ESL Pro League Playoffs Season 24 2026 EEU
Fantasy Recap: The Week's Best Players
Wicadia was the week's best player: a 1.27 rating over 23 maps and the top fantasy score of 968.5. The best five you could have picked scored 1739. Full tables and the week ahead inside.
Vitality secured the championship at ESL Pro League Playoffs Season 24 2026 EEU, where the theoretical ceiling reached 1739 points, separating itself from the field average of 982 across 19 finished maps. ZywOo set the standard for the champions, logging 8 maps with a 1.57 rating, 149 kills, and 84 deaths for 500 fantasy points. ropz provided steady support over 8 maps with a 1.28 rating, 114 kills, and 88 deaths to deliver 347.5 points.
Across the broader tournament slate, Wicadia was the most active fragger, accumulating 23 maps with a 1.27 rating, 381 kills, and 314 deaths for 968.5 fantasy points. KaRnez powered Black Phoenix to the title at CCT Europe Playoffs Series #10 2026 EEU, posting 10 maps with a 1.59 rating, 187 kills, and 125 deaths on his way to 621.5 points.
The optimal five-man roster for the marquee playoffs required 24 of the 25 budget. Alongside premium contributor ZywOo, the bargain of the group came via apEX at price 2, who turned 8 maps with a 0.94 rating, 89 kills, and 105 deaths into 246 fantasy points. The roster found balance through mid-tier options, with PR recording 8 maps with a 1.13 rating, 130 kills, and 111 deaths for 339.5 points at price 4, while XANTARES collected 7 maps with a 1.2 rating and 110 kills for 306 points at price 4.
PGL Masters Group Stage Bucharest 2026 EEU headlines the upcoming schedule when it begins on 2026-10-24. Earlier in the week, CCT Europe Group Stage Series #11 2026 EEU presents Bushido Wildcats against Gothic on 2026-10-17, followed on 2026-10-18 by ex-RUSTEC facing ILLYRIANS, where community consensus places 75% of 4 picks behind ex-RUSTEC. On 2026-10-19, BIG clashes with PRIVATE at 1win Playoffs Private Club #2 2026 EEU. Drafting is open now for PGL Masters Group Stage Bucharest 2026 EEU, where you can lock in your five before play begins.
Around the scene
Inner Circle have appointed stikle- as their new head coach. He is an F-tier pick priced at 1 who holds a 0.80 HLTV rating across 8 recent maps (source).
NIP overcame a deficit and insani dominated the quarter-finals at Stake Pulse Playoffs Beat III 2026 WEU. For MIBR, insani collected 222 base points across 3 maps last week with 74 kills and 47 deaths at an energy cost of 8. With the optimal roster scoring 1237 on 24 of 25 energy, his scoring pace anchors the tournament's top combinations (source).
Boombl4 stated that his squad is demonstrating clear development and sharper execution at the event. That optimism contrasts with results, as Legacy have won 0 percent of their recent matches. Priced at 3, the C-tier pick holds a 1.02 HLTV rating across 1368 recent maps (source).
playN has received a permanent sanction from ESIC. He exits the player pool as an F-tier pick priced at 1 after recording a 0.49 HLTV rating across 4 recent maps (source).
How this is scored: fantasy points come from real map performance in the pro matches above, and every player carries a price set by recent form. A roster is five picks inside a fixed budget, so the best five is a value question, not just the biggest names.
Top fantasy performers
Most kills: Wicadia with 381 across 23 maps.
The optimal roster
The five you should have drafted
25/25 energy spent
base points
Optimal roster vs the field
Team of the week

Overtake Sector
4-1 in matches
Won ESL Challenger League Playoffs North America Cup #3 season 52 2026 NA
Standings
- 1MOUZ

- 1Vitality

- 3Team Falcons

- 31WIN

- 3Aurora Gaming

- 6Spirit

Biggest busts
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