All disciplines
Esports as a sports discipline appeared relatively recently, but already has millions of viewers and fans. The largest esports tournaments have incredible prize funds. The prize fund of the last The International tournament amounted to more than $34 million. This figure is very close to the size of Grand Slam tennis tournament prize funds. In this article we will look at what betting on computer games is and why esports is so interesting for betting.
CrossFire
CS:GO
Dota 2
Hearthstone
F1. Pro series
League of Legends
PUBG
Rainbow Six
Starcraft II
World of Warcraft
WOT
Match result: This is fairly straightforward. Customers need to choose who they think will emerge victorious in the match. Games can be played in Bo1, Bo3 or Bo5 format meaning "best of 1", "best of 3", and "best of 5". The number refers to the number of maps, which to a certain extent are similar to “halves” in football. In other words, matches are played until a team wins once (Bo1), twice (Bo3) or three times (Bo5). Also, at some tournaments, matches may only have two maps, meaning that draws are possible.
Map result: As mentioned before, this refers to the result of a single map in an esports match.
Totals and handicaps: This depends on the game. For example, there may be a handicap on maps, rounds and kills.
It's hard to determine a favorite in esports. A team that is stronger than its opponent may have odds that show it as an underdog. In any esports discipline there are a huge number of factors that can affect the game: which heroes are picked and which are banned, patches, player injuries, the strength of a champion over a certain period of time and other nuances that can affect the odds. Therefore, bettors who are well versed in esports can place bets online at very favorable odds.