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

[rohang]

Did anybody see that match last night with G2 going up against these MongolZ?
That was just an insane match were they finally ended the map with a 28-25 win for the mongolians.

During the regulation time, I thought it was about to end 13-11 for the MongolZ, but G2 didn't want to let things end just yet and forced an OT that lasted for almost another map.

Also on the Dota side where the TI qualifiers are still ongoing, Team Nemesis knocked Talon Esports to the lower bracket and be the first SEA team to qualify for TI. I recall Nemesis was a big underdog since Talon had a match winner odds around 1.20 yesterday.

Very big upset, Talon was a lock in to qualify for TI but they are now in lower bracket, must be alot of pressure on them

I think even bigger upset in valorant yesterday, as Wolves beat Geng 2-0, they were behind by alot of rounds in both first halves and managed to comeback both times. Now they are favorites alongwith PRX to win

[ralle14]

Very big upset, Talon was a lock in to qualify for TI but they are now in lower bracket, must be alot of pressure on them

The lower bracket final for the SEA qualifier just finished with Talon losing again 1-2, but this time it's against Boom Esports.

They got outdrafted, and the game got out of hand when the Razor from the side of Boom suddenly got his key items to deal with Talon's tanky cores.



The WEU qualifiers are ongoing, and Nigma Galaxy is down 0-1 against Yellow Submarine. If Nigma somehow loses here, I guess OG will take the final spot for WEU.

[passwordnow]

Also on the Dota side where the TI qualifiers are still ongoing, Team Nemesis knocked Talon Esports to the lower bracket and be the first SEA team to qualify for TI. I recall Nemesis was a big underdog since Talon had a match winner odds around 1.20 yesterday.

I am happy that I was able to bet on this match but only for one map winner and that's with Team Nemesis. This team is consisting of 5 filipino players and it's another history made. Any team that are up against Talon Esports were all underdogs. But this SEA qualifier is now concluded. Both Team Nemesis and Boom Esports are going to Germany. And all of the participants are already concluded for all of the regions that have been through qualifiers. We also see Nigma is back at TI! Congratulations to all of them!

[arallmuus]

The WEU qualifiers are ongoing, and Nigma Galaxy is down 0-1 against Yellow Submarine. If Nigma somehow loses here, I guess OG will take the final spot for WEU.

Nigma made it to TI !

What a great closure for GH and Sumail. Both are totally past their prime and this will probably be the last time they will ever appear on TI, too bad Miracle wasnt with them. well as I always say, expect the unexpected when it comes to Nigma because you will never know what kind of surprises they have for you 

Any team that are up against Talon Esports were all underdogs. But this SEA qualifier is now concluded. Both Team Nemesis and Boom Esports are going to Germany.

Personally Im not really fond with either of them but if I have to choose one then Talon should be a proper representative from SEA. Experience wise, they should be way more prepared because they will be playing on Esport World Cup as well but yeah it is what it is

[passwordnow]

Any team that are up against Talon Esports were all underdogs. But this SEA qualifier is now concluded. Both Team Nemesis and Boom Esports are going to Germany.

Personally Im not really fond with either of them but if I have to choose one then Talon should be a proper representative from SEA. Experience wise, they should be way more prepared because they will be playing on Esport World Cup as well but yeah it is what it is

Everyone have cheered for Talon because they've shown on how good they were against the teams from other regions from the tournament that they participated which was the Dream League Season 26. But it just so happen that these two teams are better than them. And let's hope that they'll become better than Talon Esports on how they've beat the other teams from different regions because of the playstyle that they have adopted against them. And despite that they have come out of luck with the TI qualifier, yes they still have the EWC to play for.

[execijutiere]

Heroic announced a roster change. They said that Turkish player xFloud is on the bench and open to offers. Honestly, xFloud might be the best player in Heroic after tn1r. I don't understand why such a decision was taken. Heroic seems to be updating the squad after the failures, although not completely as a Swedish squad. When we look at the remaining players, we need a player to replace awper and xFloud. I wonder who they will take as awper. Many experienced players are currently available but it is a matter of curiosity whether they will join them.

