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Esports Awards 2021 – All the winners and nominees

07 December 2021 - 14:25

By Wessel Minnie

You can watch the full Esports Awards 2021 event via the official Twitch channel in case you missed it.

It's always awesome to see the best esports players, organizations, casters and more get celebrated for their accomplishments. That's exactly what the Esports Awards is all about, after all. While there has been a lot of talk about who deserves to be the player of the year, the rookie of the year and which the best esports organization of 2021 is, with some fans being divided, the winners of the Esports Awards have been chosen.

Esports Awards 2021 - Winners & nominees

There is a tonne of categories to go through, from the best rookie to the best caster, content creator, esports brand and much more. Let's kick things off with arguably the most interesting one, the esports PC player of the year. Take a look at all the nominees and winners for each Esports Awards 2021 category below.

PC player of the year

Winner: Oleksandr ‘s1mple’ Kostyliev
Heo ‘ShowMaker’ Su
Lee ‘LIP’ Jae-won
Tyson ‘TenZ’ Ngo
Kim ‘Doinb’ Tae-sang
Wang ‘Ame’ Chunyu
Luccas ‘Paluh’ Molina
Ayaz ‘NAts’ Akhmetshin
Dmitry ‘sh1ro’ Sokolov

Controller Player of the Year

Winner: Chris ‘Simp’ Lehr
Dominic ‘SonicFox’ McClean
Tyler ‘aBeZy’ Pharris
Justin ‘jstn’ Morales
Jack ‘JBM’ Mascone
Eric ‘Snip3down’ Wrona
Victor ‘Fairy Peak!’ Locquet
Gavin ‘Tweek’ Dempsey
Evan ‘M0nkey M00n’ Rogez
Joseph ‘Mang0’ Marquez

PC Rookie of the Year

Winner: Valerii ‘b1t’ Vakhovskyi
Tyson ‘TenZ’ Ngo
Adam ‘Adam’ Maanane
Ayaz ‘NAts’ Akhmetshin
Kyle ‘Danny’ Sakamaki
Dmitry ‘sh1ro’ Sokolov
Javier ‘Elyoya’ Prades Batalla
Se-hyun ‘Pelican’ Oh
Robin ‘Robinsongz’ Sung

Controller Rookie of the Year

Winner: Evan ‘M0nkey M00n’ Rogez
Raúl ‘DmentZa’ Palazuelos
Paco ‘HyDra’ Rusiewiez
Jamie ‘Insight’ Craven
Eli ‘Standy’ Bentz
Andres ‘dreaz’ Jordan
Marc ‘MaRc_By_8.’ Domingo

Coach of the Year

Winner: Byung-chul ‘Moon’ Moon
Emiliano ‘Sizz’ Benny
Bok ‘Reapered’ Han-Gyu
Kim ‘kKoma’ Jeong-gyun
Andrey ‘Engh’ Sholokov
James ‘Crowder’ Crowder
Mark ‘MarkyB’ Bryceland
James ‘Mac’ MacCormack
Dyjair ‘Mity’ Soares
Andrii ‘B1ad3’ Gorodenskyi
Arthur ‘TchubZ’ Martins

Mobile Player of the Year

Winner: Zhu ‘Paraboy’ Bocheng
Karl Gabriel ‘KarlTzy’ Nepomuceno
Jash ‘Learn’ Shah
Brian ‘Tectonic’ Michel
Piyapon ‘TheCruz’ Boonchuay
Mohamed ‘Mohamed Light’ Tarek
Mustafa ‘SkYRiiKZz’ Ibrahim
Gabriel ‘Syaz’ Vasconcelos
Lucas ‘LucasXGamer’ Vinícius Batista Rocha
Cauan ‘Cauan7’ da Silva

Play by Play Caster of the Year

Winner: Miles Ross
BrunoClash
Mitch ‘Uber’ Leslie
Callum ‘Shogun’ Keir
Lauren ‘Pansy’ Scott
Parker ‘Interro’ Mackay
Alex ‘Machine’ Richardson
Owen ‘ODPixel’ Davies
Trevor ‘Quickshot’ Henry
Clayton ‘CaptainFlowers’ Raines

