Esports Counter-Strike CS:GO

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) is a multiplayer first-person shooter video game developed by Valve. It is the fourth game in the Counter-Strike series. The game pits two teams against each other: the Terrorists and the Counter-Terrorists. Both sides are tasked with eliminating the other while also completing separate objectives. The Terrorists must plant the bomb at one of two bomb sites, while the Counter-Terrorists must prevent the bomb from exploding.

In the online betting world, you can find odds and offers on almost any competitive endeavor. Whether it’s a recognized “sport” such as soccer, basketball, tennis and darts or a “mind sport” like chess or poker, there’s a way to bet on the action. CSGO Betting is one of them.

Unsurprisingly, gaming has become closely linked to betting and, today, you can find odds on all manners of games and competitions. From Hearthstone and Dota 2 to the subject of this guide, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CSGO), there are literally hundreds of ways to earn a bit of money betting on your favorite games.

Obviously, if you’re a complete newbie to eSports or you’re simply a gaming fan that wants to know what CSGO betting is all about, you have to know a few basics – and that’s what we’re here for. Aside from being a place where you can find the latest CSGO betting odds and offers, here at Mobile Wins we like to give you a helping hand with the basics too. Whether that’s in the form of strategy guides or tournament picks, we like to help you on your eSports betting quest.

What we also like to do is break down the basics for your information, and in the following few paragraphs we’re going to outline exactly what CSGO is, how you can bet on it and what you can do to turn the tables in your favor.

The Brief | How to Play CSGO

If you’re not already a gaming fan, the basic premise of CSGO is this: you take control of a military figure and join a team of terrorists or anti-terrorists. Depending on which side of the divide you are, the objective is to either carry out a terrorist attack (detonate a bomb, take a hostage etc) or prevent it from happening.

In simple terms, CSGO is a virtual game of war where players can play alongside and against each other over the internet. The end result is a game where communication, timing, tactics and logic all come into play. Naturally, whenever you have an element of skill present in a game, there’s an opportunity for strong players to emerge and dominate.

This dynamic has made CSGO betting possible and, moreover, one of the most popular markets for eSports fans here at Mobile Wins.

Your Mission | Target the Best Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Bets

OK, so CSGO is a first-person shooter where your mission is to beat your opponents in a strategic shootout, but how does this transfer into a betting endeavor? Well, before we look at the bets you can make when you join us here at Mobile Wins, let’s run through the tournaments and players you need to look out for.

Bets

Although each competition brings a new set of odds, you’ll typically find the following wagers inside our eSports betting platform:

• Match Winner. Predict the winner of the match series out of the two teams. Team vs. Team match winner or Player vs. Player match winner
• Handicap. A handicap bet means giving or taking advantage to one team, making the game more even.
• Total Rounds. Predict whether the total rounds played exceeds 25.5.
• Winner Round 1 (Pistol). Predict which team will win the first pistol round.
• Winner Round 16 (Pistol). Predict which team will win the second pistol round.
• Odd/Even Rounds. Predict whether the total rounds played will be an odd or even number.

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Tournaments

Within CS:GO, there are many exciting and flashy tournaments that can make or break CS:GO history. Here are some of the tournaments which you should definitely take a look at. These events will have you sitting at the edge of your seat, palms sweaty.

When it comes to CSGO tournament betting, we typically offer odds, offers and bonuses on the following annual events:

ELEAGUE is a professional eSports league that began broadcasting in 2016 on the American television channel TBS. The launch with CS:GO started in May 2016, the league features 24 teams from across the world to compete in two 10-week league seasons annually, which includes a regular season, playoffs, and a championship. With 4 annual tournaments, and the highest prize money coming close to over 2 million, the ELEAGUE can call itself the biggest tournament for CS:GO.

The Intel Extreme Masters are a series of international eSports tournaments held in countries around the world.

These Electronic Sports League events, sponsored by Intel, include leagues in Starcraft II, CS:GO, Quake, League of Legends and Hearthstone.

The League has existed for twelve seasons as of 2018, and the finals are highly renowned, broadcasted, and viewed events.

ESL One refers to premier offline tournaments across a variety of games, and is usually considered to be among the most prestigious events for each game. ESL One events are often selected to be part of the Valve-sponsored CS:GO Major series.

ESL Pro League is a CS:GO tournament run by ESL. Teams from two continents, North America and Europe will compete in fourteen team leagues to attempt to qualify for the Finals. Each continent will feature the top 11 teams from last season’s ESL Pro League, one team from the ESEA Premier Finals and two teams from last season’s relegation. This is one of the few tournaments featuring the best of the best, all fighting blood, sweat and tears for that trophy.

