Esports betting
From the very start of the development of the esports scene, all competitions were divided by the organizers into two types:
- Online tournaments – they offer players a lot of freedom, since it doesn't matter from where in the world an individual esports player is playing;
- LAN tournaments – the organizers choose the venue for the competition, all teams or participants must appear there at the set time. And here we can talk about any discipline, it doesn't matter if it's Dota, LoL or CS: GO – the essence of the LAN tournament will remain unchanged.
It is the second view that attracts more spectator attention, since it is very interesting to watch how the best esports organizations fight on the stage of a huge stadium, with the support of thousands of people. But how do bookmakers relate to these competitions, what features and patterns of bets are observed?
Content
- Features of online competitions
- Cards short in duration or number of rounds
- Lack of motivation in a poor tournament position
- First Team Match – Max Cards
- Regularities of LAN tournaments
- Home public support
- Playoffs “one wicket”
- Broadcasting is the key to success
- conclusions
Features of online competitions
As a rule, absolutely all qualifying stages of existing tournaments are held online. In addition, some local competitions also resort to a similar system.
Cards short in duration or number of rounds
In the online mode, the organizers provide for quite long pauses between the cards so that the players have time to satisfy all their needs. This trick is used by many well-known bands so as not to expose themselves to unnecessary dismoral. As soon as the situation swung in the direction of one of the teams, the second one almost instantly gives up and goes to work on the mistakes. Attempts to flip the game often lead to total beating, which seriously affects the morale of the players.
The best betting options are: TM 35.5 minutes for the Dota 2 discipline and TM 26.5 rounds for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
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For example, at the closed qualifiers for ESL One Los Angeles 2020 in the Dota 2 discipline in the CIS region, the Natus Vincere team played eight maps in the group stage, losing only two of them. The first was completed in 21 minutes 36 seconds, the second – in 34 minutes 49 seconds. In five of the other six maps, victory was achieved in less than 35.5 minutes.
The absence of unnecessary negative emotions and a large amount of saved forces made it possible to reach the final and calmly get a ticket to the main tournament.
More factors influencing the duration of the map in Dota 2 can be found in a separate material.
Lack of motivation in a poor tournament position
In online tournaments, the system is such that the worst teams leave them after the group stage. And rarely do collectives put up worthy resistance to the very end. Practice shows that with the format of the competition with the group stage bo-2, you can safely bet on the defeat of the team in all the remaining matches if it has lost the chances of getting into the next stage.
You can read more about the influence of the format in the disciplines of Dota 2 and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive in the corresponding materials.
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For example, at the South American closed qualifiers for ESL One Los Angeles 2020 in Dota 2 discipline, five matches were played in Group B on the first day, three of which ended in a draw. And on the second day of the group stage, four matches ended with a score of 2: 0, and on the fifth one of the teams did not appear at all and received a technical defeat.
First Team Match – Max Cards
The LAN tournament puts teams within a certain framework, which can be called the phrase “did not agree”. It is impossible to hold two or three warm-up games on stage before the match in order to feel confident. Online, most teams use this opportunity, so they approach important battles in maximum condition. For this reason, the first series always turns out to be long in terms of the number of maps, but rather short in terms of the rounds played.
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For example, at the closed European qualifiers for the DreamHack Open Leipzig 2020 tournament in the Counter-Strike: Global Offensive discipline, four series of games were held in the first round. All of them ended with a score of 2: 1 in favor of one of the teams.
Regularities of LAN tournaments
LAN-tournament is a competition held in a place specially organized for this event. Usually, the organizers use huge stadiums that gather a large number of spectators.
Home public support
Cybersport is getting closer to sports, so this pattern resembles a game “on your own field”. Usually, the arena tirelessly drives its favorites forward, which gives the team strength and confidence in their own capabilities. In addition, the strongest moral pressure is exerted on the opponent, whose hands begin to tremble, he makes unforced mistakes. Therefore, most often it is the collective that represents the host country or its region that wins.
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For example, StarLadder StarSeries was traditionally held in Kiev, but now the venue is chosen by the organizers. But on its territory, the Natus Vincere team won six out of eight Dota 2 tournaments and took part in the final of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive competitions seven times.
Playoffs “one wicket”
In LAN tournaments, there are two serious factors at once that affect the morale of the team that lost the first map. Firstly, the arena begins to drive the opponent forward, he is on the courage, in such conditions it is difficult to rebuild and believe in yourself.
Secondly, short pauses are used on LANs, since they do not stretch the schedule too much. But this leads to the fact that the team simply does not have time to work on errors, discuss tactics and strategy.
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So, at the Intel Extreme Masters Season XIV tournament in the Counter-Strike: Global Offensive discipline, five series were held. Only in one of them the team, which lost on the first map, was able to recoup on the second. Even in the final, which was held in bo-5 format, a victory was recorded with a score of 3: 0.
Broadcasting is the key to success
The main advantage of the LAN tournament is the ability to assess the appearance and condition of the teams, since the players are constantly shown on the broadcasts. This can and should be used, because the cameras clearly show when the players are arguing with each other, or do not feel very comfortable. In such a situation, you can safely bet on the victory of your opponent.
You can read about other factors influencing the result in esports in the expert review.
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For example, the business associates team decided to come to the StarLadder ImbaTV Dota 2 Minor Season 3 tournament in an interesting uniform, strict shirts and office clerks' trousers. It looked beautiful, but even before the start of the first match, commentator Roman “CaspeRRR” Lepekhin pointed out the inconvenience of such clothes, predicted difficulties in achieving the desired result. He was absolutely right, the team lost both matches in the tournament and left after the group stage.
conclusions
Bookmakers pay great attention not only to LAN tournaments, but also to online competitions, so the user should not bypass them. Each considered type has its own characteristics, which have a direct impact on the final result. Therefore, it is important to carefully assess the following factors:
- The format and venue of the tournament;
- Experience of team participation on stage;
- The presence or absence of tournament motivation.
After evaluating all of the above factors, you can place a winning bet on both an online tournament and a LAN competition.
