FaZe Clan's Håvard "rain" Nygaard is HLTV.org's Most Valuable Player (MVP) of ELEAGUE Premier 2017.

The Norwegian player was already leading the race prior to the final, and he cemented his claim by inspiring FaZe to beat Astralis 2-0 in the title decider with a team-leading Rating of 1.39 and a stunning 94.7 ADR.

With his strong performance in the final match, Håvard "⁠rain⁠" Nygaard overshadowed Nicolai "⁠device⁠" Reedtz, who was also a strong candidate leading up to the match and finished the event with an average 1.27 Rating.

rain wins his first MVP medal

rain had the second-highest rating of the tournament at 1.31, losing out only to Cédric "⁠RpK⁠" Guipouy (1.37). He also had the second-highest ADR (90.9) and finished tied with René "⁠cajunb⁠" Borg for the lead in clutches won with six.

This is the first MVP award in rain's career, even though he came within touching distance of claiming the honour at ESL One New York, where teammate Nikola "⁠NiKo⁠" Kovač won the medal after a sensational performance in the final.