Less than a week after The Game Awards 2022, the competitive side of gaming got to take the spotlight during the 2022 Esports Awards. Players, content creators, coaches, and many more veterans of the esports world were recognized for their contributions to the industry as the 2022 Esports Awards winners.
While some categories had as many as 12 nominees who made it to the final round, only one person or team could come out on top for each category. Here are all of the 2022 Esports Awards winners, as well as the non-winning finalists in every category.
All 2022 Esports Awards winners in every category
Esports Team of the Year
- Winner
- LOUD (VALORANT)
- Finalists
- FaZe Clan (CS:GO)
- Natus Vincere (CS:GO)
- Los Angeles Thieves (Call of Duty)
- Team BDS (Rocket League)
- Nova Esports (PUBG Mobile)
- Los Angeles Gladiators (Overwatch)
- Dallas Fuel (Overwatch)
- PSG.LGD (Dota 2)
- T1 (League of Legends)
- OpTic Gaming (Halo)
Esports Organization of the Year
- Winner
- OpTic Gaming
- Finalists
- T1
- 100 Thieves
- FaZe Clan
- LOUD
- Team Liquid
- G2 Esports
- Cloud9
- FURIA Esports
- Nova Esports
- Evil Geniuses
Esports Coach of the Year
- Winner
- Andri “B1ad3” Horodenskyi
- Finalists
- Robert “RobbaN” Dahlström
- Chet “Chet” Singh
- Erik “d00mbr0s” Sandgren
- Matthew “Satthew” Ackermann
- Zhang “xiao8” Ning
- Go “Score” Dong-bin
- Maxwell Alexander “Max Waldo” Waldo
- Diogo José “Jebuz” Fernandes de Jésus
- Théo “Mew” Ponzoni
Esports PC Rookie of the Year
- Winner
- Ilya “moNESY” Osipov
- Finalists
- Felipe “Less” Basso
- Emir “Alfajer” Beder
- Joseph “Jojopyun” Pyun
- Ammar “ATF” Al-Assaf
- Jacob “valyn” Batio
- William “Spoit” Löfstedt
- Kim “ZEST” Hyun-Woo
- Huang “Wayward” Ren-Xing
Esports PC Player of the Year
- Winner
- Oleksandr “s1mple” Kostyliev
- Finalists
- Russel “Twistzz” Van Dulken
- Jaccob “yay” Whiteaker
- Jeong “Chovy” Ji-hoon
- Andrey “Shao” Kiprsky
- Illya “Yatoro” Mulyarchuk
- Zhang “Faith_bian” Ruida
- Andrei “Odoamne” Pascu
- Jacob “HisWattson” McMillin
- Jaime “Cyber” Ramos
- Cho “Maru” Seong-ju
- Kim “Zeka” Geon-woo
Esports Controller Rookie of the Year
- Winner
- Finalists
- Amer “Pred” Zulbeari
- Matias “Scorpionprocs” Martinez
- Adam “Bound” Gray
- Axel “vatira.” Touret
- Emre “EmreYilmaz” Yilmaz
- UMISHO
The winner of the Esports Controller Rookie of the Year is… @seikoo
CONGRATULATIONS! #EsportsAwards pic.twitter.com/tOyVzH33Bz
— Esports Awards (@esportsawards) December 14, 2022
Esports Controller Player of the Year
- Winner
- Matthew “FormaL” Piper
- Finalists
- Seikoo
- Kenneth “Kenny” Williams
- Yan “yanxnz” Xisto Nolasco
- Leonardo “MkLeo” López Pérez
- Evan “M0nkey M00n” Rogez
- McArthur “Cellium” Jovel
- Derek “iDom” Ruffin
- Umut “Umut” Gültekin
- Noyan “Genburten” Ozkose
Esports Mobile Player of the Year
- Winner
- Ceng “Order” Zehai
- Finalists
- An “Long” Xulong
- Luan “Lost” Souza
- Mohamed “Mohamed Light” Tarek
- Cauan “Cauan7” da Silva
- Sitetampo
- Eman “EMANN” Sangco
- Piyapon “GODCRUZ” Boonchuay
