not the darkmago that we've used to watch and despite pakasz is still have decent farm for his hero, it's not enough at all.

And moving on to the Western Europe TI Closed qualifiers, the upper bracket has already made some games and our favorite teams have won and moved to the next round and these are the strong candidates that we want to see come again to the TI. Tomorrow, it's all about the lower bracket.

[ralle14]

And moving on to the Western Europe TI Closed qualifiers, the upper bracket has already made some games and our favorite teams have won and moved to the next round and these are the strong candidates that we want to see come again to the TI. Tomorrow, it's all about the lower bracket.

Those lower bracket matches seem one-sided except for the Navi jr/Twisted Minds series. That also means we might get to see the MENA derby between PSG.Quest vs. Nigma Galaxy in the lower bracket.  

In the SEA region, almost every series went as expected except for the Execration vs. Blacklist Rivalry series with Execration pulling off the upset and sending Blacklist Rivalry down to the lower bracket to face TNC.

[passwordnow]

And moving on to the Western Europe TI Closed qualifiers, the upper bracket has already made some games and our favorite teams have won and moved to the next round and these are the strong candidates that we want to see come again to the TI. Tomorrow, it's all about the lower bracket.

Those lower bracket matches seem one-sided except for the Navi jr/Twisted Minds series. That also means we might get to see the MENA derby between PSG.Quest vs. Nigma Galaxy in the lower bracket.  

You're right. But let's see, some good teams IMO are also there but I don't think that Team Bald will kick PSG.Quest. The other one that I'm considering might survive is MOUZ. But then, it all comes to the center of only two teams as you've said and I agree with that. I've bet for this region and I only think that one match is good to bet at the moment and it's with OG and Entity, I'm for OG with 2.70 odds. So good luck to me.

In the SEA region, almost every series went as expected except for the Execration vs. Blacklist Rivalry series with Execration pulling off the upset and sending Blacklist Rivalry down to the lower bracket to face TNC.

Execration is on fire, they've just won the RES SEA#3 as champs and from that tournament, they've beaten Bleed Esports and Neon Esports. And that's why their freshness and fire for this qualifier is still there. They might be able to beat Talon Esports but let's see. And speaking of Blacklist International, I've bet against them and will go with TNC Predator on this match with the same odds for my bet on OG @ 2.70 odds.



These are my current bets for both SEA and WEU.

[xLays]

Another sad day for Filipino Dota 2 fans. Both Blacklist International and TNC Predator are facing the lower bracket. It's tough time for Filipino Dota 2 fans with both Blacklist International and TNC Predator struggling in the lower bracket. The competition must be intense and being in the lower bracket means they have to fight even harder to stay in the tournament. I'm hoping Blacklist can turn things around and make a strong comeback. But as Filipino either of these two qualifying for The International is okay for me.

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I have watched some action in the SEA today. The TNC and Blacklist. What a game. Map 2 was a disaster for the Blacklist.

That was a very one sided game and looks an easy game for the TNC. Didn't expect that it will be a 2-0 for this series, as I've thought that it might be 2-1.

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Team Bald Reborn vs PSG.Quest now and Gorc has a chance to actually qualify further because he had a great team behind team to actually win this series.

I also have a feeling if PSG.Quest will fail to qualify for TI , the sponsorship with PSG will end and quest might disband right after...because there are some voices in CIS region who are saying Quest are match fixers and don't deserve to have such a sponsor...

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Team Bald Reborn vs PSG.Quest now and Gorc has a chance to actually qualify further because he had a great team behind team to actually win this series.

He has great team yeah but I personally think he is not good enough to carry the team. Saberlight joining Team Bald Reborn is literally one the most unexpected things to happen in a pro scene considering how good he was and he is currently only 23 years old

I also have a feeling if PSG.Quest will fail to qualify for TI , the sponsorship with PSG will end and quest might disband right after...because there are some voices in CIS region who are saying Quest are match fixers and don't deserve to have such a sponsor...

