Kyousuke, Karrigan Top CS Asia Championship Fantasy Picks

Maksim “kyousuke” Lukin and Finn “karrigan” Andersen are the most-picked players in the CS Asia Championships 2026 fantasy game, appearing in 42% and 39% of rosters respectively. Ilya “m0NESY” Osipov is the highest-priced player at $245,000 and appears in about 15% of lineups. The fantasy contest covers both the group stage and the playoffs.

The tournament format uses two eight-team double-elimination group brackets, followed by a six-team single-elimination playoff bracket with a third-place decider. Matches are best-of-three except for the opening best-of-one round and the best-of-five grand final. Fantasy rosters can be created on the tournament’s Fantasy page.

Players who reach group upper finals receive one round of padding in fantasy scoring. Winners of the upper finals receive an additional round of padding for skipping the quarterfinals.

Karrigan is listed as a silver card at $188,000 and registered a 0.73 rating in Astana. Marco “Snappi” Pfeiffer is the second-cheapest listed player at $170,000 after Robin “ScrunK” Röpke and is the most-picked bronze card in the game. Ninjas in Pyjamas are the third-lowest ranked team at the event.

Ilya “m0NESY” Osipov’s $245,000 price is the highest recent valuation for him in the contest. About 15% of fantasy managers included him in their teams at the time of the data.

Fantasy scoring and booster rules apply across group and playoff matches. The available padding for teams that advance through the upper bracket changes how many rounds count toward player scoring and therefore affects roster construction.

Prizes for the fantasy contest are provided by Hellcase and include Season points and in-game skins. First place receives a Huntsman Knife | Bright Water (Minimal Wear), second place an M4A1-S | Player Two (Minimal Wear), third an AK-47 | Searing Rage (Factory New), fourth an AWP | Hyper Beast (Field-Tested), and fifth through tenth a Desert Eagle | Mecha Industries (Factory New).