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

[rdbase]

ESL pro league is still going strong all month long and ends the first week of October so plenty of cs go to watch for this fall session.

Valve released several maps for the 10th year anniversary update of game adding three:
Tuscan, Breach and Anubis.
Wonder if they will add them to tournament play just like they did with ancient.

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[STT]

For now I will say no to all three.  Its unlikely immediately due to a forthcoming major and teams have asked for no changes in the run up due to their extreme training schedule on each map.   Its possible to lose an entire major from the weak spot a new map creates, balance can be quite wrong on new maps and CSGO has extreme sensitivity on balance changes, this is how we lost Cobblestone.    Also I think why we are stuck on Dust2 for this long, better the devil you know.
   I like all 3 maps, none are new and Breach and Anubis are for fun games.  These two maps cannot handle competitive professional teams though nothing is impossible, Vertigo somehow made it and was just a meme map for years.   This is a community determination, the developers test games on CS_Agency, an operation map for hostages.   Non core maps are retained if enough traffic occurs but to make a map tournament ready is via feedback from top teams.

  Tuscan is actually years older then the others, its been hosted on Esea for a long time.   This is look is entirely new but the core overlay for the map is very familiar to some.   Quickest way for me to state this, the 'door stuck' video involves the Door on this map which exits onto A site.   Tuscan has the best chance of becoming a main map possibly end year and it might be temporary to cover the revamp or Mirage or another map.

[rdbase]

Thanks for the insight on those maps @STT!
Very much appreciated and it will help for those who heard while watching ESL Pro league during one of the game play-by-play announcements of these maps.

Talking about the tournament happening right now,
Faze are looking very sharp against FTW and just might make it a 2-0 for this early game on match day in this Fall series.

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[rdbase]

ESL Pro league 16 is heating up with G2 and Faze carving out solid victories in their tables with yesterday's matches.
G2 almost had a 16-0 round on map 2 against MiBR as they went 15-0 at the half.

Have placed some bets yesterday which had won with these two teams and will continue backing them until they lose during this tournament.

[boltz]

What is going on on China qualifiers ? It seems that IG and Vici might be out from TI ? I don't know about IG but Vici is out for sure and this might be the first TI without ViCi gaming on it and Invictus Gaming are having a rough time playing against LBSZ and they already leading 1-0 on IG. If somehow , IG losing this best of 3 , then they are out for good from TI qualifiers and to be honest , there are a lot of new teams heading to TI this year...

[rdbase]

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[passwordnow]

A chance for going to the International 2022 in Singapore and meet the sponsored team Evil Geniuses

Those fans of EG and at the same time that weren't able to secure a ticket will probably join the contest. There have been reports that most of the tickets were already sold and that's due to the scalpers that were able to reserve and bought the tickets very quickly.
The International is just one month away and I know that everyone's excited about it. While we're hyped with the qualifiers, it's more hyping when it's the TI and you get to watch live, good luck to the participants.

[boltz]

A chance for going to the International 2022 in Singapore and meet the sponsored team Evil Geniuses

Those fans of EG and at the same time that weren't able to secure a ticket will probably join the contest. There have been reports that most of the tickets were already sold and that's due to the scalpers that were able to reserve and bought the tickets very quickly.
The International is just one month away and I know that everyone's excited about it. While we're hyped with the qualifiers, it's more hyping when it's the TI and you get to watch live, good luck to the participants.

Well scalpers are always prepared for TI and this year they had a lot of tickets to get and fans are angry now because of them so big up to Sportsbet for making that promo and give a chance to Dota 2 fans to see the show live. Last year it was in Romania , and what an opportunity I had to go ...until pandemic ruined it all.

[rdbase]

A chance for going to the International 2022 in Singapore and meet the sponsored team Evil Geniuses

Those fans of EG and at the same time that weren't able to secure a ticket will probably join the contest. There have been reports that most of the tickets were already sold and that's due to the scalpers that were able to reserve and bought the tickets very quickly.
The International is just one month away and I know that everyone's excited about it. While we're hyped with the qualifiers, it's more hyping when it's the TI and you get to watch live, good luck to the participants.

