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The next CS:GO major ESL One Katowice 2015 is almost here! Between the 12-15th of March, 16 professional teams will battle for a first place $100,000 prize in Katowice, Poland.

I've made this thread to keep track of which team sgift users expect/want to win. For many of you this will be gibberish, but for those out there who enjoy the CS:GO esports scene (like myself), we are interested to see your opinions.

Feel free to share any relevant information about your thoughts regarding this major.


EDIT: This poll is not necessarily who you think will win, but who you are primarily supporting!

A screencap for the predictions in case people decide to change their votes ;)


Quarterfinal results:

Team 1 Team 2 Winner
Natus Vincere EnvyUs EnvyUs
Penta Fnatic Fnatic
Virtus.pro Keydstars Virtus.pro
Team Solo Mid Ninjas in Pyjamas Ninjas in Pyjamas

Semi-final results:

Team 1 Team 2 Winner
Virtus.pro Fnatic Fnatic
EnvyUs Ninjas in Pyjamas Ninjas in Pyjamas

Grand Final teams:

Team 1 Team 2 Winner
Fnatic Ninjas in Pyjamas Fnatic
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Who will win ESL One Katowice 2015?

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Ninja's In Pajamas (Sweden)
Virtus.pro (Poland)
Team Solo Mid (Denmark)
Fnatic (Sweden)
Cloud 9 (USA)
EnvyUs (France)
Counter Logic Gaming (USA)
Natus Vincere (Ukraine)
Vox Eminor (Australia)
Keyd Stars (Brazil)
FlipSid3 (Ukraine)
Titan (France)
Penta (Germany)
Hellraisers (CIS)
LGB (Norway)
3DMax (Finland)

EnvyUs

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NBK gonna win the LAN once again!

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I'm not a fan of "official" MM games or big teams so I don't know who's better or not (actually don't know at all!) so googled it and choose this for first day matches (12th march):
Group A - Natus Vincere and Fnatic
Group B - EnVyUs and Titan
Group C - Ninjas in Pyjamas and Counter Logic Gaming
Group D - Virtus.Pro and TSM Kinguin

as i said those are results from a google search because i have no knowledge of this topic and this were the one that most people voted for, except for Counter Logic Gaming and TSM Kinguin where a lot of people chosen HellRaisers and Cloud9 (G2A? I always thought that the team name was only cloud9), this games i will watch just like last year (free cases :P) when Cloud9 really surprised me there with that comeback against NIP (i think), so this year i will bet on the new teams and hope i did the right decisions :3

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I havent seen many games of Vox Eminor, Keyd and CLG (because of the timezones). So I'm gonna watch their first match for sure.
And I also keep an eye on the games I bet on ofcourse.

G2A and Kinguin are teamsponsors, I think they need to do that because of a contract. Cloud9 and TSM is the team name.

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I'm not so paranoid after all :P

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BUMP

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  1. Twitch setup - check
  2. Steam account linked - check
  3. Same for smurf account - check
  4. Bets ready - check
  5. snacks and beer - crap, at work

Let the games begin!

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haha lucky you though! I'm stuck at work with no chance of watching the first few matches!

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At work as well, cant watch the whole match but some sneaky peaks every now and then.

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Now I can't help it. I need sneaky peaks too.

Thanks for the bad habit.

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Haha. Yw.
Its a very slow day here without any meetings and no colleagues around as well. I'm good.

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Do you have to watch it through CS:GO client or you can watch it on Twitch and still be able to get drops? (As long as your account is linked of course)

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Both get drops

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Thank you :)

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Any idea how pins will work? I mean this "matching steam pin" - will it be a tradable inventory item or just a badge on your in-game profile? Sorry if this is dumb question, but I've never played CS.

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They are selling physical pins at the event. Each person is only allowed to purchase a certain amount. With the physical pin there is a code that can be entered in Steam to give the in-game version as well.

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Rationed goods. No point taking a big bag to the event then :)

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I think its a badge and not tradable

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Is it the first time the're doing something like that?

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There's always something but its the first time they are giving these pins

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Okay, one more question. How long does a match take, so I can at least see something if I decide to pay a visit to the event.

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BO 1 max 1.5 hours (3 minutes each round), but probably around 40 minutes - 1 hour. And then theres the possibility of overtime if it ends 15-15.
BO3, BO1 x 3 ;)

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I had to google what BO3 means :) Thanks a bunch

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Haha, sorry. I kinda always expect people to know everything. Everyone has to learn ;)

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Lol, cobblestone as the very first map Titan vs EnVyUs.
Good luck....

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I've predicted both to pass the group stage, but I'm hoping Titan win simply because I don't like Envy lol

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Penta looked really weak and LGB seems to be no match for Titan.
But Titan choked and kennys played bad, who knows what will happen ;)

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  • lost VOX vs FSid3 ESLOne2015-03-12 15:50:00
  • won VOX vs Fnatic ESLOne2015-03-12 15:00:00
  • lost Penta vs Titan ESLOne2015-03-12 15:00:00
  • lost Na'Vi vs FSid3 ESLOne2015-03-12 15:00:00
  • lost LGB vs Penta ESLOne2015-03-12 13:00:00
  • won EnVyUs vs Titan
    Lol, my predictions are at suckage level. Still a little in plus though, small bets on the lost ones, big on the ones I won. I seem to always pick the wrong ones when betting on an underdog.
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Guys, do we get drops by watching it on twitch instead of in game ?

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Both have drops

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for today (13th) I will vote for Fnatic, EnVyUs, Virtus.Pro and NIP
honestly i'm not so sure about Team EnVyUs, any opinions? :s

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I'm voting the same. I think EnvyUs are the weakest out of that group, based on their performance so far.

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i'm voting for me and a friend and i'm trying to get gold in both accounts so i'm scared to fuck up xD

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Getting gold is tough. Especially when teams like Keydstars win :/

I can only afford to make one more mistake if I want gold.

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I'm the only person here that doesn't give a s**t about it? :D

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i already got 16€ with this event, if you are not interested i just have to say THANK YOU <3

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a souvenir drop?

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I got cache and overpass souvernir cases :P

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16 euros for two, so 8 each? during cologne one 2014, i sold one cache case for 13 euros

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i'm not sure about the prices now but i traded the overpass case for almost 15€ in skins and sold the cache case on market for 6.5€

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My curiosity took a huge hit when I saw this line

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sips beer and leans back

:D

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Almost there

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Cool.
I'm planning on going to the next big event in Cologne with some buddies. Its just a 1.5h drive

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Bumperino.

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Bumperino.

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Some pics I took on Friday http://imgur.com/a/s4w0d

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Looks busy! That LoL arena kind of wipes the floor of the CSGO one though.

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I got my first gold medal in Pick'em Chalenge, i'm so happy xD

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Same here. They finally made it easier to obtain :D

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Closed 1 year ago by Jonex.