After Vitality’s victory at BLAST Rivals 2026 Season 1, the tournament closed not only with a trophy, but also with a full set of individual awards. ZywOo took the MVP, four more players made the EVP list, and the symbolic All-Star lineup once again came out very “yellow” — with three Vitality representatives at once.
Vitality took their fifth title
This distribution of awards sums up the entire tournament very well. Vitality did not just win their fifth title in a row, but also once again showed that they have several players who can compete for the highest individual honors. Against that backdrop, NAVI did not go without recognition either: w0nderful and makazze made the EVP list, while Aleksib took the captain’s spot in the All-Star team.
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ZywOo won MVP once again
The tournament’s top individual award went to ZywOo. By the end of the event, he finished BLAST Rivals with a 1.34 rating, and in the final series against NAVI he stood out especially on Dust2, where he closed the map with a 2.18 rating. That kind of finish ultimately locked him into first place in the MVP race.
There is a certain irony to the tournament itself here: despite yet another MVP for the Frenchman, the internal competition within Vitality was once again tight. But it was ZywOo’s overall consistency across the full event and two very strong peaks on stage that allowed him to finish first among all candidates once again.
flameZ was very close again
The closest challenger for MVP was flameZ. He once again played a tournament at a level where he could easily have taken the main individual award at another event, but this time had to settle for the top spot on the EVP list.
His tournament looked especially strong in the playoffs: a great semi-final, good overtime maps, and a very serious contribution in Vitality’s difficult stretches. In practice, flameZ is no longer just “the second bright player next to ZywOo,” but a fully regular participant in MVP races.
ropz stepped up again specifically in the playoffs
Another EVP was ropz, and his tournament was very characteristic of how this Vitality now functions. He had a noticeably quieter group stage, but in the playoffs he once again switched on at the level of an elite closer. In the final against NAVI, he became one of the key factors in the comebacks and late rounds.
His impact was especially clear in the championship series: HLTV specifically noted that ropz won seven clutches in the final and also helped Vitality pull Nuke back after a 0:11 start. That was not quite enough to put him at the top of the MVP race, but it very confidently pulled him into the list of the tournament’s most valuable players.
NAVI got two EVPs at once
From NAVI’s side, w0nderful and makazze both made the EVP list. For the Ukrainian team, that is an important tournament conclusion, because even despite the lost final, two of their players still remained among the best performers across the entire event.
In w0nderful’s case, the award looks like recognition of his very strong road to the final: he had several big maps, consistently maintained a high level in the winning series, and became one of NAVI’s main driving forces throughout the tournament. makazze, in turn, confirmed that his top-tier group stage was not a fluke, and even in the final he still managed to produce a strong map on Anubis.
The symbolic all-star team turned out very telling
The tournament’s All-Star team included: Aleksib as IGL, ZywOo as AWPer, flameZ as opener, ropz as closer, and HeavyGod as anchor. This five-man lineup reflects the overall balance of BLAST Rivals very well: Vitality’s dominance, NAVI’s strong run, and respect for G2’s individual level even without a deeper run.
It is also interesting that Aleksib took the captain slot, even though the symbolic lineup could not simply include yet another Vitality player because of role limitations. And HeavyGod got the anchor spot specifically as a reward for a very strong individual tournament with G2.
Vitality continue to crush the scene not only with trophies, but with awards too
After BLAST Rivals, the table of multi-award players in 2026 once again looks very favorable for Vitality. ZywOo already has 4 MVPs and 1 EVP in 2026, ropz has 1 MVP and 3 EVPs, and flameZ already has 4 EVPs without a single MVP. w0nderful has also joined this group, now with 2 EVPs this year.
That is probably the best possible way to describe the state of the scene right now: Vitality are so good that their players are already starting to take individual honors away from one another. And teams like NAVI are left not only needing to reach finals, but to break this internal monopoly of the French champion.
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BLAST Rivals 2026 Season 1
The individual results of BLAST Rivals 2026 Season 1 turned out very logical: ZywOo took the MVP, flameZ, ropz, w0nderful, and makazze became EVPs, and the symbolic lineup once again underlined just how strong the core of Vitality is right now.
But there is a second important point too: despite the yellow dominance, NAVI did not look like bystanders. Two EVPs and a slot for Aleksib in the All-Star team are already a serious statement that the team was not just a finalist because of the bracket, but a real force at this tournament.
