PGL Bucharest 2026 EVPs and beat five announced

HLTV.org has published a list of esports athletes awarded the Exceptionally Valuable Player (EVP) title following the recent PGL Bucharest 2026 in Romania.

The EVP title was secured by players who demonstrated outstanding results at the tournament but were not crowned MVP. The list included representatives of FUT, Astralis, PARIVISION, and B8. A total of eight esports athletes are on it:

 Džiugas "dziugss" Steponavičius (FUT);
 Jakob "jabbi" Nygaard (Astralis);
 Dmytro "dem0n" Myroshnychenko (FUT);
 Laurențiu "lauNX" Țârlea (FUT);
 Victor "Staehr" Staehr (Astralis);
 Love "phzy" Smidebrant (Astralis);
 Ivan "⁠zweih⁠" Gogin (PARIVISION);
 Dmytro "esenthial" Tsvir (B8).

Moreover, HLTV presented an all-star roster of the best players of PGL Bucharest 2026 in each role – it features two Astralis representatives and three FUT players.

PGL Bucharest 2026 took place from April 4-11, 2026, at the PGL studio in Bucharest, Romania. The event's prize pool was $625,000, split among 16 rosters. Astralis won the final against FUT 3-1, with Nikita "cmtry" Samolotov securing the title of tournament's MVP.

Origin: www.hltv.org