Esports Awards révèle les finalistes de l'édition 2021 dans les catégories professionnelles. Parmi les catégories les plus attendues, les finalistes de cette année incluent notamment Trevor "Quickshot" Henry, G2 Esports et Heo "ShowMaker" Su, ainsi que quelques Français comme M0nkey M00n, Fairy Peak! et Adam.
Soirée de gala et remise de prix
Le samedi 20 novembre prochain aura lieu la cérémonie de remises des prix des Esports Awards 2021, une soirée considérée comme étant l'une des plus prestigieuses dans le monde l'esport, d'autant plus que la cérémonie de cette année reviendra officiellement à un événement physique qui aura lieu au Esports Stadium Arlington, à Arlington, au Texas. En attendant cette date, les organisateurs de cet évènement ont dévoilé la liste des finalistes dans chacune des catégories professionnelles, On-Air et Collegiate.
Dans la liste, nous retrouvons notamment trois compétiteurs français, à savoir Evan "M0nkey M00n" Rogez (Team BDS - Rocket League) pour le prix du meilleur joueur et meilleur rookie (Controller Player), Victor "Fairy Peak!" Locquet (Team Vitality - Rocket League) dans la catégorie Controller Player, ainsi qu'Adam "Adam" Maanane (Fnatic - League of Legends) dans la catégorie meilleur rookie joueur PC.
Esports Coach of the Year
- James "Crowder" Crowder (Atlanta FaZe - Call of Duty)
- James "Mac" MacCormack (MAD Lions - League of Legends)
- Bok "Reapered" Han-gyu (100 Thieves - League of Legends)
- Andrii "B1ad3" Gorodenskyi (Natus Vincere - CSGO)
- Dyjair "Mity" Soares (Ninjas in Pyjamas - Rainbow 6)
- Kim "kkOma" Jeong-gyun (DWG KIA - League of Legends)
- Arthur "TchubZ" Martins (Team oNe eSports - Rainbow 6)
- Emiliano "Sizz" Benny (The General NRG - Rocket League)
- Andrey "Engh" Sholokhov (Gambit Esports - Valorant)
- Byung-chul "Moon" Moon (Shanghai Dragons - Overwatch)
- Mark "MarkyB" Bryceland (Splyce - Call of Duty)
Esports Controller Player of the Year
- Chris "Simp" Lehr (Atlanta FaZe - Call of Duty)
- Justin "jstn." Morales (The General NRG - Rocket League)
- Eric "Snip3down" Wrona (TSM - Apex Legends)
- Tyler "aBeZy" Pharris (Atlanta FaZe - Call of Duty)
- Joseph "Mang0" Marquez (Cloud9 - Super Smash Bros. Melee)
- Evan "M0nkey M00n" Rogez (Team BDS - Rocket League)
- Jack “JBM” Mascone
- Dominique "SonicFox" McLean (Evil Geniuses - versus fighting)
- Gavin "Tweek" Dempsey (TSM - Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)
- Victor "Fairy Peak!" Locquet (Team Vitality - Rocket League)
Esports Controller Rookie of the Year
- Jamie "Insight" Craven (Toronto Ultra - Call of Duty)
- Evan "M0nkey M00n" Rogez (Team BDS - Rocket League)
- Raúl "DmentZa" Palazuelos (Vodafone Giants - Rocket League)
- Eli "Standy" Bentz (Minnesota RØKKR - Call of Duty)
- Paco "HyDra" Rusiewiez (New York Subliners - Call of Duty)
- Marc "MaRc_By_8." Domingo (Team BDS - Rocket League)
- Andres "dreaz" Jordan (G2 Esports - Rocket League)
Esports Mobile Player of the Year
- Zhu "paraboy" Bocheng
- Mohamed "Mohamed Light" Tarek
- Gabriel "Syaz" Vasconcelos