[passwordnow]

Valve has finally announced the prize pool for The International 2025. It's said that they have allotted $1.6M for the prize pool. And it's possible to increase before TI happens due to either compendium or battle pass which has become a tradition for the community. Will the prince of Saudi going to buy a lot again if there's another announcement to be followed soon?

[arallmuus]

Will the prince of Saudi going to buy a lot again if there's another announcement to be followed soon?

Based on the previous years, TI prizepool keep on disminishing for sure so last year we had $2.7m and yeah we'll be lucky if we actually got it to around $2.5m. While dota2 viewership remain at higher end numbers, the players that stay active and play the game is actually on the lower end of the number so yeah its gonna be rough on TI prizepool for sure

Aside from that, most people are even more enthusiast on EWC rather than TI for now though

[rdbase]

^^
Very good to know what The International prize pool distribution is and when the tournament was going to begin. So many thanks for this information @passwordnow

Still several months away but qualifiers are still in progress so we will know what the final lineups will be closer to that September start date of this Dota Major.

Heroic announced a roster change. They said that Turkish player xFloud is on the bench and open to offers. Honestly, xFloud might be the best player in Heroic after tn1r. I don't understand why such a decision was taken. Heroic seems to be updating the squad after the failures, although not completely as a Swedish squad. When we look at the remaining players, we need a player to replace awper and xFloud. I wonder who they will take as awper. Many experienced players are currently available but it is a matter of curiosity whether they will join them.

Maybe they are planning on trading him to Aurora. They are an all Turkish team and if they get someone else on loan to fill in on the Heroic squad it just might work out better for them. Just like what happened to Faze Clan and S1mple from Falcons.

https://www.hltv.org/news/41999/heroic-bid-farewell-to-saw-sunpayus

[passwordnow]

Will the prince of Saudi going to buy a lot again if there's another announcement to be followed soon?

Based on the previous years, TI prizepool keep on disminishing for sure so last year we had $2.7m and yeah we'll be lucky if we actually got it to around $2.5m. While dota2 viewership remain at higher end numbers, the players that stay active and play the game is actually on the lower end of the number so yeah its gonna be rough on TI prizepool for sure

We'll see if the players are going to come up together with that. As long as Valve makes good items on it, the compendium/battle pass, it is for sure going to be crowded and will have a lot of sales. There are still a lot of players for dota 2 and its community remains strong and becoming more mature so, the capacity to purchase such events is big and Valve knows that but they need to make it better than last year. Because last year, many were disappointed about that.

Aside from that, most people are even more enthusiast on EWC rather than TI for now though

This is true, it has a prize pool of $3M which makes it more exciting and desirable.

^^
Very good to know what The International prize pool distribution is and when the tournament was going to begin. So many thanks for this information @passwordnow

Still several months away but qualifiers are still in progress so we will know what the final lineups will be closer to that September start date of this Dota Major.

You're welcome, the qualifiers are already done. Here is the complete set of teams that will participate TI 2025.

[execijutiere]

Heroic announced a roster change. They said that Turkish player xFloud is on the bench and open to offers. Honestly, xFloud might be the best player in Heroic after tn1r. I don't understand why such a decision was taken. Heroic seems to be updating the squad after the failures, although not completely as a Swedish squad. When we look at the remaining players, we need a player to replace awper and xFloud. I wonder who they will take as awper. Many experienced players are currently available but it is a matter of curiosity whether they will join them.

Maybe they are planning on trading him to Aurora. They are an all Turkish team and if they get someone else on loan to fill in on the Heroic squad it just might work out better for them. Just like what happened to Faze Clan and S1mple from Falcons.

https://www.hltv.org/news/41999/heroic-bid-farewell-to-saw-sunpayus

I don't think so, I don't think Aurora's roster will change at the moment, if anyone will change it will be IGL Maj3r. I don't see a problem in the firepower of the team. We will wait and see how xfloud will follow his path, but there is of course a chance that he will return to Eternal Fire, but he has the potential to play in better teams now. So he might not come back.

