Bad day for gamblers, almost all the favorites lost the game. I think the most loss was experienced in the Heroic-OG match. OG team had a losing streak, so there were a lot of gamblers, in addition, the effect of the transfer of k0nfig already made Heroic a favorite. Even in his first match, everyone trusted him.
I couldn't watch the full Vitality game. I was watching the France v Morocco match. Actually, I'm halfway through the Nuke map. Vitality won the match after extra time in the Inferno match. On the Nuke map, Navi players deteriorate very quickly as morels, I see this often in their last matches, when morels fall, the game discipline is lost. Zywoo, Spinx have released a high-end game. It will be like talking early but Vitality seems very well prepared, they are favorites for me in Blast World Final, while playing games, I will prioritize Vitality's matches.
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Heroic-OG match was an enjoyable match for me. Congratulations to both teams, they both played well. They did everything to win. OG was the winner in the match that went to the decider map. Although Konfig joined a team as a stand-in after a long time, he showed a very good performance. But his performance was not enough for them to win. OG's talented and young players degster and FlameZ showed the difference and brought the win to their team. OG team made a nice comeback on the Anubis map.
So far I have been able to predict only FaZe's victory. 
Even they scared me after losing on the first map which was Nuke. Even though Nuke was not a map that they were performing badly they still lost by a decent score gap. Heroic were the victim of Anubis map. We watched 2 OTs and finally OG won by 22-19. Anubis didn't go well for Outsiders either even though it was their pick actually.
Now, Natus Vincere - Vitality is going on. There is a 11-11 tie on Inferno - the first map. Natus Vincere picked Nuke and the final map is Mirage. Even if they lose on this map I think they can win the others both. They removed Anubis by the way. They were normally preferring Dust2 a lot but it looks like they aren't ready for Anubis yet.
Even they scared me after losing on the first map which was Nuke. Even though Nuke was not a map that they were performing badly they still lost by a decent score gap. Heroic were the victim of Anubis map. We watched 2 OTs and finally OG won by 22-19. Anubis didn't go well for Outsiders either even though it was their pick actually. Now, Natus Vincere - Vitality is going on. There is a 11-11 tie on Inferno - the first map. Natus Vincere picked Nuke and the final map is Mirage. Even if they lose on this map I think they can win the others both. They removed Anubis by the way. They were normally preferring Dust2 a lot but it looks like they aren't ready for Anubis yet.
Blast premier world final tournament started today. The first two matches were played. We can say that we actually saw an unexpected result in the Liquid-Outsiders match. The last major champion outsiders started the tournament with a defeat against liquid. I see that the Liquid team was well prepared. Although outsiders chose the newly added anubis map, Liquid was the side that played better. I can say that this opened the door to victory.
In the CN region, I also saw Burning trying his chances to qualify for the closed qualifier and they only need one series win to make it in.
Wow, I've missed this guy and IIRC he's been like the coach or adviser to Team Aster. I guess he's got a lot of time to do some competition on his own and play as a pos 1. One more loss and he's out for the fourth try in the open qualifier.And AFAIK, along with burning's popularity before, there's this player named, Yamateh is also back and is playing with team NerdRig.
It seems easy for the Old G to qualified there since most teams aren't that known and got lesser experience than them, so let's expect them to be with Division 2 teams and I think that's where the clash will start but still, I'm counting on them to get qualified for Division 1.
It only looks like it but when you watch some of the games you'll be surprised at how the other teams can also be as good and keep the series competitive.In the CN region, I also saw Burning trying his chances to qualify for the closed qualifier and they only need one series win to make it in.
So the Open Qualifiers for WEU as well as other region has started, anyone know any betting site for these games?
I've seen Loot.bet offer some odds for the open qualifier matches but I haven't used them since they require KYC. Team Liquid really wants to be a double TI winner no matter what and they just transfer Nisha to be their mid from now on and personally I didn't expect at all this move , or to be more specific , I didn't expect Nisha to leave Secret anytime soon.
