2023
Primarily hosted by Alex ‘Goldenboy’ Mendez and Miles Ross, the 2023 Esports Awards was brought to you live from Las Vegas. Celebrating huge wins for Riot Games, Disguised Toast, Rivers, HyDra, Team Vitality and more.
HIGHLIGHTS
WINNERS
Esports Game of the Year
VALORANT
NOMINEES
League of Legends
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO)
Rocket League
Call of Duty Modern Warfare II
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang
PUBG Mobile
Dota 2
Fortnite
Esports Mobile Game of the Year
MOBILE LEGENDS: BANG BANG
NOMINEES
PUBG Mobile
Brawl Stars
Arena of Valor
Call of Duty: Mobile
Freefire
Honor of Kings
Clash Royale
Pokémon Unite
Esports Content Creator of the Year presented by Xfintiy
S8UL ESPORTS
NOMINEES
Juan “HungryBox“ DeBiedma
LOUD
Seth “Scump” Abner
theScore esports
Tribo Gaules
Judo Sloth
One True King (OTK)
Last Free Nation
Christian “IWDominate“ Rivera
Timothy “iiTzTimmy“ An
Thomas “ZooMaa” Paparatto
Esports Cosplay of the Year
AKEMIKUN
NOMINEES
Larissa Rochefort
Jemima “LittleJem” Puckett
Tayla “Kinpatsu Cosplay” Barter
Annjelife
Inaste
Bec of Hearts
Esports Content of the Year
FAKER: A DECADE OF GREATNESS
NOMINEES
GG Legends (Gucci)
JOIN THE NEW ERA | 2023 VCT LOCK//IN | Cinematic Trailer
RALPH LAUREN X G2 LIMITED COLLECTION (G2 Esports)
Counter-Strike: It’s in our DNA
The Breakdown (Scump)
Greatest Comeback In Dota 2 History: The Return Of Ceb (Red Bull)
Risking It All: The Tale of Gen.G
FURIA: Behind the Game
Valorant Roster Announcement 2023 Team Liquid
Esports Creative of the Year presented by Roland
GREGORY “SESOHQ” ORTIZ
NOMINEES
Ovilee May
Kvindsgn
Thorsten Denk
Tiago “LIQUID Enigma” Paixao
Sydneycreates
Esports Colour Caster of the Year presented by El Chato Tequila
DANIEL GASKIN
NOMINEES
Marc Robert “Caedrel” Lamont
Josh “Sideshow” Wilkinson
John “JohnnyBoi_i” MacDonald
Mohan “launders” Govindasamy
Thomas “Chance” Ashworth
Ioannis “Fogged” Loucas
Dominik “Lacoste” Stipić
Chad “SPUNJ” Burchill
Michael “Hypoc” Robins
Isaac “Azael” Cummings-Bentley
Esports Play by Play Caster of the Year
MITCH “UBER” LESLIE
NOMINEES
Steven “Tasty Steve” Scott
Alex “machine” Richardson
Brennon “Bren” Hook
Mark “Onset” Hatcher
Conner “Scrawny” Girvan
Brandon “BSmith” Smith
Callum “Shogun” Keir
Clayton “CaptainFlowers” Raines
Bruno “BrunoClash” Veiga Lopes
Miles Ross
Lauren “Pansy” Scott
Esports Coach of the Year
CHRISTINE “POTTER” CHI
NOMINEES
Danny “Zonic” Sørensen
Victor “Ferra” Francal
Ehsan “DREAL” Javed
Igor “igoorctg” Santos
Renzo “Renzo” Oemrawsingh
Jan “Swani” Müller
Aske “Cy-” Larsen
Yoon “Homme” Sung-young
Esports Host of the Year presented by 5GRV
CALEB “WAVEPUNK” SIMMONS
NOMINEES
Alex “GoldenBoy” Mendez
Eefje “Sjokz” Depoortere
Freya “Freya” Spiers
Sean “Stax” Stackhouse
Caleb “WavePunk” Simmons
Yinsu “Yinsu” Collins
Chris Puckett
Jorien “Sheever” van der Heijden
Lottie “Praggy” Van-Praag
Ana Paula “Ana Xisdê” Cardoso
James “Dash” Patterson
Soe Gschwind
Esports Mobile Player of the Year
MOHAMED “MOHAMED LIGHT” TAREK
NOMINEES
Frederic “Bennyqt” Gonzales
Gaku “Gaku” Mukai
Erik “Joker” Granström
Burenbayar “TOP” Altangerel
Tensai
Peng “Fly” Yunfei
Esports Team of the Year presented by LogitechG
T1 (League of Legends)
NOMINEES
Team Vitality (CS:GO)
Team Vitality (Rocket League)
Fnatic (VALORANT)
Evil Geniuses (VALORANT)
New York Subliners (Call of Duty)
JD Gaming (League of Legends)
w7m Esports (Rainbow Six Siege)
Echo (ML:BB)
Gaimin Gladiators (Dota 2)
TSM (Apex Legends)
Esports Personality of the Year presented by Logitech G
JEREMY “DISGUISED TOAST” WANG
NOMINEES
Seth “Scump” Abner
Ludwig Ahgren
Alexandre “Gaules” Borba Chiqueta
Charlie “MoistCr1TiKaL” White Jr.
