W7M Esports lost against FaZe Clan (6-8) on the opening Playday, and while they bounced back with a win against FURIA (8-7), W7M left a lot to be desired with their performances. Seeing W7M go overtime in both games isn��t what we expected, and their total tally after two rounds is in stark contrast to their domination in Stages 1 and 2.

Some may argue that W7M��s newest signing Julio ��JULIO�� Giacomelli is to blame for the team��s poor showings, but that��s not entirely the case. Admittedly, he hasn��t been as good as he may hope, but he wasn��t poor either. Clearly, W7M need a bit more time to get back to their winning ways, but the tournament��s format isn��t too kind to teams that start slow.

MiBR won their opening match of Brasileirao 2022 – Stage 3, edging past FURIA (8-7) before they slipped against Ninjas in Pyjamas (4-7) on Sunday. It was a messy game but a relatively solid showing from MiBR, who entered the third stage of the season with low expectations.

W7M Esports are clearly the stronger team, but they haven��t shown much more than MiBR so far, so it��s not too crazy to believe MiBR might cook up an upset. It would likely doom W7M��s chances of reaching Six Invitational, but given their recent showings, W7M look very beatable.

Ninjas in Pyjamas are 1-0-0-1 with a 5-7 loss against Team Liquid and a 7-4 victory over MiBR, which isn��t bad, but it��s not very good either. Against Liquid, Ninjas in Pyjamas played fairly well until the second half but have shown a lot more on the defending side against MiBR (1-4).

Overall, Ninjas in Pyjamas haven��t produced anything spectacular, yet they��ve still looked much better than 00Nation, who are 0-0-0-2. With defeats against Team oNe and FaZe Clan, 00Nation will need a miracle to finish the stage inside the top four, granted it��s not like anyone expects them to succeed.

With two ninth-place finishes from the first two Brasileirao 2022, 00Nation are clearly one of the weakest teams in the league, and having failed to make any roster changes; it��s not like that will change anytime soon.

00Nation won against NiP (3-1) when they met in May, but this is not a spot where you would doubt Ninjas in Pyjamas. We��re not getting very generous odds on NiP to win, and that��s fine. Even at $1.55, Ninjas in Pyjamas are a no-branier pick to defeat 00Nation.

FURIA Esports have started R6S Brasileirao 2022 – Stage 3 poorly, with just two points from two overtime defeats against MiBR and W7M Esports. Although it��s not fair to point fingers, Diogo ��Fntzy�� Lima was arguably the main reason why FURIA haven��t achieved much, with his negative entry numbers and a 3% survival rate. Admittedly, a low survival rate is Fntzy��s main trait, but he often pairs it with high KD, which wasn��t the case at this stage (1-6).

Notably, all players on FURIA, except for Thiago ��Handy�� de S��, have negative ratings, so their issues are much deeper than just one player��s lack of form. But despite their disastrous record, FURIA could have easily won both games �C they had an almost perfect start against W7M (5-1 at half) and held a 6-5 lead against MiBR.

With small tweaks, FURIA can easily bounce back, and we have no reason to doubt them. And it seems like the top Rainbow 6 Siege betting sites fairly reflect that, seeing how they��re $1.75 favourited against FaZe Clan, who are 1-1-0-0 with wins against W7M (8-6) and 00Nation (7-1).

If we had to pick a side, we would take FURIA, but the current betting odds offer no value. FaZe Clan are good enough to compete with FURIA, and considering how many close affairs the opening week of R6S Brasileirao 2022 – Stage 3 has produced, we like overs at $2.23 better.

The first LAN event since 2020 commenced on May 16 but has started on a poor note as teams have complained of competing at a disadvantage. Participants and fans have looked forward to a LAN event for a while, but the Charlotte Major has been riddled with controversies thus far.

It has been reported that the teams playing from Mexico are playing with an 80ms ping, compared to the 1ms those in Charlotte are playing with. Seeing as not all teams are on hand, the ideal situation would have been to make sure every team plays with the same ping to guarantee fair play.

The same was implemented in the 2022 League of Legends Mid-Season Invitational, as the LPL representatives, Royal Never Give Up, were allowed to participate remotely while everyone in the tournament played with a ping close to 35ms.

In a press conference organized by Ubisoft in Charlotte, DarkZero Esports player Paul “Hyper” Kontopanagiotis confirmed the ping being used in the offline event, further stating that if others are genuinely playing at 80ms, they are at a disadvantage.

“We have one ping and they have around 70-80. So, for us, still feels like LAN,” he said.

“It��s hard to say how much of a disadvantage they are at – we��re not there to see it – but if it��s actually 80 ping, I would say the LAN players have quite an advantage.”

Hyper’s teammate Troy “Canadian” Jaroslawski also had some things to say about the news.

“It’s been an unfortunate situation. I mean, there’s been quite a few unfortunate situations heading into this event,” he said.

“It kinda is what it is, sucks that they have to play on that… I definitely believe it’s a disadvantage for them.”

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FURIA Esports, w7m esports, and Team oNe eSports are the three teams competing from Mexico City due to failure to secure visas into the US. The fourth team from Brazil, Team Liquid, secured their visas and are present at the Charlotte Convention Center.

There has been an uproar on social media as the affected teams air their grievances.

FURIA’s Diogo “Fntzy” Lima said: “You are sabotaging us, unacceptable…”

Igor “igoorctg” Santos, head coach of w7m, has also expressed his displeasure, wondering why organizers would not make sure all teams are playing with the same ping.

He said: “1 vs 80 ping, LOL, is this a Major? why can’t we play with both teams with 30 ping?”

Regardless of how things have turned out, the Brazilian teams in Mexico have had decent starts. Team oNe won their first game against Dire Wolves on opening day but lost to Oxygen Esports.

In Group B, although all teams have three points, FURIA are holding the No.2 spot because of their RND differential. They lost their first game against XSET but bounced back against Brazilian counterparts Liquid.

W7m have managed one overtime victory and one loss. They are currently ranked fourth but will play four more games before the group stage is over.

While the ping discrepancy is the prevailing issue, it is not the only major disruption of the Six Charlotte Major. APAC’s Elevate were completely removed from the tournament because they failed to secure visas to the US or Mexico to compete online.

The top two teams in every group will advance to the playoffsm which will commence on May 20. Every team is fighting for a piece of the US$500,000 prize fund and Six Invitational points. With Elevate’s unavailability, only one team will be eliminated from Group A.

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