When Team Secret announced his departure to the team, I was also surprised. But I think Nisha is still a young talent that looks to have something different because it's been 4 years when he's with Team Secret. And I guess he just want to aim higher and reach for the TI aegis and that's through changing his way and leaving his former teammates. Team Liquid is a strong team as well, micke shifting to pos 1 and they now have Nisha's versatility and consistent performance.I think it was Puppey's decision to remove Nisha. It was really surprising because they finished strong in TI and the rumors were only if Crystallis will remain or not. The decision seems like a downgrade to Team Secret. Now it is Team Liquid that is willing to sacrifice some positions just to take Nisha which I believe will be worth it.
I am way more curious and excited to watch the South and North American frontiers. EG is looking to dominate its new region and the new team Shopify Rebellion. I am not happy Bulba is with the new team captained by Fly.
Blast Premier World Final matches are about to be underway by tomorrow. The matches of the first day and my predictions are like these:
Outsiders - Liquid
FaZe - G2
Heroic - OG
Natus Vincere - Vitality
Outsiders are the last champions of Major. I don't think they will lose their momentum yet. Liquid haven't been very consistent lately. There were speculations such as YEKINDAR was about to leave as well. They must be grateful for him to stay because he is the most impressive player of the roster. I don't think they can Outsiders unless they make some improvement in team performance.
G2 are away from their old times. Even though FaZe aren't having their brightest days they are still better than G2. They should be winning.
OG are really weak against Heroic on paper. Maybe Heroic will have k0nfig as stand-in for stavn. But I still think they will get a decent win.
The last matchup is a really competitive one actually but Vitality's momentum has dropped down recently. Natus Vincere are in a similar situation but I think they still have the strength to beat them in s1mple's lead.
Outsiders - Liquid
FaZe - G2
Heroic - OG
Natus Vincere - Vitality
Outsiders are the last champions of Major. I don't think they will lose their momentum yet. Liquid haven't been very consistent lately. There were speculations such as YEKINDAR was about to leave as well. They must be grateful for him to stay because he is the most impressive player of the roster. I don't think they can Outsiders unless they make some improvement in team performance.
G2 are away from their old times. Even though FaZe aren't having their brightest days they are still better than G2. They should be winning.
OG are really weak against Heroic on paper. Maybe Heroic will have k0nfig as stand-in for stavn. But I still think they will get a decent win.
The last matchup is a really competitive one actually but Vitality's momentum has dropped down recently. Natus Vincere are in a similar situation but I think they still have the strength to beat them in s1mple's lead.
Team Liquid really wants to be a double TI winner no matter what and they just transfer Nisha to be their mid from now on and personally I didn't expect at all this move , or to be more specific , I didn't expect Nisha to leave Secret anytime soon.
When Team Secret announced his departure to the team, I was also surprised. But I think Nisha is still a young talent that looks to have something different because it's been 4 years when he's with Team Secret. And I guess he just want to aim higher and reach for the TI aegis and that's through changing his way and leaving his former teammates. Team Liquid is a strong team as well, micke shifting to pos 1 and they now have Nisha's versatility and consistent performance.I think it was Puppey's decision to remove Nisha. It was really surprising because they finished strong in TI and the rumors were only if Crystallis will remain or not. The decision seems like a downgrade to Team Secret. Now it is Team Liquid that is willing to sacrifice some positions just to take Nisha which I believe will be worth it.
I am way more curious and excited to watch the South and North American frontiers. EG is looking to dominate its new region and the new team Shopify Rebellion. I am not happy Bulba is with the new team captained by Fly.
So the Open Qualifiers for WEU as well as other region has started, anyone know any betting site for these games? I dont think any huge site will feature these type of games on their site so Im asking here in case anyone knows some other betting sites. Still a week for the close qualifiers though so kinda looking forward on betting for the Old G team lol
I've missed that game of Old G on this open qualifier. So, there's still 3 remaining more open qualifier so that's like 6 teams that will be qualified for the closed qualifier. It seems easy for the Old G to qualified there since most teams aren't that known and got lesser experience than them, so let's expect them to be with Division 2 teams and I think that's where the clash will start but still, I'm counting on them to get qualified for Division 1.