Their chances are slim, not gonna lie. There are only two slots for WEU region and there are tons of top teams in this region so its going to be harsh. Anyway, I was actually thinking of betting on Nigma to win -1.5 on their next game but bookies put them on 1.22 lol. Its so weird that bookies still consider them as favourites

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And speaking of Blacklist International, I've bet against them and will go with TNC Predator on this match with the same odds for my bet on OG @ 2.70 odds.

Alright, I'm happy that I was able to bet on TNC for this match and they're able to close the series with a 2-0. I don't want to say anything but as usual when it's gg, it's this "too ez for TNC".

Another sad day for Filipino Dota 2 fans. Both Blacklist International and TNC Predator are facing the lower bracket. It's tough time for Filipino Dota 2 fans with both Blacklist International and TNC Predator struggling in the lower bracket. The competition must be intense and being in the lower bracket means they have to fight even harder to stay in the tournament. I'm hoping Blacklist can turn things around and make a strong comeback. But as Filipino either of these two qualifying for The International is okay for me.

Yeah, it's like those are the two teams that everyone is counting for. And this is part of another history that Abed won't be able to participate this upcoming TI. Too many teams and players that used to participate it won't be participating it this year.

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Team Bald Reborn vs PSG.Quest now and Gorc has a chance to actually qualify further because he had a great team behind team to actually win this series.

He has great team yeah but I personally think he is not good enough to carry the team. Saberlight joining Team Bald Reborn is literally one the most unexpected things to happen in a pro scene considering how good he was and he is currently only 23 years old

I also have a feeling if PSG.Quest will fail to qualify for TI , the sponsorship with PSG will end and quest might disband right after...because there are some voices in CIS region who are saying Quest are match fixers and don't deserve to have such a sponsor...

Their chances are slim, not gonna lie. There are only two slots for WEU region and there are tons of top teams in this region so its going to be harsh. Anyway, I was actually thinking of betting on Nigma to win -1.5 on their next game but bookies put them on 1.22 lol. Its so weird that bookies still consider them as favourites

Somehow PSG.Quest managed to defeat Team Bald but they had problems in map 1 right ? and I think Nigma Galaxy will defeat them and also secure a spot for TI because it's been too long since we had Miracle at TI and same goes for Kuroky.

My predictions for Western Qualifiers are that Entity and Nigma will actually secure both spots and leave teams like Tundra , Secret and and OG home.

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Somehow PSG.Quest managed to defeat Team Bald but they had problems in map 1 right ? and I think Nigma Galaxy will defeat them and also secure a spot for TI because it's been too long since we had Miracle at TI and same goes for Kuroky.

My predictions for Western Qualifiers are that Entity and Nigma will actually secure both spots and leave teams like Tundra , Secret and and OG home.

I watched the highlights of that series, and it didn't look like they were struggling except for their carry Vengeful dying most of the time which was fine since she had the scepter upgrade.

We'll see if they can break the H2H streak later today, the last time they beat them was during the DPC. As much as I want to believe in Nigma Galaxy I still think they'll fall short in the further rounds(lower semis or final).

Alright, I'm happy that I was able to bet on TNC for this match and they're able to close the series with a 2-0. I don't want to say anything but as usual when it's gg, it's this "too ez for TNC".

Congrats on your TNC bet. I guess that's the end for Blacklist, as I remember their CEO mentioned disbanding their Dota team if they fail to qualify for TI.

[sunsilk]

As much as I want to believe in Nigma Galaxy I still think they'll fall short in the further rounds(lower semis or final).

Me either.

There's so much experience of Nigma Galaxy in terms of playing and their past but it's different today. The meta has changed a lot and PSG.Quest has the upperhand here.

Maybe they will not even going to make it to the next round against Quest. But who knows, this is still on them and how they'd be playing later. So, still good luck to them.