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

[rdbase]

FUT just lost to G2 and are 0-2 now in stage 3

Pretty unlucky losing 2 bo3 series in three maps, but they looks decent vs vitality and now G2 as well.

Next teams should be much weaker in 0-2 bracket and still think they should atleast make it to the 2-2 bo3 and probably goto playoffs from there.

Had placed a bet on G2 when they were up several rounds on the first map. So that leg was a win but now with the second leg Navi took the first map but are struggling on the second.

Watching BetBoom doing away with the Falcons on their first map right now.

[arallmuus]

Unfortunately, as i said in my previous post, my prediction was correct. They couldn't even compete against a very weak stack. Like i said in my previous post, it's not even a matter of draft or one single player in particular. It's all of them. They simply just cannot compete anymore. At least not in their current forms, and judging by what i see on their streams, they don't have what it takes anymore quite frankly. They can't compete with a stack of top100 rank players. End of an era.

After I know they failed on the open quals 2, Im certain now that they can no longer compete on pro scene but yeah its a rough stacks. Qojqva mostly play pos 2 on stream so I thought he would be playing post 2 with Topson moving to pos 4 and Ceb taking pos 3. I think they could have better chances this way but its all over now, its still pretty good entertainment to watch them play again

meanwhile Team Bald Reborn doing pretty decent, I think they can easily qualify for closed quals

[execijutiere]

Vitality failed to secure a 3-0 victory in the best-of-three series, perhaps preventing many people’s picks from landing a jackpot. Although they played well against 9z, we saw them lose after conceding a game due to simple mistakes. Many people expected them to win the match, but 9z managed to spring a surprise. I expect Spirit to beat 9z.

[rdbase]

Vitality failed to secure a 3-0 victory in the best-of-three series, perhaps preventing many people’s picks from landing a jackpot. Although they played well against 9z, we saw them lose after conceding a game due to simple mistakes. Many people expected them to win the match, but 9z managed to spring a surprise. I expect Spirit to beat 9z.

They dropped the match yesterday against 9z in what was a major upset from what I remember others were saying they were 9x odds from the prematch markets.
Today they are facing MOUZ and it looks like the first map will be going into overtime.
Placed a bet on them Team Spirit and Legacy for the remainder of the ones in Cologne.

[execijutiere]

Our team managed to take another step towards the Major playoffs by defeating AURORA G2. We put in a really good performance against G2 and were definitely the side that deserved the win. Wicadia and XANTARES played well in the match, and I’d say that when the team’s two main riflers play well, your chances of losing are significantly reduced. I hope we can beat our next opponent as well and make it to the playoffs.

[ralle14]

Placed a bet on them Team Spirit and Legacy for the remainder of the ones in Cologne.

That's a solid multibet for today's major matches and i'm also waiting for Vitality to cash my double play(other leg is Aurora map two). 

Our team managed to take another step towards the Major playoffs by defeating AURORA G2. We put in a really good performance against G2 and were definitely the side that deserved the win. Wicadia and XANTARES played well in the match, and I’d say that when the team’s two main riflers play well, your chances of losing are significantly reduced. I hope we can beat our next opponent as well and make it to the playoffs.

In the next round, they might face 9z, so things are looking good for them, assuming Spirit secures their 3-0 and Legacy eliminates Parivision today.

[rohang]

What a crazy crazy match yesterday between spirit and 9Z, with all three maps going to overtime

Both the first map and second map started with 9-3 scoreline in the first half, both of them were won in OT by the team, making a big come back in a second half

I expected map 3 to be very quick win for spirit, but somehow it went again to OT, and spirit were actually very, very close to losing.

One of the most insane matches in major in recent memory!!

