The Esports Awards announced Thursday the finalists for this yearโs 2024 Esports Awards ceremony being held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Aug. 24. The 2024 Esports Awards is being sponsored by the Esports World Cup and Oakley.
The Esports Awards announced its partnership with the Saudi Arabian government-funded Esports World Cup last month to some pushback from the community (TEA shared its views on this topic publicly in this social media post).
The finalists were announced on Thursday during an Esports Awards broadcast hosted by former LEC caster Trevor โQuickshotโ Henry and esports host and interviewer Jasmine โVeracityโ Kanuga.
The Esports Awards noted that a second event will be held in London at the end of this year. Curiously, no journalism category was revealed, but it could be that this part of the awards will take place in London, due to the amount of negative feedback The Esports Awards received from journalists in July after its partnership announcement with the Esports World Cup.
The full lineup of categories and finalists for the Esports Awards Riyadh are:
Entertainment
Streamer of the Year
- Nicholas โJynxziโ Stewart
- Kai Cenat
- Ibai โIbaiโ Llanos
- Cody โClixโ Conrod
- Darren โiShowSpeedโ Watkins Jr.
- Case โCaseOhโ Baker
- Fรฉlix โxQcโ Lengyel
- Marc โCaedrelโ Lamont
- Victor โCoringaโ Augusto
- Alexandre โgAuLeSโ Chiqueta
- Samantha โRiversโ Treviรฑo
Esports Personality of the Year
- Jeremy โDisguised Toastโ Wang
- Tarik โtarikโ รelik
- Matthew โNadeshotโ Haag
- Seth โscumpโ Abner
- Ibai โIbaiโ Llanos
- James Banks
- Marc โCaedrelโ Lamont
- Naman “Mortal” Sandeep Mathur
- Bruno “Nobru” Goes
Esports Content Group of the Year
- G2 Esports
- Offline TV
- Karmine Corp
- Sentinels
- Fnatic
- T1
- S8UL Esports
Esports Game of the Year
- Counter-Strike 2
- VALORANT
- League of Legends
- Mobile Legends: Bang Bang
- Dota 2
- Apex Legends
- Rainbow Six Siege
- Rocket League
- PUBG Mobile
Mobile Esports Game of the Year
- Mobile Legends: Bang Bang
- Brawl Stars
- Honor of Kings
- PUBG Mobile
- Call of Duty: Mobile
- Clash Royale
- Free Fire
- Pokรฉmon UNITE
Industry
Esports Content & Coverage Platform of the Year
- Liquipedia
- Esports Charts
- Dexerto
- HLTV
- Dot Esports
- Sports Business Journal
- Esports Insider
Esports Publisher of the Year
- Riot Games
- Valve
- Epic Games
- Microsoft Gaming
- Ubisoft
- Capcom
- EA
- Moonton
Esports Commercial Partner of the Year
- Red Bull
- Intel
- Logitech G
- Mastercard
- Razer
- Lenovo
- AT&T
- Adidas
Creative
Creative Team of the Year
- ESL FACEIT Group
- Riot Games
- BLAST
- 100 Thieves
- Flyquest
- LOUD
- NRG/Full Squad Gaming
- Sentinels
- Team Liquid
- Team Vitality
- G2 Esports
Esports Content of the Year
- GODS ft. NewJeans (๋ด์ง์ค) (Official Music Video) | Worlds 2023 Anthem – League of Legends
- Think Like A Pro VALORANT Duelist | Know Your Role
- G2 Esports x Mastercard: Mastercard Gamer Academy Educational Content Series
- Manners maketh man | T1 x Ralph Lauren
- TEAM LIQUID x AURA & ECHO || HELLO INDONESIA & THE PHILIPPINES
- The 3 prodigies of Rocket League | Worlds 2023 documentary
Pro
Esports Breakthrough Player of the Year
- Danil โdonkโ Kryshkovets โ Team Spirit
- Cauan “cauanzin” Pereira โ LOUD
- Stanislav “Malr1ne” Potorak โ Team Falcons
- Han “SangJoon” Sang-jun โ REJECT WINNITY
- Pedro “swiftt” Gomes โ Ninjas in Pajamas
- Daniel “Daniel” Piecenski โ G2 Stride
- Wang “UMA” Yuan-hao โ Street Fighter player
- Rayan “Sniper” Shoura โ 100 Thieves
On-Air
Esports Analyst of the Year
- Emily Rand
- Mimi โaEvilcatโ Wermcrantz
- Jacob “Pimp” Winneche
- Tyler “Tbates” Bates
- Mathieu “Maniac” Quiquerez
- Kevin “Purge” Godec
- The7WorldsGaming
- Lรฉo “Alphama” Robine
The Esports World Cup is a multi-week, multi-discipline esports competition running from July 3 โ Aug. 25, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, funded by a grant from the Saudi Arabian government, while competitions are being facilitated by ESL FACEIT Group, which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Savvy Games Group. Savvy is owned by the Saudi governmentโs Public Investment Fund and its Chairman of the board is Saudi Arabiaโs de facto ruler HRH Crown Prince MBS. EFG is home to tournament organizer ESL, Esports Engine, competition platform FACEIT, and esports and gaming festival company DreamHack.