Topic: Esports Prediction & Discussion Thread - page 94. (Read 79148 times)

Not seeing electronic in this roster of Navi is pretty weird, but also feels right at the same time. For Perfecto, I'm kinda liking this guy in Navi but he's too inconsistent, hence why I think he should also be replaced. As for npl being removed and b1ad3 going into a coaching position, I think this is a good move because b1ad3's tactics work more than electronic's, although as a player he's not really standing out compared to npl who has his highlight reels at times.

It would be very interesting if Navi integrates this lineup. We've all seen IM's crazy performance in the last major, he has proven to be a true  imbalanced player, I say this in a good way. Aleksib isn't a bad IGL, but a really good support player would be a good piece for a team that needs Navi, especially S1mple. As I said, if the most important transfer takes place, it will be IM. There are a lot of rumors, maybe they even made the contract, we don't know.

As they've got a change with the battlepass, maybe there's something from that that we can take as the start of the changes after the upcoming TI.

Maybe there's some hope and maybe there's none.

We'll just check it out and if it happens then that's good and if there are changes that's not favoring to this thing that we're discusses, still good and no heartbreaks.

Anyway, this is the news that there's no battle pass for this year. --> https://www.oneesports.gg/dota2/dota-2-battle-pass-2023-not-coming/

The source: https://www.hltv.org/news/36510/media-navi-in-talks-over-im-and-aleksib#:~:text=in%20August%202022.-,A,-potential%20Natus%20Vincere

If NaVi's roster really becomes like this then it can be quite interesting. Because this means that they will make a substantial change that we haven't ever seen for them. Only s1mple and b1t are kept in the roster in this case. On the other hand I don't think this is a bad idea. Because it is clear that they can't achieve the successes they aim with the current kind of squad.

This must be meaning that there is a need of a significant change. I thought that only their in-game leader would change but this is really big. If this happens they will need to work on communication among the players. If they work this out then I would be watching the new NaVi excitedly. 

The two teams that I chose played very well and I gained some profit betting on them.
I didn't watch all the matches until the end because after seeing their victory in the first match I was sure victory was in hand.
9Pandas did play quite well and almost matched the game from Psg. Lgd but they haven't really been able to win.
Today there were several matches going on and I decided to bet on the match between Team Spirit vs Talon Esport and my choice is a win for Team Spirit.

The hype was always around them because they are all 5 cores basically who switched role positions in order to have a very competitive team and I won't be surprised if this team can switch roles in very important games ( per example TI games ). Sure , they had a lot of previous bad competitions but they were still in practice mode and still gathering team experience but once got it , it's no surprise to see them dominating like this.

I also think that BetBoom actually have the biggest salaries in Dota 2 right now.

It is unbelievable how BetBoom from being just a substitute team turned very dominant in this tournament. Now it is playing its last map against 9Pandas in the second group stage. We'll see if Betboom gets a win here to avoid a possible tie with GG for the upper bracket slot. I was surprised they lose to Talon yesterday which made me think that maybe they are starting to lose their magic touch and their luck is ending. Still, I'm hoping with a bet that they will win and gets the upper bracket.

Lots of very interesting matches today. Actually, all matches are great because it has effects on the finals stage of this tournament.

 

That is a big change for Navi, AleksiB bottom fragging shouldn't be a problem as long as his sacrifices can enable the rest of the team.

The slot did come from PuckChamp and the good news is that they've avoided disqualification as they're able to force Aramis to appear for one game during their series against Team Nigma before forfeiting.

The tournament organizers on CSGO made it happen in the last major, so it's possible, but I don't want to put my hopes up on Valve since they prefer to remain hands-off from the competitive scene.

s1mple is a talented player who gets frustrated when simple mistakes are made.When you play in a team like NaVi, there is no room for simple mistakes.I can say that we are dealing with a player who reflects this to his teammates.There is news that there will be a radical change in NaVi in the near future, and if so, it is obvious that it will be a change that will take place in line with what s1mple wants.He will be fed up with the incompetence of his teammates that he has not felt very successful in recent tournaments.

Definitely that TI is still the best of these all tournaments, it's like the grandest and most awaited tournament not just by fans but of course by most of the players and teams.

But what if by after this upcoming TI, Valve will decide and will have a talk with the Saudi Arabian government that they should strengthen their relations towards this event and it's gonna be a yearly with also an increasing prize pool just as TI.

Or there could be some twist that Valve decides it to be part of the DPC season and will also give out DPC points before the TI but this isn't applicable for this year.

I am talking about the possibility of what can happen by next year when these tournaments are done and all of them resulted into a satisfying ending for which will make the Saudi government and Valve to keep up with more tournaments.

The news of teams transferring and strengthening their teams in the interim period is starting to come one by one.While there is no tournament in this interim period, I want to talk about a few of the teams that want to make good use of this break.Astralis has decided to change both the sports director and analyst by making a radical change.This may actually be a harbinger of a change for them.I can say that they have recently recruited good players but have not achieved success.
In NaVi, it seems likely that there will be a radical change.According to the news that has emerged, it seems that they will try to make the team international.It seems that iM, jL and AleksiB have been transferred to replace NPL, electronic and Perfecto.If this roster becomes a reality, I think it will do a good job.There is definitely an increase in the performance of iM and jL recently.AleksiB can make a really good contribution as an IGL, although he remains weak as a frag.

