Rips and Fortune standouts take home the league's top individual honors
The INTENNSE MVP race is built around scoring margin, not raw wins and losses. Each round, every player is ranked league-wide in three categories, Overall (worth up to 50 points), Singles (up to 25 points), and Doubles (up to 25 points), based on plus/minus in that category. A player earns points only in categories where the plus/minus is positive, and the three category scores combine for a round score of up to 100. A player's MVP Scoring Average consists of the player's best six rounds, rewarding players who deliver night after night rather than a single standout performance.
Bolsova finished the season with the top MVP scoring average of 62.25, while Cid led all men with 53.17.
"Aliona and Roberto are very worthy winners of the prestigious MVP awards, recognizing their standout individual performances across the breadth of the 2026 seasons,” said Barry Fulcher, INTENNSE Commissioner. "Their efforts week in, week out helped to spearhead their respective teams and pushed them to the end of season playoffs. Their awards are representative of the extremely high level of standout performances we have seen on show throughout the season.”
Women’s MVP: Aliona Bolsova, Rips
Bolsova anchored the Rips lineup across all eight Arcs this season, totaling 415.5 points and an overall plus/minus of plus-88, averaging 55.6 points and a plus 11.0 margin per Arc. Her 62.25 MVP Scoring Average, consisting of her best six rounds, was the highest mark posted in the league.
Men’s MVP: Roberto Cid, Fortune
Cid was the model of consistency for the Fortune, posting a positive scoring margin in all eight of his Arcs this season, the only player on either side of the MVP race to do so. His best outing came June 11 against the Rips, where he posted a plus-29 margin and a season-high 51.0 points. For the season, Cid totaled 302.5 points and a plus-84.5 overall margin, averaging 37.8 points and a plus 10.5 margin per Arc, on his way to a league-best 53.17 season MVP Scoring Average among men.
The INTENNSE season will conclude tomorrow evening with the Championship match, set for 7:00 PM ET at INTENNSE Arena at Assembly Studios.