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[ralle14]

Gaimin is so strong, there is no doubt about it. They are playing out of the world. they only proved that they really deserve the number 1 spot in the WEU. They literally beat the entity with 2-0 in their favor.

Entity Gaming doesn't look that strong based on their recent results so it's expected to see Gaimin Gladiators sweep the series.

I also think they deserve the first spot in WEU but we might see a potential rematch between them and Team Liquid at the end of the week since it doesn't seem like Team Liquid will drop another series unless one of the two newly promoted teams could pull another surprise.

You were right @ralle14 once again! Team Liquid are very good high level team in DOTA2.

Thanks, luckily Tundra had one of the easiest schedules while Team Liquid had a rocky start losing to Gaimin Gladiators which caused the odds to be this close.

[rdbase]

BLAST Premier Spring Showdown 2023 has started in Europe!
A couple of matches today with Big vs Rare Atom, a team that was beat high tier teams during the Pro League tournament.
They certainly made a name for themselves and the dark horse team for the Big squad to not take lightly.

Today's matches can be bet on from the Esports hub located here:
https://sportsbet.io/sports/esports-betting

[tusandii]

It's insane! Just like the title of Anomaly's test about it. I was actually smiling while watching this clip, I don't know why. Excited maybe?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIZ_j8_2m4c&t=26s


The details were super-enhanced. The AWP, damn I cannot get over it when I saw the bullet path having an afterimage. It's almost like a Rail Gun of the Quake Series. That's just too amazing. Maybe I will dream about it later. 
I am sure more players will be pulled into this game, I don't have a high-end graphics card but I would really like to test it too.
Not many changes in the sound effects but I don't think that would be an issue.

To be honest, this is the first time I know of bets on Counter Strike 2 game tournaments because previously the ESport bets that I followed in depth were only Dota 2.
Counter Strike is a game that is quite old and I played this game when I was still a student. I don't know how many years it has been since I forgot about Counter Strike and in the ESport betting thread I saw this game for the first time again.
Maybe it will be interesting enough to be able to watch matches live and can make me remember the past when I was still at school, I was willing to not enter just to play Counter Strike.

[boltz]

Took this bet just now on Talon Vs Bleed.



If xIce won't manage to have a decent game , I think it's time for him to retire and let the young talent take over because in first map he had 11 deaths with Doom as offlane , a hero that needs a lot of smart farm in order to function during mid-late game. Funny , he didn't manage to make it work at all and lately all his performances are somewhere like this one.

[Beparanf]

Here’s the tentative list for Dota2 Teams that already qualified for the Berlin Major 2023:

• Talon Esports [Southeast Asia]
• Team SMG [Southeast Asia]
• Execration [Southeast Asia]
• PSG.LGD [China]
• TBD [China]
• TBD [China]
• TBD [China]
• Team Liquid [Western Europe]
• Gaimin Gladiators [Western Europe]
• Tundra Esports [Western Europe]
• TBD [Western Europe]
• Evil Geniuses [South America]
• beastcoast [South America]
• TBD [North America]
• TBD [North America]
• HellRaisers [Eastern Europe]
• Team Spirit [Eastern Europe]
• TBD [Eastern Europe]

-Source-

I’m surprised on how SEA teams not includes those team that expected to dominate the region due to their roster. 23Savage is proving his worth by giving his best to carry Talon.

[sunsilk]

I’m surprised on how SEA teams not includes those team that expected to dominate the region due to their roster. 23Savage is proving his worth by giving his best to carry Talon.

Yeah and that's okay. SEA teams have been unpredictable but their Team is becoming consistent so I guess if we're going to speak about it, they're currently the strongest SEA team as of talking.

Watch closely to the North America, the slots there are only two and the teams that are trying to get that are into tough competition. I've just noticed and missed that Dendi's team B8 is already on this region.

Even if I want to wish him luck, the remaining games that they've got won't be enough for them to at least get the 2nd spot. So, these are the teams that are competing for two slots there. TSM, Nouns and Shopify Rebellion.

[rdbase]

It's insane! Just like the title of Anomaly's test about it. I was actually smiling while watching this clip, I don't know why. Excited maybe?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIZ_j8_2m4c&t=26s
The details were super-enhanced. The AWP, damn I cannot get over it when I saw the bullet path having an afterimage. It's almost like a Rail Gun of the Quake Series. That's just too amazing. Maybe I will dream about it later. 
I am sure more players will be pulled into this game, I don't have a high-end graphics card but I would really like to test it too.
Not many changes in the sound effects but I don't think that would be an issue.

