ESL Pro League Season 23 EVPs and best five revealed

HLTV.org has published a list of esports athletes named Exceptionally Valuable Players (EVP) following the recent ESL Pro League Season 23 tournament in Stockholm.

The EVP title was awarded to players who demonstrated outstanding results at the event but were not named MVP. The list included representatives of NAVI, Aurora, and Astralis. Three esports athletes are on it:

 Ihor "w0nderful" Zhdanov (NAVI);
 Ali "Wicadia" Haydar Yalçin (Aurora);
 Love "phzy" Smidebrant (Astralis).

HLTV also unveiled an all-star roster of ESL Pro League Season 23 best players in each role – two Aurora players and three NAVI players.

ESL Pro League Season 23 ran from March 1-15, 2026. The final stage took place in Stockholm, Sweden. The event's prize pool amounted to $400,000. NAVI defeated Aurora with a scoreline of 3-1 in the final. Drin "makazze" Shaqiri was crowned the event's MVP.

Origin: www.hltv.org