Esports Awards 2020: Riot Games, Team Secret and Ocelote win the Oscars of es
The fifth ceremony of the Esports Awards was undoubtedly the most ambitious (and also the most followed) event to date, all the more so when we consider the great difficulties caused by the global health situation.
Tra the big winners of the evening we point out Riot Games which has collected prizes: Esports Publisher of the Year in association with LiveCGI and Esports Game of the Year in association with The Koyo Store for League of Legends (you can read our in-depth analysis on curiosities related to Worlds this year, to understand just how much League of Legends is one of the most important competitive titles on the scene).
The awards didn't stop there with Esports Content Team of the Year going to the LEC of League of Legends and the season opener of LoL has been named Esports Creative Piece of the Year.
Regarding organizations, Team Secret took home three awards, including Esports PC Player of the Year for Mich ał "Nisha" Jankowski, Esports Coach of the Year for Lee "Heen" Seung Gon and the coveted Team of the Year for his Dota 2 roster.
In the player categories, Anthony "Shotzzy" Cuevas- Castro took home Esports Console Rookie of the Year in partnership with SCUF and Esports Console Player of the Year after a groundbreaking year that saw him take home the Call of Duty Championship.
Ryu "Keria" Min -seok picked up the Esports PC Rookie of the Year In Association with Matrix Keyboards outstanding performance at the League of Legends World Championship and Made Bagas "Zuxxy" Pramudita took home Esports Mobile Player of the Year.
Here is the complete list of Esports Awards winners:
Esports Mobile Game of the Year: Freefire
Esports Publisher of the Year - Riot Games
Esports Game of the Year - League of Legends
Esports Supporting Agency of the Year - CSA
Esports Coverage Website of the Year - Esports Observer
Esports Play of the Year - İsmailcan "XANTARES" Dörtkardeş (BIG)
Esports Creative / Creative Team of the Year - Paper Crowns
Esports Journalist of the Year - Emily Rand
Esports Content Team of the Year - League of Legends European Championship
Esports Content Creator of the Year - UpUpDownDown
Esports Caster of the Year (Play by Play) - Clayton "CaptainFlowers" Raines
Esports Caster of the Year (Color) - Michael "KiXSTAr" Stockley
Esports Host of the Year - Eefje “Sjokz” Deporteere
Esports PC Rookie of the Year - Ryu "Keria" Min- seok (T1)
Esports Console Rookie of t he Year - Anthony "Shotzzy" Cuevas-Castro (Dallas Empire)
Esports Mobile Player of the Year - Made Bagas "Zuxxy" Pramudita (Bigetron RA)
Esports Console Player of the Year - Anthony "Shotzzy" Cuevas-Castro (Dallas Empire)
Esports PC Player of the Year - Michał "Nisha" Jankowski (Team Secret)
Esports Team of the Year - Team Secret (Dota 2 )
Esports Personality of the Year - Carlos "ocelote" Rodríguez Santiago
Streamer of the Year - Ibai Esports
Organization of the Year - G2 Esports
Esports Cosplay of the Year - Glory Lamothe
Esports Creative Piece of the Year - LOL season opening.
“It was a pivotal year, not just for the Esports Awards, but for the export industry. We faced many challenges and obstacles, as well as opportunities to show how resilient and talented our industry is. As we conclude our fifth year with more votes, more viewers and more mainstream partners than ever before, I am delighted to have been able to put together an ambitious virtual event to celebrate those who have truly made a difference and continued to push our industry. . "said Michael Ashford, CEO of the Esports Awards.
You can see the entire ceremony on the official Twitch channel.
