Preface: The S15 season matches have officially begun, and it is believed that the vast majority of players have been paying attention to the recent confrontations. The LPL region's matches are nearing their conclusion, with four teams successfully entering the playoffs. Netizens have compiled the number of MVP awards earned by the 40 starting players in the Top Group during this regular season. Surprisingly, some players have yet to earn a single MVP, including top professionals like AL's mid-laner Shanks. On the other hand, there are some unexpected results, such as WE's jungler Monki topping the list with nine MVPs, despite his team ranking second to last.

Summary of MVPs for the 40 starters in the LPL Top Group

Most players remain highly interested in the LPL region. In recent years, with the rapid growth of the esports industry, the overall performance of the LPL has not been ideal. Whenever it reaches the world stage, it tends to be overshadowed by the LCK region. This season, the LPL underwent a significant restructuring, resembling the old East vs. West format but separating strong and weak teams to maximize opportunities for weaker teams to advance to the knockout stages. As the competition progresses, the LPL regular season is nearing its end, with four playoff teams and eight Knight’s Road teams confirmed.

Netizens have also summarized the MVP counts of the 40 starters from the eight Top Group teams during this period. The overall results surprised fans. Firstly, teams like BLG, IG, WBG, and FPX have relatively balanced MVP distributions, indicating fairly even internal strength. For example, IG’s mid-laner 35641 stands out with MVPs, and other key positions have performed well too, which explains their top-four regular season finish. FPX, however, has struggled with a record of 0,1,1,1,2 and is confirmed to be in last place.

TES’s AD carry, Ahsu, earned nine MVPs in this regular season, ranking first on the chart, which was expected by fans given his outstanding play reminiscent of the S8 and S9 seasons. Surprisingly, WE’s other players have only 1,0,2,1 MVPs respectively, with only jungler Monki matching Ahsu’s nine MVPs. Despite WE ranking second to last, their nine-time MVP player is likely to become a hot transfer target during the off-season.

There are also some shocking cases, such as AL’s Shanks. As a strong team in the first two segments of the LPL season, their performance in the third segment fluctuated severely, barely securing a top-four spot. Shanks, who was publicly hailed as a rising mid-laner, did not earn any MVPs this time. The jungler Tarzan holds the most MVPs in the team, and even support Kael earned three, highlighting how poor Shanks’ form was in the third segment. No wonder he has faced so much criticism and mockery lately— in esports, poor performance is unforgivable.

Farewell thoughts

Who would have thought the MVP rankings would show such a huge gap, clearly exposing various internal team issues. It seems BLG and IG might be strong contenders for the third segment championship. TES still relies heavily on AD carry Ahsu’s performance; if he is neutralized, TES could struggle to find rhythm. AL’s mid-laner Shanks appears to be increasingly affected by online criticism, with his form declining.

What do you all think about this situation?