DreamHack Open December 2020

?Nemiga Gaming enter the opening round of DreamHack Open December 2020 with only one win from their last five outings and four consecutive losses against Gambit Esports (0-2), Illuminar (1-2), G2 Esports (0-2) and North (1-2). Saw have managed a slightly better 3-2 record which includes back-to-back losses against ENDPOINT (1-2) and Sprout (0-2).

Regardless of sAw’s two-game losing streak, the odds offered on Christopher “MUTiRiS” Fernandes and co. seem a bit high considering Nemiga can be inconsistent even when facing teams of similar quality to sAw. Additionally, sAw swept Nemiga in their most recent clash in November, so they definitely have a higher than 40.2% chance of success.

?The esports betting odds heavily favour Gambit Esports over Movistar Riders, and we don’t see a problem with that. Even though this is an online match where upsets are fairly common, the quality gap between these two sides makes it hard to expect any surprises.

Gambit enter this match with a 9-1 record from their last 10 outings. Vladislav “nafany” Gorshkov and co. lost only to Astralis (0-2) in that run and took a few big scalps when they bested Team Spirit (3-1), Cloud9 (2-0) and Complexity (2-0). If those results are any indication of Gambit’s strength, this should be an easy 2-0 win for the Russian side.

?These Russian Counter-Strike: Global Offensive derbies often go down to the wire, and we don’t believe that will change on Thursday. Although ESPADA are in better shape, that does not mean much when forZe know all of their strengths and weaknesses.

ForZe are 2-1 up in the head-to-head with ESPADA, so there is some value in siding with the outsiders. However, due to their shaky form, we will settle for slightly lower odds and predict a three-map series.

Movistar Liga Pro Gaming Final Series

?Team Unknown and beastcoast will clash in the Movistar Liga Pro Gaming Final Series Group A winners’ match, which will mark their second meeting of the year. They previously tied 1-1 during Realms Collide: The Burning Darkness at the end of November.

Beastcoast have since played five games and won only two. While they dealt with 4Fun (2-1) and 4Zoomers (2-0), they were far less successful against EgoBoys (0-2), Omega Gaming (0-2) and Thunder Predator (1-2). During that time, Team Unknown played out nine games and produced a 4-2-3 record.

The Dota 2 betting odds suggest beastcoast should win this match with ease, but we don’t feel like [em_geo_odds val=1.4] is a fair price. Team Unknown offers far more value as the outsiders.

Overwatch Contenders 2020: The Gauntlet

?These teams last met way back in May 2020 during the third week of Korean Overwatch Contenders 2020 Season 1, where Gen.G edged out a 3-2 win. A lot of time has passed since, so it’s not wise to put too much weight on that result.

Although not as dominant as they used to be in the Overwatch APEX days, Runaway are now one of the strongest Korean Overwatch Contenders teams. Normally, we would predict Gen.G to win at least one map, but we don’t believe they will manage that feat after the departure of Jun-sun “Haeim” Hwang and former Runaway coach Jae-dong “nOrU” Kim last week.

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LOOT.BET/CS Season 8

?Virtus.pro and forZe will lock horns on Thursday in the last quarter-final bout of LOOT.BET/CS Season 8. It will mark their second meeting since Intel Extreme Masters XV New York Online: CIS, where VP reverse-swept forZe with 16-10 on Dust II and 16-12 on Train.

Since that clash, forZe have lost six out of 11 games played, while VP have won all but one of seven outings. That run includes a 2-0 triumph against Natus Vincere and 3-0 against Nemiga.

Although VP are the most likely victors, we expect forZe to put up enough of a fight to make the series close. All of the last four meetings between these two sides ended in three maps, and we expect the same to happen here.

Svenska Elitserien 2020 Fall

?FALKN impressed with their 19-16 win over High Coast Esports last week, but they quickly returned to their old ways with an 8-16 loss to fightclub two days later.

Lilmix, meanwhile, had to skip their last two Svenska Elitserien matches against flowskola and GoBananas since they had to attend Nine to Five #5. There, they produced a mixed bag of results with 2-1 wins over PACT and x6tence and 0-2 losses against Virtus.pro, Copenhagen Flames and Galaxy Racer.

