The Overwatch League revealed during its first playoff broadcast that
New York Excelsior
New York Excelsior
OWL
Rank #6
JJoNak
Bang Sung-hyeon (방성현)
flex support
HOTBA
Choi Hong-joon
off tank
Libero
Kim Hye-sung (김혜성)
dps
Nenne
Jeong Yeon-kwan
dps
Mano
Kim Dong-gyu (김동규)
tank
ANAMO
Jeong Tae-seong (정태성)
support
Mandu
Kim Chan-hee (김찬희)
support
flex support JJoNak was named the winner of the league's first ever MVP award. Fissure was second in voting, while Carpe finished third in votes.
Your @TMobile #MVP is the deadliest Zenyatta around, @JjoNakLove! #OWL2018 #TheFirstPlayoffshttps://t.co/U6dIipgQGs pic.twitter.com/ADCNfDtNmo
— Overwatch League (@overwatchleague) July 12, 2018
The MVP was decided by a mix of fan votes, worth 25% of the MVP vote, and votes from broadcast talent, Overwatch League coaches and media, combined to be worth 75% of the final tally. The votes from the talent, coaches and media were tallied by a point system where first-place votes were worth three points, second-place votes were worth two points and third place votes were worth one point.
JJoNak earned more than double the points of the next highest vote-getter, finishing with 124 points to Fissure's 59 points and Carpe's 38 points. JJoNak received 31 first-place votes while both Fissure and Carpe each got just six. The Overwatch League made a full list of votes available.
In announcing JJoNak's MVP victory, the Overwatch League cited some of his stats, "JJoNak’s 6,942 damage per 10 minutes was 22.8 percent better than the league-average Zenyatta, while his 5.08 final blows per 10 minutes outpaced his peers by 36.6 percent."
There's still some time before JJoNak takes the stage next. His Excelsior squad makes their playoff debut July 18 in the semifinal round of the playoffs.