Team Liquid started Day 1 of the LoL World Championship with an exceptional performance defeating MAD Lions. They��ll be back on Day 4 of the group stages with a doubleheader. Once again, they��ll be opening the day and face SuperMassive, where sports betting companies have the odds in their favor.
They��ll play a second game against INTZ later in the day, where they��re the anticipated winners once again. INTZ is one of the underdogs this year, and it��s unlikely they��ll stand a chance against Liquid, who are among the favorites to proceed from the group stages.
Team Liquid will also be back after a couple of days without a match, giving them sufficient time to watch how their opponents play and practice tactics behind closed doors.
Invictus Gaming and Bren are back at it in their upcoming Perfect World Asia League game. The two have faced off on several occasions, and Invictus has taken the victory in the most recent four.
Invictus is in top form after defeating all their recent opponents. The only group they can��t push past is ViCi Gaming, who are among the top-ranked organizations. Bren has had an inconsistent performance, which isn��t looking good when they��re up against a team that��s higher in the log.
We��ll have to place our bets on Invictus taking the crown in this match. They��ve had consistency and are a stronger team overall.
DNMK will close off round 10 of the Umzansi Esports League Spring 2020 against Djentlemen. Both sides have had a tough time in the campaign, but we��re putting our money on Djentlemen to take the game.
DNMK has managed to win only one of their games while losing the four out of the five. It��s not looking like they have what it takes against the Djentlemen.
Old foes Na��Vi and mousesports will battle it out once more in the European ESL Pro League Season 12. The two sides are well-matched and always bring an exciting game to viewers. This time around, it looks as though esports betting enthusiasts and sportsbooks are backing Na��Vi.
Na��Vi has been on excellent form lately, coming in first in their group A stage with a 6-1 win-loss record. Mousesports have fared well so far, landing fourth in group B with a 4-3.
Our team expects Na��Vi to clear the match, as they��ll be hungry to maintain their record and land a spot in the upper bracket semis, final, and then the grand finals. We��ll wait and see what the future holds for them.
Wygers AR and 9z will be battling it out in the FiReLEAGUE Cluster Round six this coming week, so what can we expect? 9z is sitting on top of the log after winning four out of four matches.
Meanwhile, Wygers AR is sitting in the bottom three, after losing four of their five games. Their only victory came in round one against Furious Gaming. Even that victory was a close one, with a score of 16-14.
Like the esports betting sites, our odds are with 9z who are dominating the season so far.
The renegades are on top form in the Oceania ESL Pro League Season 12 and are the sure winners backed by many sports betting sites. This upcoming week they��ll be up against Order in the upper bracket final, where the winner will proceed to the grand finals.
The two have gone up against each other on eight occasions, where Renegades took victory on seven of the encounters. They��re also on a hot winning streak, and most recently were crowned champions of the ESL Australia & NZ Championship Season 11 and the DreamHack Masters Spring 2020 Oceania.
Order has had a reasonably good series, but they lack the pizazz that Renegade has been delivering. Our money is with the Renegades this time around.
]]>Team Liquid will be closing day 2 of the League of Legends group stage with a Legacy battle. Team Liquid is one of the strongest in the group and will likely proceed beyond the group stages.
Their opponent, Legacy, is among the many underdogs in the competition. This squad, in particular, will bring a twist of excitement to all the games they play. The odds across all sportsbooks are stacked against them, but they will change as the campaign progresses.
It��s still unlikely that Legacy will defeat Team Liquid, who will look to dominate throughout the group stages.
We have a doubleheader of StarCraft II this weekend. In what��ll be one of the closest games, Solar and Zest will face off. The two players match up equally. However, our money is on Solar this time around, despite sportsbooks offering evens odds.
Zest is on an inconsistent run and has lost four of his recent games. Solar, on the other hand, is arriving with multiple wins.
Cure will take on DongRaeGu in the other match, where the best esports sportsbooks have him as the favorite to win. DRG hasn��t played for a while, and Cure will be taking advantage of this.
In an epic battle, ATK Arena defeated their favorite rivals, Goliath Gaming, in the upper bracket finals. We await the result of the lower bracket between Sinister 5 and DNMK tomorrow, and we��re set for the Grand Finals of the Counter-Strike: Global Offensive.
ATK is, hands down, one of the best teams in South Africa, and their opponent will be in for an intense game on Sunday. Our money is on Sinister 5 progressing, but esports betting sites in South Africa will be backing ATK, as usual.
