?Ex-Winstrike Team will clash with AVE (formerly Hard Legion Esports) in the quarter-finals of Dell Gaming League Russia Season 2. Alexey “NickelBack” Trofimov and co. enter this match as huge betting favourites, which isn’t too shocking.

Ex-Winstrike won the European Premier Division of ESEA Season 36 on Sunday, dropping only one game en route to the title. AVE, on the other side, haven’t achieved any notable success since way back in May 2020, when they claimed bronze at ESL One: Road to Rio – CIS.

These CIS derbies are often unpredictable and can easily go either way, but we don’t believe that will be the case here. Ex-Winstrike are clearly the superior team and shouldn’t have any issues against the shaky AVE.

?The esports bookmakers have Nemiga priced as -454.55 favourites over 100PingGods, which seems a bit low in our book. Although the Russians boast the more established team, their form isn’t good enough for us to back them at that price.

Nemiga enter this match with a 1-3 record in their last four, which includes losses to Nordavind, ex-Winstrike, and Wisla Krakow. It’s hard to compare those results to that of 100PG, who have faced mostly semi-pro teams, but at least the Kazakhstani side has looked somewhat consistent.

Nemiga should be viewed as the favourites, but this seems more like a 70/30 game rather than the 82/18 implied by the latest CS:GO betting odds. There is decent value on 100PG, but we will settle for a safer bet and take the underdogs with a map handicap.

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Since stepping down from Gambit Esports in May 2019, the 31-year-old CS:GO legend has found himself out of competitive CS:GO action. Although Dosia teamed up with OneThree.TSG in early December 2019, his stay with the team was rather short-lived as he opted to return to Russia in January due to the coronavirus outbreak. Dosia did not play a single match during his stint in China, meaning his last appearance as a CS:GO professional was at the World Electronic Sports Games 2018 – World Finals in March 2019.

The lack of playtime and desire to return to the battlefield ushered Dosia to create his own CS:GO team, which will be comprised of only Russian players with the founder taking on the role of in-game leader.

Joining Dosia on his journey are ex-Vega Squadron member Pavel “hutji” Lashkov and former buaksib duo Nikita “fabi” Kvochkin and Sergey “Weird_1k” Tur. Rounding out the roster is 19-year-old up-and-comer Vladimir “la3euka” Shurygin, who has previously played for a few CIS-mix teams.

“I think at some point every experienced player starts thinking about creating a team,” said Dosia.

“Being present both inside and outside the process provides a different view on the game, teamwork, strategy formation, among other things.”

Dosia first appeared in the Counter-Strike scene in August 2007, but it was not until a year later that he turned Valve’s tactical FPS title in his full-time occupation. Dosia began his career at AgAt and later played for tp.uSports, CMAX.gg, forZe, Meet Your Makers, Moscow Five and place2play.ru.

In October 2012, Dosia made his first appearance in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive at Esports Heaven: Vienna while playing under Nostalgie, who finished in the top eighth after losing to the decorated Ninjas in Pyjamas roster in the quarter-finals.

Dosia later played for Virtus.pro, Astana Dragons, HellRaisers and HS.GG, all the while building his renown as one of the best CS:GO players in the world. He was officially confirmed as such in early 2014 when HLTV declared Dosia as the fourth-best CS:GO player of the previous year.

Despite his fame on the battlefield, it was not until he joined Gambit Esports in January 2016 that Dosia rose to global prominence and established himself as a legend of Counter-Strike esports.

Dosia won a plethora of titles with Gambit, including Adrenaline Cyber League 2016, DreamHack Open Winter 2016, DreamHack Open Austin 2017 and ROG Masters 2017. His victory at PGL Major Krak��w 2017 alongside Dauren “AdreN” Kystaubayev, Abay “Hobbit” Khasenov, Rustem “mou” Telepov and Danylo “Zeus” Teslenko is one of the most celebrated underdog runs in the history of Counter-Strike Majors.

Now Dosia is set to continue his legacy at Mustang Crew, who made their debut appearance in the qualifying stage of LOOT.BET Season 6 on Thursday with a 0-2 loss to BLUEJAYS. Their next fixture is slated for Friday, when they will meet with Team Singularity.