To be honest, this is the first time I know of bets on Counter Strike 2 game tournaments because previously the ESport bets that I followed in depth were only Dota 2.
Counter Strike is a game that is quite old and I played this game when I was still a student. I don't know how many years it has been since I forgot about Counter Strike and in the ESport betting thread I saw this game for the first time again.
Maybe it will be interesting enough to be able to watch matches live and can make me remember the past when I was still at school, I was willing to not enter just to play Counter Strike.

Actually Counter Strike is still using Global Offensive and the not Counter Strike 2 just yet.
They will be introducing it for competitive professional league play in Paris in March 2024 according to news site HLTV.ORG:
https://www.hltv.org/news/35854/valve-paris-major-last-in-csgo-first-in-cs2-to-take-place-in-march-2024

They are currently running in limited testing since it's release of a closed beta but have since released to some players of steam and are updating it to fix any issues that those players are reporting about it's gameplay:
https://www.hltv.org/news/35887/cs2-update-brings-visual-and-gameplay-changes-fixes-unintended-console-commands

WePlay Academy league play has been been put on temporary hold after six seasons and is taking a break until the end of the war in Ukraine.
https://www.hltv.org/news/35891/weplay-academy-league-put-on-hold

Imperial Esports had just defeated Complexity gaming in the Blast Premier league and are the known Sportsbet.io sponsored team in professional CS league play.
So congratulations to them on a nice win since their odds flipped early on when the match began. I had 1.77x Complexity but then it was the reverse when I checked 10 minutes before the match started.
So never go by the odds when it comes to betting on Counterstrike.

[Beparanf]

Yeah and that's okay. SEA teams have been unpredictable but their Team is becoming consistent so I guess if we're going to speak about it, they're currently the strongest SEA team as of talking.

Agreed, They are the only Asian Team that made a better spot on the last major and the rest including China team is already shaking when facing WEU and EEU team. I believe Talon can become a stable team for a long time if 23Savage will play consistently like this unlike his previous gameplay that is very reckless.

Watch closely to the North America, the slots there are only two and the teams that are trying to get that are into tough competition. I've just noticed and missed that Dendi's team B8 is already on this region.

Even if I want to wish him luck, the remaining games that they've got won't be enough for them to at least get the 2nd spot. So, these are the teams that are competing for two slots there. TSM, Nouns and Shopify Rebellion.

I won’t blame Dendi for choosing NA region because that more easier region to accumulate DPC points for TI unlike EEU region which his original region that full of strong teams. EU is now the power house region so I will not be surprised if some players decided to form teams on weak region like NA, SA and SEA.

[STT]

Boltz and Fallen on Imperial, nice result for them to beat Col  congrats.  I hope  Fallen is making a comeback, he was one of the greatest IGL in the game and thats my preferred position, skill in csgo to observe.  Also AWP of course, the combo being deadly so obviously Imperial have great potential.

CS2 taking until spring next year is correct and proper way to do it as it involves alot of change and possible bug fixes.  Gives teams time to adjust to whatever small detail that always has large effects in CS.  I hope it all makes for greater viewing quality which I think is possible.

Right now I bet Fnatic to beat Spirit though Im often biased to Spirit as an upset team for their great aim the odds dont support going against the recent success of Fnatic and better ranking.   Spirit could win Overpass, they have the highest % on this map but seems odds given already includes and accepts that.  (Safest bet here might have been 3 maps but I arrived during match)

[rdbase]

Boltz and Fallen on Imperial, nice result for them to beat Col  congrats.  I hope  Fallen is making a comeback, he was one of the greatest IGL in the game and thats my preferred position, skill in csgo to observe.  Also AWP of course, the combo being deadly so obviously Imperial have great potential.

CS2 taking until spring next year is correct and proper way to do it as it involves alot of change and possible bug fixes.  Gives teams time to adjust to whatever small detail that always has large effects in CS.  I hope it all makes for greater viewing quality which I think is possible.

Right now I bet Fnatic to beat Spirit though Im often biased to Spirit as an upset team for their great aim the odds dont support going against the recent success of Fnatic and better ranking.   Spirit could win Overpass, they have the highest % on this map but seems odds given already includes and accepts that.  (Safest bet here might have been 3 maps but I arrived during match)

They eliminated Complexity out of the Blast series so yeah they are a team to look out for in this tournament.
Imperial Esports are the favorites for their next match in the Premier league play today against Evil Geniuses Black.

Team Liquid are currently playing Pain gaming and are down a map so they should be done with their match shortly.
The semi-finals are in full swing now and Imperial are looking like a solid contender in this Blast Premier Spring series.

[sunsilk]

Yeah and that's okay. SEA teams have been unpredictable but their Team is becoming consistent so I guess if we're going to speak about it, they're currently the strongest SEA team as of talking.

