donk the most picked fantasy player for Astana groups despite $240k price tag

Less than 12 hours remain before the start of the first of two Fantasy games during PGL Astana 2025.

donk stars as the most picked player for Astana groups

PGL Astana 2025 - Group Stage

Format

• You can create your teams on the Fantasy page here.

• Sixteen-team Swiss group play.

• All matches are BO3.

Teams

Spirit
Natus Vincere
Aurora
The MongolZ
G2
GamerLegion
Virtus.pro
Astralis

paiN
MIBR
M80
FURIA
BIG
Ninjas in Pyjamas
ODDIK
HOTU

Things to note

• This game only includes the group stage.

• Teams with a 3-0 score get two rounds of padding, teams with a 3-1 score get one round of padding.

• Nemanja "⁠huNter-⁠" Kovač is replaced by Wiktor "⁠TaZ⁠" Wojtas on G2 for the time being due to "visa issues." It’s unclear when he will be able to join the team in Astana.

• Franco "⁠dgt⁠" Garcia is replaced by Henrique "⁠rikz⁠" Waku on paiN until May 12th (Swiss round 3).

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Player prices & pick stats

• Despite being priced at $240k, Danil "⁠donk⁠" Kryshkovets is still present on roughly 33% of the teams. With Spirit being a clear favorite to win the event, donk is set to do well, but whether this investment is going to pay off or not will be decided by the budget picks.

• The IGLs on the top teams, like Leonid "⁠chopper⁠" Vishnyakov and Aleksi "⁠Aleksib⁠" Virolainen, are priced higher than normal in this game due to a weaker field. With the former being notably on offer for $200k, there are a few high-profile players on lower-ranked teams that are cheaper.

Lucy "LucyLuce" Eastwood dives into this conversation in her video about this Fantasy game (but make sure to remember about the substitutes!).

Prizes

The PGL Astana 2025 Fantasy game will have both Season points and the following skin prizes:

1. Driver Gloves | Racing Green (Field-Tested)

2. AWP | Hyper Beast (Field-Tested)

3. M4A1-S | Hyper Beast (Field-Tested)