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Shortly after the first details about the FPS project surfaced, VALORANT was billed as one of the most anticipated game releases of 2020 despite the fact not a lot was known about it.

Leaks started to surface earlier this year, followed by an official trailer that unveiled the gameplay and mechanics of VALORANT. The 5v5 character-based tactical shooter features both the class abilities seen in Overwatch and the strategy, gameplay and economy system of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive.

By combining the best of both worlds under the supervision of Riot Games, VALORANT is tipped to be a huge success. Many avid gamers have already announced that they will be transitioning to the new title in the hope of launching professional esports careers.

Initial rumours suggested VALORANT would not be released until Q4 of 2020 or even in 2021, while beta was said to go online sometime later this year. It seems the COVID-19 outbreak has forced Riot Games to put their foot on the gas and rush the development of the “next big thing in the FPS genre” while much of the world’s population is homebound.

The closed beta for VALORANT is set to launch on April 7, but only for players in Europe, Canada, United States, Russia and Turkey. There are, however, plans to roll out the beta for more regions, although Riot claim they are currently working on some logistical issues caused by the coronavirus crisis.

��Our plan was to bring the VALORANT Closed Beta to as many players around the world as quickly as possible, but the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted those plans,�� VALORANT Executive Producer Anna Donlon said.

��For now, we have to focus on the regions where we feel most ready, with more regions following in the months to come.��

Riot Games have not disclosed how long the beta period will last, stating that they “want to keep closed beta as short as we can while getting additional regions online” and that they will reevaluate their decision based on feedback from players.

Any progress made during beta will not carry over to launch, but Riot are offering players who buy VALORANT points during the testing phase a +20% bonus once the game launches.

Details about VALORANT beta:

– Launch date and time: Tuesday, April 7 at 2pm CET/6am PST

– How to get access*:
1. Register for a Riot account
2. Link Riot account to a Twitch account
3. Watch specific VALORANT closed beta streams highlighted on Twitch
(* there will be a limited number of invites sent out)

– Eligible regions for the beta: USA, Europe, Canada, Russia, Turkey.

– Progress in beta does not transfer over to the launch

– VALORANT points bought during beta will carry over to launch with an added 20% bonus.

– Beta will release only for PC users

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PRO100 VS ESPADA CS:GO BETTING & MATCH DETAILS

PRO100 vs ESPADA WESG 2019 RUSSIA CLOSED QUALIFIERS BETTING PREVIEW

Pro100 and ESPADA are set to meet on Monday in the quarter-finals of the World Electronic Sports Games (WESG) 2019 Russia Closed Qualifiers. The winner of the best-of-three (Bo3) clash will advance to the semis, while the loser with drop into the lower bracket.

Pro100 will want revenge for their 1-2 loss at the GG.Bet New York Invitational: Open Qualifier back in June 2019, where ESPADA denied them entry to the grand finals.

The Danylo “Zeus” Teslenko and his squad had a successful season in 2019, winning the HardCup in September and triumphing at both the DreamHack Delhi Invitational and Qi Banja Luka in December. Pro100 also finished second at the CIS Esports Pro Championship, as well as third-fourth at both the United Masters League Season 2: Week 3 Qualifier and EPICENTER 2019: CIS Qualifier.

As far as pro100’s results from 2020 are concerned, the CIS squad finished last (17th-32nd) at IEM Katowice European Open Qualifiers #2 and fifth-eighth at the DreamHack Open Anaheim 2020: European Open Qualifiers, meaning WESG will be their first chance of the year to win a CS:GO esports tournament.

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At the DreamHack Anaheim qualifiers, pro100 got off to a strong start and defeated Sinners 16-9. They pocketed a forfeit win against EURONICS Gaming in the round of 16 but were unable to deliver in the final fixture against Winstrike Team, who bested them 16-14 on Dust II and 16-12 on Train. That clash on January 18 was their last competitive fixture.

ESPADA enjoyed a successful 2019 season as well, finishing third-fourth at the HardCup, winning CIS Rising #3, claiming bronze at the AOC & Western Digital Winter Clash and running second at the Russian Esports Cup in December. They have carried some of that form in 2020, finishing runners-up at the Great Universe Cup in late-January and reaching the CIS Minor Championship �C Rio 2020: Closed Qualifiers via the open draw.