- Mustafa "SkYRiiKZz" Ibrahim
- Karl Gabriel "KarlTzy" Nepomuceno
- Jash "Learn" Shah
- Piyapon "TheCruz" Boonchuay
- Brian "Tectonic" Michel
- Lucas "LucasXGamer" Vinícius Batista Rocha
- Cauan "Cauan7" da Silva
Esports Organisation of the Year
- LOUD
- 100 Thieves
- G2 Esports
- Team Liquid
- FaZe Clan
- NRG
- TSM FTX
- Fnatic
- Cloud9
- T1
- Envy
- OverActive Media
Esports PC Player of the Year
- Oleksandr "s1mple" Kostyliev (Natus Vincere - CSGO)
- Luccas "Paluh" Vinicius Molina (Team Liquid - Rainbow 6)
- Tyson "TenZ" Ngo (Sentinels - Valorant)
- Heo "ShowMaker" Su (DWG KIA - League of Legends)
- Wang "Ame" Chunyu (PSG.LGD - Dota 2)
- Kim "Doinb" Tae-sang (FunPlus Phoenix - League of Legends)
- Dmitry "sh1ro" Sokolov (Gambit Esports - CSGO)
- Ayaz "nAts" Akhmetshin (Gambit Esports - Valorant)
- Jae-Won "LIP" Lee (Shanghai Dragons - Overwatch)
Esports PC Rookie of the Year
- Kyle "Danny" Sakamaki (Evil Geniuses - League of Legends)
- Javier "Elyoya" Prades Batalla (MAD Lions - League of Legends)
- Tyson "TenZ" Ngo (Sentinels - Valorant)
- Ayaz "nAts" Akhmetshin (Gambit Esports - Valorant)
- Adam "Adam" Maanane (Fnatic - League of Legends)
- Valeriy "B1T" Vakhovskiy (Natus Vincere - CSGO)
- Dmitry "sh1ro" Sokolov (Gambit Esports - CSGO)
- Se-hyun "Pelican" Oh (Atlanta Reign - Overwatch)
- Robin "Robinsongz" Sung (Team Liquid - Teamfight Tactics)
Esports Team of the Year
- Atlanta FaZe (CDL)
- The General NRG (Rocket League)
- Natus Vincere (NAVI) (CS:GO)
- Ninjas in Pyjamas (Rainbow 6)
- DWG KIA (League of Legends)
- PSG.LGD (Dota 2)
- MAD Lions (LoL)
- Gambit Esports (VALORANT)
- Shanghai Dragons (Overwatch)
- Sentinels (VALORANT)
Esports Analyst of the Year
- Anthony "NAMELESS" Wheeler
- Emily Rand
- Jacob "Pimp" Winneche
- Jess 'JessGOAT' Bolden
- Marc Robert "Caedrel" Lamont
- Kyle "melonzz" Freedman
- Jonathan "Reinforce" Larsson
- Sean "sgares" Gares
- Jason "moses" O'Toole
Esports Colour Caster of the Year
- Chad "SPUNJ" Burchill
- Mohan "launders" Govindasamy
- Michael "KiXSTAr" Stockley
- Josh "Sideshow" Wilkinson
- Thomas "Chance" Ashworth
- Andrew "Vedius" Day
- Sam "Kobe" Hartman-Kenzler
- John "Johnnyboi_i" MacDonald
- Stephen "Sajam" Lyon
Esports Host of the Year
- Eefje 'sjokz' Depoortere
- Alex "Goldenboy" Mendez
- Soe Gschwind
- James "Dash" Patterson
- Jorien "Sheever" van der Heijden
- Ana Paula 'Ana Xisdê' Cardoso
- Loviel "Velly" Cardwell
- Tres "stunna" Saranthus
- Brody "Liefx" Moore
- Ghassan "MiloshTheMedic" Finge
- Caleb "WavePunk" Simmons
- Chris "Puckett" Puckett
Esports Play by Play Caster of the Year
- Parker "Interro" Mackay
- Alex "Machine" Richardson
- Miles Ross
- Trevor "Quickshot" Henry
- Clayton "CaptainFlowers" Raines
- Mitch "Uber" Leslie
- Callum “Shogun” Keir
- Owen “ODPixel” Davies
- Lauren "Pansy" Scott
- BrunoClash
Esports Collegiate Program of the Year
- Northwood University
- Boise State University
- Maryville University
- Grand Canyon University
- University of Hawai'i
- Buckeye Gaming Collective - Ohio State University
- Longhorn Gaming - University of Texas at Austin
