The qualifiers will run from January 8 to January 27 and feature open and closed qualifiers in eight different regions. Europe��s open qualifiers will be held from January 8 to January 15, while the closed qualifiers and deciders will occur between January 18 to January 21.
The South and North American regional qualifiers will be held on similar dates in addition to most Asian regional events. After closed qualifiers, the three RMRs in America, Europe, and Asia will kick off.
The PGL CS2 Major Copenhagen will be the first Major in Counter-Strike 2, the newest iteration of the Valve first-person shooter game. It is set to begin on March 17, 2024, after the conclusion of the regional RMRs.
The PGL CS2 Major Copenhagen RMR qualifiers
The PGL CS2 Major Copenhagen RMR qualifiers released scheduled is as follows:
Europe:
? Open qualifiers
1) January 8 to January 9
2) January 10 to January 11
3) January 12 to January 13
4) January 14 to January 15
? Closed qualifiers
January 18 to January 20
? Decider
January 21
North America
? Open qualifiers
1) January 8 to January 9
2) January 10 to January 11
? Closed qualifiers
January 19 to January 21
South America
? Open qualifiers
1) January 8 to January 9
2) January 10 to January 11
? Closed qualifiers
January 19 to January 21
Middle East
? South Africa qualifier
January 8 to January 9
? GCC qualifier
January 8 to January 9
? Rest of the Middle East qualifier
January 8 to January 9
? Closed qualifiers
January 26 to January 28
China
? Open qualifier
January 10 to January 11
? Closed qualifier
January 19 to January 21
Oceania
? Open qualifier
January 12 to January 13
? Closed qualifier
January 19 to January 21
East Asia
? Open qualifier
January 14 to January 15
? Closed qualifier
January 19 to January 21
Rest of Asia
? Open qualifier
January 16 to January 17
? Closed qualifier
January 19 to January 21
CS:GO teams still have over six months to go before the qualifiers kick off, giving them ample time to organize their squads and get used to Counter-Strike 2.
The new version will be released this summer; however, there is no confirmed date for the launch. Valve has not given any updates on the game yet, fueling speculations that CS2 could be delayed.
PGL CS2 Major Copenhagen RMRs will be held in February except in the Americas region, where it starts on March 1 to March 4.
]]>The Kosovo Counter-Strike: Global Offensive team received several offers earlier this year when they qualified for the PGL Antwerp Major after beating the SINNERS in the European Regional Major Rankings B with a 2-1 score.
Instead of signing on to rival teams, the players revealed their intention to start up an organization of their own and receive help from sponsors.? ?As a result of their efforts, the Bad News Eagles advanced to the Legends stage, becoming the first Kosovar team to achieve this height.
Bad News Eagles were even congratulated by the Prime Minister of Kosovo for the commendable feat.?
?The Kosovar team reportedly participated in the PGL Antwerp Major as the only CS:GO team without sponsors and managed to gain Legends status after securing a win against MIBR.?
?Bad News Eagles were also notably able to keep the entire amount made from sticker sales in the event.
The team consists of Genc ��gxx-�� Kolgeci, Sener ��SENER1�� Mahmuti, Dionis ��sinnopsyy�� Budeci, Flatron ��juanflatroo�� Halimi, Rigon Gashi and Klesti ��stikle-�� Kola, the head coach.?
?The squad recently revealed that during the summer player break, they contemplated two offers from other teams. However, the offers mentioned did not meet their expectations.? ?
��For us as a team, salary is not the most important factor in this decision but the staff that an organization has and how they can help us develop ourselves in and out of the game,” the team said in a statement.
“Another really important factor is the opportunity to boot camp regularly without issue; this for us is where visas are also very important.��? ?
In future games, the team will carry on playing competitively with their Bad News Eagles tag and ensure that their entire organization is under their complete control.
The team announced that they were in the process of signing on new sponsors, with this a key goal in the immediate future.? ?In the statement released on Twitter, James Banks, the team’s manager and esports interviewer, host, and caster, was mentioned as the point of contact for parties interested in collaborating with the Kosovar team.?
