W7M Esports lost against FaZe Clan (6-8) on the opening Playday, and while they bounced back with a win against FURIA (8-7), W7M left a lot to be desired with their performances. Seeing W7M go overtime in both games isn��t what we expected, and their total tally after two rounds is in stark contrast to their domination in Stages 1 and 2.

Some may argue that W7M��s newest signing Julio ��JULIO�� Giacomelli is to blame for the team��s poor showings, but that��s not entirely the case. Admittedly, he hasn��t been as good as he may hope, but he wasn��t poor either. Clearly, W7M need a bit more time to get back to their winning ways, but the tournament��s format isn��t too kind to teams that start slow.

MiBR won their opening match of Brasileirao 2022 – Stage 3, edging past FURIA (8-7) before they slipped against Ninjas in Pyjamas (4-7) on Sunday. It was a messy game but a relatively solid showing from MiBR, who entered the third stage of the season with low expectations.

W7M Esports are clearly the stronger team, but they haven��t shown much more than MiBR so far, so it��s not too crazy to believe MiBR might cook up an upset. It would likely doom W7M��s chances of reaching Six Invitational, but given their recent showings, W7M look very beatable.

Ninjas in Pyjamas are 1-0-0-1 with a 5-7 loss against Team Liquid and a 7-4 victory over MiBR, which isn��t bad, but it��s not very good either. Against Liquid, Ninjas in Pyjamas played fairly well until the second half but have shown a lot more on the defending side against MiBR (1-4).

Overall, Ninjas in Pyjamas haven��t produced anything spectacular, yet they��ve still looked much better than 00Nation, who are 0-0-0-2. With defeats against Team oNe and FaZe Clan, 00Nation will need a miracle to finish the stage inside the top four, granted it��s not like anyone expects them to succeed.

With two ninth-place finishes from the first two Brasileirao 2022, 00Nation are clearly one of the weakest teams in the league, and having failed to make any roster changes; it��s not like that will change anytime soon.

00Nation won against NiP (3-1) when they met in May, but this is not a spot where you would doubt Ninjas in Pyjamas. We��re not getting very generous odds on NiP to win, and that��s fine. Even at $1.55, Ninjas in Pyjamas are a no-branier pick to defeat 00Nation.

FURIA Esports have started R6S Brasileirao 2022 – Stage 3 poorly, with just two points from two overtime defeats against MiBR and W7M Esports. Although it��s not fair to point fingers, Diogo ��Fntzy�� Lima was arguably the main reason why FURIA haven��t achieved much, with his negative entry numbers and a 3% survival rate. Admittedly, a low survival rate is Fntzy��s main trait, but he often pairs it with high KD, which wasn��t the case at this stage (1-6).

Notably, all players on FURIA, except for Thiago ��Handy�� de S��, have negative ratings, so their issues are much deeper than just one player��s lack of form. But despite their disastrous record, FURIA could have easily won both games �C they had an almost perfect start against W7M (5-1 at half) and held a 6-5 lead against MiBR.

With small tweaks, FURIA can easily bounce back, and we have no reason to doubt them. And it seems like the top Rainbow 6 Siege betting sites fairly reflect that, seeing how they��re $1.75 favourited against FaZe Clan, who are 1-1-0-0 with wins against W7M (8-6) and 00Nation (7-1).

If we had to pick a side, we would take FURIA, but the current betting odds offer no value. FaZe Clan are good enough to compete with FURIA, and considering how many close affairs the opening week of R6S Brasileirao 2022 – Stage 3 has produced, we like overs at $2.23 better.

The product is to be allotted an initial value of R$25, and it will be hosted on Liqi��s platform. The product has been scheduled to be released officially on July 19.

The Fan Token will offer its owners direct access to exclusive content, participation in promotional activations, and discounts on Team oNe merchandise.

Buyers will also be privy to a limited offering to be made on the day of the launch. These limited offerings will see buyers receive casual shirts, Team oNe jerseys, dedicated classes with coaches, and many other experiences within the organization.

Team oNe Chief Executive Officer Alexander Kakavel lauded the partnership with Liqi, referring to them as a safe and credible platform.

��We chose to do this with Liqi, as it is a safe and credible platform,�� Kakavel said.

��We have high expectations with this partnership, it��s a chance for our own community to help Team oNe be bigger.��

Over the span of the first half of the year, Liqi has continued to grow its footprint in the Brazilian esports community. Earlier in May, Liqi secured a partnership with Vivo Keyd, which saw the creation of NFT and Fan Token products for the organization.

The blockchain company was also a part of the sponsors of the Brazilian VALORANT tournament Spike Ladies, alongside Razer and Kaspersky. Liqi also provided all of its partners with digital services and products, which were resident on its platform.

