Esports Betting at 6 sixes — Complete Guide to Betting on Gaming Tournaments
Bet on the world's top esports tournaments including CS2, Dota 2, Valorant, and League of Legends. Enjoy live and pre-match betting across a range of markets from match winner to map score.
How Esports Betting Works
Esports is professional competition in computer or console games, where the world's best teams face off in international tournaments. At 6 sixes you can bet on these competitions just as you would on cricket or football.
For each match, the bookmaker calculates the probability of each team winning and sets the odds. You bet on the team you think will win, and if you are right you receive a return based on the odds. If you are wrong, the stake is lost. One advantage of esports betting is that matches run throughout the year and can often be watched live at various times.
Major titles like CS2 or Dota 2 have multiple maps in a series. In a best-of-3 series, a team must win two out of three maps. This structure creates different types of betting markets — not just series winner, but also map-by-map betting.
Popular Betting Markets in Esports
Betting options across different game titles and how the markets work
Match or Series Winner
The simplest market — pick which team will win the series or match. Example: in a CS2 best-of-3 series between Team A and Team B. If you bet on Team A and they take the first two maps, you receive a return based on the odds.
Map Winner
In CS2 or Valorant you can bet separately on who wins a specific map. Example: if Team B looks stronger on the first map of the series, you can bet on just that map's winner.
Tournament Champion
A long-term bet on who will win an entire tournament. Example: if Team A has good odds to win a Dota 2 major before it starts, an early bet can return more.
Total Number of Maps
Bet on whether a best-of-3 series will last 2 or 3 maps. Example: if both teams are evenly matched you might expect the series to go to 3 maps and bet on "Over 2.5".
First Blood and Rounds
Bet on the first kill of a specific round in CS2 or which team wins the first round. Example: if you know Team A usually starts aggressively, you can bet on the "First Blood — Team A" market.
Handicap Betting
Bet on the margin of a match by giving one team a virtual advantage or disadvantage. If Team A has a -1.5 map handicap in Dota 2, they must win 2–0. This market is about the margin, not a specific score.
Understanding Odds in Three Formats
Esports betting odds are written in three formats — decimal, fractional, and American. 6 sixes typically uses decimal format, but knowing all three makes it easy to read any market.
Example 1 — Two Evenly Matched Teams
Say Team A can win a Valorant match. Stake ৳500. The same odds in three formats: decimal 3.00 = fractional 2/1 = American +200. If Team A wins you receive ৳1,500 (৳1,000 profit + ৳500 stake); if Team A loses you lose ৳500.
Example 2 — Odds on the Favourite
In the same tournament Team B is the favourite: decimal 1.80 = fractional 4/5 = American -125. American minus odds show how much you need to stake to make ৳100 profit. With a ৳500 stake, if Team B wins you receive ৳900 (৳400 profit).
The figures above are examples only — they are not live odds or a guarantee of winnings.
Pre-Match and Live Betting — What Is the Difference
Both approaches have their own advantages, depending on how you like to plan.
You can place a bet any time before the match begins. Odds are generally stable and all markets are visible at once. This suits longer-term bets like tournament champion or series winner.
- All markets available at once
- Time to analyse before the match
- Easy to build multi-bets
Odds change as the game unfolds and new markets open up. Live betting is particularly interesting in esports — after a team loses a map you can watch their momentum and bet on the next map.
- New markets every map or round
- Odds change quickly
- Requires fast decision-making
Stay focused in live betting
In live betting, odds shift every round or map. In CS2, if a team takes the first few rounds easily their odds drop. Reading the situation and betting at the right moment is the core of live betting.
To learn about multi-bets or combining multiple selections, read the 6 sixes betting guide, which explains different bet types in detail.
Useful Betting Tips
Esports betting is for entertainment — these habits make the experience more enjoyable.
Common Mistakes to Avoid
New bettors often make these mistakes — knowing them makes them easier to avoid.
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