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

[boltz]

Yes , a team made simply for money and betting and nothing more but sad to see such a legend as S1mple playing for money and nothing else. You can see in his play-style that sometimes he has no idea what to do and  he is not even a top 10 Awp in the world anymore ...he should have just stayed as a retired player but I guess the paycheck was too big for him to ignore the offer.   

[Pumared]

Yes , a team made simply for money and betting and nothing more but sad to see such a legend as S1mple playing for money and nothing else. You can see in his play-style that sometimes he has no idea what to do and  he is not even a top 10 Awp in the world anymore ...he should have just stayed as a retired player but I guess the paycheck was too big for him to ignore the offer.   

If I'm not mistaken, he's not even in the top 20 in the world. So we can consider that it's really the end of his career. He's living only off the prize money and legacy of the past. I understand that money is necessary, but someone like him should have a bigger retirement than that.

[ralle14]

The other half of the Blast Bounty quarterfinals ended with Vitality advancing with ease, and Parivision somehow sent Spirit packing with a reverse sweep win.



Spirit finally faced a slightly better team, but this time, they got tested while their star players were having an off day.

These odds for the semis make me want to parlay both Vitality and FURIA. Or it could be another trap when both favorites are priced at the same odds.

[rdbase]

The other half of the Blast Bounty quarterfinals ended with Vitality advancing with ease, and Parivision somehow sent Spirit packing with a reverse sweep win.



Spirit finally faced a slightly better team, but this time, they got tested while their star players were having an off day.

These odds for the semis make me want to parlay both Vitality and FURIA. Or it could be another trap when both favorites are priced at the same odds.

Shockingly FURIA lost to Paravision in their quarter-finals match yesterday and so did Team Vitality to the Falcons.
Don't know what to make of this tournament to be honest as the favorites are all getting knocked out going into the semifinals.
Nobody saw Team Spirit getting beat by Paravision and now they are suddenly looking like the favorites to win in the finals.
Just unbelievable scenes for this Blast Bounty 2026 in Malta.

[rohang]

The other half of the Blast Bounty quarterfinals ended with Vitality advancing with ease, and Parivision somehow sent Spirit packing with a reverse sweep win.



Spirit finally faced a slightly better team, but this time, they got tested while their star players were having an off day.

These odds for the semis make me want to parlay both Vitality and FURIA. Or it could be another trap when both favorites are priced at the same odds.

Shockingly FURIA lost to Paravision in their quarter-finals match yesterday and so did Team Vitality to the Falcons.
Don't know what to make of this tournament to be honest as the favorites are all getting knocked out going into the semifinals.
Nobody saw Team Spirit getting beat by Paravision and now they are suddenly looking like the favorites to win in the finals.
Just unbelievable scenes for this Blast Bounty 2026 in Malta.

And now Pari wins 3-0 vs falcons

TF happened this tourn? Is jame a genius or what
Falcons have standin excuse but he was doing more then enough and monesy went missing in yet another finals

Furia and spirit had full lineups too and still lost but falcons not even getting one map is very very crazy

[ralle14]

Just unbelievable scenes for this Blast Bounty 2026 in Malta.

True, I was hoping for a FURIA vs Vitality grand final, but instead we got Parivision and Falcons clutching up against all odds.

TF happened this tourn? Is jame a genius or what

Jame time back on top, who would've thought all of the top teams would underperform. Even the bookies thought Team Falcons had this one in the bag because of their upset against Vitality, but the real final boss was Parivision and how they're locked in on every series.

I'm glad I believed in Parivision as I was able to cash this ticket and had a hunch that Falcons might fumble another trophy. 

[rdbase]

The other half of the Blast Bounty quarterfinals ended with Vitality advancing with ease, and Parivision somehow sent Spirit packing with a reverse sweep win.

Spirit finally faced a slightly better team, but this time, they got tested while their star players were having an off day.
These odds for the semis make me want to parlay both Vitality and FURIA. Or it could be another trap when both favorites are priced at the same odds.

Shockingly FURIA lost to Paravision in their quarter-finals match yesterday and so did Team Vitality to the Falcons.
Don't know what to make of this tournament to be honest as the favorites are all getting knocked out going into the semifinals.
Nobody saw Team Spirit getting beat by Paravision and now they are suddenly looking like the favorites to win in the finals.
Just unbelievable scenes for this Blast Bounty 2026 in Malta.

