Katowice 2019 Predictions

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IEM Katowice Major Quarterfinals Betting Predictions: Odds, Picks, and Value. 8 Minute Read This is it, guys! The business end of the CS:GO IEM Katowice Major is right around the corner. The third and final part of the Major, AKA the Champions Stage, starts in less than 48 hours and we’re all eager to see the eight best teams in. 26 February 2019, 15:47 by Tim Masters. IEM Katowice 2019. The final week of IEM Katowice 2019 is almost upon us and we already know the potential match-ups all the way to the final. After Swiss, Elo and the rest, we have finally arrived at a single-elimination, easy-to-understand format, where the winner survives and the loser flies home, and to be honest that is pretty much how it should be, as the.

To be perfectly honest, I do not know what to expect out of TyLoo this Major. They recently announced that they had leased two players from Flash Gaming; AttackeR and Summer, which is a nice addition to the team, but with only two months to prepare for the Major, I am not sure if this will improve their situation. They are priced around 100 to win the major which is about right. There were also some reports that the team is communicating in English due to BnTeT and xccurate being from Indonesia, but these rumours are quite old, so the situation might have improved.
As for the previous Major in London 2018, they managed to get out of the New Challengers stage into the Legends stage, but they managed to win only one match against MIBR and losing the other three to BIG, HallRaisers and Faze. TyLoo have yet to play on LAN in 2019.

Team Vitality is a French esports organization which entered Counter-Strike: Global Offensive in early October 2018 with a roster featuring former G2 and Envyus players along with a new rising star called Zywoo. Zywoo arrived to Vitality from against All authority. In Vitality’s short history, they made only one roster change; removing Happy, who was in a terrible form at the time, and adding ALEX from another French team called LDLC. Vitality have already won a minor tournament in 2019, WePlay! Lock and Load, where they managed to beat Hellraisers 2-0 in a BO3 match to take home USD 25k. As for their online form, they played in the Qualifier for the IEM Sydney 2019, but they were eliminated by a UK team EndPoint in a BO1 match. In my opinion, Vitality have the potential to make a good run at the upcoming major. They have one of the best players in Zywoo and not only that, but the team as a whole is playing very well together. For a lack of a better word, Vitality works like a well-oiled machine. I expect them to cruise thru the Challengers stage and at least secure the Legends spot fort he next Major. They are currently priced around 20.00 to win the major.

If we go by the value, TyLoo would be an obvious bet in a BO1 type of match in the first round of the major qualifier. But then again, they haven’t played a single official match in two months (since they made two roster moves) and I am not sure what to expect from them. They have enough talent in their team to counter Vitality, so tight match is definitely a possibility.

Prediction: Over 25.50 rounds
Odds: 1.76 gg.bet

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The IEM Katowice 2019 Major is set to start tomorrow with the Challengers Stage. This section (formerly known as the Major qualifier) has gotten more competitive in recent iterations as the tier 2/tier 3 levels of the scene have dramatically improved in recent years. Rather than do a raw pick’em, I’m going to categorize each team based on the range of expectation I have for them.

Teams that are a lock

Expected Range of Results: 3-0, 3-1, 3-2

These are the teams that are favorites to make it out of the Challengers stage. If they get eliminated in this section of the tournament, I’d consider it a massive upset. These teams include:

• Fnatic
• NRG
• NiP
• ENCE

Among those four teams, I consider NRG to be the best, however I wouldn’t pick them to go 3-0. The biggest problem NRG faces is their lack of experience on their star players. They’ll have to adjust to that particular atmosphere, so even though they’re the best team here, they don’t have the best odds to clean sweep. The team that I think does is Fnatic. Every player outside of Brollan has plenty of veteran experience, so I’ll pick them to go 3-0.

Teams that are likely to go through

Expected Range of Results: 3-1, 3-2, 2-3

A tier below the for sure locks. These are the teams that should go through, but I wouldn’t be surprised if they got upset on the last day. These teams include:

• Cloud9
• TyLoo
• Vitality
• AVANGAR

While Cloud9 showed a lot of good things at the ELeague Invitational, it was still a small tournament with a low sample size of teams. I don’t how that team will react to the wide dispora of players and play styles that are coming into this section. Even so, I think the firepower between kioShiMa and autimatic almost makes them a certain lock to get through this stage.

As for my other picks, I think both Vitality and AVANGAR showed themselves to be solid reliable teams in the Minors. Vitality is a bit more on the edge for me as their superstar player is ZywOo and we’ve never seen him play at this level of competition or pressure before.

My final pick is one that is based purely on paper potential. TyLoo have a wealth of firepower so I think they should be able to blow through this stage.

Puncher’s Chance

Expected Range of Results: 3-1, 3-2, 2-3, 1-3, 0-3

These were the teams that have a chance, but it will depend on the form of the day. The four teams I put in this category were:

• Furia
• G2
• Vega Squadron
• Renegades

G2 has the highest potential firepower with Shox and kennyS, but I don’t have any data on how they’ve been doing since their recent roster change. The last time I saw them, Shox was their best performing player.

Among the teams here, I think the two with the highest level of upset here are Furia and Vega Squadron. Both have a decisive aggressive style that should work for them in the bo1 games. The problem for both is putting them in a bo3 against the better teams. What I like about both is that aggressive styles of play are rewarded in high pressure tournaments like the Challengers stage of the Major.

The fourth team is Renegades. My biggest fear for this team is that the core of this squad has often let the pressure get to them whenever it came to the majors. They have the least potential among the four to make it to the Legends stage. If Renegades do make it, my guess is that it will be off the back of Gratisfaction.

Bottom of the pack

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Expected Range of Results: 0-3, 1-3, 2-3

The teams in this category should be fighting to ruin the lives of other teams. They should try to play their best and gain some experience. The final four teams include:

• Winstrike
• Spirit
• Grayhound
• Vici Gaming

These are the teams who require multiple conditions in order to win. These can include things like having a good day, winning a critical pistol round and breaking the economy, or having the opponent have a bad day. The best example of this was in the play-ins when VG took out North to qualify for the Challengers Stage. If any of these teams make it to the Legends stage, it should be considered a great achievement relative to their skill level.

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