2020
Hosted by Eefje “Sjokz” Depoortere with presenters including WWE’s Xavier Woods, DJ Steve Aoki, and Dele Alli, the 2020 Esports Awards celebrated the biggest achievements across competitive gaming in a virtual ceremony. Anthony “Shotzzy” Cuevas-Castro was named Esports Console Player of the Year and Console Rookie of the Year, Michał “Nisha” Jankowski won Esports PC Player of the Year, and Made Bagas “Zuxxy” Pramudita took home Esports Mobile Player of the Year.
HIGHLIGHTS
WINNERS
Esports Personality of the Year
CARLOS “OCELOTE” RODRIGUEZ
NOMINEES
Alex “Goldenboy” Mendez
Matthew “Nadeshot” Haag
Eefje “Sjokz” Depoortere
Benjamin “DrLupo” Lupo
Lee “Faker” Sang-hyeok
Hector “H3cz” Rodriguez
Indiana “Froskurinn” Black
Gabriel “FalleN” Toledo
Esports Play of the Year
ISMAILCAN “XANTARES” DORTKARDES
NOMINEES
Ludvig “Brollan” Brolin
Luke “Kendrew” Kendrew
Justin “jstn.” Morales
Troy “Canadian” Jaroslawski
Jacob “JKnaps” Knapman
Gabriel “FalleN” Toledo
Helvijs “broky” Saukants
Mathieu “ZywOo” Herbaut
Hyper
Jason “Beaulo” Doty
G2 Esports
Esports Console Player of the Year
ANTHONY “SHOTZZY” CUEVAS-CASTRO
NOMINEES
James “Clayster” Eubanks
Donovan “F2TekKz” Hunt
Ian “Crimsix” Porter
Caden “Sypical” Pellegrin
Jacob “Jknaps” Knapman
Victor “Fairy Peak!” Locquet
Mossad “MSdossary” Aldossary
Esports PC Player of the Year
MICHAL “NISHA” JANKOWSKI
NOMINEES
Mathieu “ZywOo” Herbaut
Zhuo “Knight” Ding
Rasmus “Caps” Borregaard
Lasse “Matumbaman” Urpalainen
David Tonizza
Benjy “Benjyfishy” Fish
Nathanial “Rampy” Duvall
Kyle “Bugha” Giersdorf
Striker
Troy “Canadian” Jaroslawski
Esports Caster of the Year (Colour)
MICHAEL “KIXSTAR” STOCKLEY
NOMINEES
Joseph “Merk” DeLuca
Indiana “Froskurinn” Balck
Andrew “Vedius” Day
Nick “LS” De Cesare
Jason “Moses” O’Toole
Mohan “launders” Govindasamy
Thomas “Chance” Ashworth
Ioannis “Fogged” Loucas
Henry “HenryG” Greer
Esports PC Rookie of the Year
RYU “KERIA” MIN-SEOK
NOMINEES
Matthew “Wardell” Yu
Edward “Tactical” Ra
Mingyi “Spica” Lu
Alec “Fultz” Fultz
Esports Photographer of the Year
RICH LOCK
NOMINEES
Eric Ananmalay
Peter Chau
Helena Kristiansson
Kyle Miller
Stephanie “Vexanie” Lindgren
Michal Konkol
Katy Eyre
Radosław Makuch
Logan Dodson
Nuno Miranda
Chris OTT
Esports Journalist of the Year
EMILY RAND
NOMINEES
Adam Fitch
Tyler Fionn “FionnOnfire” Erzberger
Jacob Wolf
Jared “Dekay” Lewis
Richard Lewis
Duncan “Thorin” Shields
Ashley Kang
Esports Console Rookie of the Year
ANTHONY “SHOTZZY” CUEVAS-CASTRO
NOMINEES
Jason “Firstkiller” Corral
Henrique “Zezinho” Lempke
Indervir “iLLeY” Dhaliwal
Joris “Joreuz” Robben
Joseph “Owakening” Conley
Panel’s Choice Award
MICHAL SLOWINSKI & STEVE DUDENHOEFFER
NOMINEES
N/A – Panel’s choice Award chosen by Panel discussion and unanimous decision.
