The Fantasy competition for the Esports World Cup 2026 playoffs has opened its doors to participants looking to test their prediction skills and win attractive rewards.
The tournament features a sixteen-team single-elimination bracket format with a third-place match included. While the grand final will be played as a best-of-five series, all other matches follow a best-of-three format. One notable scheduling detail is that the opening quarter-final will begin immediately following the conclusion of the round of 16.
The bracket draw created an imbalanced situation, with Vitality, Spirit, Natus Vincere, and Falcons all placed in the lower half. Player pricing has been adjusted slightly to reflect this distribution.
Ilya "m0NESY" Osipov has emerged as the most selected golden card choice at $235k, appearing on approximately twenty percent of all teams and ranking fourth in overall selections. His popularity is twice that of Mathieu "ZywOo" Herbaut, who carries the same price tag, and nearly double that of Danil "donk" Kryshkovets, priced at $240k.
Yasin "xfl0ud" Koç ranks as the second most-picked player overall. The Turkish rifler is valued at $195k and has posted an impressive 1.42 rating at the event. His FUT squad faces magic, considered the playoffs' biggest underdog, in the round of 16. The winner of that match will meet either GamerLegion or MOUZ, with FUT having already defeated MOUZ during group play.
Winners will receive Season points and skins provided by Hellcase. First place receives Shadow Daggers Tiger Tooth Factory New, second gets AK-47 Asiimov Minimal Wear, third receives AWP Redline Field-Tested, fourth wins M4A4 The Battlestar Minimal Wear, and places five through ten earn Desert Eagle Mecha Industries Factory New.