At the Great Universe Cup, Dmitrii “S0tF1k” Forostianko and his squad defeated Akatsuki (2-0) and Hard Legion Esports (2-0) but fell flat against Gambit Youngsters (1-2) in the grand finals. During the Rio open qualifiers, ESPADA bested the likes of Kyiv Esports Club (16-3), Revolt (16-11), DreamEaters (16-11) and Space Jam (2-1).

Pro100 have not made any changes since October 2019, when they signed Dmitriy “dimasick” Matvienko from Gambit Esports. ESPADA’s last personnel switch came in late December, when they signed 16-year-old rookie Robert “Patsi” Isianov and their new in-game leader, S0tF1k, as replacements for Artem “RAiLWAY” Gradovich and Vadym “h1glaiN” Tanasiuk. Patsi has been averaging a 1.10 rating since joining ESPADA, while S0tF1k sits at a 0.91 rating.

PRO100 vs ESPADA WESG 2019 RUSSIA CLOSED QUALIFIERS BETTING PREDICTIONS

Out of the three meetings between pro100 and ESPADA throughout 2019, pro100 won twice. Their most recent clash came in October 2019 at the WePlay! Forge of Masters Season 2: Online Stage, where pro100 won 2-1.

While pro100 hold the head-to-head advantage, we have to consider both teams have made changes to their teams. The most notable of those is the arrival of a new IGL at ESPADA.

The two rosters look equally matched. Pro100 hold a slight form advantage, while ESPADA players have produced marginally higher average ratings (1.12 > 1.05).

Based on the teams’ map pick and ban rate, we can expect ESPADA to pick Dust II and ban Inferno, while pro100 are expected to pick Overpass and ban Nuke. The win rate of the teams shows ESPADA holding an advantage on both Dust II (50%) and Overpass (83%) over pro100 (44%, 54%), which should make for an interesting bout.

Pro100 enter this match as heavy favourites because they have played stronger opponents in recent matches, but we don’t believe ESPADA should be priced as high as +185. S0tF1k and company have played well of late and should give pro100 a run for their money. A handicap bet of +1.5 on ESPADA is a reasonable pick here, but we will take advantage of the high odds and take our chances on the underdogs to win outright.

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Arslan “xannii” Shadjanov, Georgiy “Gilgir” Svistunov, and Gleb “Funn1k” Lipatnikov have joined the prominent CIS organisation, with Nikita “Elmo” Lomalin, Pavel “bowbowbow” Mostakov and Oleg “sayuw” Kalenbet leaving after short stints.

Xannii previously played for Team Unique and Vega Squadron. While he has enjoyed a few standout performances, he is yet to achieve any notable results in his Dota 2 career so far.

Funn1k is a veteran Dota 2 player and former member of Natus Vincere, where he played from 2013-2015. Since leaving NaVi he has turned out for Team Spirit, LQ, Double Dimension, M19, MEGA-LADA E-sports and Aachen City Esports, albeit without any notable international success.

Out of all arrivals, Gilgir is the biggest enigma. The popular Twitch streamer and content creator has never played on the Dota Pro Circuit, meaning his arrival at HellRaisers will be a completely new experience for him.

Alongside the three new players, HellRaisers also released Kirill “Alagon” Pavlik and appointed Alexandr “Accell” Litvinenko as head coach. Like Gilgir, Accell has no previous DPC experience.

“We fell just short of making it to the Minor in the previous qualifiers. Many were upset, but we didn��t give up. Throughout January, we��ve been putting together a lineup and trying different players, which was mostly on Nix, who I fully trust. The roster comprises both experienced guys and new blood,” said HellRaisers CEO Alex “Magician” Slabukhin.

HellRaisers returned to Dota 2 pro scene in September 2019 with the signing of Alik “V-Tune” Vorobey, Alexander “Nix” Levin, Dmitry “DM” Dorokhin, Ilya “ALOHADANCE” Korobkin and Yaroslav “Miposhka” Naidenov.

