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Esports Awards 2021 Winners list: Every Winner and Nominees for each category in Esports Awards 2021.

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Esports Awards Winners from 2021 won the sixth iteration of the event. We look at winners across all subcategories.

Esports Awards 2021 was held in Arlington Texas this year. Last year, the event was held online due to obvious reasons. The event awards honours for innovations and performances in esports.

As per the usual traditions, the winners are chosen both by the gaming community, as well as a  panel of judges. The Esports Awards are the most prestigious honours received in recognition of colossal efforts.

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Further down is Esports Awards 2021 Winners List along with nominees. Kudos to winners and best of wishes to the nominees for future endeavours.

1. Pro Awards Criteria Esports Awards 2021

Organization of the Year.

  • Winner: 100 Thieves
  • G2 Esports
  • Team Envy
  • TSM FTX
  • NRG
  • OverActive Media
  • T1
  • Fnatic
  • Cloud9
  • Team Liquid
  • LOUD
  • FaZe Clan

Team of the Year.

  • Winner: Atlanta FaZe (Call of Duty)
  • DWG KIA (LoL)
  • MAD Lions (LoL)
  • Natus Vincere (CS:GO)
  • Sentinels (Valorant)
  • Gambit Esports (Valorant)
  • Shanghai Dragons (Overwatch)
  • The General NRG (Rocket League)
  • PSG.LGD (Dota 2)
  • Ninjas in Pyjamas (Rainbow Six)

PC Player of the Year.

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

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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

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2. Industry Awards Criteria Esports Awards 2021

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
  • SiegeGG

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Commercial 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

Panel’s Choice Award.

  • Winner: Jas ‘Fizzi’ Laferriere

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3. On-Air Awards Criteria Esports Awards 2021

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

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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

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4. Creative Awards Criteria 2021

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: 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

Photographer of the Year.

  • Winner: Eric Ananmalay

Creative Team of the Year.

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

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5. Community Awards Criteria Esports Awards 2021

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

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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

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6. Collegiate Awards Criteria

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 — the University of Texas at Austin
  • Illini Esports — University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
  • Minnesota State University
  • Grand Canyon University
  • Winthrop University

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