Most Valuable Player

In sports, a Most Valuable Player (MVP) award is an honor typically bestowed upon the best performing player or players on a specific team, in an entire league, or for a particular contest or series of contests. Initially used in professional sports, the term is now also commonly used in amateur sports, as well as in other completely unrelated fields of endeavor such as business. A similar award in some sports is man of the match. The term Most Valuable Player is most often used in the United States.

Related Topics:
Sport - Business - Man of the match - United States

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Specific American examples include (first regular season, then playoffs):

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• MLB Most Valuable Player Award and World Series MVP Award
• NFL Most Valuable Player Award and Super Bowl MVP Award
• National Basketball Association Most Valuable Player Award and NBA Finals MVP Award
• WNBA Most Valuable Player Award and WNBA Finals MVP Award
• National Hockey League Hart Trophy (regular season) and Conn Smythe Trophy (playoffs)

One award is commonly referred to as an "MVP" award, despite the fact that its official name does not match the "MVP" initialism:

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• NCAA Basketball Tournament Most Outstanding Player Award

Also, MVP is a title given in the MMORPG Ragnarok Online to a player that deals and takes most damage in a fight with a boss monster. The boss monsters are called MVPs in player slang.

Related Topics:
MMORPG - Ragnarok Online

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