DreamHack Masters is DreamHack’s Esports arena event brand, different from the traditional and famous DreamHack LAN festivals. The event serves as the ultimate experience for eSports fans from around the world wanting to watch their favorite professional teams and players play on the biggest of stages. It hosts some of the best teams and players and has spawned some of CS:GO’s most memorable moments.

In a cooperation between Youtube and FACEIT, the Esports Championship Series is an optimistic eSports initiative designed with the goal to help eSports grow beyond its current state, while respecting the core values of the eSports ecosystem and the community. The league has been designed by adapting concepts common in traditional sports to eSports, while leveraging the characteristics that are unique to this concept. This league features the best teams from both Europe, and North America, in a score based tournament. Eventually the winner from either side will face each other in an epic finale.

The World Electronic Sports Games is a Chinese eSport event organized by Alisports. 24 Teams from across the world qualified through their various regional qualifiers for a chance at the 1,5 million dollar prize pool. With some of the biggest prize pools in CS:GO history, this event is definitely an exciting one.

Famous teams and players

Once you’ve taken note of the best CSGO 2024 betting events, the next thing you need to do is keep an eye on the top players. Just as you’d track the likes of LeBron James or Cristiano Ronaldo in the traditional sports world, it’s also worth paying attention to the top gamers in the CSGO circles. In fact, as we’ll come onto in the next section, knowing which players to bet on is an important skill you need to learn.

The American squad of Team Liquid is currently the team to beat in 2019. In the absence of Astralis this year, Team Liquid took over the #1 spot. When Astralis returned to the scene, they were unable to take back their throne. Team Liquid’s top player EliGe currently has a strong claim for best player in the world.

Danish team Astralis have dominated 2018 after the addition of star player “Magisk” to their roster. Astralis’ teamplay is by many considered as the best in the world. Their usage of utility items (frag, smoke and flash grenades and molotovs) is is stunning, literally. But even in situations where they can’t rely on their teamplay, Astralis’ individual skill levels might even rival FaZe Clan’s.

FaZe Clan was built to dominate first-person shooters through sheer star power. Comparable to the New York Yankees or Real Madrid, FaZe fields past legends “Olofmeister” and “GuardiaN” and current legends “NiKo” and “Rain”. The sole reason for FaZe’s struggles as of late is their inconsistent teamplay, which can’t always be remedied by sheer firepower.

Na’Vi is a CIS team with a rich history in eSports. Star player “S1mple” is currently #1 player in the world. S1mple broke record after record in 2018 and might be on his way to become the best ever. Fellow star player “electronic” carries Na’Vi with him.

For now, some of the best CSGO players include:

• Janusz “Snax” Pogorzelski
• Freddy “KRiMZ” Johansson
• Ladislav “GuardiaN” Kovacs
• Aleksandr “s1mple” Kostyliev
• Olof “olofm” Kajbjer

Top 10 players of 2018

Ukrainian player S1mple is a one-man-army. He has dominated the charts since early 2018, and kept his insane form throughout the year. S1mple consistently get the most kills in the game, even when his team Na’Vi is losing. But more often than not, it is S1mple who almost singlehandedly wins Na’Vi games. Over the year he managed to get a 1.5 K/D (Kills versus Deaths) ratio and an average score of 1.35 per game. Statistics like this have never been seen before over an entire year. S1mple is the undisputed best player in the world.

The sniper of the #1 team Astralis. While the team is very well rounded, device ranks slightly on top of his teammates. 1.32 K/D and 1.23 average rating put device firmly  number 2 of 2018 behind S1mple. However, you have to consider that Astralis’ domination pushed each of their players in the top 10 statistics. But are device’s scores the outcome of their domination or the reason for it?

The superstar of FaZe Clan. NiKo only loses to S1mple in terms of individual skill and raw firepower. While FaZe Clan have been struggling in the second part of 2018, NiKo’s statistics didn’t suffer. He maintained a 1.25 K/D ratio and average score of 1.22 per game. This guys gets kills even when his team sucks.

