Counter-Strike: Global Offensive WESG 2019 Odds & Picks

• WESG 2019 starts March 11th in Chongqing
• Is MiBR a lock to win the competition?
• Do either of the Swedish squads provide upset value?

The second event at World Electronic Sports Games 2019 that we’ll be taking a look at is Counterstrike. The CS:GO side of the event starts March 11th, and will see eight groups with four teams each battle it out for the $500,000 prize for first place.

There are already some teams that have bowed out of the competition, but regardless this should be a pretty competitive tournament. MiBR leads the way in the odds, but there are some other pretty solid teams in attendance that could give the Brazilians a run for their money.

Odds to Win WESG 2019

*Odds taken on 03/05/19. Teams that are striked out have pulled out of WESG 

Tune Up Tournament for the Brazilians?

Heading into WESG as the odds-on favorites, MiBR certainly deserve where they’ve been slotted in the odds. The field of this tournament is pretty weak, and though there are some solid teams, the competition just really isn’t up to the level that the Brazilians are used to playing against.

If ENCE was in attendance it would make things a little bit tougher on MiBR, but since they had to pull out I just don’t really see a team competing that will give them that hard of a time. There certainly are teams that could maybe take a map off of them, but an entire series I just don’t see happening.

We have decided to withdraw from taking part in the upcoming WESG finals for our CS:GO team due to family reasons, scheduling and inability to start our visa process earlier due to the Major. We apologize for the inconvenience. #EZ4ENCE #esportsfi pic.twitter.com/wdtNQJ0LdQ

— ENCE (@ENCE) March 5, 2019

Heading into the Spring/Summer there are a lot of big tournaments and MiBR will probably be using WESG more so as practice than anything else. Though they should more than likely breeze through this tournament with relative ease, there may be a few teams to keep an eye on that could push them to the brink in Chongqing.

Can Fnatic go Back-to-Back at WESG?

Last year saw Fnatic win WESG and walk away with the $800,000 prize for first, the second of two tournaments that the Swedes won in 2018. They head into this year’s WESG with almost an entirely new roster bringing on Brollan, twist, and Xizt.

Fnatic head into this year’s WESG with almost an entirely new roster bringing on Brollan, twist, and Xizt.

Though on paper they have a pretty solid squad, they have struggled to find any decent results thus far with this iteration of Fnatic. They are one of the higher ranked teams in attendance at WESG, but I just don’t see a world where they’re able to put it together and win a best of three series over the likes of MiBR.

Are the Other Swedes a Real Threat?

After an solid showing from NiP in Katowice, they look to steamroll that momentum into the rest of the year, and WESG would be a great place to start. They have showed progress as a roster over the past few months after struggling for quite some time, and a tournament like WESG may just be perfect for them to regain the confidence of past Ninjas in Pyjamas rosters.

If the Ninjas are able to find their footing early on, then they may just be able to go on a roll and even have a realistic shot at winning the entire tournament. They seem to thrive off of momentum in a way unlike many of the top teams in Counterstrike, and if they’re able to get their confidence at a high early on at WESG they may just be a worthy opponent for MiBR in Chongqing.

Pick: MiBR (-165)