IEM Katowice Fantasy recap

With IEM Katowice concluded, we study the best performing players in Poland and reveal the cash prize winners of the 1xBet-sponsored Fantasy league.

Natus Vincere demonstrated an absolutely astonishing performance in Katowice, where the squad led by Kirill "⁠Boombl4⁠" Mikhailov dropped but four maps in seven series on their way to the tournament trophy. Naturally, this meant that three members of the roster were present in the top 10 performing players, with Oleksandr "⁠s1mple⁠" Kostyliev reserving first place by a significant margin.

s1mple was the top fantasy performer by a margin of 33 points

The top three players of the HLTV x 1xBet League had touches to their drafts, but the winning formula across the board was a combination of two players from finalist teams Natus Vincere and G2. Winner of the IEM Katowice League, DieserBear93, went for the Natus Vincere duo of s1mple and Boombl4, G2's Nemanja "⁠huNter-⁠" Kovač and François "⁠amanek⁠" Delaunay, concluding the lineup with Nicolai "⁠HUNDEN⁠" Petersen.

HLTV x 1xBet League winners:

1. DieserBear93 (566) - $150
2. v111ncent (565) - $75
3. Gav2001 (563) - $25

Winners will be contacted via the email they have attached to their HLTV.org account. To be eligible for prize redemption, users are obligated to reply to the email within a month.

While Natus Vincere may have had an exceptional tournament, only s1mple stood as a top-five performer:

1. Oleksandr "⁠s1mple⁠" Kostyliev (169)
2. Nemanja "⁠huNter-⁠" Kovač (136)
3. Nemanja "⁠nexa⁠" Isaković (117)
4. François "⁠amanek⁠" Delaunay (115)
5. Nicolai "⁠device⁠" Reedtz (98)
6. Kenny "⁠kennyS⁠" Schrub (92)
7. Emil "⁠Magisk⁠" Reif (90)
8. Kirill "⁠Boombl4⁠" Mikhailov (90)
9. Denis "⁠electroNic⁠" Sharipov (89)
10. Andreas "⁠Xyp9x⁠" Højsleth (81)

Interestingly, the optimal lineup for the Fantasy league did not feature the outstanding Ukrainian AWPer, but duos from G2 and Natus Vincere were the correct lines of thought:

François "⁠amanek⁠" Delaunay as Support (138)
Nemanja "⁠nexa⁠" Isaković as Headshot Machine (138)
Kirill "⁠Boombl4⁠" Mikhailov as Defender (113)
Egor "⁠flamie⁠" Vasilyev as Leader (108)
Andreas "⁠Xyp9x⁠" Højsleth as Camper (98)
Maximum total points: 595

As per previous fantasies, CS:GO community figures organized leagues of their own for their followers to participate in. IEM Katowice's iteration saw "Haci's Prize League" attract a whopping 2738 players, overtaking Gaules' dominant "Liga da Tribo" by 843 users. Meanwhile, the "#LlamasCSGO" league topped the average points charts at 251.60 with 325 total users.

A warm thank you to participants of all leagues and please make sure to follow HLTV.org for future fantasies!