@jakelyson By the way, I would have really liked to talk about G2 positively but we all see how bad they are still. They decided to start some changes in the team by replacing Aleksib and JACKZ. I don't have any problem with JACKZ's being replaced though. But I didn't understand why they replaced Aleksib. He was already an impressive player and his IGL wasn't bad either.
Now we are watching Aleksib doing a really good work at NIP. It's like there is no way NIP would like to part ways with him anytime soon. I don't think HooXi is a better IGL than Aleksib now. They should have replaced only JACKZ and moved on.
Now we are watching Aleksib doing a really good work at NIP. It's like there is no way NIP would like to part ways with him anytime soon. I don't think HooXi is a better IGL than Aleksib now. They should have replaced only JACKZ and moved on.
So the Open Qualifiers for WEU as well as other region has started, anyone know any betting site for these games? I dont think any huge site will feature these type of games on their site so Im asking here in case anyone knows some other betting sites. Still a week for the close qualifiers though so kinda looking forward on betting for the Old G team lol
FaZe - Outsiders
Heroic - NaVi
The bold ones are my favourite sides here. I think Outsiders are strong enough to beat FaZe to finish the group as the leader. FaZe are still an inconsistent team even though they are full of more talented and experienced players in professional tournaments. When it comes to the other match I think NaVi are one step ahead now. Because Herioc are going to play without one of their main players, stavn. k0nfig is going to be stand-in for him. After Astralis parted ways with him he hasn't played for around a month. I wonder how quick he can adapt to a completely new team now as well.
Heroic - NaVi
The bold ones are my favourite sides here. I think Outsiders are strong enough to beat FaZe to finish the group as the leader. FaZe are still an inconsistent team even though they are full of more talented and experienced players in professional tournaments. When it comes to the other match I think NaVi are one step ahead now. Because Herioc are going to play without one of their main players, stavn. k0nfig is going to be stand-in for him. After Astralis parted ways with him he hasn't played for around a month. I wonder how quick he can adapt to a completely new team now as well.
It is the other way around for me. I favor Faze and Heroic to be the top in their group. Faze has shown signs of their old self in the last Blast Premier Fall. And I know they are eager to get back to Heroic to their loss in that finals. Heroic also has had a good run lately. Second in Rio Major and Champion in Blast Fall. I think they will continue their run even without stavn in their roster. They still got their IGL Cadian in their team. He is a great fragger and very consistent leader of the group.
By the way I don't see any update on hltv about stavn's condition. I guess he will still be out.
It was mentioned before that stavn has no condition. It was just a regular break for him, taking time out from CS GO which is understandable because they have a very hectic schedule this year. They already achieved too much and that is a well-deserved break for him.
Team Liquid really wants to be a double TI winner no matter what and they just transfer Nisha to be their mid from now on and personally I didn't expect at all this move , or to be more specific , I didn't expect Nisha to leave Secret anytime soon.
When Team Secret announced his departure to the team, I was also surprised. But I think Nisha is still a young talent that looks to have something different because it's been 4 years when he's with Team Secret. And I guess he just want to aim higher and reach for the TI aegis and that's through changing his way and leaving his former teammates. Team Liquid is a strong team as well, micke shifting to pos 1 and they now have Nisha's versatility and consistent performance.So many changes in Dota 2 scene in the last days but this is really a big one.
It's usual during the new season comes because there's a date deadline that they need to lock their team rosters. Team Liquid really wants to be a double TI winner no matter what and they just transfer Nisha to be their mid from now on and personally I didn't expect at all this move , or to be more specific , I didn't expect Nisha to leave Secret anytime soon.
So many changes in Dota 2 scene in the last days but this is really a big one.
So many changes in Dota 2 scene in the last days but this is really a big one.