Agreed, They are the only Asian Team that made a better spot on the last major and the rest including China team is already shaking when facing WEU and EEU team. I believe Talon can become a stable team for a long time if 23Savage will play consistently like this unlike his previous gameplay that is very reckless.

That's true, even on China which I've been considering one of the strongest regions is also struggling just as the SEA. Credits to his teammates and it's the whole team that should be consistent, good luck on them in Berlin.

Watch closely to the North America, the slots there are only two and the teams that are trying to get that are into tough competition. I've just noticed and missed that Dendi's team B8 is already on this region.

Even if I want to wish him luck, the remaining games that they've got won't be enough for them to at least get the 2nd spot. So, these are the teams that are competing for two slots there. TSM, Nouns and Shopify Rebellion.

I won’t blame Dendi for choosing NA region because that more easier region to accumulate DPC points for TI unlike EEU region which his original region that full of strong teams. EU is now the power house region so I will not be surprised if some players decided to form teams on weak region like NA, SA and SEA.

That's another try for him but looking at this qualifier, there are two teams who have secured slot for Berlin and those teams are Shopify Rebellion (ex-EG) and TSM.

The remaining games no matter what the result will be, they're just for formality. Hopefully, Dendi will also be back on these actions on these LAN events and majors.

[rdbase]

Blast Premier Spring Finals are looking like it will be Cloud 9 as they are just massacring a very deflated Big team on their determining map.
https://www.hltv.org/news/35902/cloud9-to-clash-with-big-for-blast-premier-spring-final-spot

Pain gaming are up next against Imperial Esports to see who is going to the Finals happening in Washington DC between Europe vs Americas qualifying teams.

Take your bets on Sportsbet.io official sponsored esports team Imperial Esports at the link below:
https://sportsbet.io/sports/esports-betting

[jakelyson]

Blast Premier Spring Finals are looking like it will be Cloud 9 as they are just massacring a very deflated Big team on their determining map.
https://www.hltv.org/news/35902/cloud9-to-clash-with-big-for-blast-premier-spring-final-spot

Pain gaming are up next against Imperial Esports to see who is going to the Finals happening in Washington DC between Europe vs Americas qualifying teams.

Take your bets on Sportsbet.io official sponsored esports team Imperial Esports at the link below:
https://sportsbet.io/sports/esports-betting

Imperial is looking to crush the first map as they take the lead 13-9 and crush the eco of Pain. Pain has to make a comeback on the second map. Imperial is really good in inferno so there is no question they will win this map. Pain has beaten serious competition before so they may still tie the series on the next map and go to a third. We will see how they will perform.

[ralle14]

I'm excited for the WEU tiebreakers later today and the first one will be Tundra vs Gaimin Gladiators, without looking at their recent results I would lean on Gaimin here but their recent performance isn't the same after they dropped a map against Nigma during their last series while Tundra is looking like the better team as they went 2-1 in the last week.

Tundra would be a value bet for today's tiebreaker matches as their odds are hovering around 2.10 at the moment and I don't think GG should be the slight favorite @1.68 when they lost 2-0 in the previous matchup.

For the second tiebreaker (OG vs Ooredoo Thunders) OG @1.55 should win as they finally got their stuff together and beat Entity Gaming in the last series to avoid relegation and even potentially take the last spot for the Berlin Major.



I don't have any bet for the remaining tiebreakers Monaspa vs Nigma Galaxy as these will all be a bo1 and I think both teams are performing at a similar level but if I have to pick one of the two i'll side with Nigma Galaxy as their results look better.

[jakelyson]

I'm excited for the WEU tiebreakers later today and the first one will be Tundra vs Gaimin Gladiators, without looking at their recent results I would lean on Gaimin here but their recent performance isn't the same after they dropped a map against Nigma during their last series while Tundra is looking like the better team as they went 2-1 in the last week.

Tundra would be a value bet for today's tiebreaker matches as their odds are hovering around 2.10 at the moment and I don't think GG should be the slight favorite @1.68 when they lost 2-0 in the previous matchup.

For the second tiebreaker (OG vs Ooredoo Thunders) OG @1.55 should win as they finally got their stuff together and beat Entity Gaming in the last series to avoid relegation and even potentially take the last spot for the Berlin Major.



I don't have any bet for the remaining tiebreakers Monaspa vs Nigma Galaxy as these will all be a bo1 and I think both teams are performing at a similar level but if I have to pick one of the two i'll side with Nigma Galaxy as their results look better.

I am excited as well but I will not be able to watch the games later. I got to be somewhere, and I will not have a chance to watch it.