?After offering his services to the independent CS:GO squad, Banks joined the team as their manager. Prior to his time with BNE, he worked with Alliance as the team��s general manager for two years.
Banks revealed that his intention was purely to help them and he was not even taking any payments for his services.?
��While all of this is going on, we will be fully focused on practicing and preparing for the [IEM Rio] Major, ready to showcase ourselves as one of the best teams in the world and go further than we did before,” Banks said.
The team concluded the statement by thanking the fans of BNE for their continued support during games and promising to keep doing their best.?
?Bad News Eagles qualified for the IEM Rio Major European Regional Major Ranking (RMR) tournament in October due to their performance at the PGL Antwerp Major.
Other teams that qualified through the PGL Antwerp Major include Ninjas in Pyjamas, FaZe Clan, G2 Esports, Team Spirit, and Cloud9. The open qualifiers endorsed 10 other teams to join BNE and Cloud9 in the European RMR.
]]>Heroic’s Danish roster consisted of Rasmus “sjuush” Beck, Ren�� “TeSeS” Madsen, Ismail “refrezh” Ali, Martin “stavn” Lund and led by the 26-year old Casper “cadiaN” M?ller. While NaVi’s roster included Ilya “Perfecto” Zalutskiy, Valeriy “B1T” Vakhovskiy, in-game leader Kirill “Boombl4” Mikhailov, Denis “electronic” Sharipov, and captain Aleksandr “s1mple” Kostyliev.
@natusvincere SEMIFINALS
#PGLMajor pic.twitter.com/WibUHOGmqe
— PGL (@pglesports) May 20, 2022
NaVi started the game against Heroic rather poorly as they were behind after the opening map. Heroic’s pick of their all too familiar Inferno, showed why they had defeated NaVi in the RMR. Despite tying the game 10-10 with NaVi winning the pistol, Heroic decimated NaVi to finish off the map at 16-10 with TeSeS and cadiaN pulling 1v2 clutches.
With the second map being NaVi’s pick, the Ukrainian esports franchise went with Ancient. A pick they had recorded a 100% win rate on, having won 10 of 10 and they did not disappoint against Heroic, thereby extending their winning streak.
While NaVi led in the first half, Heroic started the second half winning 5 rounds to take the lead 11-9. But NaVi retaliated, winning 6 of the next 7 rounds to reclaim the lead 15-12 and eventually closed out the map winning 16-14 to tie the series.
1-1! @natusvincere won on Ancient at a minimum difference: 16-14!
Decider: Nuke#PGLMajor pic.twitter.com/8ER64XNWig
— PGL (@pglesports) May 20, 2022
The decider being Nuke was no new experience for both teams as Heroic had defeated NaVi on Nuke in the RMR, and made a caricature of their defense. But their experience on Nuke in the PGL has been very different, most noteworthy was the fixture against Spirit.
NaVi had a dominating first half, leading Heroic 12-3 with some major wins around a CT-sided half. s1mple led his team to victory by the end of the map with a headshot kill on cadiaN and a 1v2 clutch as they finished the map 16-8.
NaVi cannot boast of being the best team nor the most confident, but they have managed to stick to the basics and be able to win when it matters the most. The Ukrainian team was not performing at their top level as they are known for.
Even s1mple recognized that and admitted he has not been at his best, stating that he needed to ‘step up’ while admitting he is being carried by his team. He revealed that he overthinks and tries to predict something smart the opponent might be up to but ends up being wrong while the opponent sticks to something usually normal.
��I need to step up, my team is carrying me,” s1mple said. “Sometimes I overthink what the opponents will do. I think they��ll do something smart, and sometimes, they just do something normal.��
In the other quarterfinal fixtures, FaZe Clan got the better of Ninjas in Pyjamas and secured their spot in the semifinals. But the latter did not take the loss on their backs as they forced a third map, winning their pick – Overpass in map 2.
