FalleN earns ESL One Cologne MVP award

Gabriel "FalleN" Toledo has been selected the Most Valuable Player (MVP) of ESL One Cologne 2017 for his role in SK Gaming's title-winning campaign.

The 26-year-old had the highest rating among SK's players in the tournament, 1.24, and was the joint highest-rated player of the final alongside teammate Marcelo "⁠coldzera⁠" David. 

Gabriel "⁠FalleN⁠" Toledo, who inspired SK to win the second map of the final with 34 frags, boasted a 68% success rate in opening duels, which was the second highest among playoff players, the fourth highest overall.

FalleN wins Cologne MVP medal

In the end, FalleN won the race for the MVP award over teammates Fernando "⁠fer⁠" Alvarenga and coldzera, both of whom also produced strong individual performances in the playoffs.

This is FalleN's second MVP award of his career after he also won the honour at DreamHack Austin 2016.

Marcelo 'coldzera' David Age: 22 Team: SK Rating 1.0: 1.22 Maps played: 560 KPR: 0.82 DPR: 0.61 Fernando 'fer' Alvarenga Age: 25 Team: SK Rating 1.0: 1.13 Maps played: 602 KPR: 0.78 DPR: 0.68 Gabriel 'FalleN' Toledo Age: 26 Team: SK Rating 1.0: 1.10 Maps played: 606 KPR: 0.72 DPR: 0.60