Boston Major Main Event — Day 1 Predictions

The first day of the main event begins tomorrow with four exciting matches taking place.

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The Boston Major main event starts tomorrow at 10:00am EST, at the Wang Theatre with four, best of three matches taking place. These four matches include:

Virtus.pro vs. iG Vitality (10:00am EST)

Evil Geniuses vs. Wings Gaming (1:30pm EST)

compLexity vs. WG.Unity (5:00pm EST)

OG vs. MVP Phoenix (8:30pm EST)

Predictions

Virtus.pro vs. iG Vitality

VP wins 2–0

With how dominant VP has been playing, it’s difficult to think of who can beat them. iG Vitality came in the bottom of their group, and VP didn’t drop a single game during the group stage. This seems like it’s one of the more easier matches to predict, with VP taking the series 2–0.

Evil Geniuses vs. Wings Gaming

EG wins 2–1

This is probably the most difficult main event matches to predict, because both are top teams which have been struggling as of late. EG came in 3rd place in their group, and Wings Gaming came in 2nd in theirs. However, at any point, either of these teams should be able to turn on their A game and play at the highest level. I give Evil Geniuses a slightly greater chance to win because they seem to play better when they can get knocked out of a tournament, and this is a single elimination bracket from here on out. Also, the USA crowd will be behind EG, so this could help their cause as well. I would not be surprised if it was 2–1 in Wings Gaming’s favor though.

compLexity vs. WG.Unity

coL wins 2–1

This seems like it could be another tough match to predict. compLexity had impressive wins versus Evil Geniuses, and WG.Unity did as well against Wings Gaming. I feel as though this will be a very close series, but coL will be able to use their LAN experience and leadership to come out on top. The crowd will be behind compLexity too, so add this to their list of advantages.

OG vs. MVP Phoenix

OG wins 2–0

OG has been another team looking good recently. They topped Group D during the group stages, meanwhile MVP Phoenix was at the bottom of Group B. I believe this could be a fairly easy series win for OG because MVP has also been adjusting to new roles and roster changes over the recent months.

I believe this will be the most likely outcome, however things could definitely play out differently. They all should be good matches to watch and I look forward to seeing who moves on. What would you change out of these predictions?

You can watch the matches on https://www.twitch.tv/dotamajor