ENCE and Spirit both swept their opponents to advance to the semis, showing their dominance. The greatest Brazilian esports team FURIA was shown the back door by Spirit as they knocked them off even on their favorite map pick Vertigo. Devastating for FURIA, having lost to Gambit in the quarterfinals in Stockholm.
]]>The North American team took to the social media platform Twitter to announce some of the changes they are making to their roster. With the publication, the team revealed that they have relieved two of their coaching staff of their duties, while the head coach Damien “maLeK” Marcel has been relegated to a non-active role.
According to the release, the French man has been granted permission to discuss his options with other teams, if he so chooses.
“It’s no secret that performances have not met expectations since the start of the year. Because of that, we’ve made the tough decision to move CS: GO Head Coach Damien “maLeK” Marcel to a non-active role and have permitted him to begin exploring new options for his career. We have also parted ways with assistant coach Paolo “EVY” Berbudeau and analyst Juan “Hepa” Borges and thank them for their hard work during their time with Evil Geniuses.”
Based on the promised update in the memo, more movement is expected from the newly-constructed roster. Every member of this roster was acquired at the start of the year, with the head coach being the first to join the team.
Marcel left G2 Esports in November 2021 after spending three years with the organization. His greatest achievement with the team was a Grand Final appearance in the 2021 PGL Stockholm. Unfortunately, they got swept by Natus Vincere after what was a hard-fought final.
Evil Geniuses finished 15 in the Legends Stage of the 2021 PGL Stockholm, and the plan was to improve coming into the new year. Sadly, that did not turn out as expected despite the big-name signings they made at the beginning of 2022.
They signed Jacky “Stewie2k” Yip, who was then with team Liquid. Through the course of his playing career, the 24-year-old American won the ELEAGUE Boston Major in 2018 and season 2 of the IEM Grand Slam.
RUSH was another champion the team brought in to bolster their ranks. He was a member of the Complexity Gaming team that reached the 2020 BLAST Premier Global Final.
EG failed to qualify for the 2022 Antwerp Major, which was the catalyst for the impending change. After a 3-2 finish in the Swiss Stage of the America Regional Major Ranking, they had a chance to qualify for the Antwerp Major as contenders but blew it. They lost 2-1 to 9z Team in the eighth-place match with a 16-14 loss on Overpass being the decider.
Nonetheless, there is no telling how far the team would have gone in the Antwerp Major because they did not look formidable throughout the regional rankings.
As things stand, the chances of EG participating in the 2022 World Final are ridiculously slim. However, if they manage to win either the Fall Finals or ESL Pro League Season 16, they will get direct seeding to the event.
The esports organization has hinted that there will be updates in the coming weeks, which suggests that they could announce the departure of more team members. However, they will surely make announcements regarding their roster as they will be looking to fill the roles that are currently vacant.
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Their loss to the Eternal Fire and eventual exit from the event has cost them the opportunity of making the PGL Major. They have missed out of the CS:GO Major in three consecutive seasons.
In 2021, Fnatic missed the CS:GO PGL Stockholm Major owing to an abysmal display at the IEM Fall Europe tournament. The United Kingdom based franchise finished last place at the IEM Fall Europe due to losses suffered at the hands of FaZe Clan on Mirage, Double Poney (Nuke), Team Fiend (Inferno), Ninjas in Pyjamas (Nuke) and a Mirage loss to SKADE.
Reacting to their exit, Fnatic took to their Twitter page to express their regret and apologize to their fans. While they acknowledged the pain attached to not qualifying for the Major, they promised to ‘get back to the top.’
“CS:GO is one of the core pillars of Fnatic.
Not qualifying for #PGLMajor stings for all of us. It stings as players, as fans and as an organisation.
For those still cheering on the sidelines… we hear you.
We’re all gonna get back to the top. The work starts here.”
