Austin Major Pick’em Challenge - Stage 2 Predictions

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Written By Hashir "HasH" Anis

The second stage of the Austin Major is starting soon and we will finally see some of the teams that were directly invited to the major in action along with the 8 teams that had to qualify their way through the Regional Qualifiers as well as battle through all the teams in the first stage of the major.

This stage features the same swiss system format that was used in the previous stage so the pick-em format remains the same; you need to pick which teams will go 3-0 and 0-3 as well as the other teams that will qualify with either a 3-1 or 3-2 scoreline.

Austin Major Pick’em Challenge - Stage 2 Predictions

Here are my predictions for the first stage including a few extra teams to choose from to make your pick’ems for the second stage of the Austin Major:

Do keep in mind that some teams may be repeated in the 3-0 and the other bracket as they could either win or lose a game depending on the match-up or if they are not in form on any particular day of the stage.

3-0 Teams

  • Falcons

  • Heroic

  • Furia

3-1/3-2 Qualifying Teams

  • Faze Clan

  • MIBR

  • M80

  • B8

  • BetBoom Team

  • Tyloo

  • Virtus.Pro

  • OG

0-3 Eliminated Teams

  • Pain Gaming

  • Legacy

  • Nemiga Gaming

  • 3DMax

On a closing note, do remember that these are just my predictions based on what teams I think would lose or qualify, make sure to do your own research before making your picks.

Hashir "HasH" Anis

Long-time esports follower and have worked for esports organizations such as Blight Gaming and Natus Vincere (NaVi). I also help in organizing monthly Dota 2 tournaments hosted by the Dota 2 sub-reddit, partnering with multiple organizations such as ESL, Team Secret and Alliance. You can follow me on Twitter.

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