The new squad won bronze at WePlay! Reshuffle Madness 2019, finished fifth-eighth at the DreamLeague Season 12 Europe Open Qualifier, fourth at the MDL Chengdu Major CIS Closed Qualifier, and pocketed bronze at DOTA Summit 11, all in less than two months. The team also went on to qualify for the Parimatch League Season 1 playoffs by finishing fourth in the round-robin stage.

Not satisfied, HellRaisers’ management made several roster changes towards the end of November. They released DM, V-Tune and ALOHADANCE, who was benched due to an alleged unwillingness to practice with the team, and signed up Elmo, bowbowbow and sayuw.

The new quintet finished second in Parimatch League Season 1 but failed to qualify for the Leipzig Major after finishing fifth-sixth at the DreamLeague Season 13 CIS Closed Qualifier. HellRaisers also lost their shot at the WePlay! Bukovel Minor after crashing out of the CIS qualifiers in lower bracket finals. That failure was followed by a short-lived appearance at Maincast Winter Brawl, where they lost to OG Seed in the quarter-finals.

After a streak of underwhelming results, HellRaisers opted for another overhaul of their Dota 2 roster and brought in xannii, Funn1k and Gilgir to join Nix and the team’s captain, Miposhka.

HellRaisers Dota 2 roster:
– Alexander “Nix” Levin
– Arslan “xannii” Shadjanov
– Gleb “Funn1k” Lipatnikov
– Yaroslav “Miposhka” Naidenov
– Georgiy “Gilgir” Svistunov
– Aleksandr “Accell” Litvinenko (coach)

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ForZe vs Evil Geniuses

Wednesday, December 18 – 13:00 MSK

All esports bookmakers seem to agree that the opening clash of Group B will be a one-sided affair.

Evil Geniuses (-500) enter the EPICENTER tournament after an underwhelming run at the ESL Pro League S10 Finals. They started off strong with a 16-3 win over Fnatic and a convincing 2-0 result against 100 Thieves, but they came undone with losses to NaVi in the Group A finals (1-2) and mousesports (1-2) in the quarter-finals.

Before the ESL Pro League S10 Finals, EG finished third-fourth at the ECS S8 Finals after losing 1-2 to Astralis in the semi-finals.

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ForZe (+320) head to EPICENTER 2019 off a title-winning run at DreamHack Open Winter, which concluded at the start of the month. Approximately two weeks later, forZe also won the ESEA S32 Premier Division European Finals against HAVU (3-0).

EG and forZe have not met before. Interestingly, the two teams have a fairly similar map pool, which should result in an exciting match. The question is whether forZe can do some damage against the third-best team in the world.

As we see it, EG are in terrible shape now. They might boast some exceptional individual talent, but their inconsistency has reached alarming levels. The tournament will be played in Russia, which will add some motivation for forZe to deliver and make their home crowd proud. A +1.5 map bet on the hosts is a great pick here.

Prediction: forZe +1.5 – +108 at BetOnline

AVANGAR vs mousesports

Wednesday, December 18 – 16:00 MSK

After winning both the CS:GO Asia Championships and ESL Pro League S10 Finals, mousesports (-250) will look to keep their fire going at EPICENTER 2019.

They endured a lean patch early in the year, but mouz have bounced back in style and now rank among the world’s top five CS:GO esports teams. They have won nine out of their last 10 fixtures, with their only defeat in that stretch coming against Team Liquid in round two of the ESL Pro League S10 Finals.

AVANGAR (+182) are a respected team in their region, yet they can hardly compare to mouz and their recent achievements. In September, AVANGAR won BLAST Pro Series: Moscow and finished second at the StarLadder Berlin Major. Those are their only two notable results in recent months and their best results of 2019.

AVANGAR failed to impress at the CS:GO Asia Championships, where Dzhami “Jame” Ali and his squad finished fifth-sixth alongside Evil Geniuses. They also claimed an underwhelming seventh-eighth finish at the ECS S8 Finals at the end of November.

Mousesports bested AVANGAR at the Berlin Major (19-17) and most recently at the Asia Championships (2-0). With mouz in superb form, another clean sweep is on the cards.

