Esports Betting 2022 Recap & Analysis
OpTic Cemented Itself as Best Halo Esports Team in the World
The past year has been jam-packed with a suite of esports majors. Esports betting fans have been spoiled for choice in the competitive gaming scene, from the Dota 2 International to the CS:GO IEM Rio Major. MOBAs, FPS’, sports games, and more have all had their time to bask in the limelight.
Now, let’s dive in on the 2022 esports recap!
CS:GO – IEM RIO MAJOR 2022
After an intense qualifying ESports season that saw giants G2 Esports and Astralis knocked out before the major kicked off, the CS:GO world knew the Rio Major would be unlike any other. Held in the Brazilian capital after initially being delayed due to COVID-19 in 2020, the crowd was one of the wildest ever seen in Counter-Strike history.
FAZE Clan was eliminated early in the Legends stage. Then, team Vitality followed the same fate before the final eight teams were decided for the Champions stage. Finally, Fnatic and Team Spirit snuck into the playoffs but only made it as far as the first round.
“In a dominating performance. Outsiders swept Heroic 2-0, leaving Jame to claim the coveted IEM Rio Major MVP.”
The Russian organization took home a comfortable $500,000 in competition winnings out of a $1.25 million prize pool.
DOTA 2 – THE INTERNATIONAL 11
A tournament full of upsets and emerging new blood, the TI11 was chock-full of incredible Dota 2 moments. First, Evil Geniuses ran amuck in the group stage but were shut down early in the playoffs by South American teams Thunder Awaken and Beastcoast. Meanwhile, another surprise, BOOM Esports knocked out former champions Team Spirit in the first round of the lower bracket.
“The final bouts of the tournament began with Team Liquid knocking out Team Aster in a closely fought 2-1 win.”
Shortly after that, Tundra Esports took control and won in the upper bracket against Team Secret, who promptly retaliated, beating Team Liquid 2-1 in the lower bracket final, forcing a grand final rematch between Tundra Esports and Team Secret. Despite Nisha’s best efforts for Team Secret, Tundra Esports’ dominated in the Bo5 final, which lasted a measly three maps.
League of Legends Worlds
With four groups consisting of 4 teams, only the top 2 from each group could progress into the quarterfinals. Group A saw the previous world champions, T1 and EDG, breeze through their unprepared Fnatic and Cloud9 opposition.
Group B was rough, there was no opportunity for European G2 Esports and the American EG to do anything against their superior DK and JDG counterparts.
DRX topped Group C, followed closely by Rogue, leaving Top Esports and GAM Esports out of contention.
“The final group was similar to B and left no chance for 100 Thieves and CTBC Flying Oyster.”
This final series was one of the most exciting in League of Legends‘ history. With two Korean sides facing one another. T1 and DRX, the two with the best ESports odds, competed in a constant back-and-forth bout that took the match to five rounds. However, the Elder Dragon sealed the deal for DRX in the last game when they could storm T1’s base and claim the Summoner’s Cup.
Halo World Championship 2022
The new Halo Worlds kicked off with OpTic Gaming and Cloud9 as the tournament favorites. Their Esports odds topped everyone else who made it in. The final saw the two powerhouses go up against each other after Cloud9 dominated their way into the Loser’s Bracket.
OpTic decimated everyone in their path but embarrassingly lost to Cloud9 in the first round.
“However the final, they came back and destroyed in the second round to win the entire tournament.”
As a result, OpTic has cemented itself as the best Halo esports team in the world.
VALORANT CHAMPIONS 2022
OpTic and FunPlus Phoenix had the best esports odds heading into the tournament.
All eyes were on them but no one anticipated who would take it all. Instead, LOUD took home Valorant glory with a dominating performance throughout the playoffs. Team captain, yay, earned the most MVPs across the tournament, and LOUD ran away with their $300,000 winnings.
PUBG GLOBAL CHAMPIONSHIP 2022
With a total prize pool of $3.35 million, the PUBG Global Championship was intense. After securing three wins on the tournament’s final day, Natus Vincere overtook 17GAMING and claimed the win with over $1 million in winnings. With 32 kills and 15 assists in the grand finals alone, xmpl was crowned the 2022 MVP.
OVERWATCH LEAGUE 2022
The Overwatch League 2022 tournament was among the most anticipated and watched tournaments. With the release of Overwatch 2, every esports betting fan was excited to see how the event would go!
After placing first in the regular season, Dallas Fuel proved to the world why they are the Overwatch Champions. In a brutal 7-map finale, San Francisco Shock pushed Dallas Fuel to their limits and couldn’t close out their 3-2 lead.
However, fearless was the Grand Finals MVP, and Dallas Fuel went home with an extra $1 million in their back pocket.
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