Well scalpers are always prepared for TI and this year they had a lot of tickets to get and fans are angry now because of them so big up to Sportsbet for making that promo and give a chance to Dota 2 fans to see the show live. Last year it was in Romania , and what an opportunity I had to go ...until pandemic ruined it all.

TI is quite famous and it being in Singapore is a treat for those who are closer to this venue to be able to attend.
Had a bet on In the breach vs Goon squad in the tournament and lost, but it was fun to watch. They had a major comeback to take the match.
Think this was my second time betting on DOTA2 and enjoyed it alot!

[Pulsar77]

Today there is an ENCE - Astralis match in the ESL Pro League. For this match I'm thinking of betting on Astralis @1.81. They surprised everyone by losing to HEET also. But I still want to trust them as I watched them against MOUZ also. Astralis are playing better against big teams interestingly. This is a candidate to be another similar match for Astralis. They only need to focus on the matches against weak teams more and not underestimate them.


By the way there was an announcement by BLAST nearly a week ago. They are going to organize the first Major in 2023 and Paris is going to host the biggest tournament in CS:GO for the first time ever. There is going to be a prize pool of $1,250,000 for the tournament. I think that people will have a big interest in this Major because of its being held for the first time there. Team Vitality fans would cover the majority of attending people as they are a French team. The expectations from them would be bigger in their home country of course.

https://www.hltv.org/news/34579/blast-confirms-paris-major

[jakelyson]

A chance for going to the International 2022 in Singapore and meet the sponsored team Evil Geniuses

Those fans of EG and at the same time that weren't able to secure a ticket will probably join the contest. There have been reports that most of the tickets were already sold and that's due to the scalpers that were able to reserve and bought the tickets very quickly.
The International is just one month away and I know that everyone's excited about it. While we're hyped with the qualifiers, it's more hyping when it's the TI and you get to watch live, good luck to the participants.

Well scalpers are always prepared for TI and this year they had a lot of tickets to get and fans are angry now because of them so big up to Sportsbet for making that promo and give a chance to Dota 2 fans to see the show live. Last year it was in Romania , and what an opportunity I had to go ...until pandemic ruined it all.

TI is quite famous and it being in Singapore is a treat for those who are closer to this venue to be able to attend.
Had a bet on In the breach vs Goon squad in the tournament and lost, but it was fun to watch. They had a major comeback to take the match.
Think this was my second time betting on DOTA2 and enjoyed it alot!

TI is the largest DOTA tournament and the best teams in the world are playing against each other. It would be an experience to go watch the tournaments live. I am from Asia, but I do not have the time to go to Singapore and watch the games live. I will just witness it through their live streams.

Scalpers are too fast to secure tickets and real fans are forced to buy the tickets at a higher price. I do not know if something can be done here but it seems that real DOTA fans are getting punished to have to purchase tickets from scalpers.

[boltz]

Well , until TI official games we have a BO5 between Secret and Entity and if I had any money for spare to place a bet , I would have go with Secret to win this series and go to TI ,even if Entity is the superior team right now and StormStormer is a beast in mid lane.  Odds also favors Entity with 1.42 vs 2.70 for Secret.

[jakelyson]

Well , until TI official games we have a BO5 between Secret and Entity and if I had any money for spare to place a bet , I would have go with Secret to win this series and go to TI ,even if Entity is the superior team right now and StormStormer is a beast in mid lane.  Odds also favors Entity with 1.42 vs 2.70 for Secret.

It is not looking good for Secret though. They are down 2-0 in matches, 1 more win for Entity, and its GG for Team Secret. Game 3 is not looking good for Secret as well. SF is very farmed right now and Entity is dominating the game. They still have a chance to come back to this game but it is very slim. Team Secret is exhausted from the previous series and Entity is punishing them for it. It will take every ounce of their willpower to come back from a 0-2 deficit.

[boltz]

Well , until TI official games we have a BO5 between Secret and Entity and if I had any money for spare to place a bet , I would have go with Secret to win this series and go to TI ,even if Entity is the superior team right now and StormStormer is a beast in mid lane.  Odds also favors Entity with 1.42 vs 2.70 for Secret.