Asides from Team oNe and Vivo Keyd, who both run fan-based tokenization projects. MIBR, which is owned by Immortals Gaming, recently engaged in its Fan Token project with socios.com.

Daniel Coquieri, Chief Executive Officer of Liqi, talked about the potential expansion of Fan Token products within the esports community. He revealed that Fan Token creates a connection between fans and their favorite teams and players, rewarding true fans for their loyalty.

��The purpose of creating the Fan Token is to connect people with their favorite teams and artists, in a very simple and effective way, with rewards that really make a difference for those who are true fans,�� Coquieri stated.

Founded in 2016 as part of the portfolio of the Brazilian investment company, OutField Consulting. Team oNe was mostly known for its Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and Rainbow Six Siege teams. But the franchise saw a switch in 2017 after it won the Brazilian League of Legends Championship (CBLOL) title.

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The first LAN event since 2020 commenced on May 16 but has started on a poor note as teams have complained of competing at a disadvantage. Participants and fans have looked forward to a LAN event for a while, but the Charlotte Major has been riddled with controversies thus far.

It has been reported that the teams playing from Mexico are playing with an 80ms ping, compared to the 1ms those in Charlotte are playing with. Seeing as not all teams are on hand, the ideal situation would have been to make sure every team plays with the same ping to guarantee fair play.

The same was implemented in the 2022 League of Legends Mid-Season Invitational, as the LPL representatives, Royal Never Give Up, were allowed to participate remotely while everyone in the tournament played with a ping close to 35ms.

In a press conference organized by Ubisoft in Charlotte, DarkZero Esports player Paul “Hyper” Kontopanagiotis confirmed the ping being used in the offline event, further stating that if others are genuinely playing at 80ms, they are at a disadvantage.

“We have one ping and they have around 70-80. So, for us, still feels like LAN,” he said.

“It��s hard to say how much of a disadvantage they are at – we��re not there to see it – but if it��s actually 80 ping, I would say the LAN players have quite an advantage.”

Hyper’s teammate Troy “Canadian” Jaroslawski also had some things to say about the news.

“It’s been an unfortunate situation. I mean, there’s been quite a few unfortunate situations heading into this event,” he said.

“It kinda is what it is, sucks that they have to play on that… I definitely believe it’s a disadvantage for them.”

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FURIA Esports, w7m esports, and Team oNe eSports are the three teams competing from Mexico City due to failure to secure visas into the US. The fourth team from Brazil, Team Liquid, secured their visas and are present at the Charlotte Convention Center.

There has been an uproar on social media as the affected teams air their grievances.

FURIA’s Diogo “Fntzy” Lima said: “You are sabotaging us, unacceptable…”

Igor “igoorctg” Santos, head coach of w7m, has also expressed his displeasure, wondering why organizers would not make sure all teams are playing with the same ping.

He said: “1 vs 80 ping, LOL, is this a Major? why can’t we play with both teams with 30 ping?”

Regardless of how things have turned out, the Brazilian teams in Mexico have had decent starts. Team oNe won their first game against Dire Wolves on opening day but lost to Oxygen Esports.

In Group B, although all teams have three points, FURIA are holding the No.2 spot because of their RND differential. They lost their first game against XSET but bounced back against Brazilian counterparts Liquid.

W7m have managed one overtime victory and one loss. They are currently ranked fourth but will play four more games before the group stage is over.

While the ping discrepancy is the prevailing issue, it is not the only major disruption of the Six Charlotte Major. APAC’s Elevate were completely removed from the tournament because they failed to secure visas to the US or Mexico to compete online.

The top two teams in every group will advance to the playoffsm which will commence on May 20. Every team is fighting for a piece of the US$500,000 prize fund and Six Invitational points. With Elevate’s unavailability, only one team will be eliminated from Group A.

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?Gambit Esports are the reigning IEM Katowice champions, so it is no surprise to see them priced as favourites against a squad that hadn’t competed in any major international tournaments before joining MiBR. But while it is easy to be blinded by Gambit’s recent success, we have to consider that they won that title almost a month back and have since played only one match against Copenhagen Flames, which they lost 1-2.

Although that one loss doesn’t overshadow Gambit’s achievement, it still suggests the Russians are either tired or ring rusty. Whichever it is, they could be vulnerable to dropping games against weaker sides. And it’s not even like MiBR are a weak team, as they showed in February when they beat Fnatic and stole maps off Heroic, Natus Vincere and Cloud9.

MiBR should lose this match more often than not, but they have played well enough of late for us to trust them at the map line.

?Natus Vincere are undeniably the stronger team here, but the Ukrainians tend to underperform in the tournament openers. It is unclear why that’s the case, but NaVi usually need a few games to warm up.