[rdbase]

Heroic announced a roster change. They said that Turkish player xFloud is on the bench and open to offers. Honestly, xFloud might be the best player in Heroic after tn1r. I don't understand why such a decision was taken. Heroic seems to be updating the squad after the failures, although not completely as a Swedish squad. When we look at the remaining players, we need a player to replace awper and xFloud. I wonder who they will take as awper. Many experienced players are currently available but it is a matter of curiosity whether they will join them.

Maybe they are planning on trading him to Aurora. They are an all Turkish team and if they get someone else on loan to fill in on the Heroic squad it just might work out better for them. Just like what happened to Faze Clan and S1mple from Falcons.
https://www.hltv.org/news/41999/heroic-bid-farewell-to-saw-sunpayus

I don't think so, I don't think Aurora's roster will change at the moment, if anyone will change it will be IGL Maj3r. I don't see a problem in the firepower of the team. We will wait and see how xfloud will follow his path, but there is of course a chance that he will return to Eternal Fire, but he has the potential to play in better teams now. So he might not come back.

Yeah agree with you there. And if xfloud is not IGL material then I can not see him joining Aurora's ranks. Even if he is a Turkish CS2 player and would make the best sense too.

Today we see the return of Austin Major gameplay with Team Spirit vs MOUZ and FURIA vs paiN gaming.
The headlines are Donk, S1mple and Zywoo to take battle at BLAST!
https://www.hltv.org/news/42004/s1mple-donk-and-zywoo-talk-battle-of-the-best-ahead-of-austin-major-playoffs

[boltz]

Back to CS2 today guys!

We have 2 mega games in play-offs starting with :

Team Spirit vs Mouz = Will Mouz be able to found their great form ? because if they don't , Spirit will 2-0 easily.

Furia vs Pain =  A brazilian derby right in the play-offs but let's be honest , Furia with Yekinder are a real contender to reach finals.

[rohang]

Back to CS2 today guys!

We have 2 mega games in play-offs starting with :

Team Spirit vs Mouz = Will Mouz be able to found their great form ? because if they don't , Spirit will 2-0 easily.

Furia vs Pain =  A brazilian derby right in the play-offs but let's be honest , Furia with Yekinder are a real contender to reach finals.

I think it should be 2-0 for both spirit and furia
Mouz have been struggling and shouldve lose 0-2 to nemiga. Furia are in great form and should do better on stage

[execijutiere]

In Spirit, donk and sh1ro really play on a different level. If one of these 2 players leaves the team, it will be difficult for Spirit to reach its former strength. Spirit can strengthen this squad even more by adding to it. I expect kyousuke from the academy team to be added to the main squad. When we really watch him, he is a player like donk. Imagine if you have 2 donks in your team, how will you beat them?

[ralle14]

I feel bad for Team Spirit after they cruised to a 7-2 start on Nuke. It made me think they're halfway there to making it in the semis, but it was more than that when Mouz suddenly locked in on the second half.

It's nuts how Mouz got away with that while Brollan only had 4 kills throughout that decider map.

In Spirit, donk and sh1ro really play on a different level. If one of these 2 players leaves the team, it will be difficult for Spirit to reach its former strength. Spirit can strengthen this squad even more by adding to it. I expect kyousuke from the academy team to be added to the main squad. When we really watch him, he is a player like donk. Imagine if you have 2 donks in your team, how will you beat them?

I agree with donk and sh1ro being the key players of Team Spirit, but I doubt kyousuke will be promoted to the main squad since there were rumors about him getting sold to Team Falcons and will replace Teses after the major tournament.

[execijutiere]

I agree with donk and sh1ro being the key players of Team Spirit, but I doubt kyousuke will be promoted to the main squad since there were rumors about him getting sold to Team Falcons and will replace Teses after the major tournament.

