2018
Hosted by Eefje “Sjokz” Depoortere and Alex “Goldenboy” Mendez with additional presenters at The Brewery in London, the 2018 Esports Awards brought together the biggest names and moments in competitive gaming. Tyler “Ninja” Blevins dominated the night, winning both Personality of the Year and Streamer of the Year, Oleksandr “s1mple” Kostyliev was crowned Esports PC Player of the Year, and Mossad “MSdossary” Aldossary took home Esports Console Player of the Year.
HIGHLIGHTS
WINNERS
Esports Personality of the Year
TYLER “NINJA” BLEVINS
NOMINEES
Herschel “Dr Disrespect” Beahm IV
Matthew “Nadeshot” Haag
Michael “Shroud” Grzesiek
Chris Puckett
Jack “CouRageJD” Dunlop
Alex “Goldenboy” Mendez
Soe Gschwind
Eefje “Sjokz” Depoortere
Esports Play of the Year
DILLION “ATTACH” PRICE
NOMINEES
Ville “SHA77E” Palola
Lamar “ACCURACY” Abedi
Ahmet “Paz” Karahoca
Niclas “Pengu” Mouritzen
Hajime “Tokido” Taniguchi
Yudai “Wokka” Ichise
Lin “Oil King” Li-wei
Park “Profit” Joon-yeong
Soren “Bjergsen” Bjerg
Esports Console Player of the Year
MOSSAD “MSDOSSARY” ALDOSSARY
NOMINEES
Nick “Nickmercs” Kolcheff
William Peter “Leffen” Hjelte
Adam “Assault” Garcia
Dominique “SonicFox” McLean
Kenneth “Kenny” Williams
Benjamin “Problem X” Simon
Hajime “Tokido” Taniguchi
Anthony “Shotzzy” Cuevas-Castro
Esports PC Player of the Year
OLEKSANDR “S1MPLE” KOSTYLIEV
NOMINEES
Kim “Profit” Jun-Hyung
Nikola “NiKo” Kovač
Niclas “Pengu” Mouritzen
Jian “Uzi” Zi-Hao
Peter “dupreeh” Rasmussen
Anathan “ana” Pham
Bang “JJoNak” Sung-hyeon
Keiron “Scoom” Prescott
Song “Smeb” Kyung-ho
Yiliang “Doublelift” Peng
Lee “Carpe” Jae-hyeok
Esports Broadcaster of the Year
CLINT “MAVEN” EVANS
NOMINEES
Brandon “BSmith” Smith & Richard Buckley
Mitch “Uber” Leslie
Eefje “Sjokz” Depoortere
Alex “Goldenboy” Mendez
Alex “Machine” Richardson
Soe Gschwind
Laure Valée
Christopher “MonteCristo” Mykles
Martin “Deficio” Lynge
James Bardolph
Trevor “Quickshot” Henry
Esports PC Rookie of the Year
GABRIËL “BWIPO” RAU
NOMINEES
Bang “JJoNak”‘ Sung hyeon
Eric “Licorice” Ritchie
Justin “jstn.” Morales
Yudai “Wokka” Ichise
Robin “ropz” Kool
Lee “Carpe” Jae-hyeok
Tsvetelin “CeRq” Dimitrov
Kim “Profit” Jun-Hyung
Topias “Topson” Taavitsainen
Esports Photographer of the Year
HELENA KRISTIANSSON
NOMINEES
Joe Brady
Joao Ferreira
Robert Paul
Kyle Miller
Rich Lock
Stephanie “Vexanie” Lindgren
Chris “ChrisB3t” Betancourt
Esports Coverage Website of the Year
ESPN ESPORTS
NOMINEES
Blitz Esports
Dexerto
Charlie Intel
Liquipedia
Dot Esports
Inven Global
HLTV.org
DBLtap
theScore Esports
Esports Videographer of the Year
DAVIS “HITCH” EDWARDS
NOMINEES
Max Olivo
Damian Estrada
John “The Narwhal” Farrar
Phillipp “Phillian” Neubauer
Rhys Rasmussen
Gabriel Ruiz
Rober “OhhRogerr” Rogers
Esports Unsung Hero of the Year
MILOS NEDELJKOVIC
NOMINEES
Benjamin “DrLupo” Lupo
Jimmy “MrBeast” Donaldson
