Playoffs: Lower Bracket Round 1
Format: BO3
The BTS Pro Series Season 7: Southeast Asia playoffs will begin on Wednesday, August 11. Team SMG and Army Geniuses will face off first in a knock-out round to see the Malaysians emerge as the clear favourites.
BTS Pro Series Season 7: Southeast Asia is a Dota 2 online tournament from August 02-15, 2021. Eight Asian teams will compete for $50,000, two of which are participants in The International 10.
Team SMG: A star-studded team in good shape
Team SMG has some stellar Malaysian players at their disposal who could quickly strengthen any Southeast Asian TIR-1 team, but they are not yet able to reach the result in the current stakes.
This team was seen by some experts as possible winners of the Asian qualifiers for the International 10, further highlighting the level of star characters in some positions. But after failing to qualify for the year's main tournament, the boys started to play in many low-rated tournaments.
The BTS Pro Series is an excellent opportunity to make themselves known and win at least one significant tournament under this tag. The squad did not do as well as they would have liked in the group stage. They have two wins, three draws, and two defeats, with a 7-7 record on the cards. That's not bad, but it wasn't enough for the top seed in the playoffs, so the Malaysian stars have to fight straight into the losers' bracket without a margin for error.
Army Geniuses: The final game for the Indonesians
It's challenging for the Indonesian team to compete at this level. After all, their place in the competition is below, and they received passionate opposition in the group stage.
Army Geniuses are the worst team in the group stage. They have one win, one draw, and five defeats, with only three maps winning and 11 lost. In their head-to-head encounter with SMG in the group stage, the Malaysian star team won 2-0. I don't see how the Indonesian Army Men can get revenge for their recent failure.
Expert Betting Tips
I believe that this game will be a repeat of the group stage game. Let me remind you that the game ended 2-0 in favour of the favourites. In this match, I'd like to bet on Team SMG's handicap -1.5 for 1.83.
On the first map, we also suggest betting on Team SMG's handicap -11.5 frags for 1.79.
On the second map, we see Total Under 54.5 frags for 2.14.
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