- Minnesota State University, Mankato
- Illini Esports - University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
- Winthrop University
Esports Collegiate Ambassador of the Year
- Dr. Chris "Doc" Haskell
- Adam Antor
- Chris Turner
- Ariane Lim
- Ryan Johnson
Les finalistes des autres catégories sont :
Esports Broadcast/Production Team of the Year
- Riot Games
- ESL Gaming
- Nerd Street Gamers
- Psyonix
- Esports Engine
- Activision Blizzard
- Beyond the Summit
- BLAST Premier
- Garena
- FACEIT
Esports Commercial Partner of the Year
- Intel
- Red Bull
- BMW
- State Farm
- Logitech G
- Mountain Dew
- HyperX
- Alienware
- Verizon
- FTX
- Cash App
- KITKAT
Esports Hardware Provider of the Year
- Logitech G
- Razer
- Elgato
- HyperX
- NVIDIA
- Intel
- AMD
- Alienware
- Secretlab
- Corsair
- SteelSeries
- ASUS ROG
Esports Supporting Service of the Year
- ESG LAW
- Paper Crowns
- Aftershock Media Group
- Hitmarker
- Discord
- The Story Mob
- ESEA
- Creative Artists Agency
- Character Select Agency
- Prodigy Agency
- Mobalytics
Esports Coverage Platform of the Year in association with Sizzle Creative
- Dexerto
- The Esports Observer
- Esports Insider
- Dot Esports
- HLTV.org
- Liquipedia
- Esportmaníacos
- Inven Global
- SiegeGG
- Upcomer
Esports Game of the Year in association with The Koyo Store
- League of Legends
- Valorant
- Free Fire
- CS:GO
- Call of Duty
- Rocket League
- Rainbow Six Siege
- Dota 2
- PUBG Mobile
- Overwatch
Esports Journalist of the Year
- Jacob Wolf
- Richard Lewis
- Adam Fitch
- Ashley Kang
- FionnOnFire
- Kevin Hitt
- Liz Richardson
- Wasif Ahmed
- Pablo ‘Bloop’ Suárez
- H.B. Duran
Esports Publisher of the Year
- Riot Games
- Tencent
- Garena
- Ubisoft
- Psyonix
- EA
- Activision Blizzard
- Epic Games
- Valve
Esports Content Series of the Year
- The Process – OpTic Gaming
- G2 Voicecomms
- TSM: Legends
- Lore // Valorant
- Metagame Documentary
- The Eavesdrop Podcast
- Fight for First: EXCEL ESPORTS
- Dota: Dragon’s Blood
- Liquid Origins | Driven by Honda
Esports Cosplay of the Year
- Sneaky
- Glory Lamothe
- Peyton Cosplay
- Willow Creative
- Kinpatsu Cosplay
- LittleJem
- Skydaddi
- FusRoFran
Esports Creative of the Year
- Thorsten Denk
- Liquid Enigma
- Aaron Create
- SesoHQ
- Euller Araujo
- Gabriel Ruiz
- Karina Ziminaite
- Caroline Parker-Stark
- Danny Lopez
- Robert Rogers
Esports Creative Piece of the Year
- Introducing Team Liquid Valorant
- FaZe Clan Enters Rocket League
- LEC Anime Teaser
- No Clue | adidas Partners with G2 Esports
- Metagame Documentary
- LEC: Reckless with my heart
- Introducing Your LA Thieves
- LPL Spring Split 2021 | Break The Silence
- Segue o Fluxo| Nobru and Cerol introduce the new LBFF Team
Esports Creative Team of the Year
- WePlay
- Paper Crowns
- AOE Creative
- 100 Thieves
- G2 Esports
- 1UP Studios
- StreamSpell
- Alex Productions
- Getrekt Labs
Esports Video Production Team of the Year
- G2 Esports
- 100 Thieves
- TSM FTX
- Yung Eldr
- OpTic Gaming
- 1UP Studios
- FaZe Clan
- Metagame Documentary Team
- Loud
- Fluxo