Fantasy games open for IEM Katowice and ESL Challenger

Two separate games are underway for IEM Katowice, one for the Play-In and one for the main event.

HLTV's Fantasy games continue with games contributing to the Spring 2023 Fantasy season underway, as well as separate partner games. As usual HLTV and Roobet have come together to run leagues with skin prizes up for grabs.

Two games are set to start that confer points for the $10,000 Spring Leaderboard, with one being for the IEM Katowice Play-In. Cloud9 newcomer Timur "⁠buster⁠" Tulepov is currently the most-picked player for the Play-In event, with teammates Sergey "⁠Ax1Le⁠" Rykhtorov, Vladislav "⁠nafany⁠" Gorshkov and Dmitry "⁠sh1ro⁠" Sokolov also amongst the top picks.

As for the Katowice main event it is Lotan "⁠Spinx⁠" Giladi who currently resides as the top pick, with Vitality, FaZe and G2 players dominating the list. Bear in mind that only eight teams are currently available to pick from, with eight more teams to be added once the Play-In concludes.

The following skins are up for grabs in the HLTV x Roobet league for the Katowice Play-In:

1. Hydra Gloves | Rattler (Field-Tested)
2. Hydra Gloves | Mangrove (Field-Tested)
3. Driver Gloves | Racing Green (Field-Tested)

For the HLTV x Roobet league for the main IEM Katowice event, the following skins are available:

1. Navaja Knife | Forest DDPAT (Field-Tested)
2. Shadow Daggers | Forest DDPAT (Field-Tested)
3. Gut Knife | Forest DDPAT (Field-Tested)

Also underway is a Fantasy game for ESL Challenger League Season 44 Europe, with that game not contributing to the Spring Leaderboard but still offering skin prizes to the winners. Ismail "⁠refrezh⁠" Ali is currently the most-picked player, but Bad News Eagles dominate the rest of the list with four of their players among the top eight picks.

Be aware that teams are already split between an upper and lower bracket for ESL Challenger, so check the event page to see the brackets before making your picks.

Joining the HLTV x Roobet league for ESL Challenger will give players the chance to compete for skin prizes, with the following skins up for grabs:

1. Shadow Daggers | Boreal Forest (Field-Tested)
2. AK-47 | Jaguar (Field-Tested
3. USP-S | Overgrowth (Field-Tested)

Read more

$10,000 Fantasy Spring season goes live with BLAST Premier Spring Groups

---

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.