- Jonathan “JONATHAN” Amaral
Esports Color Caster of the Year
- Winner
- Andy “Bravo” Dudynsky
- Finalists
- Chad “SPUNJ” Burchill
- Andrew “Vedius” Day
- Michael “hypoc” Robins
- Isaac “Azael” Cummings-Bentley
- Matt “Mr X” Morello
- Niclas “Pengu” Mouritzen
- Thomas “Chance” Ashworth
- James “Jamesbot” Villar
- Trent “TrentPax” MacKenzie
- Daniel Ray “Artosis” Stemkoski
Esports Desk Analyst of the Year
- Winner
- Jessica “JessGOAT” Bolden
- Finalists
- Emily Rand
- Marc Robert “Caedrel” Lamont
- Anthony “NAMELESS” Wheeler
- Mimi “aEvilcat” Wermcrantz
- Alyssa “Allycxt” Parker
- Jacob “Pimp” Winneche
- Janko “YNk” Paunović
- Mike “Gregan” Ellis
- Jonathan “Reinforce” Larsson
- Avery “SVG” Silverman
- Mathieu “Maniac” Quiquerez
Esports Host of the Year
- Winner
- James “Dash” Patterson
- Finalists
- Eefje “Sjokz” Depoortere
- Alex “Goldenboy” Mendez
- Caleb “WavePunk” Simmons
- Lottie Van-Praag
- Yinsu Collins
- Ana Paula “Ana Xisde” Cardoso
- James Banks
- Freya Spiers
- Jorien “Sheever” van der Heijden
- Soe Gschwind
Esports Play-by-Play Caster of the Year
- Winner
- Finalists
- Alex “Machine” Richardson
- BrunoClash
- Clayton “CaptainFlowers” Raines
- Miles Ross
- Victoria “VikkiKitty” Perez
- Parker “INTERRO” Mackay
- Mark “Onset” Hatcher
- Mitch “Uber” Leslie
- Joey “Jorby” Ahrens
- Owen “ODPixel” Davies
The winner of the Esports Play By Play Caster of the Year is… @pansy
CONGRATULATIONS! #EsportsAwards pic.twitter.com/TTtxt1TuAN
— Esports Awards (@esportsawards) December 14, 2022
Content Group of the Year
- Winner
- S8ul Esports
- Finalists
- 100 Thieves
- FaZe Clan
- One True King
- G4TV
- Tribo Gaules
- OfflineTV
- Full Squad Gaming
- Team Summertime
- LOUD
Esports Content Creator of the Year
- Winner
- Juan “Hungrybox” DeBiedma
- Finalists
- Hector “H3CZ” Rodriguez
- Jared “SunlessKhan” Zook
- Ashley Kang
- Thomas “ZooMaa” Paparatto
- Phillip “ImperialHal” Dosen
- Brian “BSJ” Canavan
- Mohan “Launders” Govindasamy
- Christian “IWDominate” Rivera
Esports Content Series of the Year
- Winner
- “Players”
- Finalists
- “The Story Of…” (theScore esports)
- “THE PROCESS” (OpTic Gaming)
- “T1 THE LOCKER ROOM”
- “Voicecomms” (G2 Esports)
- “The Eavesdrop Podcast”
- “Backstory” (Karmine Corp and Red Bull)
- “Road to the International” (OG Esports)
Esports Game of the Year
- Winner
- VALORANT
- Finalists
- League of Legends
- CS:GO
- Rocket League
- Dota 2
- Free Fire
- Apex Legends
- Rainbow Six Siege
- Fortnite
- PUBG Mobile
Esports Mobile Game of the Year
- Winner
- PUBG Mobile
- Finalists
- Free Fire
- League of Legends: Wild Rift
- Pokémon UNITE
- Arena of Valor
- Mobile Legends: Bang Bang
- Call of Duty: Mobile
- Brawl Stars
Esports Personality of the Year
- Winner
- Finalists
- H3CZ
- s1mple
- Sjokz
- Carlos “ocelote” Rodríguez Santiago
- Alexandre “Gaules” Borba
- Naman “Mortal” Sandeep Mathur
- Lee “Faker” Sang-hyeok
- Alex “Goldenboy” Mendez
- Nicolle “Cherrygums” Merhy
- Charlie “MoistCr1TiKaL” White Jr.
