eSports Industry Awards finalists have been announced

The first inaugural eSports Industry Awards is fast approaching, and the remaining finalists for each category have been selected. Set in London, UK, the award ceremony will showcase some of the best broadcasters, players, teams, personalities and eSport events to contribute to their craft in the past year. Many eSport games are represented, including Dota 2, League of Legends, StarCraft II, Call of Duty and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and more.The event is run by MBN Events and NewBay Media who had released the press release detailing the finalist shortlist. The ceremony is sponsored by NOW TV, Xbox and Windows, and partnered with Twitch, Gfinity, MCV and E4G.

The first inaugural eSports Industry Awards is fast approaching, and the remaining finalists for each category have been selected. Set in London, UK, the award ceremony will showcase some of the best broadcasters, players, teams, personalities and eSport events to contribute to their craft in the past year. Many eSport games are represented, including Dota 2, League of Legends, StarCraft II, Call of Duty and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and more.

The event is run by MBN Events and NewBay Media who had released the press release detailing the finalist shortlist. The ceremony is sponsored by NOW TV, Xbox and Windows, and partnered with Twitch, Gfinity, MCV and E4G.

The entire comprehensive list of finalists and their respective categories are as follows:

eSports Journalist of the Year

eSports Photographer of the Year

New eSports of the Year

Best eSports Coverage Website 2016

  • GosuGamers
  • HLTV.org
  • Dexerto
  • ESPN
  • PC Gamer
  • Aftonbladet E-sport
  • Yahoo Esports
  • Red Bull eSports
  • The Score eSports
  • The Daily Dot
  • Team Liquid
  • The eSports Observer
  • Slingshot eSports

Best Hardware Provider

  • Intel
  • SteelSeries
  • BenQ
  • Creative
  • Logitech G
  • Plantronics Gaming
  • Astro Gaming
  • Scuf Gaming
  • AMD
  • Asus ROG
  • MSI
  • Razer
  • HyperX
  • Alienware
  • HP
  • Acer

Best Streaming Platform

eSports Commercial Partner of the Year

  • G2A
  • Newegg
  • Intel
  • Turtle Beach Europe
  • AlphaDraft
  • HTC
  • Monster
  • DXRacer
  • Red Bull
  • Anheuser-Busch InBev

eSports Game of the Year

  • CS:GO – Valve
  • League of Legends – Riot Games
  • Dota 2 – Valve
  • StarCraft II – Blizzard Entertainment
  • Call of Duty – Activision
  • Smite – Hi-Rez Studios
  • Halo – Microsoft 
  • Heroes of the Storm – Blizzard Entertainment
  • Overwatch – Blizzard Entertainment
  • Rocket League – Psyonix
  • Super Smash Bros – Nintendo
  • StreetFighter V – Capcom 
  • Hearthstone – Blizzard Entertainment

eSports Publisher of the Year

  • Valve Corporation
  • Activision
  • Blizzard Entertainment
  • Ubisoft
  • EA
  • Microsoft
  • Capcom
  • Nintendo
  • Sony Computer Entertainment
  • Codemasters
  • Psyonix
  • Riot Games

Streamer of the Year

  • Spencer Owen
  • Josh “Steel” Nissen
  • Saqib “Lirik” Zahid
  • Alistair “Ali-A” Aiken
  • Olajide “JJ” Olatunji (KSI)
  • Chance “Sodapoppin” Morris
  • Michael “Imaqtpie” Santana
  • Jaryd “summit1g” Lazar

Broadcaster of the Year

  • Anders Blume
  • Rivington Bisland III
  • Eefje “Sjokz” Depoortere
  • Dan “Artosis” Stemkoski
  • Alex ‘machine’ Richardson
  • Owen “ODPixel” Davies
  • Austin “Capitalist” Walsh
  • Josh “Jatt” Leesman
  • Paul “ReDeYe” Chaloner
  • Christopher “MonteCristo” Mykles
  • Auguste “Semmler” Massonnat