Prediction: mousesports -1.5 – +115 at BetOnline

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Team Vitality vs EHOME

Tuesday, December 17 – 13:00 MSK

Vitality (-2500) are currently ranked as the eighth-best team in the world according to HLTV world rankings. While Alex “ALEX” McMeekin and his squad have fallen off slightly in recent months, they are a perfect example of a team that has a lot of potential yet fails to produce big results.

Vitality’s most recent title came in June when they won ECS Season 7. Since then they have claimed a silver medal at ESL One: Cologne, third-fourth place at IEM Chicago, second at DreamHack Malmo and third-fourth at IEM Beijing. Their most recent tournament result was a ninth-11th finish in the ESL Pro League S10 European qualifiers.

EHOME (+847) are a respected team from Asia, but they are some way short of the best CS:GO esports sides from Europe and North America. EHOME are ranked ninth in the Asian region and 78th in the world.

At the start of December, EHOME won the WESG 2019 China online qualifiers. That was their only notable tournament result in the last four months.

This will be the first time EHOME and Vitality meet on the battlefield. That usually brings some level of uncertainty, but we don’t feel like there is a lot to talk about here.

Vitality are clearly the superior team. While they might not be one of the top five teams in the world, they are far better than EHOME in all aspects of the game. Expect the French squad to deliver a clean sweep.

Prediction: Vitality -1.5 – -526.32 at BetOnline

Natus Vincere vs Heroic

Tuesday, December 17 – 16:00 MSK

Natus Vincere (-333.33) made a solid run in the ESL Pro League S10 Finals, where they finished in third-fourth place alongside Astralis. Their only defeat of the tournament came against Fnatic, who reverse-swept them 2-1 in the semi-finals.

At BLAST Pro Series: Copenhagen a month earlier, NaVi finished third and defeated both Team Liquid (16-14) and NiP (16-10) while drawing with Astralis (15-15). That being said, their defeat against FaZe (9-16) and a draw with Cloud9 (15-15) left a lot to be desired.

Heroic (+234) will enter EPICENTER fresh off a solid run at IEM World Championship European open qualifiers. While not a particularly tough tournament, Heroic played very well and justified their tag as the favourites.

At the start of December, Heroic also claimed a top-two seed in WESG North Europe but failed to see the same success at the ESL Pro League S10 Finals. There, Heroic finished in 13th-16th place alongside TYLOO, Sharks and North. The Danes lost both of their fixtures against 100 Thieves (8-16) and Fnatic (1-2).

Heroic have three wins and only one defeat from their last four meetings with NaVi. The one loss came in February at the GG.Bet Ice Challenge (0-2), where Heroic had defeated NaVi (2-1) only two days earlier. The other two wins for Heroic came in May 2019 at ESL Pro League S9 – Europe and in October at StarSeries & i-League CS:GO Season 8 (2-0).

Despite their poor head-to-head record against Heroic, NaVi are deserving favourites here. That being said, there is a serious chance they might drop one map.

Prediction: Heroic +1.5 – -128.21 at BetOnline

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Winstrike’s Dota 2 team has gone through numerous roster changes over the course of past few months, which saw players join and leave on a weekly basis, resulting in a very unstable roster and inconsistent performances.

Drastic times called for drastic measures, which led to the signing of the former Effect, Team Empire and Virtus.pro coach Arsenij “ArsZeeqq” Usov in October. He was assigned the role of Winstrike’s new head coach and took over the responsibility of assembling a new Dota 2 roster.

Weeks passed with no announcements about ArsZeeqq’s progress until Thursday, November 28, when Winstrike revealed an all-new team for the upcoming DPC season.

To start off, Winstrike signed ArsZeeqq, who is one of the most experienced and successful coaches in the industry. He previously coached some of the biggest names in the Dota2 scene and spent last year in charge of Virtus.pro, helping them clinch second spot in the DPC standings with 13,500 points.

Occupying the number one position will be Nikita “Daxak” Kuzmin, a talented 22-year old who previously played for Gambit Esports. Joining him will be his former teammate Vasily “AfterLife” Shishkin in the offlaner position.

The most exciting yet most questionable signing is Maxim “mellojul” Pnyov, who started his professional career in July 2019 but has already shown immense potential and talent while playing for Nemiga Gaming.