Host of the Year

Winner: Eefje ‘sjokz’ Depoortere
Tres ‘stunna’ Saranthus
James ‘Dash’ Patterson
Loviel ‘Velly’ Cardwell
Alex ‘Goldenboy’ Mendez
Ana Xisdê
Brody ‘Liefx’ Moore
Soe Gschwind
Jorien ‘Sheever’ van der Heijden
Chris Puckett
Ghassan ‘MiloshTheMedic’ Finge
Caleb ‘WavePunk’ Simmons

Colour Caster of the Year

Winner: Chad ‘SPUNJ’ Burchill
Michael ‘KiXSTAr’ Stockley
Andrew ‘Vedius’ Day
Stephen ‘Sajam’ Lyon
John ‘Johnnyboi_i’ Macdonald
Sam ‘Kobe’ Hartman-Kenzler
Thomas ‘Chance’ Ashworth
Josh ‘Sideshow’ Wilkinson
Mohan ‘Launders’ Govindasam

Analyst of the Year

Winner: Marc Robert ‘Caedral’ Lamont
Anthony ‘NAMELESS’ Wheeler
Emily Rand
Jacob ‘Pimp’ Winneche
Kyle Freedman
Jess ‘JessGOAT’ Bolden
Sean ‘sgares’ Gares
Jonathan ‘Reinforce’ Larsson
Jason ‘Moses’ O’Toole

Video Production Team of the Year

Winner: G2 Esports
Team Liquid
FaZe Clan
LOUD
TSM FTX
100 Thieves
Metagame Documentary Team
Fluxo
OpTic Gaming
YUNG ELDR

Creative of the Year

Winner: Thorsten Denk
Danny Lopez
Liquid Enigma
Euller Araujo
Karina Ziminaite
Gabriel Ruiz
Robert Rogers
Caroline Parker-Stark
SesoHQ
AaronCreate

Content Series of the Year

Winner: Metagame Documentary Team
Liquid Origins
The Process (OpTic Gaming)
G2 Voicecomms
Dota: Dragon’s Blood
Fight for First: Excel Esports
Lore // Valorant
TSM: Legends
The Eavesdrop Podcast

Creative Piece of the Year

Winner: No Clue | adidas partners with G2 Esports
Metagame Documentary
LEC Anime Teaser
Introducing Your LA THIEVES
FaZe Clan enters Rocket League
LPL Spring Split 2021: Break the Silence
LEC: Reckless with my Heart
Introducing Team Liquid Valorant
SEGUE O FLUXO | Nobru and Cerol introduce the new LBFF Team

Cosplay of the Year

Winner: Peyton Cosplay
FusRoFran
Kinpatsu Cosplay
Willow Creative
Sneaky
Skydaddi
Glory Lamothe
LittleJem

Creative Team of the Year

Winner: Alex Productions
WePlay
G2 Esports
StreamSpell
Paper Crowns
GETREKT Labs
AOE Creative
100 Thieves
Team Liquid

Journalist of the Year

Winner: Kevin Hitt
Jacob Wolf
Richard Lewis
Adam Fitch
Ashley Kang
FionnOnFire
Liz Richardson
Wasif Ahmed
Pablo ‘Bloop’ Suárez
H.B. Duran

Game of the Year

Winner: VALORANT
League of Legends
Free Fire
CS:GO
Call of Duty
Rocket League
Rainbow Six Siege
Dota 2
PUBG Mobile
Overwatch

Publisher of the Year

Winner: Riot Games
Tencent
Garena
Ubisoft
Psyonix
EA
Activision Blizzard
Epic Games
Valve

Supporting Service of the Year

Winner: Discord
ESG LAW
Paper Crowns
Aftershock Media Group
Hitmarker
The Story Mob
ESEA
Creative Artists Agency
Character Select Agency
Prodigy Agency
Mobalytics

