It's possible since i've seen a bunch of Dota players willing to pay to get coached or have their games reviewed by pro players.

I remember trying out their paid subscription once as I thought their guides would offer more that I didn't know, but it only served as a refresher for me since it mostly tackled the obvious parts.

Back then it was probably worth it for the lower-ranked players, but now not anymore since it's outdated and the price of the linked course is nearly the same as their subscription.

I also agree nothing beats free guides and helpful strategies from certain channels and top players.

Three regions have been conclude and qualified three teams too.

Western Europe ~> Avulus
SEA ~> Talon Esports
Americas ~> Apex Genesis

Two regions left for the closed qualifiers. China and Eastern Europe. Still 2 days left for both region to conclude.

This was a quick tournament and tier 3 type which is sponsored by the name itself. Chimera Esports won the grand finals. Composed of three known names but I am not familiar with the two. And speaking of 9pandas, they're no longer the strong roster that we used to know.

Although it is understandable that you are not familiar of these teams. Even I, their names are quite new. And you mean Spiky but they're already out of the tournament after being beaten by Toy. And BetBoom isn't from the China region but EEU and even if the list of direct invites aren't published yet, I believe that they're one of them. Betting on these regions, I'd probably only do when they're already in the grand finals but I think that Yakult brothers will do it.

I agree, it's best to wait for the grand final and then take Yakult Brothers once the lines are up, they'll beat whoever wins from the lower bracket final anyway.

The European Pro League will also have their grand final later between Mouz and Z10. The odds heavily favor Mouz, but they've had a bunch of subs earlier in their previous series so maybe Z10 has a chance here if their players miss out again.

Man, I was about to do that but with some errands, Yakult Brothers did really made it easy 3-0 and got qualified.



Whilst on the Easter Europe, it was Chimera Esports that got qualified. Now, we're waiting for the direct invites.

There seems to be a low amount of games being played in both CS2 and Dota2 for this weekend.
While looking for something to bet on only seen a smaller tournament which had a team called WOPA esports playing.
Today they are playing aswell and playing against another team that I never heard of called the EYEBALLERS.
https://www.hltv.org/matches/2378123/wopa-vs-eyeballers-frost-and-fire-europe-season-1-closed-qualifier

Same with Dota2, was watching a team called Chimera against another forgettable team. I think Chimera won as I did not finish watching the match.

I believe it is because we are in the time between two holidays so most of the team's players are in transit or their coaches are simply not available to manage the teams or their schedules until they are back to normal working timetables once the new year celebration is over.

Well , I do wonder if Gaozu will still have an active roster to play for this season in Dota 2 pro because there are plenty of carries available as long as the project is valid. Personally , I do hope that Yatoro will choose to return around this year with a strong team and personally I think he will go to Team Liquid as I don't see Micke resisting under this massive pressure for long but this is just my theory.

Did some searching but nothing came up, it is accustom for them to take a break I would like to think as CS2 has.

There was one little contest that took place in CounterStrike right after boxing day was over.
Kyousuke, a russian born player would seem to be the newest prospect for Team Spirit Academy after beating both Donk and m0NESY in a New Year show match between squad.
https://ggscore.com/en/csgo/news/64932

Their org has a bright future if they continue to nurture his talent and potentially promote him to the main roster. I'm jealous that the Dota scene doesn't have something similar because the other regions are starting to lose their dominance and firepower.

Also, the roster shuffles for CS2 are getting interesting as there were rumors about FaZe getting Elige since Ropz is about to move in with Vitality.