They also wished the teams that qualified all the best, especially GG and Eternal Fire. They took the opportunity to interface on a much deeper level with their fans via an AMA session scheduled to hold in the future.
“GG to Eternal Fire and best of luck to all the teams at this year’s PGL Major in Antwerp.
And to the fans…make sure you’re in our official Fnatic discord. We’ll be dropping details on an upcoming CS:GO AMA session soon.”
CS:GO is one of the core pillars of Fnatic.
Not qualifying for #PGLMajor stings for all of us. It stings as players, as fans and as an organisation.
For those still cheering on the sidelines… we hear you.
We're all gonna get back to the top. The work starts here. pic.twitter.com/JTnh8QUrM9— FNATIC (@FNATIC) April 19, 2022
Their run at the RMR started off with a win over Gamer Legion in a best of one matchup. Afterwhich they suffered two consecutive losses to Heroic and SAW. In order to make it through to PGL Antwerp, they needed to win two straight series.
The opening maps against Eternal Fire were split between both teams, as Fnatic hoped for a win in the third map. Eternal Fire’s ?smail��an ��XANTARES�� D?rtkarde?, who was a former player for BIG had a superb performance in the third map on Overpass. He led Eternal Fire to seven straight victory rounds, winning the third map 16-13 over Fnatic.
Going by their poor performances in the past years, Fnatic has become a shadow of itself. Once perceived as one of the biggest CS:GO team, having won three Major trophies: the DreamHack Winter 2013, ESL One: Katowice 2015, and ESL One: Cologne 2015.
They have attempted to rebuild with the signing of new players. Asides from Freddy “KRIMZ” Johansson, Fnatic roster consisting of Alexander “ALEX” McMeekin, William “mezii” Merriman, Valentin “poizon” Vasilev, Peppe “Peppzor” Borak and Jamie “keita” Hall, were all acquired in less than a year. But a lot seems amiss with the group.
]]>With that result, they will be the first non-Brazilian South American to feature in the 2022 Major.
Earlier this year, the team lost two important pieces of their roster, one of who is a Brazilian. However, it seemed like things have panned out well for the team so far as they embark on a record-setting journey. The team is currently made up of two Argentines, two Uruguayans, and a Chilean.
Their journey to the 2022 Antwerp Major was not an easy one, as they started the American Regional Major Ranking rather poorly. They lost their first two games MIBR and Evil Geniuses before turning things around.
Despite their slow start, they went on a spree, winning their last three games of the Swiss Stage. In the 6th-8th place decider bracket, they exacted revenge against Evil Geniuses to advance to the next round.
After the first two maps were evenly split, 9z approached Overpass with a vengeance. Although it was a closely-contested battle, they eventually beat paiN 16-14.
Their qualification was guaranteed after a mauling of paiN, who was their only obstacle from reaching the Major. Impressive performances from Franco “dgt” Garcia, David “dav1d” Maldonado, and Luca “Luken” Nadotti made the difference for 9z.
Reverse sweep completed! @9zTeam is the final Americas team to qualify for #PGLMajor
@LuknCSGO
@dgtcsgo
@dav1dcs1
— HLTV.org (@HLTVorg) April 15, 2022
The South American mix was determined to extend their winning streak to five series’ and they achieved that with a sweep. They had their way with paiN on Mirage, but it was a different story on Dust2.
PaiN was determined to not go down easy, forcing overtime in an attempt to steal a map. However, 9z maintained perfect composure and closed out the game 19-17. Although they were the heavy esports betting favorites on GGbet esport bookmaker with a moneyline odd of $1.14, their victory did not come easy.
Although 9z have qualified for Antwerp 2022, they had no share in the $50,000 prize pool. It was shared among the first four teams, with first-placed FURIA taking half of the pot.
The event was completed in four days, and teams will have some time to rest up and prepare for the Antwerp Major coming soon.
What teams made the cut for the PGL Antwerp Major 2022?
Earlier in the week, Imperial Esports secured their spot in the competition with a 2-1 series victory over Party Astronauts. They were the third team that qualified from the American RMR, behind FURIA and MIBR.
