Esports Games and Winning Tips in Esports Betting
12playWhat is Esport?
“Esport” is the short name of electronic sports. Esport refers to a sport competition that battle through video game. Esports are often competitions between professional players, either individually or team. The esports players battle against each other in a particular video game that is popular. The examples of popular esport games inSingapore include Counter Strike, OverWatch, League of Legends, Dota2, StarCraft 2 and many more.
Why Is Esports So Popular in Singapore?
Over the past few years, Esports has gradually gained a lot of awareness and become extremely popular around the world. Just like other sport event, people like it but they can’t help, so they become the supporter and follow the esport players or esport team they like. The huge esport tournaments such as Dota 2 and League of Legends have attracted millions of audiences to watch the competitive matches. Since these esport tournaments attract large audiences, this leads to companies around the world realize esports is a huge market from which they can make a lot of money. The prize pools of the esport tournament are getting higher every year. Not only that, video game live streaming platform is easy to access wherever the audiences are and whenever they need it. For all of these reasons, those companies hold several huge esport tournaments every year. So, it’s not surprising that esports is booming in the world.
Which Esport Games are Popular in Singapore?
At present, there are lots of options to play video game. The three best known genres of esport games are first-person shooter (FPS) like Counter-Strike and OverWatch, multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) like League of Legends (LOL) and Dota 2, and real-time strategy (RTS) like StarCraft 2.
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO)
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) is one of the first-person shooter (FPS) video game in which two teams battle against each other in a limited map. CS:GO’s tournament name is “IEM Katowice Major” and it is organized by ESL. IEM Katowice Major 2019 also known as Intel Extreme Masters Season XIII – Katowice Major 2019. At IEM Katowice Major 2019, they had a prize pool of 13 million U.S. dollars and this esport tournament have attracted 1.2 million viewers to watch the matches.
OverWatch
Another first-person shooter (FPS) video game is OverWatch. The Overwatch’s tournament name is “Overwatch League (OWL)” and it is hosted by the game’s developer, Blizzard Entertainment. At 2019 Overwatch League Grand Finals, the prize pool was increased from US$3.5 million to US$5 million.
League of Legends (LOL)
League of Legends (LOL) is one of the multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) video game. The tournament name of League of Legends (LOL) is “LoL World” and it is hosted by Riot Games. At League of Legends Worlds 2019, they broke esport viewership records and have attracted 3.9 million viewers to watch the excited matches. The prize pool of League of Legends Worlds 2019 was increased to US$6.4 million.
Defense of the Ancients 2 (DOTA 2)
Dota 2 is another multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) video game in which destroys the enemy and defend main base at the same time. The tournament name of Dota 2 is “The International” and it is organised by Valve. At The International 2019 (TI9), they broke esports records for being the world first single esports tournament to surpass a US$34 million prize pool. The final battle of The International 2019 have attracted 2 million viewers to watch the match.
StarCraft 2
StarCraft 2 is one of the real-time strategy (RTS) video game in which destroy the enemies’ buildings and build & defend own bases at the same time. There are three races in this video game including the Terrans, the Zerg and the Protoss. The tournament name of StarCraft 2 is “StarCraft 2 World Championship Series (WCS)” and it is organized by Blizzard Entertainment. The prizes pools of WCS Global Finals 2019 is US$700,000 dollar.
Tips for Betting in Esports to Win
Understand How to Play the Game
Before you plan to bet on any esport games, it’s important that you know how to play the game. Take some time to do research and learn about the popular esport games. This includes study about the popular esport games, popular techniques & tactics and the understanding of esport industry. Knowing the relevant and accurate information can help you to make a right decision on betting.
Choose a Reliable Esport Betting Platform
There are a lot of gambling sites, but they don't have the same standards. You need to avoid terrible betting site and find a credible site to place your bet. Do more research about the betting site, including look up the reviews, check their licenses, and figure out their policies. This process can help you ensure that you are choosing a reliable esports betting site.
Analyze the Esport Players and Teams
It is crucial that you know about the esport players or team before you bet on them. They are an important element that will directly affect your esport betting outcomes. Always do some research and analyze them before the tournament starts.
Have a Financial Plan
Betting is risking money on an uncertain outcome. Therefore, you must weigh carefully how much money you want to put in the esport betting. With a financial plan, you are able to know when to stop and also limit your spending when you are going on a losing streak.
After going through this Esports article, you are now ready to bet on Esports. Start making money on your favorite esports games and support your esports team!