Despite their lack of success at Nine to Five #5, Lilmix deserve some slack since they had to face much tougher opponents than what they’re about to play against at the Svenska Elitserien. Still, they tend to drop points even against weaker sides, which is why we will trust FALKN to win at least nine rounds.

LPL Pro League 2020 Season 3

?Chiefs Esports Club enter the LPL Pro League 2020 Season 3 grand finals as heavy favourites over Avant Gaming, which we don’t quite agree with. Although Chiefs have a map advantage, that rarely guarantees success for the upper bracket team – especially in a regional derby.

Avant have met with Chiefs three times since August and won two series with a combined 6-1 map differential, which clearly shows they should not be priced as high as they are. A smaller bet on the underdogs to win 3-1 can also be considered.

DOTA Summit Online 13 Americas

?Quincy Crew ended their run through the group stage with a near-perfect 8-1-0 record and 17-1 map differential. Thunder Predator saw far less success, although they still ended in the top four with a 3-4-2 record and 10-8 map differential.

Quincy Crew have met with Thunder Predator nine times in 2020 and won all but one fixture, including all of the last four with a 9-1 map differential. Even though TP looked slightly better in the final rounds of the group stage with wins over 4 Zoomers and Infamous, QC seem to be on a whole other level than the rest of the field and should win this with ease.

Movistar Liga Pro Gaming Season 6

?Team Brasil (2-1-1) enter the penultimate round of the Movistar Liga Pro Gaming Season 6 group stage in dire need of wins to secure a spot in the playoffs. On the other hand, Omega Gaming (2-3-0) are in a very comfortable position and only need to win one more to lock in their ticket for the semi-finals.

Even though Team Brasil sit two spots behind Omega Gaming on the standings, it’s hard to separate the teams based on performance. Brasil are 0-5-5 in their last 10, compared to Omega’s 5-4-1 record (albeit against weaker opponents).

This match seems like it can go either way, so it makes more sense to side with Omega given they have actually won a few games across the last week.

Asian Teams Dominate LoL Worlds 2020 Group Stage

After the end of the group stages at the 2020 League of Legends World Championship, the utter dominance of Asian teams is sending a message. Chinese teams finished 17-8, while South Korean teams finished 14-4. That’s far better than Europe’s 9-10 and North America’s anaemic 6-12.

These disparities speak volumes about the different approaches to the nascent esports industry in these territories. Asian countries have been quick to invest resources and capital into esports, developing new talent every year.

The results of this year’s LoL Worlds 2020 group stage seem to validate this approach. Asian teams exhibit a quality, talent, and consistency that so thus far escapes other regions.

Africa esports news

Africa Esports Championship Gears Up For Season 2

After a successful first season, the second edition of the Africa Esports Championship is just around the corner. The annual tournament spans more than 30 nations across the continent.

This year’s edition of the AEC will feature League of Legends, FIFA 21, Tekken 7, and PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds Mobile. Registrations were open online through the dedicated AEC website until September 30.

National qualifiers are now set to start. The tournament will feature a national league stage followed by a knockout finals event. African sportsbooks are looking forward to this one as it creates a buzz across the continent.

Europe esports news

FaZe Clan Become European Champions of IEM New York 2020

After besting eight other elite teams, FaZe Clan have been crowned European champions of IEM New York 2020. The team prevailed over OG in the finals, while Team Vitality and Fnatic rounded out the top four.

FaZe take home a US $70,000 prize, half of IEM New York Europe’s $140,000 prize pool. The team originally finished Group B in second place with a 2-1 record, losing their Winners’ Match against OG 0-2. However, the tables turned in the playoffs, surprising CS:GO betting sites.

FaZe managed to beat Team Vitality 2-0, and then went on to face OG again in the IEM New York Europe Grand Final. This time, FaZe bested OG with a whopping 3-0 score.

South America esports news

Valve Backing Movistar Liga Pro Gaming For Dota 2 Esports

The Movistar Liga Pro Gaming series had been going strong for over a dozen seasons until it was cancelled this year due to the COVID outbreak. Now, Valve Corporation – the titanic gaming company behind the likes of Steam, CS: GO, and Dota 2 – have given the league the financial backing it needs to relaunch.

