One of the most prestigious esports award shows, the Esports Awards 2023 will be held in Las Vegas, Nevada, for the second time in a row on Thursday, November 30.

The Esports Awards are presented annually to recognise the best performers of the esports industry including players, publishers, videographers, journalists and many other categories.

The eighth edition of the Esports Awards will be hosted at Resorts World Las Vegas in the United States.

The Esports Awards 2023 has 31 different categories across Industry, Entertainment, Creative, and Pro and On-Air. The nominees for the first three categories have already been revealed.

Here’s everything you need to know about Esports Awards 2023:

Esports Awards 2023 important dates

The Esports Awards 2023 nominations opened on June 1 and closed on July 7.

The first set of nominees for the Esports Awards 2023 were revealed on July 26, while the names of the Pro and On-Air category finalists will be announced on September 20.

Voting for the various categories opened on July 26 and will close on November 20. Here are some of the Esports Awards 2023 important dates.

Round

Dates

Nominations open

June 1

Nominations close

July 7

First set of nominees reveal

July 26

Voting opens

July 26

Second set of nominees reveal

September 20

Turbo voting period–votes are worth double

November 13-20

Voting closes on all categories but 3

November 20

Voting closes for Esports PC Player, Esports Organization, and Esports Team of the Year 

November 25

Inaugural Scholars

November 27-28

Esports Awards 2023

November 29-30

Esports Awards 2023 categories

  • Esports Cosplay of the Year
  • Esports Creative of the Year
  • Esports Creative Team of the Year
  • Esports Content of the Year
  • Esports Content Creator of the Year
  • Esports Personality of the Year
  • Streamer of the Year
  • Esports Broadcast/Production Team of the Year
  • Esports Commercial Partner of the Year
  • Esports Coverage Platform of the Year
  • Esports Hardware Piece of the Year
  • Esports Journalist of the Year
  • Esports Publisher of the Year
  • Esports Supporting Service of the Year
  • Esports Game of the Year
  • Esports Mobile Game of the Year
  • Esports Colour Caster of the Year
  • Esports Desk Analyst of the Year
  • Collegiate Program of the Year
  • Esports Host of the Year presented by 5GRV
  • Esports Play By Play Caster of the Year
  • Esports Coach of the Year
  • Esports Controller Player of the Year
  • Esports Mobile Player of the Year
  • Esports Organisation of the Year
  • Esports PC Player of the Year
  • Esports Team of the Year
  • Breakthrough Player of the Year
  • Esports Play of the Year
  • Lifetime Achievement in Esports
  • Panel’s Choice Award

The Esports Awards 2023 has already revealed the finalists for 15 categories across entertainment, creative and industry. 

S8UL Esports and its co-founder, Naman Mathur, popularly known as Mortal, have been nominated as India’s sole representative at Esports Awards 2023.

While S8UL Esports has received a nomination for the ‘Esports Content Creator of the Year’ category, Mortal has secured a spot in the ‘Esports Personality of the Year’ category. 

Here are the Esports Awards 2023 nominees for 15 categories where the finalists have been revealed.

Esports Awards 2023 nominees

Esports Cosplay of the Year

  • Larissa Rochefort
  • LittleJem
  • Kinpatsu Cosplay
  • Annjelife
  • Inaste
  • Akemi Hogan
  • Bec of Hearts

Esports Creative of the Year

  • Ovilee ‘Ovilee May’ May
  • Seso
  • kvindsgn (fix)
  • Thorsten Denk
  • Team Liquid Enigma
  • Sydney Malham

Esports Creative Team of the Year

  • LOUD
  • Team Vitality
  • G2 Esports
  • Sentinels
  • Team Liquid
  • North Studio
  • FlyQuest
  • Paper Crowns
  • NMBRS

 

 

Esports Content of the Year

  • Gucci
  • Valorant
  • G2 Esports
  • ESL
  • LoL Esports
  • Seth ‘Scump’ Abner
  • Red Bull Gaming
  • Rocket League Esports
  • FURIA
  • Team Liquid Valorant

Esports Content Creator of the Year

  • Juan ‘Hungrybox’ Debiedma
  • LOUD
  • Seth ‘Scump’ Abner
  • The Score Esports
  • Gaules
  • S8ul Esports
  • Judo Sloth
  • OTK
  • Last Free Nation
  • Christian ‘IWDominate’ Rivera

Esports Personality of the Year

  • Seth ‘Scump’ Abner
  • Ludwig Ahgren
  • Gaules
  • MoistCr1TiKaL
  • Disguised Toast
  • NOBRU
  • Hector ‘H3CZ’ Rodriguez
  • Mortal
  • Coringa

Streamer of the Year

  • Ibai
  • xQc
  • Kai Cenat
  • tarik
  • Gaules
  • QTCinderella
  • Seth ‘Scump’ Abner
  • Paulinho O Loko
  • RiversGG
  • FPS_Shaka

Esports Broadcast/Production Team of the Year

  • ESL
  • Esports Engine
  • Riot Games
  • BLAST
  • Psyonix

Esports Commercial Partner of the Year

  • Red Bull
  • Logitech
  • Monster
  • Prime Gaming
  • Gillette
  • Intel
  • Gucci
  • Chipotle
  • State Farm

Esports Coverage Platform of the Year

  • Liquipedia
  • Dexerto
  • Esports Insider
  • HLTV
  • Esports Charts
  • Dot Esports
  • Sports Business Journal

Esports Hardware Piece of the Year

  • AMD RYZEN 9 7950X
  • Logitech G Pro X 2 Lightspeed
  • ASUS ROG ALLY
  • Stream Deck MK.2
  • Higround Keyboard
  • Razer Viper Mini Signature Edition 
  • Samsung Odyssey OLED G8
  • Corsair Xeneon Flex

 

Esports Publisher of the Year

  • Riot Games
  • Mobile Legends
  • Supercell
  • Pokemon
  • Valve
  • Psyonix
  • EA

Esports Supporting Service of the Year

  • Character Select Agency
  • ESG Law
  • GRID
  • Evolved Talent
  • Esports Engine
  • OP.GG
  • Paper Crowns
  • Bad Moon Talent
  • New LVL Recruiting
  • Prodigy Agency

Esports Game of the Year

  • Valorant
  • League of Legends
  • CS:GO
  • Rocket League
  • Call of Duty
  • Mobile Legends
  • PUBG Mobile
  • Dota 2
  • Fortnite

Esports Mobile Game of the Year

  • PUBG Mobile
  • Mobile Legends
  • Brawl Stars
  • Arena of Valor
  • Call of Duty Mobile
  • Free Fire
  • Honor of Kings
  • Clash Royale
  • Pokemon UNITE

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