Cloud9 are a much weaker team than NaVi, and their recent losses against VOYVODA (1-2) and Winstrike (1-2) make it hard to argue they are in a position to win this bout. However, they can have their moments of greatness, and it’s not like they lack individual quality.

Although we are hesitant about betting on Cloud9 in their current state, that is still a better option than siding with NaVi for the opening game of the group. C9 should win one map, but we don’t expect much more than that.

?In an online tournament, it is often smart to look for a bet on the underdogs. That said, we cannot find a single reason to side with Team One, who have been playing extremely poorly during their stay in Europe.

Team One enter this match with a 2-6 record since the start of March, with their only wins coming against Movistar Riders (2-0) and Lyngby Vikings (2-0). While those victories are decent enough for a team of this calibre, those squads are nowhere near as strong as FURIA.

FURIA might have disappointed a bit at IEM Katowice, where they finished in seventh-eighth place, but this is still one of the top 12 CS:GO esports teams in the world. The quality gap here is far too big for us to consider taking the underdogs, and that’s all the explanation we need to give.

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FURIA ESPORTS vs TEAM ONE DREAMHACK OPEN SUMMER 2020: NORTH AMERICA BETTING PREVIEW

Brazilian rivals FURIA Esports and Team oNe will face off in the winners’ match of Group B at DreamHack Open Summer 2020: North America for a direct bye into the playoffs and a guaranteed US $8,750 in tournament winnings.

Team oNe earned their spot at the DreamHack Open Summer via the closed qualifiers, where they edged out New England Whalers (2-1) in the first round, but had to admit defeat to Ze Pug Godz (0-2) who humiliated them with 16-8 on Nuke and 16-6 on Overpass in the final round of the qualifiers. Despite their shaky run through the qualifying tournament, however, Team One did not fail to impress at the main event.

In the first round of the group stage, Team oNe reverse-swept Cloud9 in what was one of the most one-sided upset wins in recent times. The series began on Nuke, where Pedro “Maluk3” Campos and his team kept up the pace with Cloud9 and eventually forced overtime, but fell short and lost 15-19.

Things, however, started to look up on Inferno, where Team oNe not only defeated Cloud9 but utterly humiliated them by claiming an 11-4 lead in the first half and closed out the map with five straight rounds on T-side (16-4) to tie the series at 1-1.

The third and final map of the series (Dust II) played out more or less the same way as Inferno, with Team oNe claiming an 11-4 lead by the end of the first half and later hitting the final nail in C9’s coffin with a 5-1 run on T-side to win the map 16-5 and series at 2-1.

Looking to stop the high-flying Team One will be FURIA, who are entering this match as the highest-rated South American CS:GO team and eighth-highest rated team in the world as of the last global ranking update. FURIA have slipped down the global rankings by four spots since June, however, that does not tell us much about their strength, since FURIA were hardly active across the last two months.

In June FURIA have attended BLAST Premier: Spring 2020 American Finals, which they finished in third after losing to Evil Geniuses (1-2) in the lower bracket finals. FURIA later took a swing at the cs_summit 6 Online: North America, where Andrei “arT” Piovezan and co. struggled to recapture their old form.

FURIA ended the cs_summit 6 Online: North America in sixth place following their loss to Cloud9 (1-2) in the fifth-place match. Before that, FURIA lost to Evil Geniuses (1-2) and Team Liquid (0-2) in the group stage, but at least managed to take down their regional rivals MiBR (2-0) as to not finish the competition without a single win.

Since cs_summit FURIA have played only one game, which came this Sunday, when they defeated Yeah Gaming (2-0) in the opening match of DreamHack Open Summer 2020: North America. While FURIA were the rightful victors that day, their win was not as straight-forward as the result would suggest.

FURIA took the series lead on Inferno (2-14), however, almost fell apart on Mirage, where they held a 15-8 lead, but lost six consecutive rounds before locking in the 16th round, thus narrowly edging out a significantly weaker team with 16-14.

FURIA ESPORTS vs TEAM ONE DREAMHACK OPEN SUMMER 2020: NORTH AMERICA BETTING PREVIEW

FURIA are without a doubt the better team in this bout quality-wise, but we can’t ignore the fact that arT and his crew have played only one game since the start of July.

Taking a break might be a solid decision in the long run as it allows players to recharge their batteries and get ready for the challenges ahead, yet we see time and time again how poorly teams tend to perform for the first weeks after the break.

As evident from FURIA’s narrow win against Yeah, they are still a bit ring rusty. While we can expect the no.1 Brazilian team to take the spoils here, it’s far from guaranteed they will manage a clean sweep.

If Team oNe manage to get their hands on Train, where they are 9-2 and hold an eight-game winning streak, it’s highly likely the underdogs will steal at least one map.