[execijutiere]

I didn’t expect the Spirit vs 9z match to be so close. 9z have really been in top form recently, and we could already tell that from their victory over Vitality. They almost beat Spirit too—in fact, they came very close to doing so. Every map went to overtime, and the match ended with very close scores. For Spirit, donk and sh1ro were the ones who secured the win for the team

[ralle14]

What a crazy crazy match yesterday between spirit and 9Z, with all three maps going to overtime

That final match yesterday almost felt like a playoff match with how competitive it became. On paper, it could've been another quick 2-0 for Spirit after what we saw back in Stage 2, but 9z continues to play better.

Vitality are lucky to get BB in the 2-1 bracket, while NaVi and Falcons will need to sweat out in today's qualification match, with one of them going to the 2-2 bracket.

I'm also looking forward to the 9z vs. Aurora match as it could turn into another banger if they both show up.

[execijutiere]

Aurora put in an excellent performance against 9z and managed to qualify for the Major playoffs. In particular, the 13-1 victory on Nuke—a map chosen by 9z himself—further fired up the team, allowing them to start the second match with greater confidence. By defeating our opponents 2-0 overall, we secured a 3-1 victory and qualified for the playoffs. Soulfly and woxic played exceptionally well in the match and played a significant part in the team’s victory.

[ralle14]

Aurora put in an excellent performance against 9z and managed to qualify for the Major playoffs. In particular, the 13-1 victory on Nuke—a map chosen by 9z himself—further fired up the team, allowing them to start the second match with greater confidence. By defeating our opponents 2-0 overall, we secured a 3-1 victory and qualified for the playoffs. Soulfly and woxic played exceptionally well in the match and played a significant part in the team’s victory.

The woxic clutch was like the nail in the coffin during that second map. I was hoping for a close series, but I guess that intense long series from yesterday deflated 9z. This would be an unfortunate run from 9z if they somehow go from being four rounds away to qualification the other day to potentially going 2-3 tomorrow.

There's also Mouz, who got eliminated earlier by FUT and the way they lost was so similar to the previous round against Vitality.

[execijutiere]

Aurora put in an excellent performance against 9z and managed to qualify for the Major playoffs. In particular, the 13-1 victory on Nuke—a map chosen by 9z himself—further fired up the team, allowing them to start the second match with greater confidence. By defeating our opponents 2-0 overall, we secured a 3-1 victory and qualified for the playoffs. Soulfly and woxic played exceptionally well in the match and played a significant part in the team’s victory.

The woxic clutch was like the nail in the coffin during that second map. I was hoping for a close series, but I guess that intense long series from yesterday deflated 9z. This would be an unfortunate run from 9z if they somehow go from being four rounds away to qualification the other day to potentially going 2-3 tomorrow.

There's also Mouz, who got eliminated earlier by FUT and the way they lost was so similar to the previous round against Vitality.

Woxic pulled off an incredible clutch, and I reckon that clutch deserves a shout-out. Of course, I don’t know if it’ll happen—there was a retweet from the Counter-Strike Twitter account—but it’s been a long time since we’ve seen a clutch like that on the pro scene. I think 9z are a really good team; they didn’t play badly in this match either. It’s clear that the weight of yesterday’s match against Spirit, which they lost by the skin of their teeth, was taking its toll.

[rdbase]

Had bets on Team Spirit playing against 9z being a sweat having it go to a third map and couldn't believe it went to overtime on all maps played.
Should of been a 2:0 for Spirit but they just couldn't put them away early. But 9zz is showing they belong in these majors and just beat the Mongolz 2:0.
The other one I had was Team Falcons to win against Navi. It was looking good early on after they won the first map convincingly, but Navi did the same to them on the second one.
Falcons eventually did win taking it into overtime but I ended up cashing out my bet.

Today matches include the following to decide who goes to the quarter-finals in Cologne:
BetBooom vs FUT
Navi vs G2

[Pumared]

Had bets on Team Spirit playing against 9z being a sweat having it go to a third map and couldn't believe it went to overtime on all maps played.
Should of been a 2:0 for Spirit but they just couldn't put them away early. But 9zz is showing they belong in these majors and just beat the Mongolz 2:0.
The other one I had was Team Falcons to win against Navi. It was looking good early on after they won the first map convincingly, but Navi did the same to them on the second one.
Falcons eventually did win taking it into overtime but I ended up cashing out my bet.