9Panda is giving a good fight against LGD but 9Panda just lacking on early games aggression since they can’t win any lanes to have an early advantage. They can beat LGD if they can make the game in more late game since they have a good hero to kill the backline hero of LGD quickly compared to LGD Ember.

I think you already got this 2 bet of yours since Aster has no sign oh having a recovery on their bad game. They have nothing to gain on winning this match so I guess Gaimin can easily win this match.

Yes, you are right and of course we can look for opportunities to get some profit in betting, after all in every match in the TI tournament there is no way to manipulate it so it will make it easier to achieve the goal of winning every bet.
I can't wait for Dota 2 TI's biggest tournament and I'm going to have some money ready to bet on every match that takes place.

Today there were several matches, did you also bet on one of them?
I have two teams that I bet on today's game.

You might actually be right about that and I have also been doubting that. Because I watched s1mple's Twitch streams a couple of times before. He was quite bossy against his teammates in FPL games and getting quite angry at them from time to time as well. Hence I think this might not be limited to only his games without his team. Maybe he hasn't been the IGL but I feel confident that he isn't much different than an IGL in team matches. His gestures seen sometimes in tournament games could be a proof for it.

Maybe there isn't a very good weather as for in-team relationships these days. After filling npl's place the coach should focus on that as well.

I do not think there is already a runaway winner at this point in the upcoming TI. It is very unpredictable and even good teams at majors falter during The International. I do not think anyone has predicted Tundra will be the champion last year or Team Secret will be the second placer after their horrible season. There are strong teams that are favored to win the TI, but no definite team will win it, or else it will be too boring to watch. Team performance in majors does not correlate to TI championship. It is still anybody's ballgame.

of course. TI is one of the biggest match tournaments in dota 2 with huge prizes so the whole team will fight for the title to get TI dota 2 aegis and of course a huge prize.
from this DPC match we can already predict who has already qualified for TI and who will become the champion of The International dota 2 later. it's not only the dota 2 team that will benefit from the TI tournament later but as bettors we can benefit from betting on this match.

Yeah, it's the biggest prize pool that a tournament will ever held and take note that this isn't even a part of a DPC tournament so no DPC points for the participants. But I guess, this is a good thing that there is this type of tournament so everyone can qualify for the tournament and whoever is gonna be invited on this prestigious tournament. And talking about this city, Saudi Arabia is trying to make their country the center of esports and it's a good investment for sure on their end because they know that the esports industry is a big market that they can take advantage for their tourism and also could be a place for these organization to be their main country for their headquarters.

Well, if you've been into esports and watches a lot. Every tournament, event and competitions are held in different countries so there's no far place from these teams, players, organizations and managements. I think it's not about how many people in their country are interested in esports but it's about attracting esports tournaments to be held on their country and get more of the tourism sector and as well as rent for the events place itself.

I'm hoping that I can go there and just be an observer someday but I don't know when exactly it will happen. I think when this is done, they'll put ease to the tourists that has this specific purpose of going there. Hopefully, that they'll like some special process on the tourists who's got that definite purpose of landing to their country.

I'm optimistic on this because it's the entire esports and this isn't just going to be for the Dota 2 but also other esports that's being competitive in the scene.

This is painful for the Old G, I guess that they should just give up this team. Isn't it that they've taken a slot by another team for them to be back in division 2?

If that happens that other countries invests and do the same thing as what Saudi Arabia is about to do, it's a win for the esports industry. Many will keep on pursuing their esports career even not a main player but just a support staff or with the back end type of jobs. The hype on every tournament is actually very good and noticeable and those crowd shouts aren't just for the typical sports but also in esports.

These super-rich Middle-Eastern countries are continuously making big moves in order to diversify their investments and as much as possible will become independent from oil in the next years to come.

As rich as Saudi, it is making sure that it has access to nearly all the countries around the globe. Football superstars Ronaldo and Benzema are already playing in Saudi and more are expected to join them. What most people do not like however is the climate and the many restrictions on its laws.

E-sport is a growing sport and Saudi is right on its track. Although it only has a 36 million population, it is expected that it can get television deals from many countries since the top teams and players are there because of the huge prize pool just like the Riyadh Masters.

This is great news for people who can go there without much problem. But I assume so many people wouldn't be very happy this news as the place is too far to themselves. But this kind of huge investments would be expected from especially Saudi Arabia on one hand. In the end they have oil money and they can use it for whatever they want really.

It is at least good that they have decided to spend this amount on a field that has been on the rise for years. Saudi Arabia has a population of 36 million so I wonder how many people are interested in e-sports. In-country participation rate would also be very important for them I guess.

This is very good news in terms of the development of the e-sports sector and more hype.But I can say that the country is a bit bad.Fortunately, this 500 million dollar investment may encourage other countries to establish such a plan by bringing excitement to other countries.E-sports is a sport that is really fun to watch and as exciting as football, and I'm obviously very happy to see such a news.I hope a CS-dominated city will be established