The season’s most puzzling fantasy is set to start for the EPL playoffs

Dimitrii

25-9-2023 21:31

The ESL Pro League playoffs offer the most interesting challenge of the season due to the layered playoff bracket.

device & blameF go for affordable prices with a rather convenient bracket

Format

- You can create your teams in the Fantasy page here

- 16 teams in a single-elimination BO3 bracket with a BO5 Grand Final

- Vitality, ENCE, Natus Vincere, and G2 start from the quarter-finals and earn +6 points twice

- Astralis, FURIA, MOUZ, Monte, fnatic, 9z, Virtus.pro, and Eternal Fire start from Round 1

- Movistar Riders, BIG, FaZe, Complexity start from Round 2 and earn +6 points

Teams

Things to note

- As opposed to the regular single-elimination, the EPL playoffs' format challenges players to weigh on getting +6 or +12 points for one or two padding rounds, or to get a chance to earn even more in the event of a team fighting their way through the first two rounds. Just like for all single-elimination brackets, prediction is key.

Player prices

- This time, Rasmus "⁠HooXi⁠" Nielsen goes at an even higher price point of $181K despite the original price of $165K, but he’s still the money saver and 41% of players appreciate that. Right behind him is Dan "⁠apEX⁠" Madesclaire, at $192K, but with a significantly higher rating.

- Since the game was made before the bracket was released, Nicolai "⁠device⁠" Reedtz's and Benjamin "⁠blameF⁠" Bremer's prices were lowered significantly to $216 and $219K, respectively, given their originally unfavorable positions. Now, however, when they’re set to face Eternal Fire, BIG, and Natus Vincere, many might want to turn their head to these gold card players. Just remember that picking them only makes sense as long as Astralis makes a deep run.

- Due to the fact that Eternal Fire was added to the game last, we weren’t able to adjust their players' prices, therefore Ali "⁠Wicadia⁠" Haydar Yalçın goes for $186K despite a 1.14 rating at ESL Pro League, which makes him a combo of an eco pick and a bet against Astralis.

Prizes

- Both season points and skins will be in play. The skins are:

1. Hydra Gloves | Emerald (Field-Tested)
2. Hydra Gloves | Rattler (Field-Tested)
3. Hydra Gloves | Mangrove (Field-Tested)

Video

In this episode of Fantasy Focus by 22BET, Lucy "LucyLuce" Eastwood steps into Conner "⁠Scrawny⁠" Girvan's shoes to explain the ESL Pro League playoff fantasy (the most puzzling of the season) and update us on the celebrity league and the general season.