THE ESPORTS AWARDS UNVEIL FIRST WAVE OF FINALISTS

July 1, 2022

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The Esports Awards, the most prestigious night in the esports calendar, is excited to present the first set of finalists for this year’s event which will be hosted at Resorts World Las Vegas on December 13th. After a huge wave of nominations, League of Legends, Dr Disrespect, and FaZe Clan are among the names who have been shortlisted in the entertainment categories.

The finalists were announced by Daniel ‘dGon’ Gonzales, Jonathan ‘Reinforce’ Larsson and Garrett “Shady” Smith Jr as part of the Esports Awards’ second Spotlight Show of the year. The show took place at the Verizon 5G labs in Los Angeles, California. The ground-breaking facility features technologies such as the “Augmented Live Stream” which allows you to embed digital elements into a live stream in real-time such as becoming a digital avatar with the character’s animation mimicking the user’s facial expression.

The Spotlight Show also played host to an interview with Mark Chang, Head of Gaming & Esports Strategy and Sponsorships at Verizon who discussed Verizon’s support of the mobile esports scene, and 5 Mobile Moments brought to you by Verizon 5G Ultra-Wideband which compiles the most significant moments from the previous month in mobile esports.

The full list of entertainment awards finalists are:

Content Group of the Year

100 Thieves
FaZe Clan
LOUD
One True King
G4TV
Tribo Gaules
OfflineTV
Full Squad Gaming
Team Summertime
S8ul Esports

Esports Content Creator of the Year

HECZ
SunlessKhan
Ashley Kang
ZooMaa
ImperialHal
BananaSlamJamma
Hungrybox
Launders
IWDominate

Esports Content Series of the Year

The Story Of… (theScore esports)
The Process
T1 THE LOCKER ROOM
G2 Voicecomms
The Eavesdrop Podcast
Backstory
Road to The International
Players

Esports Game of the Year

League of Legends
VALORANT
CS:GO
Rocket League
Dota 2
Free Fire
Apex Legends
Rainbow Six Siege
Fortnite

Esports Mobile Game of the Year Presented by Verizon

PUBG MOBILE
League of Legends: Wild Rift
Free Fire
Pokémon Unite
Arena of Valor
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang
Call of Duty: Mobile
Brawl Stars

Esports Personality of the Year

s1mple
Sjokz
ocelote
Gaules
Mortal
Faker
Nadeshot
Goldenboy
HECZ
Cherrygumms
MoistCr1TiKaL
Nobru

Streamer of the Year

Ibai
Gaules
Valkyrae
Asmongold
tarik
Kameto
loltyler1
TimTheTatman
Dr Disrespect
QTCinderella
TheGrefg
NICKMERCS

After a successful partnership in 2021, the Esports Awards is pleased to welcome back The Truman Factory as an Official Partner for 2022. The Truman Factory will once again be gifting their incredible candy through the campaign and at the main ceremony in December.

“We really excited to unveil the first set of finalists for this year’s awards which is set to be our most prestigious event to date. It’s such an honour to be able to provide a platform for the hardworking individuals, brands and companies in esports to get the recognition that they deserve. We look forward to hosting all our finalists in Las Vegas in December for the ultimate celebration,” said Michael Ashford, CEO, Esports Awards

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