by Another big week of esports kicks off on August 12, 2024, with VALORANT maintaining the focus of the esports world.
VALORANT Champions 2024 will continue this week, with the first matches of the playoff stage taking place on Wednesday, August 14.
The group stage of IEM Cologne has already started and will run through Tuesday, August 13, before the playoffs begin on Friday, August 16.
Meanwhile, at the Esports World Cup in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, the Starcraft II and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III tournaments will kick off on August 14 and 15, respectively.
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VALORANT Champions
Just eight teams remain in the playoff stage of VALORANT Champions 2024, with DRX, Sentinels, Trace Esports, EDward Gaming, G2 Esports, Leviatan, Team Heretics and Fnatic advancing from their groups.
Due to the pre-tournament favourite, Gen.G, being knocked out in the group stage, any of the remaining teams will feel as though they can take out the season-ending event.
Check out our extensive VALORANT Champions betting guide betting guide to get the latest odds and tournament information.
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CS2 IEM Cologne
IEM Cologne’s group stage kicked off on Saturday, with the eight invited teams being joined by the eight qualifiers from the play-in stage.
Following the first two days of the stage, the pre-tournament favourite, Team Spirit, has been knocked out, with several upsets featured in the early series of the prestigious Counter-Strike 2 event.
Check out our extensive IEM Cologne betting guide to get the latest odds and tournament information.
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Call of Duty Esports World Cup
Call of Duty will debut at the Esports World Cup this week, with the world’s best CoD teams competing in the four-day event that boasts a prize pool of US$1.8 million.
Top esports betting sites have Atlanta FaZe marked as the +200 favourite ahead of OpTic Gaming (+225) and Cloud9 (+250) to take out the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III EWC title.
Check out our extensive Call of Duty EWC betting guide to get the latest odds and tournament information.
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Starcraft II Esports World Cup
The richest Starcraft II event on the calendar is set to kick off on August 14, with the top 18 players taking their place in the US$1,000,000 event.
Top esports bookmakers have Serral marked as the overwhelming -227.27 favourite to take out the Starcraft II EWC title, with Maru (+750) and Dark (+950) on the second and third lines of betting.
Check out our extensive Starcraft II EWC betting guide to get the latest odds and tournament information.
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