Bruno “Nobru” Goes
Hector “Hecz” Rodriguez
Naman “MortaL” Mathur
Victor Augusto “Coringa” Costa Camilo
Kamel “Kamet0” Kebir
Gustavo “Baiano” Gomes
Esports Controller Player of the Year
PACO “HYDRA” RUSIEWIEZ
NOMINEES
Alexis “Zen” Bernier
Zain “Zain” Naghmi
Matthew “KiSMET” Tinsley
Mashita “acola” Hayato
Amjad “AngryBird” Al-Shalabi
Finlay “Rise” Ferguson
Jack “ApparentlyJack” Benton
Arslan “Arslan Ash” Siddique
Phillip “ImperialHal” Dosen
Esports PC Player of the Year
LEE “FAKER” SANG-HYEOK
NOMINEES
Nikola “NiKo” Kovač
Cho “Maru” Seong-ju
Mathieu “ZywOo” Herbaut
Quinn “Quinn” Callahan
Nemanja “Hunter” Kovač
Zhuo “Knight” Ding
Emir “Alfajer” Beder
Max “Demon1” Mazanov
Jung “Chovy” Ji-hun
Streamer of the Year presented by Lexus
SAMANTHA “RIVERS” RIVERA TREVIÑO
NOMINEES
Ibai Llanos
Félix “xQc” Lengyel
Kai Carlo “Kai Cenat” Cenat III
Tarik “tarik” Celik
Alexandre “Gaules” Borba Chiqueta
QTCinderella
Seth “Scump” Abner
Aliffe Henrique “Paulinho O Loko” de Carvalho
Chikara “FPS_Shaka” Kawakami
Esports Organisation of the Year presented by Lexus
TEAM VITALITY
NOMINEES
LOUD
Team Liquid
G2 Esports
Gen.G Esports
Karmine Corp
Moist Esports
100 Thieves
Optic Gaming
NAVI
NRG
Esports Coverage Platform of the Year
ESPORTS CHARTS
NOMINEES
Liquipedia
Dexerto
Esports Insider
HLTV.org
Dot Esports
Sports Business Journal
Esports Hardware Piece of the Year
ELGATO STREAM DECK MK.2
NOMINEES
AMD Ryzen™ 9 7950X
Logitech G PRO X 2 LIGHTSPEED
Asus ROG Ally
Higround Keyboard
Razer Viper Mini Signature Edition
Samsung Odyssey OLED G8
Corsair Xeneon Flex
SteelSeries Nova Pro
Esports Journalist of the Year
RICHARD LEWIS
NOMINEES
Dominic Sacco
Kevin Hitt
Alexander Lee
James Fudge
Mikhail Klimentov
Antonio “Inyustificado” Yuste
Cecilia D’Anastasio
Alejandro Gomis
Jacob Hale
Esports Supporting Service of the Year
PRODIGY AGENCY
NOMINEES
Character Select Agency
ESG Law
GRID
Evolved Talent
Esports Engine
OP.GG
Paper Crowns
Bad Moon Talent
New LVL Recruiting
Esports Creative Team of the Year
PAPER CROWNS
NOMINEES
LOUD
Team Vitality
G2 Esports
Sentinels
Team Liquid
North Studio
FlyQuest
NMBRS
Esports Breakthrough Player of the Year
MAX “DEMON1” MAZANOV
NOMINEES
Alexis “Zen” Bernier
Thomas “Scrappy” Ernst
Kim “D0NGHAK” Min-sung
Kim “Peyz” Su-hwan
Anders “Vejrgang” Vejrgang
Martin “Yike” Sundelin
Esports Desk Analyst of the Year
MIMI “AEVILCAT” WERMCRANTZ
NOMINEES
Tyler “Tbates” Bates
Barento “Raz” Mohammed
Alyssa “Allycxt” Parker
Anthony “NAMELESS” Wheeler
Mira “Ephey” Riad
Alex “Mauisnake” Ellenberg
Kale “Genome” Morton
Mathieu “Maniac” Quiquerez
Esports Commercial Partner of the Year
GUCCI
NOMINEES
Red Bull
Logitech
Monster Energy
Prime Gaming
Gillette
Intel
Gucci
Chipotle
State Farm
Esports Publisher of the Year
RIOT GAMES
NOMINEES
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang
Supercell
Pokemon
Valve Corporation
Psyonix
Electronic Arts (EA)
Esports Broadcast/Production Team of the Year
ESL FACEIT Group
NOMINEES
Esports Engine
Riot Games
BLAST
Psyonix
Esports Play of the Year
ILYA “M0NESY” OSIPOV
NOMINEES
Kairi Ygnacio “Kairi” Rayosdelsol
Axel “vatira.” Touret
Abed Azel “Abed” Limpasan Yusop
Ahmad “Ahmad” Abdullah
André Rafael “Txozin” Max Saidel
Alexis “Zen” Bernier
Joe “Joyo” Young
Saul Leonardo “MenaRD” Mena II
Matyáš “Carzzy” Orság
