Fantasy: PGL Major Antwerp Europe RMR A game goes live

The first of the two European RMR groups starts on Sunday, so it is now time to put together your fantasy rosters.

After an exciting start to the Americas RMR event, we will soon be able to watch the first group of European teams battle it out for the eight qualification spots. The Fantasy game for Europe RMR A has just been opened and you have until Sunday, April 17 to finalize your rosters.

The first group contains three of the top five teams in the world, FaZe, Natus Vincere and HEROIC, with the players from those teams no doubt being some of the safer picks, as their teams are expected to qualify without much trouble.

FaZe players are currently the hottest commodity on the market, with all five players on their roster being among the seven most picked players in the group. That is no doubt due to the recent performances by the European team, with the squad winning both ESL Pro League S15 and IEM Katowice so far this year.

Their players provide you with enough options for a few different strategies, with the two most expensive players Helvijs "⁠broky⁠" Saukants and Robin "⁠ropz⁠" Kool taking a significant part of your budget if you choose to include them. On the other hand, you have the option of taking a slightly cheaper pick of Håvard "⁠rain⁠" Nygaard or a much more budget friendly Finn "⁠karrigan⁠" Andersen, who would need a couple of good games paired with a Leader role to make it a good investment in the end.

The most expensive player of the tournament is the usual suspect Oleksandr "⁠s1mple⁠" Kostyliev, who with a price of $266,000 is almost impossible to justify, even with his incredible potential for points. His teammates Kirill "⁠Boombl4⁠" Mikhailov and Ilya "⁠Perfecto⁠" Zalutskiy are much more popular due to their price being under $200,000, giving you a bit of budget left to spend on some star players.

Some of the less popular picks who have a decent potential to bring you some points are Aurimas "⁠Bymas⁠" Pipiras, who after returning to the MOUZ roster averaged a 1.28 rating at ESL Pro League S15 — a type of performance he will hope to replicate. Another player providing some above average performances is Valentin "⁠poizon⁠" Vasilev, who with a low price of $188,000 has the potential to be a difference maker for your team.

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Fantasy returns with $10,000 Spring season

The HLTV fantasy league for this event will be in collaboration with BitSkins. Here are the prizes for the HLTV x BitSkins League:

1. Navaja Knife | Crimson Web (Field-Tested)
2. Navaja Knife | Blue Steel (Field-Tested)
3. Navaja Knife | Forest DDPAT (Field-Tested)

Aside from the event prizes, Fantasy players compete for the $10,000 season reward, with the battle for the top spot being wide open:

1. UnfriendlyV – 155 points
2. Kermo 77 – 141 points
3. MSL_BEAT_ASTRALIS_OOF - 140 points
4. OrdepLuis - 138 points
5. Juicemoose - 138 points

Please take note of the Fantasy rules before competing as they provide important information regarding the prizes, eligibility, and selection of winners. Fantasy is free of charge and can be played in official HLTV leagues, as well as independently organized private and public ones.

Start playing Fantasy by going to the Fantasy page here.