HLTV named the EVPs and All-Star team of IEM Rio 2026

After the conclusion of IEM Rio 2026, HLTV summed up the tournament and named the players who made the EVP list, as well as the symbolic All-Star lineup. The main star of the championship was Vitality AWPer Mathieu “ZywOo” Herbaut, who received the MVP award and continued his incredibly strong start to the season.

HLTV also highlighted Ilya “m0NESY” Osipov separately, as he topped the EVP list after the most productive Big Event of his career. Despite Falcons’ failure in the playoffs, the Russian player was the best performer on his team on almost every map. The list of the tournament’s most notable players also included representatives of Team Spirit, Vitality, and FURIA.

For some players, this became an important personal achievement. For example, Andrey “tN1R” Tatarinovich earned the first EVP of his career, while Yuri “yuurih” Santos played his strongest tournament of 2026 and became one of the key factors behind FURIA’s successful run in Rio.

EVP players at IEM Rio 2026:

• Ilya “m0NESY” Osipov — Falcons

• Andrey “tN1R” Tatarinovich — Team Spirit

• Robin “ropz” Kool — Vitality

• Yuri “yuurih” Santos — FURIA

• Danil “donk” Kryshkovets — Team Spirit

• Kaike “KSCERATO” Cerato — FURIA

In addition, HLTV also presented the tournament’s All-Star lineup - a symbolic team of the best players by role.

IEM Rio 2026 All-Star lineup:

• Dan “apEX” Madesclaire — IGL

• Mathieu “ZywOo” Herbaut — AWPer / superstar

• Andrey “tN1R” Tatarinovich — closer

• Danil “donk” Kryshkovets — opener

• Yuri “yuurih” Santos — anchor

FURIA became the most popular CS2 team of the first quarter of 2026, while PARIVISION surpassed NAVI

As a result, ZywOo became the main hero of the tournament as MVP, while six other players who stood out throughout the championship were included in the EVP list.