Hardware Provider of the Year

Winner: Corsair
Logitech G
Razer
Elgato
HyperX
NVIDIA
Intel
AMD
Alienware
Secretlab
SteelSeries
ASUS ROG

Coverage Platform of the Year

Winner: The Esports Observer
Dexerto
Esports Insider
Dot Esports
HLTV.org
Liquipedia
Esportmaníacos
Inven Global
SiegeGGCommercial Partner of the Year

Winner: Intel

Red Bull
BMW
State Farm
Logitech G
Mountain Dew
HyperX
Alienware
Verizon
FTX
Cash App

Broadcast / Production Team of the Year

Winner: Riot Games
ESL Gaming
Nerd Street Gamers
Psyonix
Esports Engine
Activision Blizzard
Beyond the Summit
BLAST Premier
Garena
FACEIT

Lifetime Achievement in Esports

Dave 'Walshy' Walsh
Justin Wong
Michal 'Carmac' Blicharz
Amber Dalton
Amy Brady
Stephanie 'MissHarvey' Harvey
Adam Apicella

Streamer of the Year

Winner: Ibai Llanos
David 'TheGrefg' Cánovas
Guy 'Dr Disrespect' Beahm
Jaryd 'Summit1g' Lazar
Victor 'Coringa' Camilo
Ludwig Ahgren
Jack 'CouRage' Dunlop
Rachell 'Valkyrae' Hofstetter
Félix 'xQc' Lengyel
Nicholas 'NICKMERCS' Kolcheff
Michael 'Shroud' Grzesiek
Naman 'Mortal' Mathur

Personality of the Year

Winner: Bruno ‘Nobru’ Goes
Matthew ‘Nadeshot’ Haag
Luka ‘Perkz’ Perkovic
Gabriel ‘FalleN’ Toledo
Hector ‘H3CZ’ Rodriguez
Carlos ‘Ocelote’ Rodriguez
John ‘JonnyBoi_I’ Macdonald
Alex ‘Goldenboy’ Mendez
Gustavo ‘Baiano’ Gomes
Eefje ‘sjokz’ Depoortere
Parker ‘Interro’ Mackay

Play of the Year

Winner: Jake ‘Virtue’ Grannan
Runner-up: Oleksandr ‘s1mple’ Kostyliev
Third: Ariano ‘Kroonos’ Ferreira
Gabriel ‘FalleN’ Toledo
Mehmet Yagiz ‘cNed’ Ipek
Santino ‘try’ Rigal
Casper ‘cadiaN’ Moller
Jason ‘Beaulo’ Doty
Eric ‘Snip3down’ Wrona
Mathieu ‘ZywOo’ Herbaut

Mobile Game of the Year

Winner: Free Fire
Arena of Valor
PUBG Mobile
Call of Duty Mobile
Clash Royale
League of Legends: Wild Rift
Brawl Stars
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang

Content Creator of the Year

Winner: Ashley Kang
Musty
Maciej ‘MacieJay’ Dzikowski
Nick ‘LS’ De Cesare
Bananaslamjamma
SunlessKhan
Hector ‘H3CZ’ Rodriguez
UpUpDownDown
NadeKing
iFerg
Coconut Brah
Duncan ‘Thorin’ Shields

Apparel of the Year

Winner: 100 Thieves
Spacestation Gaming
FaZe Clan
G2 Esports
Team Vitality
Fallen Wear
Cloud9
Ateyo
Fnatic
Team Liquid

Collegiate Ambassador of the Year

Winner: Dr. Chris ‘Doc’ Haskell
Ryan Johnson
Adam Antor
Ariane Lim
Chris Turner

Collegiate Program of the Year

Winner: Maryville University
Buckeye Gaming Collective — Ohio State University
University of Hawai’i
Northwestern University
Boise State University
Longhorn Gaming — University of Texas at Austin
Illini Esports — University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Minnesota State University
Grand Canyon University
Winthrop University

A big congratulations go out to all the winners, from the content creators to the hosts, casters, players, organizations and more. Thank you to The Esports Awards for hosting yet another incredible event, celebrating the best-of-the-best!