The rebooted Movistar LPG is expected to launch sometime during early 2021, creating much interest among Dota 2 betting sites. The tournament features a total prize pool of US $45,000.

Oceania esports news

Mindfreak Dominate Oceanic RLCS Regional Major Playoffs

The final Oceanic Rocket League Championship Series X Regional Major Playoff bracket is finished. All the matches have been played out, and results are in. Mindfreak dominated the competition, managing a 4-1 victory over Ground Zero Gaming in the grand final.

Along the way, Mindfreak bested both Renegades (4-3) and Canberra Havoc (3-1). Meanwhile, Ground Zero had comfortable victories against Cringe Society (4-1) and Vort Central (3-0).

NOPING E-SPORTS vs INFINITY ESPORTS DOTA 2 BETTING & MATCH DETAILS

NOPING E-SPORTS vs INFINITY ESPORTS MOVISTAR LIGA PRO GAMING SEASON 4 BETTING PREVIEW

The first round of the Movistar Liga Pro Gaming Season 4 playoffs will see NoPing e-sports and Infinity Esports duke it out for a spot in the second round of the winners’ bracket.

NoPing enter the playoffs following a perfect run through the group stage, where they defeated 0-900, SandBlood and SadBoys without dropping a single map. The numbers only tell part of the story, however, as Thiago “Thiolicor” Cordeiro and his crew faced only amateur teams.

Although NoPing are not quite the strongest South American Dota2 team, they’re up there with the best. The Brazilians have made some noise on the big stage since the turn of the year, most notably when they finished as runners-up at ESL One Los Angeles 2020 – Online: South America. In that run they defeated beastcoast, FURIA and Thunder Predator in the group stage without losing a single map, but beastcoast had their revenge with a dominant 3-1 victory in the finals.

Since then, NoPing won the Betsafe Invitational and made a deep run at Realms Collide, where they lost to beastcoast and Infamous en route to fourth place. Thiolicor and co. have finished outside the top four in only two of their nine events this year, with their worst being a seventh-eighth result at the StarLadder ImbaTV Dota 2 Minor in March.

NoPing acquired two ex-paiN Gaming players, Thiolicor and Adriano de Paula “4dr” Machado, in February as replacements for Pedro “mini” Rezende and Caio “Nuages” Oliveira. They have not made another roster change since.

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Infinity Esports finished the group stage with a 1-2-0 record. Eduardo “RayKill” Nu?ez and co. defeated Real Deal E-Sports (2-0) in their opening match, then drew with both Incubus Gaming (1-1) and Thunder Predator (1-1).

While their record is not as encouraging as that of NoPing, it would be fair to say that Infinity were placed in a much tougher group. Nonetheless, their draw with Incubus is a big concern, especially since the Peruvian minnows managed to win the second map in just over 15 minutes.

Infinity also attended Realms Collide a few weeks ago, but they did not make it far. RayKill and his crew lost to beastcoast (1-2) in opening round and again to Real Deal (0-1) in the lower bracket to wind up tied for last place in a field of eight teams.

Infinity assembled their roster in April, when they signed Jeremy “Jeimari” Ruiz Aguinaga, Benjamín “Benjaz” Lanao Barrios, Junior Reyes “Yadomi” Rimari, Bernardo “Berna” Rocca Alarcón and RayKill. Last Tuesday, the team parted ways with Berna and replaced him with Juan “Atun” Ochoa, who =served as a stand-in player against Thunder Predator in the group stage and left a positive mark with his signature hero, Alchemist.

NOPING E-SPORTS vs INFINITY ESPORTS MOVISTAR LIGA PRO GAMING SEASON 4 BETTING PREDICTIONS

NoPing e-sports are clearly the more successful of these two teams so far in 2020. The comparison is a little unfair, however, since Infinity Esports just recently assembled their roster.

While Infinity failed to impress in the Movistar LPG group stage and showed nothing special at Realms Collide, that does not necessarily mean they are a bad team. All members besides Raykill have experience playing at some of the strongest Dota2 teams in their region, while Benjaz alone has over six years of experience under his belt.

Infinity might not become one of the top South American teams anytime soon, but they have the potential to make some noise in their region. They forced Thunder Predator and beastcoast to three-map series, so there is no reason to believe they can’t put up a strong resistance against NoPing and take it all the way.