Singapore Major predictions and power rankings

Power rankings for the Singapore Major

All 32 teams ordered by their chance to win the event. Playoff and final chances show how deep each team goes on average.

Singapore Major power rankings

Team	Stage	HLTV	Playoffs	Final	Title
MOUZ	Stage 3	#4	92%	38%	23%
Team Vitality	Stage 3	#2	89%	32%	18%
FURIA	Stage 3	#1	86%	29%	16%
Aurora Gaming	Stage 3	#5	81%	23%	12%
Team Spirit	Stage 3	#3	78%	21%	10%
BetBoom	Stage 3	#7	68%	15%	6.5%
Team Falcons	Stage 3	#6	65%	14%	5.7%
Legacy	Stage 3	#12	50%	6.9%	2.2%
FUT Esports	Stage 2	#8	34%	5.8%	2.2%
Nemiga Gaming	Stage 2	#9	23%	3.1%	1.0%
G2 Esports	Stage 2	#11	18%	2.0%	0.5%
1win	Stage 2	#16	16%	1.5%	0.4%
Natus Vincere	Stage 2	#10	15%	1.6%	0.4%
The MongolZ	Stage 2	#15	11%	1.1%	0.3%
MIBR	Stage 2	#14	11%	1.0%	0.3%
Astralis	Stage 2	#19	13%	1.3%	0.3%
PARIVISION	Stage 1	#13	7.0%	0.6%	0.2%
Ninjas in Pyjamas	Stage 1	#23	7.7%	0.8%	0.2%
FaZe Clan	Stage 1	#20	5.6%	0.5%	0.1%
HEROIC	Stage 1	#26	6.4%	0.5%	0.1%
Team Liquid	Stage 1	#18	5.0%	0.4%	0.1%
Eternal Fire	Stage 1	#22	4.3%	0.3%	0.1%
100 Thieves	Stage 1	#33	3.8%	0.3%	<0.1%
9z	Stage 1	#17	3.0%	0.2%	<0.1%
DENDELE	Stage 1	#31	2.1%	0.1%	<0.1%
M80	Stage 1	#21	2.6%	0.2%	<0.1%
Wildcard	Stage 1	#44	0.9%	<0.1%	<0.1%
Imperial	Stage 1	#50	1.1%	0.1%	<0.1%
BC.Game Esports	Stage 1	#49	0.3%	<0.1%	<0.1%
FlyQuest	Stage 1	#60	0.2%	<0.1%	<0.1%
Chinggis Warriors	Stage 1	#65	0.1%	<0.1%	<0.1%
Lynn Vision Gaming	Stage 1	#46	0.1%	<0.1%	<0.1%

From favourites to long shots

The field splits into four groups by title and playoff chance:

Favourites

Title chance of 10% or more. They start in Stage 3 and skip the best-of-one openers. MOUZ, Team Vitality, FURIA, Aurora Gaming and Team Spirit.

Contenders

Strong enough to win the event, but they need a good bracket draw and a clean Stage 3. BetBoom, Team Falcons, Legacy and FUT Esports.

Dark horses

A playoff run in the arena is realistic; the trophy would be an upset. Nemiga Gaming, G2 Esports, 1win, Natus Vincere, The MongolZ, MIBR and Astralis.

Long shots

Every round is a fight for survival. Their value for bettors lies in single matches, not outrights. PARIVISION, Ninjas in Pyjamas, FaZe Clan, HEROIC, Team Liquid, Eternal Fire, 100 Thieves, 9z, DENDELE, M80, Wildcard, Imperial, BC.Game Esports, FlyQuest, Chinggis Warriors and Lynn Vision Gaming.

Stage 1 predictions

Sixteen teams, best-of-one openers and only eight places in Stage 2. The table is sorted by the chance to advance:

Stage 1 predictions

Team	Seed	Advance	3–0	0–3
Ninjas in Pyjamas	1	73%	21%	5.7%
PARIVISION	2	72%	20%	5.6%
HEROIC	3	69%	19%	6.0%
FaZe Clan	4	67%	18%	6.3%
Team Liquid	5	64%	17%	6.7%
Eternal Fire	6	62%	16%	7.4%
100 Thieves	7	60%	17%	7.4%
9z	8	57%	15%	8.0%
M80	9	52%	12%	11%
DENDELE	10	48%	11%	12%
Imperial	11	39%	8.1%	15%
Wildcard	12	37%	7.8%	16%
BC.Game Esports	13	30%	5.8%	19%
FlyQuest	14	27%	5.4%	21%
Chinggis Warriors	15	22%	4.2%	25%
Lynn Vision Gaming	16	21%	3.9%	27%

The model’s safest Stage 1 picks are Ninjas in Pyjamas, PARIVISION and HEROIC; the opening round is best-of-one, so upsets in Round 1 are common.

Stage 2 predictions

Eight seeded teams wait for the eight Stage 1 survivors. The seeded teams are favoured, but opening Stage 2 matches are still best-of-one:

Stage 2 predictions for the seeded teams

Team	Seed	Advance	3–0	0–3
FUT Esports	1	76%	24%	4.9%
Nemiga Gaming	2	70%	20%	6.1%
G2 Esports	3	64%	17%	8.0%
1win	4	61%	16%	8.1%
Natus Vincere	5	60%	16%	8.1%
Astralis	6	56%	14%	9.4%
MIBR	8	53%	13%	10%
The MongolZ	7	53%	13%	10%

Stage 1 qualifiers join this table after 27 November; the picks are updated when the stage is drawn.

Stage 3 predictions

The top eight seeds enter here, and every match is best-of-three. Eight teams leave for the arena:

Stage 3 predictions for the seeded teams

Team	Seed	Playoffs	3–0	0–3
MOUZ	1	92%	39%	1.1%
Team Vitality	2	89%	34%	1.3%
FURIA	3	86%	28%	1.7%
Aurora Gaming	4	81%	23%	2.3%
Team Spirit	5	78%	21%	2.5%
BetBoom	6	68%	13%	4.1%
Team Falcons	7	65%	13%	4.5%
Legacy	8	50%	7.8%	7.8%

Stage 3 chances already include the risk of meeting a strong Stage 2 qualifier.

Our Stage 1 Pick'Em

The editorial team’s ten Stage 1 picks, built on the tables above:

Reasons, the comparison with the model and the Stage 2, Stage 3 and playoff picks are in the Singapore Major Pick'Em picks.

Underrated and overrated by the seeding

Seeds follow Valve’s standings, while HLTV’s ranking weighs recent results differently. Where the two lists disagree, the seeding may misjudge a team:

• Underrated by the seeding: Lynn Vision Gaming, 9z and MIBR rank at least five places higher on HLTV than in the Valve standings;
• Overrated by the seeding: Imperial, FlyQuest, 100 Thieves, Chinggis Warriors, Ninjas in Pyjamas and HEROIC rank at least five places lower on HLTV;
• Line-up news can change both lists; check the team pages before betting.

Match-by-match picks appear on the Major matches and predictions list once the pairings are out.