They have done it! @imperialesports are the third team to secure #PGLMajor Antwerp spot
@linfnx
— HLTV.org (@HLTVorg) April 13, 2022
Imperial Esports, Complexity Gaming, and Team Liquid are the three other teams that made the cut, finishing ahead of 9z in chronological order.
Complexity, Liquid, and 9z will compete in the PGL Major Antwerp 2022 Contenders Stage, while Imperial and MIBR will compete in the Challengers stage. Added to their $25,000 share of the prize pool, FURIA will compete in the Legends Stage.
The tournament will kick off May 9, with 24 teams fighting for a piece of the $1,000,000 prize pool and points for the Pro Tour and BLAST Premier.
]]>The Brazilian esports organization got the better part of their American counterpart. They join FURIA and MIBR, who have also secured their respective spots at the PGL Major Antwerp 2022.
Imperial started their group game with a win over S?o Caetano Esports in a best of 1. Then went on to defeat Case Esports in their second outing, going two for two in their opening matches.
They came into the game against the Party Astronauts on the back of a defeat to Made In Brazil (MIBR).
Their third outing in the group stage against MIBR ended with MIBR winning two maps in a best of 3 game.
Their hopes for a clean sweep to the PGL Major Antwerp 2022 tournament was washed away by Adriano “WOOD7” Cerato and the lads.
Imperial Esports qualify for the PGL Antwerp MAJOR after a 2-1 win against Party Astronauts on nuke, d2 and inferno. GG! pic.twitter.com/FBpUu6Fiqe
— PGL (@pglesports) April 13, 2022
Imperial and Party Astronauts came into the game with a 2-1 record each, with PartyAstro snatching wins over Leviatan and Case Esports after suffering an early loss to Isurus.
GGBet esports bookmaker had Imperial Esports as favorites to win with a moneyline odds of $1.39 and PartyAstro with $2.90 in esports betting.
In a best of 3 game of Nuke, Dust 2 and Inferno, PartyAstro had a great start with Nuke, knocking Imperial and securing the lead. Gabriel ��FalleN�� Toledo and Vinicius ��VINI�� Figueiredo inspired the team to a comeback victory in D2 and sealed off the win in Inferno.
Imperial Esports from the eyes of captain FalleN
Not many were impressed with Imperial Esports’ past form, having failed to make it to the BLAST Premier: Spring American Showdown 2022. But their consistency in recent times has been admirable as they place second at the FiReLEAGUE Latin Power Spring 2022 and thereafter went on to win the OMEN WGR European Challenge 2022 late last month.
Their qualification to the PGL Major Antwerp 2022 is a strong indicator of the potential that lies within the team with FalleN at the forefront guiding the ship.
FalleN had earlier shared the goal of the team and the direction the newly formed team was headed.
“The legend spot will be brilliant for sure,” he stated. “We just created the team and our focus is definitely on getting to the level where we can play at the Brazilian Major. This is the first step to getting there and it would be great to achieve something already.”
“We’re planning to play for at least two years, that is the goal. Like I said, in the last answer, the goal is to be playing Brazilian Major, that’s the biggest goal for the team,” said FalleN,” He reiterated.
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MiBR vs FURIA CS:GO BETTING & MATCH DETAILS |
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| Best Odds: | MiBR $6.00 at GG Bet | FURIA $1.11 at GG Bet |
| When: | April 14, 2022 | 11:00 CEST |
| Watch Live: | Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/pgl) |
FURIA and MiBR were the first and second South American seeds entering this RMR and now they will finish the RMR as the top two teams in all of the Americas region. It would be fair to say that FURIA has been the best team in their three series so far, but MiBR have been quite solid also. FURIA have been the most impressive team at this RMR with an impressive +38 round difference and have only lost 28 rounds, with 20 of the 28 coming from their last two maps against Complexity. Whilst there should be no underestimating how good MiBR have been in their three series to date, having a +15 round difference of their own.
