Who Won The Esports Awards?
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The Esports Awards is an annual awards ceremony to recognize the best in the esports industry. This year’s event was held on November 12, 2019 in Arlington, Texas.
The Esports Awards
The Esports Awards were created to recognize and award the professional players, teams, leagues, organizations, events, media, and products within the rapidly growing international esports industry.
The Categories
There are a number of different esports, each with its own following and competitions. As a result, The Esports Awards features a range of different categories to reflect this. Here are some of the main categories, with the winner in each bolded.
– Best Esports Game: Fortnite
– Best Esports Publisher: Riot Games
– Best Esports Team: G2 Esports
– Best Esports Athlete: Oleksandr “s1mple” Kostyliev
– Best Esports Coach: Danny “Zonic” Sørensen
-Best Newcomer: Tyler “Ninja” Blevins
– Breakthrough Game of the Year: Rainbow Six Siege
The Winners
The Esports Awards celebrates the best in professional esports. The Awards are given to the players, teams, and organizations across multiple games who have delivered outstanding performances throughout the year.
The full list of this year’s winners is as follows:
Player of the Year: NiKo – FaZe Clan
Team of the Year: Cloud9
Org of the Year: 100 Thieves
Content Creator of the Year: Jacksepticeye – YouTube
Broadcaster of the Year: Andreas “Sampey” Källström – Summit1g
Rising Star Award: Ethan “Ethan” Arnold – 100 Thieves
The Future of Esports
The Esports Awards for 2020 have wrapped up, and the results are in. Heading into 2021, the future of esports looks incredibly bright. Last year saw a huge growth in the competitive scene, with more tournaments, events, and leagues popping up all over the world. This year looks to be even bigger, with even more tournaments and events planned.
The Growth of Esports
The global esports market is still in its infancy but is growing rapidly. In 2015, the total esports economy was valued at $325 million and is expected to grow to $493 million by 2020, according to a report by Newzoo.
The number of esports enthusiasts is also on the rise, with the report estimating that there are now 2.2 billion people worldwide who either watch or play esports. Of those, around 54% are male and 46% are female.
One of the main reasons for the growth of esports is the increasing amount of prize money up for grabs. In 2018, there was a total of $865 million in prize money up for grabs, which was a year-on-year increase of 38%. The largest prize pool in esports history was for the 2018 International, which had a prize pool of $25 million.
The increasing amount of money in the scene has attracted mainstream attention and investment, with some big names getting involved. For example, ESPN now broadcasts esports events and has even created an entire section on their website dedicated to coverage. Moreover, traditional sports teams are increasingly investing in Esports teams or organising their own tournaments. For example, FC Schalke 04 recently launched their own professional Esports team and the NBA has created its own official NBA 2K League.
The future of esports looks bright and with more investment coming in from both traditional sports organisations and mainstream media outlets, it is only going to continue to grow in popularity.
The Popularity of Esports
The esports industry is growing rapidly. Thanks to the popularity of live-streaming platforms like Twitch and YouTube Gaming, as well as the rise of mobile gaming, competitive gaming is now enjoyed by millions of people around the world.
This growth has led to a new wave of professional gamers, who are now being signed by traditional sports organizations and given lucrative sponsorship deals. The future of esports looks bright, and it seems that the only way is up for this burgeoning industry.
One sign of the esports industry’s bright future is the recent launch of the Esports Awards. This annual event celebrates the best players, teams, and events in competitive gaming, and it is a sign that the industry is being taken seriously by both gamers and businesses alike.
The inaugural Esports Awards took place in November 2016, and it was a resounding success. With over 1.5 million votes cast, it was clear that there was a huge appetite for an event like this. The Awards were broadcast live on Twitch, and they were hosted by some of the biggest names in esports, including Richard Lewis, Duncan Hampson, and Paul Chaloner.
The event featured award categories for players, teams, tournaments, and broadcaster s,and it was ultimately won by some of the biggest names in the business. This included Team Liquid (Player of the Year – Eugene Park), G2 Esports (Team of the Year), Halo World Championship (Tournament of the Year), and Duncan “Thooorin” Shields (Broadcaster of the Year).
The success of the inaugural Esports Awards shows that there is a real appetite for this kind of event within the gaming community. With more people than ever before watching and playing competitive games, it seems likely that we will see even more growth in this area in the years to come.