And now Pari wins 3-0 vs falcons
TF happened this tourn? Is jame a genius or what
Falcons have standin excuse but he was doing more then enough and monesy went missing in yet another finals
Furia and spirit had full lineups too and still lost but falcons not even getting one map is very very crazy

I remember when Jame was in the Outsiders before they made the name change but he was always the main player whenever they made the transisition.
Can't recall what the team was called before. Want to say Virtus.Pro but they still exist.

Just unbelievable scenes for this Blast Bounty 2026 in Malta.

True, I was hoping for a FURIA vs Vitality grand final, but instead we got Parivision and Falcons clutching up against all odds.

TF happened this tourn? Is jame a genius or what

Jame time back on top, who would've thought all of the top teams would underperform. Even the bookies thought Team Falcons had this one in the bag because of their upset against Vitality, but the real final boss was Parivision and how they're locked in on every series.

I'm glad I believed in Parivision as I was able to cash this ticket and had a hunch that Falcons might fumble another trophy.

Your belief in Parivision paid off nicely!
Congratulations for keeping on commitment for their run up to the finals and winning the whole tournament!
They must of won alot of money in the progress because it was a bounty system and taking out all those top teams must of paid them off well aswell.

Never would of thought them completely triple map upping Team Falcons in the finals but that is exactly how it ended. Damn!

[Pumared]

This first championship showed that everything is just beginning. Spirit and Furia were simply defeated by Parivision, and they even won the championship against Falcons. These guys really took advantage of the moment. Will they consolidate their position this year?

[rdbase]

This isn't a bad odds @1.62 for L1ga.

LOL, this series is funny. Good thing that this was cancelled because L1ga has been defaulted on the first map. And I am happy that it had saved my money because Pipsqueak has won the series after winning the 2nd map. I guess that I'm just lucky by this time. Although I am going to have some other bets later for the same tournament against Pips.

How are these tournaments going, are they still getting cancelled by the teams playing?
This was a strange thing to hear that they can default on a match like this one so easily.
Not the greatest sportsmanship if a team ends up doing this and think they should be penalized in doing so.
Costing the other team's time and money in preparations for their matches.

[ralle14]

Congratulations for keeping on commitment for their run up to the finals and winning the whole tournament!
They must of won alot of money in the progress because it was a bounty system and taking out all those top teams must of paid them off well aswell.

Never would of thought them completely triple map upping Team Falcons in the finals but that is exactly how it ended. Damn!

Thanks. I wasn't a believer at first, but after they took down Spirit, I had a feeling they could pose a threat against the other teams, and the bookies gave a hint too.

They walked away with a good chunk of money as well, around $250k that's like half of the prize money that Vitality won from the recent major.

This first championship showed that everything is just beginning. Spirit and Furia were simply defeated by Parivision, and they even won the championship against Falcons. These guys really took advantage of the moment. Will they consolidate their position this year?

With zweih bolstering their roster this season, i'd say they can solidify themselves as one of the top teams and claim more trophies.

[Pumared]

This first championship showed that everything is just beginning. Spirit and Furia were simply defeated by Parivision, and they even won the championship against Falcons. These guys really took advantage of the moment. Will they consolidate their position this year?

With zweih bolstering their roster this season, i'd say they can solidify themselves as one of the top teams and claim more trophies.

They are showcasing their game and going head-to-head against big teams. That's good; it motivates the veterans to improve and seek new strategies. And greater competitiveness in the scene is always beneficial.

[rdbase]

Intel Extreme Master Krakow stage 1 began today and some big teams are playing including Parivision just off their last major win.

Watching S1mple and BC.Game facing off against Legacy right now and they are looking strong up 8-1.
Will they blow this game some how?

[TryNinja]

Intel Extreme Master Krakow stage 1 began today and some big teams are playing including Parivision just off their last major win.

Watching S1mple and BC.Game facing off against Legacy right now and they are looking strong up 8-1.
Will they blow this game some how?

16-13
13-1

Quite an easy second map, isn't it?

Good to see s1mple playing at LAN matches again.

[boltz]

Intel Extreme Master Krakow stage 1 began today and some big teams are playing including Parivision just off their last major win.

Watching S1mple and BC.Game facing off against Legacy right now and they are looking strong up 8-1.
Will they blow this game some how?

16-13
13-1

Quite an easy second map, isn't it?

Good to see s1mple playing at LAN matches again.

