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Intel Extreme Masters XVII Dallas Analysis And Betting Tips
IEM XVII is a CS:GO LAN championship that will be held in Dallas, United States, from May 30 to June 5, 2022. This is part of the Intel Grand Slam series, and it brought together the 16 best teams that will contest for the prize fund of $250,000.
The Format of the Championship
Before moving to our predictions for the first day of this competition, let’s look at the IEM XVII format in more detail.
What a LAN Tournament Means?
Since IEM XVII is a LAN tournament, which stands for Local Area Network, we need to understand what the term lies under. At LAN championships, players are in the same room and connected by a local network, rather than playing from home via the Internet (online tournaments).
Most LAN tournaments are held in large arenas with spectators and live broadcasts on Twitch or Youtube. For CS:GO betting, it should be noted that the player’s LAN performance may be affected by many factors:
- monitors and other devices of players may differ from the usual ones;
- unusual chairs, table, or just the venue of the tournament;
- a trip to the place of championship;
- pressure of the arena;
- no ability to communicate inside the game.
Taking into account these factors can help you win bets much more often. With all that in mind, it is also crucial to know when LAN matches take place and what csgo results of previous matches are.
The IEM XVII Stages
The tournament is divided into the following stages:
- Group stage: a two double-elimination key with 16 teams in total, divided into two groups. Opening matches are played in the Best of 1, the rest of the matches are in the Best of 3.
- Quarterfinals: the top three teams (high and low seeds) from each group fight in the single-elimination phase, with matches at the Best of 3.
- Semifinals: the winners of each group compete in the single-elimination phase, with matches at the Best of 3.
- Grand Final: the winner of each of the play-off stages derby in the single-elimination bracket, with matches at the Best of 5.
The List of the Teams Participating
Below we have listed all the teams participating in the group phase:
- Ence
- FaZe Clan
- Furia Esports
- G2 Esports
- Ninjas in Pyjamas
- Astralis
- Heroic
- Cloud9
- Team Vitality
- MOUZ
- Team Liquid
- Complexity Gaming
- Imperial Esports
- LookingForOrg
- BIG
- Movistar Riders
Once the format of the tournament is clear, it’s time to advance to the first day of the contest, which is Monday, May 30. G2 and Movistar Riders will be the first teams to compete. Let’s start with a brief description of the teams to make a well-thought forecast.
G2 vs. Movistar Riders
The general information about the match is as follows:
- When: May 30, 2022 at 4 p.m. (UTC).
- Stage: UB Round 1, Group A.
- Last 5 matches: G2 (2-3) / Movistar Riders (2-3).
- Last 10 matches: G2 (7-3) / Movistar Riders (5-5).
- Head-to-head meetings: 4 matches played, G2 – 3 wins, Movistar Riders – 1 win.
G2
G2 showed disappointing results in the last major, losing to FURIA in the decisive game and not reaching the playoffs. In addition, the situation becomes even worse when taking into account how worried the managers are about the team. The organization signed contracts with such star players as NiKo and m0NESY. They will pay them for a long time even if the European stars continue to be left out of the main tournaments in the group stages. After the majors came rumors about some replacements to be made. But in Dallas, the team arrived with the same lineup.
- Current HLTV world ranking: #7.
- Best map in terms of winning probability: Inferno – 87.5% for 8 maps.
- Worst map in terms of victory percentage: Mirage – 28.6% for 7 maps.
Movistar Riders
The Spanish team has only managed to place themselves in 9-12 in the ESL Pro League S15 and took home $40,000 for this. But this is where the good results end for the guys. Many talked about Movistar Riders after the IEM Fall 2021, which qualified for last year’s Swedish majors. Then the team managed to take fifth place in Europe, which is already a kind of victory for Movistar Riders. In the World Cup, the Spaniards did not show anything special, as well as in the following big tournaments.
In addition, this team was not supposed to participate in the IEM Dallas 2022 at all. But the refusal of Natus Vincere and Entropiq regarding visa problems gave the Spaniards the opportunity to try their skills in the American arena.
In principle, the team hasn’t played for almost a month. The last time we saw them in action was in the qualifying stage for this tournament, but the team failed and lost to Apeks and MOUZ. We doubt that the guys have seriously prepared for this event. With all that in mind, Movistar Riders will be only a statistic for the first several games.
- Current HLTV world ranking: #18.
- Best map in terms of winning probability: Mirage – 85.7% for 7 maps.
- Worst map in terms of winning probability: Vertigo – 25% for 4 maps.
Betting and Forecasting
G2 is the favorite of the match. The European team should have no problems scoring the first points. Bookmakers offer an odds of 1.82 for the Spanish team’s victory with a handicap (-4.5), which we think is a good option.
