ESL Pro League Season 12 South America

Isurus will enter this match with a slightly changed roster featuring former x6tence AWPer Jonathan “JonY BoY” Mu?oz as a replacement for Gabriel “1962” Sinopoli, who was moved to the bench last Thursday. Coming into an important tournament, that switch is bound to harm the team’s synergy. Also worrying is the form of JonY BoY, who has averaged a poor 0.78 rating across the last three months.

These teams met last Monday during CLUTCH Season 3, where Sharks Esports secured a comfortable 16-10 win. Sharks are also on a seven-game winning streak and have lost only one match in their last 12, while Isurus are 2-3 from their last five and 6-6 from their last 12.

ESEA Season 35 Premier Division Europe

HellRaisers got off to a strong start at the ESEA MDL, where they defeated Nexus (16-13), Galaxy Racers (16-13) and ENDPOINT (16-11) but lost to Sprout (9-16). Team GamerLegion saw similar success with a convincing 16-8 win over ENDPOINT and a 16-14 triumph against FATE, but they struggled against Galaxy Racers (14-16) and ALTERNATE aTTaX (13-16).

The record suggests HellRaisers have proved to be slightly more efficient than GamerLegion, but it’s somewhat shocking to see Alfred “RuStY” Karlsson and co. priced at such high odds. HellRaisers have not shown any significant improvement since GamerLegion defeated them twice at Good Game League 2019, so there is value in siding with the underdogs in this one.

BTS Pro Series Season 3 Southeast Asia

Fnatic are looking worse than ever and seem set to end their BTS Pro Series endeavour without a single win. Their best chance to save themselves from humiliation will come this Wednesday when they face Neon Esports, although Prieme Ejay “PlayHard” Banquil and co. have not looked too shabby and hold a 2-4-2 record.

These teams last met just under three weeks ago during ESL One Thailand 2020 Asia. Fnatic won 2-0 on that occasion, but after seeing them settle for draws against Execration and 032, we have a hard time believing they can repeat that success. Neon forced Among Us to a stalemate on Monday, and a similar effort against Fnatic could be enough to secure the win.

BOOM Esports and Among Us have emerged as two of the strongest teams in the BTS Pro Series, and as two biggest threats to TNC Predator in the title race. Still, we have to give Among Us an edge, since they have proven to be far more consistent.

Out of eight games played, Among Us have won all except their draw with the surging Neon Esports on Monday. BOOM have won five and drawn three, tying with TNC Predator, 496 Gaming and Motivate.Trust Gaming.

Betting on BOOM is an appealing option, but we still feel like Among Us are individually far too strong. A draw is a possibility, but the odds on the favourites are healthy enough.

OGA Dota PIT Season 3 Europe/CIS

These teams last clashed at the end of July during the second season of the OGA Dota PIT, where Alliance picked up a hard-fought 2-1 win. It marked their sixth meeting of the year and Alliance’s second triumph over OG since their 2-0 win at ESL One Birmingham 2020 in May.

Since their last meeting with OG, Alliance have played 10 games and won half of them, whereas OG have played nine games and won five. OG have faced tougher opposition, so it’s fair to rank their wins higher; however, both teams have been inactive for over two weeks, so it’s hard to say who’s in better form ahead of this bout.

Historically, OG and Alliance match up nicely. Even though three out of their last five meetings ended in clean sweeps, the ring rust these two sides have accumulated over the past two weeks should produce a much more open affair. OG are still the most likely victors, but we don’t believe they can avoid dropping a map.

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Reapered Parts Ways with Cloud9

Longtime Cloud9 LoL coach Bok “Reapered” Han-Gyu has parted ways with the team following their failure to qualify for the League of Legends World Championship. Cloud9 recently decided to rebuild their CS: GO roster, but there’s been no mention of their LoL team.

Reapered thanked C9 and the fans for their continuous support through the highs and lows. He is one of the most sought-after coaches in the LoL esports community, but it’s still unclear where the future will take him.

Asia

Kim Steps Down From T1 Post

Jung Su “Kim” Kim has resigned as head coach of T1’s LoL team despite initially signing on until 2022. He decided to part ways after the poor performance of the roster in recent matches.

T1 dominated the LCK Spring Split but were later defeated by Afreeca Freecs in the Summer Split playoffs. Since then, they’ve been unable to redeem themselves and failed to make it through to the League of Legends World Championship.

Kim thanked the fans and apologized for failing to live up to expectations. T1 also posted a tribute to their former coach, wishing him well as they part ways on mutual terms.

Africa

Goliath Gaming Land International Coach

Goliath Gaming, one of the most successful esports organizations in South Africa, recently made their way to the CS: GO Gamedock Cup #1 finals. Unfortunately for them, rivals ATK Arena came out victorious on that day.

Since then, Goliath have made some changes after the now-former coach, Thulani “LigtherTZ” Sishi, moved into the management team. Since his promotion, there’s been a gap in the coaching role.

In an exciting move, GG landed an international coach, Caster “Bunter” Grocholewski, from Iceland. Bunter has been part of the GODSENT and Endpoint squads in the past, and he’s excited about the “exotic opportunity”.

Europe

One Game Agency Announce Online Dota Competition

One Game Agency have announced plans to run an online Dota 2 tournament next week, from September 20 to September 26. The AMD Sapphire OGA Dota Pit EU/CIS will feature 10 esports teams from the EU/CIS regions.

Team Secret are among the sides that will feature. They’ve had an impressive year, defeating almost every opponent, so it’ll be interesting to see if any of the other teams at the OGA Dota Pit will beat them.

The event’s total prize pool is set at US $175,000, with $70,873 going to the winners. Six of the teams were invited to the main event, including Team Liquid and VP.Prodigy. 5men, Vikin.gg, FlyToMoon, and Ninjas in Pyjamas will participate in closed qualifiers.

AMD, Sapphire Technology, Betway, TikTok, AOC, and Hyper X are the tournament’s six sponsors.

South America

FalleN Leaves Active Roster At MiBR

Made in Brazil, better known as MiBR, recently let go of three Counter-Strike: Global Offensive team members: Fernando “fer” Alvarenga, Epitácio “TACO” de Melo, and coach Ricardo “dead” Sinigaglia.

After a prolonged dry spell, the organization decided it was best to clean house and find some fresh talent. The decision isn’t sitting well with Gabriel “FalleN” Toledo, however, as he’s requested removal from the roster. He’s still deciding what his next step will be.

The decision has left the MiBR CS: GO squad with just two players. One of them, Vito “kNgV-” Giuseppe, has also spoken of his concern about the recent changes, saying they will set back the team’s development.

Oceania

Oceanic Nationals Underway

The Oceanic Nationals round-robin stage kicked off on Wednesday, September 16. The competition, formerly known as Six Masters 2020, will follow a similar format as before.

During the regular season, each of the eight teams will participate in a best-of-one match with extra time in the round-robin. The top six will proceed to the next stage, where they’ll compete in the best-of-three, double-elimination playoffs.

It’s still undecided if there will be a best-of-five series for the grand final. It’s possible there might not be any advantage for the winner of the upper bracket final.

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