Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) is a ruthless and aggressive esports game. When playing, you are required to stay calm—that’s true. But nobody can deny the thrill of being competitive when CS:GO is involved. However, if you’re a bettor, you don’t just focus on what the actual game could give. You also need to focus on the teams and players involved. After all, your Bitcoin bets and winnings will depend on their performances.
The recent CS:GO Majors brought together the best of the best professional players across the globe, with Sweden and Brazil being the regions to house the teams and players with the biggest total prize pool won. With the entry of 2018, there are more upcoming CS:GO matches to bet on so get your CS:GO predictions ready. We are now in its 4th month. The teams determine your winnings, here’s the list of teams that have undergone roster changes:
FaZe Clan
FaZe Clan is one of the best esports team in Call of Duty, but they have also shown their magic on CS:GO Majors by bringing home first and second place rankings in ELEAGUE Major: Boston 2018, ELEAGUE CS:GO Premier 2017, and ESL One: New York 2017. Despite the powerful line-up of the teams last Major, there were drops and additions this year. Olof "olofmeister" Kjajber is currently on-leave from CS:GO due to personal reasons; he is replaced by Richard "xizt" Landstrom if Ninjas in Pyjamas.
Astralis
Astralis is the first team from Denmark to win a Valve Major last 2017, one can say that they are the most powerful team from North America. The players have contributed to the team’s previous successes but this year, some powerful players left the team. Markus "Kjaerbye" Kjærbye, the team’s rifler, left Astralis for North after participating in the Majors alongside them for two years. An addition to the team this year is Emil "Magisk" Reif, former rifler of OpTic Gaming.
Cloud9
The North American team Cloud9 has teams competing for almost all types of esports games present today. Aside from CS:GO, they have participating teams in League of Legends (LoL), Smite, DotA 2, Heroes of Storms, Overwatch, and more. The prominent team, however, has one person who left the journey. Tyler “skadoodle” Latham has recently announced that he is now an inactive player for Cloud 9, Former Team Liquid AWPer Josh “jdm” Marzano will be replacing him immediately.