Almost every esport celebrates its MVPs – whether it’s the players with the most kills, most assists, most points, or something completely different. However, there are other stats that showcase exceptional performances. Here are some of the most underrated Esports teams and players in the world.

MVPs, or Most Valuable Players, come in many forms. These aren’t on a typical list, but they’ve done incredible things.

Shanghai Dragons in the first OWL – Season
In the first – Season of the Overwatch League, there were many fan favorites among the teams. Some delivered top performances, but there was no clear favorite. But there was one thing everyone agreed on: the Shanghai Dragons were not one of them.

The team did, however, set a record: they didn’t win any of their 40 OWL games. It would be easy to just label them as bad, but that wasn’t the case. They started with one of the smallest rosters in the league, had to put away many player and coaching departures, deal with barrier issues, and more. Despite this, their players crystallized as Esports MVPs.

They won on the maps of top teams like Seoul Dynasty or New York Excelsior – but never enough to win the matches. Their losing streak never stopped fans from cheering for the Dragons, rather the opposite was true. The support for the Shanghai Dragons was huge.

Kim “Geguri” Seyeon
Geguri was and is the first and only female player on an OWL team. She is one of many Korean players in the league and definitely an MVP.

Like many women in Esports, she had to deal with a lot of hate. She was even involved in a scandal and had to deal with cheating allegations. After all, women could never play as well as Geguri – or so they said.

But she proved the haters wrong and even forced some critics to quit Esports altogether – a strong sign against sexism. In addition, she secured a spot on the Pacific Division All-Star team.

Sasha “Scarlett” Hostyn
For years, she was the top earner in the StarCraft II scene, which, while not reaching the size of Dota 2 or LoL, still boasts a huge fanbase. Scarlett is by far the most important female player in the scene.

In addition to her earnings record, she’s also the highest-paid trans person across all Esports pro leagues and speaks openly about how her gender has nothing to do with her success or talent. A true Esports MVP.

Team TyLoo in CS:GO
TyLoo is a Chinese organization with a CS:GO roster. Next to the big names of the scene, TyLoo is easy to overlook, however, they made the shooter classic presentable in China in the first place and can show some successes.

One example: the team finished third at IEM Sydney 2018. Shortly after captain Ke “captainMo” Liu suffered a Segway accident and had to sit out a few matches, his team finished third at the CS:GO Asia Championships. Who has a segway accident, please? Well anyway…

TyLoo Gaming as an organization has been around since 2007 and has been active in CS since 2010, and in CS:GO since 2013. As a pioneer for CS esports in China, TyLoo is a true Esports MVP!

We are sure there are many more Esports secrets out there. Esports is mostly about kills, achievements, and tournament wins, but there are many more concerns to pay more attention to.

Overwatch

Overwatch is a computer game by Blizzard Entertainment (Diablo 3, World of Warcraft) and a first-person shooter with individual fantasy elements. The game was released in May 2016.

In Overwatch, the player must choose between 21 unique characters, which can be freely selected in a loosely held classification system (offensive and defensive class, support unit and tanks).

A character’s three to four different abilities can be controlled and activated through the mouse and keyboard. The game modes already vary from scoring points to cargo hauling. Team play is required in both modes, as each character takes on a specific role in the battlefield (e.g. heal teammates, provide backup, or secure defensive lines).

The name Overwatch derives itself from a fictional elite military unit that came together when robots tried to subjugate humanity in a near future. Individual characters are associated with this unit in the game, while others oppose it. It is not yet known whether the storyline will continue in multiplayer.

Brawl

Brawl is a game mode in which time-limited rule variations of the well-known modes are drawn. Sometimes completely new game modes are used in Brawls.

Rule variations include, for example, the restriction to certain heroes or classes, changes to the cool-down times or certain cards. New game modes that have been playable so far include a soccer game and a PvE mode.

Usually, Brawls are restarted as Brawl of the Week every Tuesday at 22:00 UTC and are then playable for a week. On certain occasions, such as – Season al events, Brawls may also be playable for a longer or shorter period of time.

The game mode is comparable to the card chaos from Hearthstone and was activated for the first time in the beta phase on March 22, 2016 through a patch.

Actions

• Arcade: More health, shorter skill and ultimate cooldowns, and faster resurrection after death.
• Girl Power: Female heroes only.
• Head’s Up!: McCree, Genji, Hanzo, and Widowmaker. Only head hits count.
• High Noon: High Noon on Route 66, only head hits with McCree count.
• Highly Offensive: Only offensive heroes. Limit is two of the same hero per team.
• Junkenstein’s Revenge: Soldier, Hanzo, Ana, Mc Cree only (1 each). The first co-op PVE mode in Overwatch. Part of the – Season al event Halloween Horror.
• Justice rains from Above: Only Mercy and Pharah playable.
• Moba Watch: Only unique heroes per team. No hero switching allowed.
• Mystery Heroes: Upon death, you will be resurrected as a randomly selected Hero.
• Overly Defensive: Only defensive heroes. Limit is two of the same hero per team.
• Show Your Support: Support Heroes only. The limit is two of the same Hero per team.
• Super Shimada Bros: Welcome to Hanamura. Only Hanzo and Genji are playable. Shorter skill cooldowns, longer ultimate cooldowns.
• Tanks A Lot: Tank heroes only. Limit is two of the same hero per team.
• The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Only McCree, Reaper and Roadhog playable.
• We’re all Soldiers now: Only Soldier: 76 playable on control cards.
• Lucioball: Lucio only: Soccer mode, 3 vs 3.
• Yeti Hunt: Five meis against a yeti that has the characteristics of Winston.

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