Today matches include the following to decide who goes to the quarter-finals in Cologne:
BetBooom vs FUT
Navi vs G2

I believe NaVi and FUT will advance; they are very good teams that tend to perform better in big matches. But I also wanted to talk about the teams that advanced with 3 wins. I'm surprised that Fúria has that ability; historically, they would normally lose some matches. And about Spirit, their performance on the maps was impeccable.

[execijutiere]

9z managed to beat Mongolz and qualified for the Major playoffs. 9z were drawn against some really strong opponents throughout the Major, yet they somehow managed to survive. Their performance in those matches cannot be underestimated, as they managed to beat Vitality whilst losing to Spirit by a narrow margin. It must be said that this is a disappointing result for Mongolz. It seems they will fail to qualify for the Major playoffs for the first time.

[rdbase]

Had bets on Team Spirit playing against 9z being a sweat having it go to a third map and couldn't believe it went to overtime on all maps played.
Should of been a 2:0 for Spirit but they just couldn't put them away early. But 9zz is showing they belong in these majors and just beat the Mongolz 2:0.
The other one I had was Team Falcons to win against Navi. It was looking good early on after they won the first map convincingly, but Navi did the same to them on the second one.
Falcons eventually did win taking it into overtime but I ended up cashing out my bet.

Today matches include the following to decide who goes to the quarter-finals in Cologne:
BetBooom vs FUT
Navi vs G2

I believe NaVi and FUT will advance; they are very good teams that tend to perform better in big matches. But I also wanted to talk about the teams that advanced with 3 wins. I'm surprised that Fúria has that ability; historically, they would normally lose some matches. And about Spirit, their performance on the maps was impeccable.

Looks like FUT's success in these majors are at an end since BetBoom has advanced. It was a great run beating the top teams but now it is another unexpected squad in 9z this tournament.

9z managed to beat Mongolz and qualified for the Major playoffs. 9z were drawn against some really strong opponents throughout the Major, yet they somehow managed to survive. Their performance in those matches cannot be underestimated, as they managed to beat Vitality whilst losing to Spirit by a narrow margin. It must be said that this is a disappointing result for Mongolz. It seems they will fail to qualify for the Major playoffs for the first time.

Yes, I was impressed when they won against Vitality and then Spirit. So they were the breakout team at Cologne for certain at these majors.

Now we will see the following who qualified to advance for the next stage of this Intel Extreme Masters:
Aurora vs BetBoom
9z vs FURIA
G2 vs Spirit
Falcons vs Vitality

[execijutiere]

The upper bracket has some great match-ups in store for us. I reckon we’re in for some incredibly competitive matches. It looks like Vitality and Spirit will face each other in the semi-finals.
In the lower bracket, things are a bit different. 9z have made a strong start, but I believe this will be their first time playing on this stage. So I don’t think they’ll be able to beat Furia. The same goes for BetBoom. It looks like we’ll be watching a Furia vs Aurora semi-final.

[Pumared]

9z managed to beat Mongolz and qualified for the Major playoffs. 9z were drawn against some really strong opponents throughout the Major, yet they somehow managed to survive. Their performance in those matches cannot be underestimated, as they managed to beat Vitality whilst losing to Spirit by a narrow margin. It must be said that this is a disappointing result for Mongolz. It seems they will fail to qualify for the Major playoffs for the first time.

I think that now, Furia has a lot of material to study against 9Z. Mainly because Furia played three matches, won them all, so they only have that much information about the team. Meanwhile, 9Z played five matches, some of them very close. In theory, this should be useful to Furia in some way. They are committed to giving the major to Fallen, especially Kscerato.