Funny right ? some days ago they barely made any frags on the servers and now , suddenly , out of nowhere , they go 13-1 in 2nd map against Legacy ? That team was the one who intrrerupted Vitality streak in Autumn and also had great runs since then but somehow they lost 2-0 against Bc.Game.

Next is Liquid vs NIP and NIP should bank this game 2-1 or 2-0.

[rdbase]

This tournament for the IEM in Krakow has been really intense!
Seen this trailer before it began on Monday but forgot to post it earlier for the start of the stage one matches today:
IEM Kraków 2026 Official Trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7TF_DobgMI

Like that line at the beginning mentioning about Dupree!
"They are gonna be sorry they were ever born.. all of them!"

The music used is very good and goes well with the CounterStrike vibe that has always given off for us fans watching these IEM tournaments!

[passwordnow]

LOL, this series is funny. Good thing that this was cancelled because L1ga has been defaulted on the first map. And I am happy that it had saved my money because Pipsqueak has won the series after winning the 2nd map. I guess that I'm just lucky by this time. Although I am going to have some other bets later for the same tournament against Pips.

How are these tournaments going, are they still getting cancelled by the teams playing?
This was a strange thing to hear that they can default on a match like this one so easily.
Not the greatest sportsmanship if a team ends up doing this and think they should be penalized in doing so.

They are still on going and it's only the bets that were cancelled. While there can be these defaults happen but usually it is only on the qualifiers where something has happened to the team why they have been declared as default.

Costing the other team's time and money in preparations for their matches.

Yes, they've been prepared for it but just some things can happen while they're competing for it. And a minus for the chance they're going to win is what they are penalized for. So far, PGL Wallachia's qualifier is happening and the same goes with the Fissure EP8 main tournament.

[Pumared]

Intel Extreme Master Krakow stage 1 began today and some big teams are playing including Parivision just off their last major win.

Watching S1mple and BC.Game facing off against Legacy right now and they are looking strong up 8-1.
Will they blow this game some how?

16-13
13-1

Quite an easy second map, isn't it?

Good to see s1mple playing at LAN matches again.

Yes, it was great to see him again. And I saw some reels talking about the trembling he gets with each shot. We had previously discussed his performance here, and apparently it's changing. Is he still at a high level? What do you think? In this last match I saw him performing very well.

[rohang]

This tournament for the IEM in Krakow has been really intense!
Seen this trailer before it began on Monday but forgot to post it earlier for the start of the stage one matches today:
IEM Kraków 2026 Official Trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7TF_DobgMI

Like that line at the beginning mentioning about Dupree!
"They are gonna be sorry they were ever born.. all of them!"

The music used is very good and goes well with the CounterStrike vibe that has always given off for us fans watching these IEM tournaments!

Pretty nice trailer, i think this is first major LAN for s1mple after a long time, they beat Legacy yesterday 2-0 pretty easily

Today BC will play 3dmax in about an hour, i think pretty good odds on 3dmax just because people betting big on s1mple  

[TryNinja]

Yes, it was great to see him again. And I saw some reels talking about the trembling he gets with each shot. We had previously discussed his performance here, and apparently it's changing. Is he still at a high level? What do you think? In this last match I saw him performing very well.

I don't think he's on his absolute prime anymore, but he is still quite outstanding.

He almost pulled a classic prime s1mple moment on the Anubis match: https://x.com/gg_drop/status/2016958110464647205

I would love to see him on the top again, hopefully on a T1 team playing majors (who knows?).

[rdbase]

This tournament for the IEM in Krakow has been really intense!
Seen this trailer before it began on Monday but forgot to post it earlier for the start of the stage one matches today:
IEM Kraków 2026 Official Trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7TF_DobgMI

Like that line at the beginning mentioning about Dupree!
"They are gonna be sorry they were ever born.. all of them!"

The music used is very good and goes well with the CounterStrike vibe that has always given off for us fans watching these IEM tournaments!

Pretty nice trailer, i think this is first major LAN for s1mple after a long time, they beat Legacy yesterday 2-0 pretty easily

Today BC will play 3dmax in about an hour, i think pretty good odds on 3dmax just because people betting big on s1mple.

S1mple and company lost so badly today versus 3DMAX! Think  Isaw the score of the first map 13-3 and the second was 13-4 so they got his ass handed to him to a not so bad CS2 squad.

Like this Humiliation Ritual 2.0 done by Passion UA before their matches for this tournament!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_D1s4nhh_s

Was this sposse to be Donk's reflection in the trophy during the trailer of IEM Krakow I posted earlier?