Matthew “Nadeshot” Haag
Brian “Terroriser” Hanby
Milos Nedeljkovic
Ryan Morrison
Jorian “Sheever” van der Heijden
Kim Meltzer
Esports Supporting Agency of the Year
EVOLVED TALENT AGENCY
NOMINEES
Freaks 4U Gaming
Level 99
Code Red Esports
Anna B. Baumann
National Association of Collegiate Esports
STARK Esports
ESG Law
Esports Journalist of the Year
JACOB WOLF
NOMINEES
Richard Lewis
Duncan “Thorin” Shields
Tyler Fionn “FionnOnFire” Erzberger
Travis Gafford
Mike Kent
Rod “Slasher” Breslau
Emily Rand
Jarek “DeKay” Lewis
Laure Valée
Streamer of the Year
TYLER “NINJA” BLEVINS
NOMINEES
Michael “Shroud” Grzesiek
Herschel “Dr Disrespect” Beahm IV
Félix “xQc” Lengyel
Tyler “Tyler1” Steinkamp
Jack “CouRageJD” Dunlop
Ali “TSM Myth” Kabbani
David “StoneMountain64” Steinberg
Jaryd “summit1g” Lazar
Imane “Pokimane” Anys
Esports Console Rookie of the Year
KENNETH “KENNY” WILLIAMS
NOMINEES
Thomas “TJHaLy” Haly
Preston “Priestahh” Greiner
Mossad “MSdossary” Aldossary
Donovan “F2TekKz” Hunt
Brandon “Dashy” Otell
Alex “Alexx” Carpente
Esports Team of the Year
ASTRALIS (CS:GO)
NOMINEES
Team Liquid (League of Legends)
Fnatic (League of Legends)
Royal Never Give Up (League of Legends)
Team Liquid (PUBG)
Natus Vincere (CS:GO)
Nova Esports (Clash Royale)
Team Dignitas (Rocket League)
KT Rolster (League of Legends)
OG (Dota 2)
Evil Geniuses (Call of Duty)
London Spitfire (Overwatch)
Esports Publisher of the Year
BLIZZARD ENTERTAINMENT
NOMINEES
Valve Corporation
Riot Games
Activision
Epic Games
Psyonix
Electronic Arts (EA)
Ubisoft
PUBG Corporation
Capcom
Esports Breakthrough Game of the Year
FORTNITE
NOMINEES
Clash Royale
Call of Duty: World War Two
Arena of Valor
FIFA 18
Battalion 1944
NBA 2k18
Dragon Ball FighterZ
Esports Commercial Partner of the Year
INTEL
NOMINEES
G Fuel
HyperX
T-Mobile
Toyota
Betway
Omen by HP
Turtle Wax
Gillette
Dr Pepper
HTC
Rocket Mortgage
Alienware
Esports Hardware Provider of the Year
NVIDIA
NOMINEES
Intel
Hyper X
ASUS
SCUF Gaming
Omen by HP
Corsair
TurtleBeach
BenQ Zowie
GTOmega
Logitech
Razer
Esports Live Event of the Year
OVERWATCH LEAGUE GRAND FINALS
NOMINEES
ELEAGUE Major: Boston 2018
League of Legends World Championship 2018
COD World League Championship 2018
The International 2018
The Six Invitational 2018
IEM Katowice 2018
Evo 2018 Championship Series
Rocket League Championship Series
FACEIT Major 2018
PUBG Global Invitational 2018
Clash Royale Crown Championship
Esports Game of the Year
OVERWATCH
NOMINEES
Call of Duty: World War Two
Fortnite
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO)
League of Legends
Rainbow Six Siege
Dota 2
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG)
Dragon Ball FighterZ
Super Smash Bros. Melee
Esports Organisation of the Year
CLOUD9
NOMINEES
Team Liquid
Team SoloMid (TSM)
FaZe Clan
100 Thieves
OpTic Gaming
Echo Fox
EnVyUs
G2 Esports
Fnatic