Rookie of the Year

  • Luka “PerkZ” Perković  (G2)
  • Chres “Sencux” Laursen (Splyce)
  • Amer “Miracle-” al-Barqawi
  • Glenn “Hybrid” Doornenbal (G2)
  • Joshua “Dardoch” Hartnett (Team Liquid)

Console Player of the Year

  • Spencer ‘Gorilla’ Ealing (FIFA)
  • Sean”Dragonn” Allen (FIFA)
  • Gonzalo “ZeRo” Barrios (Smash 4)
  • Mathew “Royal2” Fiorante (Halo)
  • Natan “Mister Crimson” Massol (SF)
  • Ian “Crimsix” Porter (CoD)
  • Adam “Armanda” Lindgren (Smash Melee)
  • Justin Wong (Street Fighter)
  • Juan “HungryBox” Debiedma (Smash Melee)
  • Mohamed Al-Bacha (FIFA)
  • Seth “Scump” Abner (COD)

PC Player of the Year

  • Olof “olofmeister” Kajbjer (CSGO)
  • Lee “Faker” Sang-hyeok (LOL)
  • Marcelo “coldzera” David (CSGO)
  • Thijs “Thijs” Molendijk (HS)
  • Amer “Miracle” al-Barqawi (DOTA)
  • Ladislav “GuardiaN” Kovács (CSGO)
  • Nikola “NiKo” Kovač (CSGO)
  • Song “Smeb” Kyung-ho (LOL)
  • Cho “Mata” Se-hyeong (LOL)
  • Zhang “Faith_bian” Ruida (DOTA)

UK eSports Player of the Year

  • James “Bakery” Baker (HotS)
  • Raymond “kaSing” Tsang (LOL)
  • Simon “fredy122” Payne (LOL)
  • Sean “Dragonn” Allen (FIFA)
  • Joshua “Snitch” Bennett (HotS)
  • Callum “Swanny” Swan (CoD)
  • Ryan Hart (SF)
  • Benjamin “Problem X” Simon (SF)
  • Will “Buk57” Buck (Halo)
  • Alex “Buk20” Buck (Halo)

eSports Personality of the Year

  • Duncan “Thorrin” Shields
  • Patrik “Carn” Sattermon
  • Ian “Crimsix” Porter
  • Lee “Faker” Sang-hyeok
  • Jake “SirActionSlacks” Kanner
  • Gabriel “Fallen” Toledo
  • Tobi “Tobiwan” Dawson

Best Live Event of 2016

  • MLG Columbus
  • Epicenter
  • IEM Katowice World Finals
  • ESL One Cologne
  • Mid Season Invitational
  • Eleague Season 1
  • Dreamhack Austin
  • The Manilla Major
  • The International 6 (August)
  • Evo 2016
  • Blizzcon (2015)
  • The Call of Duty World League Championship

eSports Team of the Year

  • Fnatic (CSGO)
  • SK Telekom T1 (LOL)
  • Team Secret (DOTA)
  • MVP Black (HotS)
  • Team SoloMid (LOL)
  • OpTic Gaming (COD)
  • Evil Geniuses (DOTA)
  • Team Liquid (All games)
  • SK Gaming (CSGO)
  • Natus Vincere (CSGO)
  • Wings Gaming (DOTA2)
  • EnVyUs (All Games)

Details on voting or buying tickets to the event can be viewed here. Most of the category winners will be decided by a panel of prominent eSports professionals in the industry, including Alan “Bricey” Brice, Cristopher “MonteCristo” Mykles, Paul “ReDeYe” Chaloner, Michael O’Dell, Chris Meads and Duncan Shield. However, the eSport Journalist, Photographer and new eSports Game of the Year will be open for public votes. Furthermore, by voting, the public will get a free NOW TV 30 day trial.

The awards show will take place from November 21st, 2016 at The Brewery, London.

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