Last year’s number 1 player in the world. His team, SK Gaming (now MiBR), went from dominating 2016 and 2017 to struggling in 2018. With that, coldzera’s performance also dropped. He never fell out of the top 10 though, and over the year kept up a great performance. When his team finally regains their form, coldzera will once again be on top of the world.

electronic forms the most dangerous duo in the world with S1mple. Often overshadowed by his teammate but always performing. The rare games where S1mple is playing badly, electronic steps up to the plate to save his team. This guy might secretly be almost as good as S1mple…

Despite delivering some of the hypest moments of 2018, NAF never looks impressed. In fact, I’m not sure he’s capable of facial expressions other than utter boredom. NAF has been around in the smaller teams for some time, but finally broke through as the top player of Team Liquid. With the addition of NAF in early 2018, Team Liquid ascended to a top 3 team in the world. NAF is bound to win his team a major trophy in the near future.

The fragging captain of Astralis and the mastermind behind their 2018 domination. Without Gla1ve, Astralis was a top team with many second place finishes. With Gla1ve, Astralis has become an unbeatable monster. It’s no secret the team’s main strength is teamwork. Excellent positioning, precise grenade placement and perfectly coordinated flash entries. On top of all that is the fact that Gla1ve is a top 10 fragger in the world, while captaining his team. He even kills so many people through smokes that he’s been accused of cheating, which has subsequently been debunked. Astralis might be at the start of the most dominant run in Counter-Strike history.

The American team Cloud9 peaked early 2018, and they peaked hard. The team came out of nowhere to win the first Major of the year. Cloud9’s Most Valuable Player was autimatic, who provided consistent top tier fragging. After their victory, Cloud9 fell hard and lost three of their players. Not autimatic though, who proved to be the consistent anchor of the team. No doubt will this guy add more trophies to his collection.

As his name suggests, GuardiaN protects his teammates from harm in-game. He does so by providing some of the best long-range sniping in the world. When he’s on point, GuardiaN tops the kill chart, a rare feat for snipers. Him and NiKo were the consistent force that kept FaZe Clan in the top 5 throughout the year, even during their lowest periods.

The Dutch captain of Mousesports. chrisj not only captained his team to top 5 of the year, he did so while being their best player as well. The Dutchman might be the most versatile player in the game, able to play almost any position. Captaining while sniping, why not? Once chrisj gets his team to play more consistent, they’ll be a serious tournament contender.

So you now know which events to look out for and the players to keep an eye on, the only thing that’s really left to do is outline some of the CSGO bets you can make. Here at Mobile Wins, we like to keep up-to-date with all the latest CSGO events, which means you’ll be able to place a variety of bets throughout the year.

Top 5 Highlights

• S1mple’s Falling AWP (Team Liquid vs Fnatic Semifinals ESL One Cologne 2016)
• Hiko inhuman reaction (ESL One Cologne 2014)
• Boostmeister (Fnatic vs LDLC Dreamhack Winter 2014)
• Summit 1G clutch and fail  (Splyce vs CLG DreamHack Open Austin 2016)
• Olofmeister’s Burning Defuse (Fnatic vs Team Dignitas ESL ONE Cologne 2014)

The Tactics: How You Can Learn to Defeat the Odds

Before we let you go off and explore our CSGO betting markets, we want to give you a few general tips on how to maximize your chances of success. Although nothing is ever guaranteed in the betting world, the following skills should help you in your quest to defeat the odds.

Don’t Stake Too Much – A skilled sports bettor will never risk more than they can afford on a single bet. In general, professionals will typically spend 1% of their total bankroll on a single event or bet. For example, let’s say you wanted to bet the Olof “olofm” Kajbjer would beat Freddy “KRiMZ” Johansson at DreamHack and you had a $1,000 bankroll. In this situation, you shouldn’t bet more than $10 on Kajbjer. The reason for taking a conservative approach like this is that it limits your risk of ruin (going broke), but gives you just enough scope to make a healthy profit.

Study the Top Players – As we’ve said, certain players rise to the top in a game like CSGO and it’s your job to know them. Just as you’d look through the previous results of a sports star or team, you can check various databases and new reports to see how the top gamers are performing. For instance, Kajbjer might be ranked as the top player in the world, but if he’s just suffered a heavy loss, then he might not be at this best of the next event. Information like this can make the difference between a win and a loss.

Have Fun – The final thing you need to remember is that CSGO betting should be fun. Although you need to take care with your bankroll and try to study the form as best you can, you should only do this if you’re enjoying it. The only reason anyone starts betting on CSGO is because they enjoy it. Sure, making money is great, but that’s usually the second reason for joining the community. So, if you really want to make the most of your time online, make sure you’re having some fun with your bets. If you can manage that, then CSGO is one of the most entertaining eSports betting options in the world.

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