I think it is logical to bet on Tundra since they won against GG the first time they meet on this tour but I do not think that GG will commit the same mistakes they did in their last meeting. Anyway, there is not much at stake in this match since they are both qualified already for the Major.

The tiebreaker games between OG and Ooredoo Thunder though have a high stake. The winner of this match will go to Berlin Major and some DPC points that is heavily needed to qualify for TI.

The lines are not yet open in stake.com so I will post my bets later. I will most likely go for GG and OG depending on the odds.

[passwordnow]

I've just watched the first match between Team SMG and Execration and all I can say is that Execration is getting to the next level. They deserve the Berlin major spot and they might end up this DPC tour 2 as the 2nd place. Polaris Esports and Geek Slate will be now relegated to division 2.
Well, this is for the SEA, and while looking for some matches in other regions I ended up with WEU. Division 2 there is about to start and we'll now start to see which two teams will be moved to division 1. Notable teams there are Alliance, Team Secret, and Old G.

[Beparanf]

I think it is logical to bet on Tundra since they won against GG the first time they meet on this tour but I do not think that GG will commit the same mistakes they did in their last meeting. Anyway, there is not much at stake in this match since they are both qualified already for the Major.

I will still go for GG, If I’m not mistaken, That is the first loss of GG against Tundra but GG manage to recover from that loss by winning all their remaining matches. Although it’s really tempting the odds given on Tundra so I won’t blame him for choosing that pick.


On the bright side for OG, They might be qualified on the majors by managing to comeback from last place to being qualified. I think they can manage to win this tie breaker because they already find their sweet spot to capitalize DM talent as offlaner. I still feel cold from Yuragi performance.

[rdbase]

Blast Premier Spring Finals are looking like it will be Cloud 9 as they are just massacring a very deflated Big team on their determining map.
https://www.hltv.org/news/35902/cloud9-to-clash-with-big-for-blast-premier-spring-final-spot

Pain gaming are up next against Imperial Esports to see who is going to the Finals happening in Washington DC between Europe vs Americas qualifying teams.

Take your bets on Sportsbet.io official sponsored esports team Imperial Esports at the link below:
https://sportsbet.io/sports/esports-betting

Imperial is looking to crush the first map as they take the lead 13-9 and crush the eco of Pain. Pain has to make a comeback on the second map. Imperial is really good in inferno so there is no question they will win this map. Pain has beaten serious competition before so they may still tie the series on the next map and go to a third. We will see how they will perform.

Great call on taking Imperial Esports.
They certainly did crush Pain gaming and never thought it would be a flawless match taking all maps.
Remember when they were calling this ensemble The Last Dance team last year?
Well, not no more. They are the best Brazilian team in the professional top tier right now after this match.

[jakelyson]

I think it is logical to bet on Tundra since they won against GG the first time they meet on this tour but I do not think that GG will commit the same mistakes they did in their last meeting. Anyway, there is not much at stake in this match since they are both qualified already for the Major.

I will still go for GG, If I’m not mistaken, That is the first loss of GG against Tundra but GG manage to recover from that loss by winning all their remaining matches. Although it’s really tempting the odds given on Tundra so I won’t blame him for choosing that pick.


On the bright side for OG, They might be qualified on the majors by managing to comeback from last place to being qualified. I think they can manage to win this tie breaker because they already find their sweet spot to capitalize DM talent as offlaner. I still feel cold from Yuragi performance.

Unfortunately, GG did not win their tiebreaker against Tundra but it is all good still because they are still 3rd in the region and qualified for the Berlin Major. OG also qualified by beating OT on the third map. After starting very poorly, OG was able to make a comeback from being the last to snatching a slot for Berlin Major. Hopefully, they will not be like this in the major and start strong.

[ralle14]

Unfortunately, GG did not win their tiebreaker against Tundra but it is all good still because they are still 3rd in the region and qualified for the Berlin Major. OG also qualified by beating OT on the third map. After starting very poorly, OG was able to make a comeback from being the last to snatching a slot for Berlin Major. Hopefully, they will not be like this in the major and start strong.

Yup, Tundra is desperate for some points after their bad results on the Lima major. Unfortunate loss for GG as it came down to one good pick off from Tundra and GG had no choice but to buy back and catch the Tundra guys that tried to overextend which led to them overextending as well and it gave Tundra's Storm the perfect opportunity to catch them in one go for the final nail in the coffin(Clip of the last team fight).

The OG vs Ooredoo Thunder series was the juiciest series today, specifically that third map as I thought Ooredoo's AM would have a free game because they're always on Yuragi's drow whenever a team fight is about to start but all it takes is one good opportunity where the drow can dish out several hits in a row to bring the game back on their side. I can't find any clip so here's a timestamp from one of the VODs posted on youtube.