The first round of finalists for the eSports Industry Awards 2016 can now be revealed.
The initial set of finalists for the eSports Industry Awards 2016 – taking place Monday 21st November at the Brewery, London – have been announced.
Hosted by games industry commentator and presenter Julia Hardy and the Gadget Show’s Jason Bradbury, over 600 of the industry’s leading figures will gather to celebrate achievements and network with each other – and the event will be streamed to the world live on the night.
Finalists for the first round of categories are:
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
Twitch
YouTube
Azubu
MLG.tv
Hitbox
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
Street Fighter V – Capcom
eSports Journalist of the Year
Richard Lewis
Duncan Shields
Jacob Wolf
Tyler Erzberger
Chris Higgins
Philippa Warr
Chris Thursten
eSports Photographer of the Year
Joe Brady
Stephanie Lindgren
Helena Kristiansson
Robert Paul
Adela Sznajder
eSports Publisher of the Year
Valve Corporation
Activision
Blizzard Entertainment
Ubisoft
EA
Microsoft
Capcom
Nintendo
Sony Computer Entertainment
Codemasters
Psyonix
Riot Games
New eSports Game of the Year
Rocket League – Psyonix
Overwatch – Blizzard Entertainment
Vainglory – Super Evil Megacorp
Street Fighter V – Capcom
FIFA 16
Streamer of the Year
Spencer FC
Steel
Lirik
Ali A
KSI
PhantomL0rd
Sodapoppin
Michael “Imaqtpie” Santana
These may be added to in the coming months as seasons and events unfold.
Finalists in the remaining categories – 2016 Broadcaster of the Year, Best Live Event 2016, Console Player of the Year, eSports Personality of the Year, eSports Rookie of the Year, eSports Team of the Year, PC Player of the Year, UK eSports Player of the Year – will be announced later in the year, to allow for later seasons and tournaments to play out.
An international judging panel consisting of respected professionals from a cross section of the eSports industry including ex-players, media and broadcasters will then determine the overall winners, with some being open to public voting later in the year. More details on this will follow.
The eSports Industry Awards 2016 has already received the backing of Now TV, Twitch and Gfinity.