Astralis

The Danish team comes into ESL Katowice as the number one ranked team in the world. They are also known as the champions of ESL Katowice 2017. They are also currently the top team from the EU region. They are coached by zonic and their players include device, dupreeh, gla1ve, Magisk, and Xyp9x.

Astralis is the best CSGO team in the world, and there is no denying it. Danes have been on a terror throughout the entire 2018, and they will most definitely look to add another Major trophy to their cabinet. Furthermore, in all of their matches, Astralis is going to be heavily favored by every bookmaker out there. So even though betting on Astralis to win a match will not earn you a lot of money, you will definitely be in a profit. To conclude, we here at Gamopo strongly believe that Astralis will have no competition on IEM Katowice 2019 and that they will want to make a statement that no one will dethrone them in 2019.

BIG

Team Big is the 11th ranked team in the world. The team from Germany is coached by nex and their lineup is made up of gob b, tiziaN, XANTARES, smooya, and tabseN.

BIG is coming off from fresh changes. Everything started with nex being benched, mainly because he had to undergo serious surgery. BIG was looking for a replacement, and they found the perfect one in İsmailcan “XANTARES” Dörtkardeş. XANTARES is most definitely the best Turkish player on the CSGO scene, and overall he is an excellent addition to BIG’s roster. Secondly, not even a week ago, Owen “smooya” Butterfielddecided to bench himself, because he did not want to play for BIG anymore. Some will say that he made a stupid choice since everyone dreams of playing on Major, especially in Katowice. This move brought Johannes “nex” Magetback to the active roster, as doctors decided that his condition can be treated with therapies and that he will not have to undergo surgery. Given that fact that BIG made some significant changes, I can not see them beating any top 10 teams at the moment.

FaZe

Team Faze, from Europe, is the 6th best team in the world. They are coached by YNk and the team is made up of GuardiaN, AdreN, NiKo, olofmiester, and rain.

FaZe, just like BIG, is coming off from fresh roster changes. They got rid of their former in-game leader Finn “karrigan” Andersen. However, they did not add another in-game leader to their squad, they decided to opt-in or another rifler, Dauren “AdreN” Kystaubayev. At the moment, this seems like a good move from FaZe as they were able to win ELEAGUE CS:GO Invitational 2019. However, it seems like Nikola “NiKo” Kovač is not enjoying in-game leading so much, as it definitely took a toll on his individual skill. It is hard to focus on two things at once, and NiKo is learning this the hard way. In summary, FaZe definitely has a chance to win IEM Katowice 2019. However, they have been doing a lot of stupid mistakes against top teams. If they are able to work on that, I can see them as serious contenders in this one.

HellRaisers

Team Hellraisers are the 14th ranked team in the world. They are from the European region and they are coached by ami. Their lineup is made up of ANGE1, woxic, Hobbit, DeadFOx, and ISSAA.

HellRaisers is a very talented team. However, they are very inexperienced, especially their two-star players, Issa “ISSAA” Murad and Özgür “woxic” Eker. They have one of the best CIS based in-game leaders, Kirill “ANGE1” Karasiow. However, they added a Major winner to their roster, Hobbit, and it is going to be interesting to see how much will Abay “Hobbit” Khasenov influence this team on IEM Katowice 2019. These guys are a legit dark horse in this event, and you should not be surprised if they are able to win against some of the top contenders. Betting on HellRaisers could yield you a lot of profits, since bookmakers will definitely have high odds on them winning their matches, especially against better-ranked teams.

Team Liquid

Team Liquid is the number two ranked esports association in the world. They are also currently the top team represent North American Regions at Major CS:GO events. They are coached by adreN and their team members are EliGE, NAF, nitr0, Stewie2k, and Twistzz.

Liquid is coming off from a dominant win against Astralis on iBUYPOWER Masters IV. Their latest addition, Jacky “Stewie2K” Yip had a very good performance on his LAN debut with Liquid. Who knows, maybe he is the missing piece Liquid was looking for. It is going to be interesting to see if Liquid will be able to best Astralis one more time, and I am expecting them to come guns blazing here on IEM Katowice 2019. They have very strong individuals who thrive once they have their backs against the wall. Overall, Liquid is definitely the second favorite to win IEM Katowice 2019, and just like Astralis, betting on them would not earn you a lot of profits.

MIBR

The MiBR team from Brazil is the top team to come from the South American Region. The team is made up of coldzera, FalleN, fer, TACO, and felps. They are coached by zews. They are currently the ranked as the third best team in the world.

MIBR finally decided to switch back to full Brazilian roster. They brought Epitácio “TACO” de Melo back from Liquid and they have also re-signed João “felps” Vasconcellos. They have also decided to bring back their old coach, Wilton “zews” Prado. In my personal opinion, MIBR has a very strong roster. Furthermore, this roster played together on SK, and they will not need any adapting period. Given the fact that they reverted back to the roster where they had a lot success, I could see them pulling off an upset here in Katowice. To conclude, betting on MIBR could prove to be a jackpot for you, simply because these guys can play on a level above everyone else.

Natus Vincere

Team Navi, the top team from the CIS region, is also the fourth ranked team in the world. They are coached by kane and their lineup is made up of Edward, electronic, flamie, s1mple, and Zeus

Natus Vincere is hanging on a thread. They had a very poor finish in 2018. Furthermore, their in-game leader, Danylo “Zeus” Teslenko, announced that he wants to retire by the end of 2019. This is going to be a do or die moment for Natus Vincere. If they are not able to get a good result on IEM Katowice 2019, I could see Oleksandr “s1mple” Kostyliev leave Natus Vincere for a better team. When it comes to betting, you can never know what to expect from Natus Vincere. S1mple can win the game himself, or he can just blend in with other underperforming veterans. If an entire team steps up individually, Natus Vincere would be a real contender, but I do not think veterans such as Ioann “Edward” Sukhariev and Zeus have what it takes to win individual duels against top-rated opposition.

compLexity

Complexity Gaming is the 18th best team in the world. They are from North America and they are coached by Warden. Their lineup is made up of dephh, n0thing, Rickeh, ShahZaM, and stanislaw.

compLexity is coming off from some serious changes. They got rid of their coach and their best player in the likes of Bradley “ANDROID” Fodor. However, they added a very experienced player to their squad, Jordan “n0thing” Gilbert. To be honest, they proved that they can not do much against top 10 teams on the ELEAGUE CS:GO Invitational 2019. They struggled in every single match they played, and they were not able to play the way they wanted. I think they are severely lacking individual firepower, and there is no way they can improve in such a short time. In my personal opinion, compLexity got really lucky that they were able to place in the top 8 on the last Major. There is no way that they would be able to qualify through the Americas Minor.

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