- Bruno “Nobru” Goes
Congratulations to our Founder and CEO @Nadeshot for winning the Esports Personality of the Year at the @esportsawards! 🏆 #100T pic.twitter.com/DCpXtGnudZ
— 100 Thieves (@100Thieves) November 17, 2019
Esports Play of the Year
- Winner
- Twistzz
- Finalists
- Kenyen “Capsidal” Sutton
- Gabriel “Syaz” Vasconcelos
- Paris “Light” Ramirez
- William “Glutonny” Belaid
- Thunder Awaken
- Joe “Joyo” Young
- yanxnz
- Erick “aspas” Santos
- Kim “Malrang” Geun-seong
Streamer of the Year
- Winner
- Ibai Llanos
- Finalists
- Guales
- Rachell “Valkyrae” Hofstetter
- Asmongold
- Tarik “tarik” Celik
- Kamel “Kameto” Kebir
- Tyler “tyler1” Steinkamp
- Timothy “TimTheTatman” Betar
- Herschel “Dr Disrespect” Beahm IV
- QTCinderella
- David “TheGrefg” Cánovas Martínez
- Nicholas “Nickmercs” Kolcheff
Esports Commercial Partner of the Year
- Winner
- Verizon
- Finalists
- Logitech G
- Red Bull
- Intel
- Monster Energy
- Gucci
- KitKat
- Nike
Esports Coverage Platform of the Year
- Winner
- Dexerto
- Finalists
- Sports Business Journal
- Esportmaniacos
- HLTV.org
- SiegeGG
- Dot Esports
- Juked
- Liquipedia
- Esports Insider
Esports Hardware Provider of the Year
- Winner
- Logitech G
- Finalists
- Intel
- Razer
- NVIDIA
- Alienware
- Corsair
- HyperX
- SCUF Gaming
- ASUS ROG
- SteelSeries
- Battle Beaver
- AMD
Esports Journalist of the Year
- Winner
- Finalists
- Kevin Hitt
- Chandy Teixeira
- Richard Lewis
- Adam Fitch
- Jacob Wolf
- Brieuc “LEC Wooloo” Seeger
- Antonio Yuste
- Liz Richardson
- George Geddes
- Luis Mira
- Cecilia D’Anastasio
The winner of the Esports Journalist of the Year Presented by @DrinkCTRL is…@AshleyKang
CONGRATULATIONS! #EsportsAwards pic.twitter.com/h7JIaQxcP7
— Esports Awards (@esportsawards) December 13, 2022
Esports Publisher of the Year
- Winner
- Riot Games
- Finalists
- Valve
- Psyonix
- Garena
- Epic Games
- Tencent
- Ubisoft
- KRAFTON
- EA
Esports Supporting Service of the Year
- Winner
- Esports Engine
- Finalists
- The Story Mob
- ESG Law
- Character Select Agency
- New Level Recruiting
- Paper Crowns
- Aftershock Media Group
- United Talent Agency
- Prodigy Agency
- Evolved Talent Agency
Esports Broadcast/Production Team of the Year
- Winner
- Riot Games
- Finalists
- Garena
- Esports Engine
- Liga de Videojuegos Profesional
- BLAST Premier
- Beyond the Summit
- PGL Esports
- ESL Gaming
- FACEIT
Esports Apparel of the Year
- Winner
- 100 Thieves
- Finalists
- TSM
- FaZe Clan
- Team Liquid
- FlyQuest
- G2 Esports
- Cloud9
- Fnatic
- OpTic Gaming
- Team Vitality
Esports Cosplay of the Year
- Winner
- Kinpatsu Cosplay
- Finalists
- Jemima “LittleJem” Puckett
- Ináste
- Anaelic
- Harry “Har_Fie” Field
- Skydaddi
- Peyton Cosplay
- Romu
- Anna Veber
- Larissa Rochefort
Esports Creative of the Year
- Winner
- Finalists
- Caroline Parker-Stark
- Roma Bib
- Tiago “Liquid Enigma” Paixao
- Euller Araujo
- Gregory “SesoHQ” Ortiz
- Ella Pravetz
- Jay Braga
The winner of the Esports Creative of the Year Presented by @RolandGlobal is… @JKRJoker1
CONGRATULATIONS! #EsportsAwards pic.twitter.com/alprGuF2B8
— Esports Awards (@esportsawards) December 14, 2022
Esports Creative Piece of the Year
- Winner
- “The Bellhop | Gucci Gaming Academy”
- Finalists
- “FATALE: Coming for the Crown”
- “WATCH US FOLLOW US”
- “Become the Nightmare”
- “Together We Rise”
- “The Topfather”
- “TOMORROW WE FIGHT”
- “Immortals”
- Blast Premier spring 2022 posters
- “This is Goodbye…” (Scump)
- “A Wave of One” (Team Liquid)
- “Support Support – The Giver Within”
Esports Creative Team of the Year
- Winner
- LOUD
- Finalists
- 100 Thieves
- Paper Crowns
- Team Liquid
- G2 Esports
- OpTic Gaming
- Team Vitality
- Sentinels
- AOE Creative
- North Studio
- MAD Lions
Esports Collegiate Program of the Year
- Winner
- University of Hawaii
- Finalists
- Boise State University
- Maryville University
- University of Warwick
- University of St. Thomas
- Illinois State University
- Northwood University
- Grand Canyon University
- University of North Carolina at Charlotte
- Southern University
Esports Collegiate Ambassador of the Year
- Winner
- Finalists
- Kevin Hoang
- Justin Banusing
- Jack Fenton
- Adam Antor
- Sergio “Physix” Brack
- Daniel Clerke
- Yugina Yun
- Nyle Sky Kauweloa
- Ryan Johnson
The winner of the Esports Collegiate Ambassador of the Year is… @voleraie
CONGRATULATIONS! #EsportsAwards pic.twitter.com/IE3R9Gi3YL
— Esports Awards (@esportsawards) December 14, 2022
Esports Photographer of the Year
- Winner
- Colin Young-Wolff
Lifetime Achievement in Esports
- Winners
- Dennis “Thresh” Fong
- Emil “HeatoN” Christensen
- Daniel “OGRE1” Ryan
- Tom “OGRE2” Ryan
- Morgan Romine
- Alexander Garfield
- Jason Lake
Panel’s Choice Award
- Winner
- Heather “Sapphire” Garozzo
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