While they are all solid players, the spotlight is set to fall on the controversial Ilya ��ALOHADANCE�� Korobnik and the experienced Vladimir ��RodjER�� Nikoghosyan, who previously played under ArsZeeqq at Virtus.pro.

ALOHADANCE, while a talented player, made the news at the start of November when he reportedly refused to practice with his teammates at HellRaisers, which earned him an inactive spot in the team.

The new roster is now set to face its first challenge on Friday, November 29 at the DreamLeague Season 13 CIS Open Qualifier, where Winstrike will look to claim a spot in Sunday’s closed qualifiers.

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Virtus.pro vs HellRaisers

Thursday, November 28 – 12:00 MSK

Two of Russia’s strongest Dota 2 esports teams will renew hostilities when Virtus.pro (-500) take on HellRaisers (+319).

The first time these two teams met this season was at the MDL Chengdu Major CIS Closed Qualifiers, where HellRaisers produced an upset win to secure the top seed in their group. Virtus.pro got their revenge a week later when the two sides met in the round-robin stage of the Parimatch League, meaning they enter this bout with one win apiece.

That said, it is easy to see why Virtus.pro are priced as heavy favourites to win here. While HellRaisers struggled to finish above the relegation line at 3-4, Virtus.pro dropped only one match out of seven – a shock loss against FlyToMoon in round three – to enter the playoffs as the top seed.

HellRaisers will take a new-look roster into this fixture after signing Pavel “bowbowbow” Mostakov, Oleg “sayuw” Kalenbet and Nikita “Elmo” Lomanov. While those changes might help in the long run, it is hard to see the new arrivals settling in time to make a meaningful impact on Thursday’s bout.

Prediction: Virtus.pro -1.5 – -144.93 at BetOnline

Team Spirit vs jfshfh178

Thursday, November 28 – 17:00 MSK

After a dominant run in the round-robin stage of the tournament, Team Spirit (-454.55) enter their clash with jfshfh178 (+293) with the weight of expectation on their shoulders.

Most esports bookmakers seem to recognise Team Spirit as the stronger side, which we can agree with, but we can’t accept the inflated odds offered on jfshfh178.

The Team Spirit and jfshfh178 rosters have met twice this season. The first time was at the MDL Chengdu Major CIS Closed Qualifiers, where they produced a stalemate. The second clash, in the round-robin stage of the Parimatch League, ended 2-0 in Team Spirit’s favour.

However, 178 should not be underestimated. Nikita “Palantimos” Grinkevich and his squad finished fourth at DOTA Summit 11 at the start of the month, which was a praiseworthy achievement on its own, and now head to the Parimatch League playoffs as the third seed thanks to a 5-2 record – only slightly worse than Team Spirit at 6-1.

Esports bookies have jfshfh178 priced around +293 for the win, which is way overs. They might be underdogs, but 178 have shown they have enough and quality to win at least one map.

Prediction: jfshfh178 +1.5 – -102.04 at BetOnline

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Organisers made the confirmation via Twitter on Tuesday, October 22, unveiling the date, prize pool and four teams that received a direct invite for the winter CS:GO esports tournament.

The $500k prize pool is the largest to date and marks a $10k increase compared to the 2016 and 2017 events. Last year’s event, which was won by FaZe Clan, had a relatively humble pool of $295k, with $150k reserved for the champions.

The tournament will once again feature eight teams, with Evil Geniuses, Team Vitality, 2018 runners-up Natus Vincere and 2018 semi-finalists AVANGAR already confirmed. This will be Vitality’s and EG’s first-ever appearance at EPICENTER.

The remaining slots will be filled by qualifiers from Europe, CIS and China. Two-stage European qualifiers will be held from October 28-31 and CIS qualifiers will take centre stage almost a month later from November 21-24, while the dates for Chinese qualifiers are yet to be announced.

The EPICENTER 2019 group stage will run from December 17-19, with the playoffs commencing on Tuesday, December 21 at Crocus Expo Hall and concluding a day later with the grand finals.

While the format is yet to be confirmed, we can expect EPICENTER 2019 to use a similar system to the GSL groups and best-of-three (Bo3) series in last year’s edition.

The 2019 EPICENTER tournament will mark the second major esports event of the year organised by Epic Esports Events, following the Dota2 EPICENTER Major in June.

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