The Mudgolems and Khan will be kicking off the upper bracket, round one stage for the BTS Pro Series Season three. The two will fight for a spot in the upper bracket final on September 29. The Mudgolems started on with a rough foot, but are now topping the leaderboard with six wins in the bag.
Things haven��t gone so well for Khan, who has drawn four of their games, lost two, and won two. Unfortunately, it��s unlikely they��ll stand a chance against the force that the Mudgolems are bringing, who are the sportsbooks�� favorites.
Does Brazil��s INTZ have what it takes to defeat SuperMassive on day two? Perhaps they do, however, SuperMassive is arriving at the Worlds with a comfortable winning streak and experience from last year��s competition.
INTZ will also be in competition mode after competing in two battles on day one. They have the potential to gain momentum that��ll propel them forward if they bring their best performance.
The Chiefs Esports and Avant Gaming will start the new week with the first of a doubleheader group stage in the CS:GO ESL Pro League. The winner will win a spot in the lower bracket finals. But, what can we expect from their meeting, and what are the bookmakers odds saying?
Both teams are coming from a relatively good win record. However, in their previous encounters, Avant has dominated, for the most part, clearing 2-0 in the last battle. They also placed second in the closed qualifier, which further extends the odds in their favor across sports bookies in Australia.
]]>The 24-year-old CS:GO pro is on the lookout for a new CS:GO team from Brazil, Europe or North America, claiming he can speak English and is fluent in Spanish.
“Good night guys, 2019 is over, a very good experience with INTZ and now it’s time to look for a new home, I’m looking for a new time, be it Brazilian, American or European, I have medium English and fluent Spanish, Contact me in case you need,” read xand’s tweet.
Xand started his career as an esports player in December 2010, when he represented Authority in Counter-Strike: Source. He made his first appearance in the CS:GO scene in December 2012 when he joined GATHERS eSports and later played for 15 different teams, including Soldiers, MK3 e-Sports, Dexterity Team, Yakuz4 e-SPORTS, MasterMind, Kaos Latin Gamers, Team Project Evolution, IdX Gaming, INTZ eSports, Merciless Gaming, Furious Gaming, Keyd Stars, Merciless Gaming, YeaH! Gaming and NoTag.
With his departure from the team, xand will end his year-and-a-half-long tenure as one of the two remaining players from the NoTag roster that was signed by INTZ in September 2018. The other is Marcelo “chelo” Cespedes.
Back then, xand and chelo played alongside Jo?o “felps” Vasconcellos, Vito “kNgV-” Giuseppe and Jo?o “horvy” Horvath. The former NoTag quintet finished sixth at ESL Pro League Season 8 – North America, 13th-16th at the ESL Pro League Season 8 Finals and fifth-eighth at PGL Grand Slam 2018. The underwhelming results ushered the departure of felps in January 2019, while horvy and kNgV- left in May and September respectively.
Xand’s most notable result with INTZ came in July 2019, when the Brazilian team finished third at the StarLadder Berlin Major 2019: Minors’ Third-Place Play-In, thus qualifying for the Berlin Major Challengers Stage. Unfortunately, their stay in Germany was rather short-lived as they lost to North, Vitality and Grayhound, which saw them finish the first stage of the Major in last place.
In 2020, xand finished fourth at the IEM Katowice North American Qualifiers and fifth-eighth at both the DreamHack Open Leipzig and Anaheim events. Most recently, INTZ won the WINNERS League – Season 3: North America Invite Division with a commanding performance where they dropped only one match throughout the whole event. Xand averaged a 1.25 match rating in that run.
Throughout his stay with INTZ, xand averaged a 1.08 rating, won 55.5% of maps played and finished 60.7% of the maps he played with 1+ rating. His best tournament performance came at the DreamHack Open Anaheim qualifiers, where he averaged a 1.42 rating.
With the departure of xand, INTZ are left with only four members on their CS:GO roster. There are no official announcements yet regarding which player will replace xand, but there is speculation that felps, currently an inactive player at MiBR, could rejoin his former team.
INTZ CS:GO roster:
Gustavo “yel” Knittel
Ricardo “boltz” Prass
Marcelo “chelo” Cespedes
Bruno “shz” Martinelli
Alessandro “Apoka” Marcucci (coach)