The main and obvious favorites are Team Yandex (odds of 3.50 to win the tournament) and 1win Team (5.50). Aside from these two teams, Aurora Gaming is highly rated by bookmakers — odds of 5.00 to win.
Top Favorites:
- Team Yandex: "on the page," a clear roster upgrade. AMMAR_THE_F has taken DM’s place. It will be interesting to see how farm is distributed within this team, since both ATF and watson farm quite a lot.
- 1win Team: One of the main contenders for at least a spot in the finals. They’re heading into the tournament with one substitution—Shad will replace Pure.
- Aurora Gaming: It’s not entirely clear why bookmakers have so much faith in them. They’re fielding two new players in this tournament. skiter has replaced Nightfall, and Stojkov is a forced stand-in for Mikoto.
Teams that could surprise and are worth keeping an eye on:
- Natus Vincere (13.00): The team hasn’t changed its roster, plays consistently, and confidently advanced to the BLAST Slam IX playoffs.
- Conventus Stellarium (9.00): A mix rated higher than NAVI, even though it was formed just a few days ago.
- LGD Gaming (9.00): They’re highly rated thanks to their big names and tag. The roster should make it to the playoffs, but they could very well fall short.
- Xtreme Gaming (9.00): With Ame and company, it’s always about inconsistency. When expectations aren’t high, they play well. That’s exactly the case right now.
Clear underdogs at the tournament:
There’s no need to beat around the bush—GamerLegion, MOUZ, the Peruvians from Pibbles Corp, Team Cobra, and Hokori are considered underdogs. There are also PlayTime and Pipsqueak+4, who might take a map from the top teams, but no more than that.
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