I've seen these rumors too, but right now team spirit doesn't have the scary power they used to have.If they want to win this, they need to make one or two changes to the main roster.The possibility of kyosuke and perfecto replacing magixx and zont1x has increased after yesterday's loss to mouz.Magixx has been on the team for a long time and definitely deserves a change.Mouz's comeback against Spirit was incredible.I think they surprised everyone by doing the unexpected because Spirit was the clear favorite of the match.

[ralle14]

I've seen these rumors too, but right now team spirit doesn't have the scary power they used to have.If they want to win this, they need to make one or two changes to the main roster.The possibility of kyosuke and perfecto replacing magixx and zont1x has increased after yesterday's loss to mouz.Magixx has been on the team for a long time and definitely deserves a change.Mouz's comeback against Spirit was incredible.I think they surprised everyone by doing the unexpected because Spirit was the clear favorite of the match.

I also think Team Spirit needs to make changes, but it's weird if they somehow pull out from the kyousuke deal with Team Falcons when it sounds like a done deal.

There could be more players worth checking out in the off-season, and it's not like firepower is the only issue for Team Spirit. Their executions tend to fall flat, and bringing in a new IGL to replace chopper could also be a good change if they decide to make some roster moves after this major.

[rdbase]

I feel bad for Team Spirit after they cruised to a 7-2 start on Nuke. It made me think they're halfway there to making it in the semis, but it was more than that when Mouz suddenly locked in on the second half.
It's nuts how Mouz got away with that while Brollan only had 4 kills throughout that decider map.

In Spirit, donk and sh1ro really play on a different level. If one of these 2 players leaves the team, it will be difficult for Spirit to reach its former strength. Spirit can strengthen this squad even more by adding to it. I expect kyousuke from the academy team to be added to the main squad. When we really watch him, he is a player like donk. Imagine if you have 2 donks in your team, how will you beat them?

I agree with donk and sh1ro being the key players of Team Spirit, but I doubt kyousuke will be promoted to the main squad since there were rumors about him getting sold to Team Falcons and will replace Teses after the major tournament.

That was an amazing match if you watched it. I thought I would be bored after Team Spirit won the first map and then call it an easy 2:0 win for the favorites to win. But no! Mouz just wouldn't go away and pressed Spirit to their boiling point.
Was really one to rewatch if you had any bets on the match that could of had you bias of who you were rooting for.

I've seen these rumors too, but right now team spirit doesn't have the scary power they used to have.If they want to win this, they need to make one or two changes to the main roster.The possibility of kyosuke and perfecto replacing magixx and zont1x has increased after yesterday's loss to mouz.Magixx has been on the team for a long time and definitely deserves a change.Mouz's comeback against Spirit was incredible.I think they surprised everyone by doing the unexpected because Spirit was the clear favorite of the match.

Wow, didn't realize that Team Spirit were looking to overhaul their main roster with that loss. Magixx has been with them for the longest time and a staple player who isn't so easy to replace.
But if Falcons are involved you can expect them to request Donk to come over to their team. They have the money to keep buying team's best players.

But yes, that was just an unbelievable match yesterday when they were down 11-7 map 1 you thought it was over but no, goes into overtime ending in 25-21. Then the decider which was Spirit's map pick they were up 7-2 then they completely crumbled.

[ralle14]

That was an amazing match if you watched it. I thought I would be bored after Team Spirit won the first map and then call it an easy 2:0 win for the favorites to win. But no! Mouz just wouldn't go away and pressed Spirit to their boiling point.
Was really one to rewatch if you had any bets on the match that could of had you bias of who you were rooting for.

I didn't have any bets riding on that match and i'm glad I passed up on it because I would've fallen for Team Spirit's odds before it went live.

I only wanted to see Team Spirit advance since they haven't found any recent success against the top teams. I thought this match was the turning point for them, but Mouz was too stable throughout the series and things flipped the other way once they got their footing in the decider map.

The last two quarterfinals just ended with MongolZ and Vitality securing their spot for the semis. Vitality was expected to smoke NaVi, but it still became an interesting series despite a 2-0 win for Vitality. The other series was unfortunate for FaZe. They didn't look like the same team that went 3-1 in the groups, while the MongolZ are trying to get their form back.