It is not looking good for Secret though. They are down 2-0 in matches, 1 more win for Entity, and its GG for Team Secret. Game 3 is not looking good for Secret as well. SF is very farmed right now and Entity is dominating the game. They still have a chance to come back to this game but it is very slim. Team Secret is exhausted from the previous series and Entity is punishing them for it. It will take every ounce of their willpower to come back from a 0-2 deficit.

They lost 3-0 and if that isn't enough , Pure died only once in 3 games as carry for Entity...against Secret ...what to say more than this ? Entity is clearly on another level and teams like LGD , Spirit , Tundra should be really scared of them if they meet each other on TI. Overall , in this Bo5 series , Entity really earned my respect as a Dota 2 team even more and I'm looking forward to see them on TI.

[Trofo]

They lost 3-0 and if that isn't enough , Pure died only once in 3 games as carry for Entity...against Secret ...what to say more than this ? Entity is clearly on another level and teams like LGD , Spirit , Tundra should be really scared of them if they meet each other on TI. Overall , in this Bo5 series , Entity really earned my respect as a Dota 2 team even more and I'm looking forward to see them on TI.

Yeah Entity performed great as team and then you get that unbelievable stats from Pure. They had good drafts and game plan which allowed Pure to have free lines and as much time as he needs to jungle. Secret never really managed to put any pressure on him amd it was just a matter of time before they will inevitably loose another map.

Looking forward to see them against top teams of other regions.

[batang_bitcoin]

Well , until TI official games we have a BO5 between Secret and Entity and if I had any money for spare to place a bet , I would have go with Secret to win this series and go to TI ,even if Entity is the superior team right now and StormStormer is a beast in mid lane.  Odds also favors Entity with 1.42 vs 2.70 for Secret.

Team Secret was exhausted at the grand finals, no win yet it's understandable on what they've gone through. Props to Entity, they really rest well and won against all the series that they've been. Another strong that just got in and I think, they'll be tested if they go against Team Secret as I like how they do their pickings. I'm really impressed how they're making their picks and I am sure that the others too that have managed to appreciate that on them.

[rdbase]

Been waiting for the esl pro league matches to start up again since the tournament runs until October 2nd.
Was going to place a bet yesterday but noticed none of the teams were playing.
Got to wait until it resumes tomorrow.

[rdbase]

Cloud9 were on point for the first match to resume the tournament today against Evil geniuses.
Was scanning their jersey they wear and didn't see a logo for Sportsbet.io on there yet. So they might be only sponsoring them for Dota2.

Matches for the rest of the tournament can be viewed at:
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[ralle14]

Cloud9 were on point for the first match to resume the tournament today against Evil geniuses.

The Cloud9 series went as expected but still, EG did put up a decent fight on their map pick before crumbling on the second map. I feel like EG will end up on the lower side of the standings together with Movistar Riders unless they show up in the next two series.

Team Liquid vs Movistar Riders series left for today and Movistar have been losing most of their games against weaker oppositions which is worrying for them after putting up a performance in the IEM tournament a few months ago. Team Liquid on the other hand is likely going to maintain their winning streak since they've beaten decent oppositions (NiP and Heroic) on LAN during the Blast groups. That said, i'll go for the -1.5 series handicap for Team Liquid as I think Movistar would continue to struggle.

[jakelyson]

Cloud9 were on point for the first match to resume the tournament today against Evil geniuses.

The Cloud9 series went as expected but still, EG did put up a decent fight on their map pick before crumbling on the second map. I feel like EG will end up on the lower side of the standings together with Movistar Riders unless they show up in the next two series.

Team Liquid vs Movistar Riders series left for today and Movistar have been losing most of their games against weaker oppositions which is worrying for them after putting up a performance in the IEM tournament a few months ago. Team Liquid on the other hand is likely going to maintain their winning streak since they've beaten decent oppositions (NiP and Heroic) on LAN during the Blast groups. That said, i'll go for the -1.5 series handicap for Team Liquid as I think Movistar would continue to struggle.

Team Liquid started struggling in the first map but was able to put things together and they end up winning the map. I thought they would lose this map. They are heavily favored in this match and your bet looks good on paper. I also think that they could take this 2-0, but I am now doubtful because of that first map. They are making too many mistakes and if this carries to map 2, Movistar may take a map from them.

Anyway, let's see if Team Liquid will be more confident and composed on map 2.