Copenhagen Major Pick’em Challenge - Format & Predictions
The first ever major in CS2 is right around the corner and the pick 'em challenge is also live for the event however, with a few changes. In this blog we will go through those changes and some suggestions on what teams to pick for the opening stage.
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The format for the pick’em has changed from the previous iterations of the challenge. Instead of picking a team that will go 3-0 and 0-3 and the rest of the teams being who will qualify; now it asks you to select the 2 teams that will go 3-0 and 0-3 and the other teams that will end up qualifying as either 3-1 or 3-2 score.
The pick’em challenge in previous majors.
This leaves less room for error as usually you will pick the guaranteed teams in the qualifying spots and leave a team that may perform well as your 3-0 pick since the BO1 format may lead to a strong team losing a match but still end up qualifying fairly easily. Also, keeping a strong team in the qualifying spot instead of 3-0 also meant you will still get a point if they still went 3-0 however, now this will not count if a team that you picked 3-1/3-2 actually ends up qualifying 3-0.
Copenhagen Major - Opening Stage Predictions
For the opening stage of the Copenhagen Major, this could be a pretty hard pick’em challenge as most teams are on an equal level and whichever team shows up on a particular day could win. Some of the teams actually had a strong performance at the RMR to qualify for the major but leading up to the actual event had some shaky results in other small online tournaments.
I will share my own predictions and some alternative picks as well below:
You can find the Elimination Stage pickems here.
My predictions for the opening stage.
Most players are predicting Cloud9 and/or ENCE to go 3-0, I have moved Cloud9 to the other qualifying bracket as C9 are usually a hit or miss team and they may not show up against a team or fall short due to not having a dedicated AWPer in the team. There is also a chance that ENCE and Cloud9 can face off against each other in the 2-0 matchup to actually qualify for the next stage with a 3-0 score.
The most obvious 0-3 picks are Lynn Vision and The Mongolz as they are the weakest teams however, I am still not sure on these picks. I do believe that both teams can easily sneak a win. I still stuck with them as my other picks could win a game and surprise the other teams.
Opening Stage Pick’em Picks:
Post thoughts: I realized how wrong I was with my pick’ems right after the first day, it really didn’t go as expected and my hopes for a diamond coin have faded already. Hoping to bounce back with the Elimination Stage picks.
Here are my complete predictions including a few extra teams to choose from to make your pick’ems for the opening stage of the Copenhagen Major:
3-0 Teams
ENCE
Cloud9
Furia
GamerLegion
3-1/3-2 Qualifying Teams
Heroic
Eternal Fire
Apeks
SAW
Imperial Esports
KOI
AMKAL Esports
0-3 Eliminated Teams
Lynn Vision
The Mongolz
Ecstatic
Pain Gaming