Esports Supporting Agency of the Year
CHARACTER SELECT AGENCY
NOMINEES
ESG Law
Hitmarker Jobs
The Story Mob
Esports Engine
Prodigy Agency
Paper Crowns
Esports Coverage Website of the Year
THE ESPORTS OBSERVER
NOMINEES
ESPN
Esports Insider
Dexerto
Liquipedia
HLTV.org
theScore Esports
Inven Global
Streamer of the Year
IBAI LLANOS
NOMINEES
Benjamin “DrLupo” Lupo
Imane “Pokimane” Anys
Timothy John “TimTheTatman” Betar
Jaryd “summit1g” Lazar
Alexandre “Gaules” Borba Chiqueta
Félix “xQc” Lengyel
Jack “CouRageJD” Dunlop
Naman “MortaL” Mathur
Kris “Swagg” Lamberson
Zachariah “Asmongold” Hoyt
Esports Videographer of the Year
LOGAN DODSON
NOMINEES
Sean Do
Charles Dalton
Pete Nguyen
Caroline Parker-Stark
Cassidy Sanders
Perra “akidos” Andersen
Julian Ramirez
Tuomo Väkevä
Esteban Martinez
Esports Team of the Year
TEAM SECRET (DOTA 2)
NOMINEES
Dallas Empire (Call of Duty)
Top Esports (League of Legends)
Team Vitality (CS:GO)
G2 Esports (League of Legends)
Spacestation Gaming (Rocket League)
Spacestation Gaming (Rainbow Six Siege)
Damwon (League of Legends)
San Francisco Shock (Overwatch)
Shanghai Dragons (Overwatch)
Esports Publisher of the Year
RIOT GAMES
NOMINEES
Activision Blizzard
Valve Corporation
Ubisoft
Epic Games
PUBG Corporation
Psyonix
2K
Electronic Arts (EA)
Supercell
Tencent
Esports Cosplayer of the Year
GLORY LAMOTHE
NOMINEES
Peyton Cosplay
Francesca “FusRoFran” Sheldon
Willow Creative
Zachary “Sneaky” Scuderi
Harry “Har_Fie” Field
Jemima “LittleJem” Puckett
Lara Lunardi
Alina “Xenon Cosplay” Guerra Spiridonova
Esports Organisation of the Year
G2 ESPORTS
NOMINEES
NRG
Team Liquid
EnvyUs
Spacestation Gaming
Cloud9
100 Thieves
TSM
Esports Commercial Partner of the Year
LOGITECH
NOMINEES
Intel
Red Bull
BMW
Mastercard
State Farm
Mountain Dew Game Fuel
Nike
Louis Vuitton
Esports Hardware Provider of the Year
ELGATO
NOMINEES
Razer
AMD
Logitech
Intel
NVIDIA
HyperX
Corsair
ASUS ROG
Alienware
SCUF Gaming
Respawn
Esports Creative Piece of the Year
LEAGUE OF LEGENDS WARRIORS SEASON OPENING
NOMINEES
Chasing the Dream – G2
FionnOnFire – Faker Piece
100 Thieves Uno
Flyquest: Treequest / Seaquest
Dota 2 TI9 Truesight
Team Liquid Marvel Collaboration
Drink CTRL FaZe Clan
Esports Host of the Year
EEFJE “SJOKZ” DEPOORTERE
NOMINEES
Ana Paula “Ana Xisdê” Cardoso
Chris Puckett
Alex “machine” Richardson
Frankie Ward
Jorian “Sheever” van der Heijden
Lottie “Praggy” Van-Praag
Soe Gschwind
James “Dash” Patterson
Alex “Goldenboy” Mendez
Esports Caster of the Year (Play By Play)
CLAYTON “CAPTAINFLOWERS” RAINES
NOMINEES
Mitch “Uber” Leslie
Clint “Maven” Evans
Trevor “Quickshot” Henry
Daniel “Drakos” Drakos
Ibai Llanos
Anders “Anders” Blume
August “Semmler” Massonnat
Owen “ODPixel” Davis
Esports Coach of the Year
LEE “HEEN” SEUNG GON
NOMINEES
Wilton “Zews” Prado
Raymond “Rambo” Lussier
Tobias “Tow B” Herberhold
Fabian “GrabbZ” Lohmann
Dae-hee “Crusty” Park
Lee “Zefa” Jae-min
Robert Louis “Chrome” Gomez
Atichart “Lycan” Triphokha
Luo “Bsyy” Sheng
Esports Game of the Year
LEAGUE OF LEGENDS
NOMINEES
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO)
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
Dota 2
Rainbow Six Siege
Rocket League
Valorant
F1 2019
Fortnite
Esports Content Team of the Year
LEAGUE OF LEGENDS EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP
NOMINEES
100 Thieves
G2 Esports
1UP Studios
Complexity
NRG
Faze Clan
Cloud 9
Esports Mobile Player of the Year
MADE BAGAS “ZUXXY” PRAMUDITA
NOMINEES
Peng “Fly” Yunfei
Made “Luxxy” Prabaswara
Bruno “Nobru” Goes dos Santos
Frank “Surgical Goblin” Oskam
Naman “MortaL” Mathur
Luke “iFerg” Fergie
Esports Analyst of the Year
CHAD “SPUNJ” BURCHILL
NOMINEES
Nick “LS” De Cesare
Indiana “Froskurinn” Black
Ioannis “Fogged” Loucas
Anthony “NAMELESS” Wheeler
Wolf “Wolf” Schröder
Jacob “Pimp” Winneche
Jonathan “Reinforce” Snowden
Loviel “Velly” Cardwell
Esports Creative/Creative Team of the Year
PAPER CROWNS
NOMINEES
Damian Estrada
AOE Creative
Popcorp
Euller Araujo
Gregory “SesoHQ” Ortiz
Visuals by Impulse
Hugo Bonnamy
Roma Bib
Esports Mobile Game of the Year
FREE FIRE
NOMINEES
PUBG MOBILE
Clash Royale
Brawl Stars
Arena of Valor
Call of Duty: Mobile
Clash of Clans
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang
Esports Collegiate Award
TYRELLE APPLETON
NOMINEES
The University of California at Irvine
Maryville University of Saint Louis
Full Sail University
Kevin Hoang
NACE
NUEL
College Carball
TESPA
Esports Content Series of the Year
EAVESDROP PODCAST
NOMINEES
100 Thieves – the Heist
TSM Legends
Complexity Through the Smoke
Eavesdrop Podcast
The Story of (Score Esports)
G2 Voice Comms
Team Liquid the Squad
Chicago Huntsmen – The Hunt
Esports Content Creator of the Year
UPUPDOWNDOWN
NOMINEES
Ashley Kang
Esports Talk
Wyatt “Musty” Ziegler
Hector “Hecz” Rodriguez
Matthew “Nadeshot” Haag