The Brazilian boys from MiBR have been in some red hot form in the last month, where they haven��t finished outside the top two in any tournament and they won the NA Challenger League Season 40 undefeated with 11 wins and zero losses through the regular season and playoffs. They also won the ESEA Spring 2022 NA Cash Cup and their PGL Major Antwerp South American Qualifier to gain access into this event.
As it stands going into this series against their Brazilian rivals, MiBR are on an 11 series win streak and over their last three months have a 75.8% win rate. MiBR are 3-0 so far, but they been in a lot of close and drawn-out series. Their largest win on any map has been 16-8 in the second map of their BO3 against Imperial. MiBR will have to bring their ESEA Challenger League Season 40 form if they expect to be any chance against this rampant FURIA team.
Betting outsiders FURIA may not have the massive win streak or win rate that MiBR owns and that is purely based on the level of Counter Strike that FURIA has been involved in. FURIA participated in two S-Tier events being IEM Katowice 2022 and ESL Pro League and they were also in one A-Tier event being ESL Challenger #48 in the last 3 months. Even though FURIA has competed in much better events than MiBR, they still have some very good results at those events. The Brazilians were able to finish 9th -12th at IEM Katowice, 2nd in the ESL Challenger #48 and 3rd �C 4th at their most recent event, the ESL Pro League.
The eighth ranked team in the world have the best round difference at this RMR. FURIA have been the most impressive and best overall roster during this event so far. If MiBR are going to challenge FURIA and be any chance against this roster they will need to be at their very best come Thursday night.
With all of that being said, we are finding it very hard to tip against the very short favourites. We believe that the best value and best tip for this series is in the rounds line handicap markets. We suggest taking FURIA at the -10.5 rounds handicap at $1.83 with GG Bet.
FURIA -10.5 Rounds
The esports event organizer announced a partnership with a Singapore-based cryptocurrency exchange platform, Bitget, for its Major Antwerp 2022 and Dota 2 Major Arlington 2022 events. Bitget has been designated as the official cryptocurrency partner for both PGL’s events.
Following Bitget’s previous sponsorship of PGL Major Stockholm 2021 in October last year, the company seems to have increased its commitment to the esports industry. Early this year, it announced a partnership with Team Spirit, the Russian esports organization.
?The Chief Executive Officer of PGL, Silviu Stroie, spoke about the partnership being a beacon for higher heights for both brands in their respective industries.?
��When establishing partnerships, trustworthiness continues to be one of the biggest priorities for us,” he said.
“We are pleased to be able to once again receive support from Bitget for our upcoming events. We hope that these partnerships will promote the growth of both industries and with a partner like Bitget, reach even higher goals in the years to come.”??
Stroie went on to speak to the possibilities attainable with such a partnership, creating endless opportunities for a symbiotic relationship between the esports industry and the crypto space.
��We believe that there are strong synergies between both esports and crypto and we are elated to be charging this path with a partner like Bitget,�� he said.??
The CEO of Bitget, Sandra Lou, shared her excitement in the partnership between both parties. She mentioned that the partnership will invariably strengthen their “foothold in the crypto space”.?
��We are pleased to partner with PGL on its CS:GO RMR and Major, following our sponsorship for PGL Major Stockholm 2021 back in October 2021,” Lou stated.
“We are always eager to partner with like-minded partners to strengthen our foothold and position in the rapidly evolving crypto space. After our successful partnership late last year, we are confident we will be able to reach new heights with PGL as we continue to achieve dual synergies.��
Sandra had long talked about the importance of expanding the brand��s global footprint.
��We will also expand our global footprint and deliver extreme operations to accommodate local market needs,” she said.
“In this way, we can fulfil the need for users to trade and enjoy better services.��
The sponsorship of both PGL Major Antwerp 2022 and Dota 2 Major Arlington 2022 does exactly that to the brand’s reach and adoption potential.?
