BLAST Open Rotterdam 2026 EVPs and best five unveiled

HLTV.org has published a list of esports athletes awarded the Exceptionally Valuable Player (EVP) title following the recent BLAST Open Rotterdam 2026 in Rotterdam.

The EVP title was secured by players who demonstrated outstanding results at the eight but were not named MVP. The list features representatives of Vitality, NAVI, Aurora, and Team Spirit. A total of five esports athletes are on it:

 Mathieu "ZywOo" Herbaut (Vitality);
 Shahar "flameZ" Shushan (Vitality);
 Drin "makazze" Shaqiri (NAVI);
 Danil "donk" Kryshkovets (Team Spirit);
 Ali "Wicadia" Haydar Yalçin (Aurora).

HLTV also presented an all-star roster of the best players of BLAST Open Rotterdam 2026 in each role – it included two representatives from NAVI and three Vitality players.

BLAST Open Rotterdam 2026 took place from March 18th to 29th, 2026. The group stage was played at the BLAST studio in Copenhagen, Denmark, while the playoffs played out in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. The event's prize pool amounted to $400,000, divided among 16 rosters. Vitality crushed NAVI with a scoreline of 3-0 in the final. Robin "ropz" Kool was named the event's MVP.

Origin: www.hltv.org