w0nderful Wins First MVP Award at IEM Atlanta 2026

Ihor Zhdanov has been named the MVP of IEM Atlanta 2026 by HLTV.org after helping Natus Vincere secure the championship title. The Ukrainian AWPer finished the tournament with an impressive 1.31 rating across 16 playoff maps, earning the first MVP medal of his professional career.

With this achievement, w0nderful became the 10th player in NAVI history to receive an HLTV MVP award. He joined a legendary list of former MVP winners, including Oleksandr Kostyliev, Ladislav Kovács, Egor Vasilyev, Justinas Lekavicius, Denis Kostin, Denis Sharipov, Valeriy Vakhovskiy, Ivan Mihai, and Drin Shaqiri.

NAVI defeated GamerLegion in the grand final with a dominant 3:0 scoreline. The series ended 13:3 on Mirage, 13:9 on Anubis, and 16:13 on Nuke. W0nderful was named the best player of the final after recording 60 kills and only 34 deaths across the match.

Natus Vincere Win IEM Atlanta 2026 After Dominant Victory Over GamerLegion

IEM Atlanta 2026 took place from May 11 to May 17 in Atlanta in a LAN format. Sixteen teams competed for a total prize pool of $1 million.