About Bitget
Bitget is a leading cryptocurrency derivatives exchange, with trading solutions that support futures contracts and spot trading. With an estimated 2 million registered users, the brand claims to be present in 50 countries. Headquartered in Singapore, founder Sandra Lou started out the company in 2018.
In 2020, the company raised a Series B funding of US$10 million from popular Japanese gaming company SNK as well as Anlan Capital, with a valuation pegged at US$1 billion. It has been listed on Binance, CoinMarketCap, CMC and CoinGecko.
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FURIA vs COMPLEXITY CS:GO BETTING & MATCH DETAILS |
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| Best Odds: | FURIA $1.25 at GG Bet | Complexity $3.75 at GG Bet |
| When: | April 12, 2022 | 18:15 CEST |
| Watch Live: | Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/pgl) |
?FURIA and Complexity have identical records of 2-0 and sit in first and second position in the standings after their first two rounds of games. FURIA edge out Complexity and sit in top spot due to them having a +24 round difference, whereas Complexity have a +19 round difference.
FURIA took both their round one and two matches very comfortably and in quick time against Leviatan and Isurus (both 16-4). The eighth-ranked team in the world came into the RMR as short favourites to finish in the top six and gain entry to the challengers stage for the PGL Major in Antwerp, with many now believing that they will be the one team that should win the entire RMR and take the first spot in the PGL Major Event. FURIA enter the Americas RMR off the back of a third-fourth place finish at the ESL Pro League last week, and therefore their rise in confidence and high level of play should come as no surprise to anyone.
Complexity also won their first two games of this RMR quite convincingly against 00NATION (16-5) and TeamOne (16-8). Currently Complexity are the 22nd-ranked team in the world and, alongside FURIA, they are very much considered a top-six team and will also be fighting for that number one spot. The Complexity squad will be looking for a better showing throughout the RMR after their disappointing display in the ESL Pro League, where they finished 17th-20th with only one series win.
This FURIA side is a good team in great form at the moment, and there is no way in our mind that we see Complexity taking a map from them. We suggest taking FURIA at the -1.5 match handicap, currently sitting at $1.83 with GG Bet.
FURIA -1.5 maps
TEAM ONE ESPORTS vs LEVIATAN CS:GO BETTING & MATCH DETAILS |
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| Best Odds: | oNe $1.44 at GG Bet | Leviatan $2.62 at GG Bet |
| When: | April 12, 2022 | 18:15 CEST |
| Watch Live: | Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/pgl) |
The BO3 series between ?Team oNe and Leviatan will decide who will be the second team eliminated from the Americas RMR. They occupy the bottom two places with 0-2 records and only a four-round difference between them.
Team oNe have been underwhelming in their first two losses against Complexity (16-8) and Liquid (16-3). The 49th-ranked team in the world finished fourth in their NA Qualifier and were ranked in the middle of the pack when the tournament started, which does not reflect their current position in the standings. Although they have lost both of their games so far, oNe have undoubtedly played two of the top five teams in this RMR, so they do have some excuses for the current position in the standings. With all this being said, there is no time for excuses now; they will need to win this series or else say goodbye to the Americas RMR and their chances of making the PGL Major in Antwerp.
Leviatan entered the PGL Major Antwerp Americas RMR ranked second from bottom at 136th in the world. Therefore, seeing them struggle so far in this tournament does not come as a surprise. They lost to FURIA (16-4) and Party Astronauts (16-11), both of whom are well ahead in the world rankings and expected to go further than Leviatan. One positive that Leviatan can take from the Americas RMR is that they were able to push Party Astronauts to the 27th round and they will gain more experience against some really good rosters.
Team oNe and Leviatan will be hoping that they can get the win in this series and continue through the RMR, but we see this contest being quite one-sided. Team oNe will not want to finish 0-3 and be knocked out of the Americas RMR, considering their ranking coming into the tournament. We will be taking TeamOne at the rounds line of -5.5, which is paying around $1.83 with the top esports betting sites.