The 2022 Esports Awards, which celebrates excellence in the Esports industry, is taking place on December 13 at the Resorts World Theater in Las Vegas. Recently the nominees for Streamer of the Year were announced along with those for the event’s other awards.
The Streamer of the Year award is considered the most reputable award among YouTube and Twitch streamers. The list of finalists includes Dr. Disrespect and Ibai, both of whom have received the award twice in preceding years. Below is the complete list of finalists for this year’s Esports Awards Streamer of the Year:
- Dr. Disrespect
- Ibai “Ibai” Llanos
- David “TheGrefg” Martínez
- Kammeto
- Asmongold
- Nicholas “NICKMERCS” Kolcheff
- Tarik “tarik” Celik
- Timothy “TimTheTatman” Betar
- Alexandre “Gaules” Borb
- Rachell “Valkyrae” Hofstetter
- Tyler “loltyler1” Steinkamp
- QTCinderella
Most fans seem to think Ibai will take home the award this year, since the Streamer broke Twitch’s concurrent viewership record on June 25. Additionally, Ibai has diversified his streaming content over the past year and has expanded his viewership.
Esports fans can vote for their pick for each award on the Esports Awards website, including the Streamer of the Year award. Other awards include Esports Content Series of the Year, for which Players, a new Esports mockumentary streaming on Paramount +, is a nominee, Esports Game of the Year and Esports Mobile Game of the Year. Fans can vote on the website until November. This year’s Esports award ceremony marks the first time the event is selling general admission tickets.
Elsewhere in Esports
GodLike, a popular Esports team in India, recently revealed a 25,000 sq foot gaming facility. The facility will also act as a residence for team members and includes ten streaming rooms and an arena. Meanwhile, the British Army Esports team took Bronze in the Armed Forces day Esports event, and the day was won by civilian team Pixell Bars. Additionally, Next Level Racing is partnering with Ferrari to accelerate Esports.
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