EVP and All-Star Players Revealed for PGL Masters Bucharest

Mareks "YEKINDAR" Gaļinskis won an MVP medal for the first time after 12 EVP awards and eight major trophies. The Latvian player's final match played a big part in this achievement. On championship day, YEKINDAR posted a rating above 1.56 across the first four maps, and his effective performance in the final crowned the tournament.

YEKINDAR finished the tournament with an average of 1.10 KPR and produced nine standout maps. His rise against Liquid, BETBOOM and MOUZ drew attention on these maps. After the match, when asked about his age, the player said "Age is just a number" and noted that everything had gone well for him at this tournament.

For molodoy, this event means his fifth EVP title of 2026. The player had been under pressure this season. After resolving an eye problem he had experienced in the middle of the year, molodoy returned to his old form in Bucharest and was one of the strongest MVP candidates up to the final. He crushed Spirit on Ancient.

molodoy's most important performance of the tournament came in the semifinal against MOUZ. His ratings of 1.86 on Dust2 and 1.83 on Cache were a decisive win against an opponent seen as the tournament favorite.