No other place for Nisha to go to anyway. I thought Nigma will be picking him up after Miracle announced that he doesn't want to play for this DPC season. The man is extremely talented in mid and it would be a waste if no team would pick him up while he still has the grit and drive to play professionally and win the International.
As for NGX picking up ATF, I do hope GH helps the kid grow as to what he did with Miracle. ATF may be talented but he still needs to learn a lot of decision-making skills that he lacked on OG.
Astralis are trying to keep their morale up for their 2023 tournaments. The device addition to the team is really valuable of course. He is like a legend for this team. He is still not that old actually. I believe 27 is not a bad age for CS: GO. Of course the reflexes can be affected in a negative way while aging. But this isn't valid for all players actually. You know fnatic has a player named roeJ in their roster. He is 29 now. But his performance has been really impressive so far.
I think the same thing will happen for device as well. He can really make a big contribution to Astralis' waking up from a nightmare. They have good players in their roster and they don't deserve to drop down in rankings this much.
I think the same thing will happen for device as well. He can really make a big contribution to Astralis' waking up from a nightmare. They have good players in their roster and they don't deserve to drop down in rankings this much.
Team Liquid really wants to be a double TI winner no matter what and they just transfer Nisha to be their mid from now on and personally I didn't expect at all this move , or to be more specific , I didn't expect Nisha to leave Secret anytime soon.
So many changes in Dota 2 scene in the last days but this is really a big one.
So many changes in Dota 2 scene in the last days but this is really a big one.
This is the look of the groups in the upcoming BLAST Premier tournament. I think the upper final matches of these groups will be like this:
FaZe - Outsiders
Heroic - NaVi
The bold ones are my favourite sides here. I think Outsiders are strong enough to beat FaZe to finish the group as the leader. FaZe are still an inconsistent team even though they are full of more talented and experienced players in professional tournaments. When it comes to the other match I think NaVi are one step ahead now. Because Herioc are going to play without one of their main players, stavn. k0nfig is going to be stand-in for him. After Astralis parted ways with him he hasn't played for around a month. I wonder how quick he can adapt to a completely new team now as well.
By the way I don't see any update on hltv about stavn's condition. I guess he will still be out.
Two teams for Alliance, the main Alliance and Alliance.LATAM.
I'm surprised with Alliance taking in two squads for this season as it's going to be costly but I guess they want more chances to make it in the TI since the EU region is too stacked.Yeah, it's costly but it's Alliance and they've got bunch of sponsors and money so, it's manageable. Thus, it's like SA teams are like the not-so-expensive teams to finance but truly competitive and strong teams.
BetBoom's new roster is so stacked I think they'll be the new top team in the CIS region but we'll see if their teamwork goes well.
https://twitter.com/BetBoomTeam/status/1600888115500961794
Yeah, this stack got that expectation for us that they'll be well and TORONTOTOKYO playing for pos 5. I think he's still at his prime but well, just like the good old captains that has played other main role before shifted to pos 5. https://twitter.com/BetBoomTeam/status/1600888115500961794
While on Team Spirit, larl is their new mid player.
The old EG squad is now picked up by Shopify Rebellion and their new offlaner Saberlight is also a solid replacement.
https://twitter.com/shopifyrebels/status/1601295142245523456
A few days ago it was named Alameda 2018, honestly when fly has announced that. The first thing that came to my mind is FTX/Alameda lol. https://twitter.com/shopifyrebels/status/1601295142245523456
Two teams for Alliance, the main Alliance and Alliance.LATAM.
I'm surprised with Alliance taking in two squads for this season as it's going to be costly but I guess they want more chances to make it in the TI since the EU region is too stacked.BetBoom's new roster is so stacked I think they'll be the new top team in the CIS region but we'll see if their teamwork goes well.
https://twitter.com/BetBoomTeam/status/1600888115500961794
The old EG squad is now picked up by Shopify Rebellion and their new offlaner Saberlight is also a solid replacement.
https://twitter.com/shopifyrebels/status/1601295142245523456
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