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OpTic have made a good run across the board in the 2022 season. The North American esports organization fields teams in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, Dota 2, Call of Duty, Halo, Overwatch 2, and Rocket League.
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Starting the year, OpTic made a big move by first acquiring the Valorant roster of Team Envy, which at the time included Pujan “FNS” Mehta, Victor “Victor” Wong, Austin “crashies” Roberts, Jaccob “yay” Whiteaker, Jimmy “Marved” Nguyen, and coach Chet “Chet” Singh. All have since left the team — except Marved, although he has been moved to the inactive roster.
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OpTic Gaming have the most earnings of any Valorant team this year with $499,000. They were the first team to win an international tournament in the 2022 season of the Valorant Champions Tour, and the fourth to win an international tournament — the Stage 1 Masters Reykjavk — which earned them prize money of $200,000. The outfit’s Halo team also won the Halo World Championship.
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Among the other teams that were nominated for Esports Organization of the Year were 100 Thieves, Cloud9, T1, G2 Esports, FaZe Clan, LOUD, FURIA Esports, Team Liquid, Nova Esports, and Evil Geniuses.
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OpTic Gaming made their debut in the world of esports in 2006, when they formed their first ever Call of Duty team. In 2017, they won the Call of Duty Championship.
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According to the guidelines for the nomination process for Esports Organization of the Year, the outfit must be an international operation with multiple teams in different esports titles that must have been active during the course of the entire year. ]]>
This makes it the third time the Natus Vincere player has taken out the award, having also won it in 2018 and 2021.
S1mple was unable to be in attendance to receive his award, although, in a video, he thanked his fans and all those who voted for him.
“I want to thank everyone for the support, I want to thank everyone who voted for me, it was a tough year for me, my country, my family, my organization, and my team, and I hope next year will be better,” he said.
S1mple also wrote in a tweet that the award win meant he had fulfilled the promise he made earlier to himself and his fan base.
“I kept my word, I won the Major with the best organization in the world and the best people I have ever played with, thank you all for your support, this is the best thing that happened to me,” he tweeted.
The 25-year-old Ukrainian player has forged a hugely successful CS:GO career since he debuted in 2013. The AWP player is considered to be one of the greatest esports professionals of all time. This is s1mple’s fourth nomination as PC Player of the Year, and his sixth overall at the Esports Awards.
S1mple was nominated alongside Russel “Twistzz” Van Dulken, Jaccob “yay” Whiteaker, Jeong “Chovy” Ji-hoon, Russian Valorant player Andrei “Shao” Kiprskii, Ukrainian Dota 2 player Illya “Yatoro” Mulyarchuk, now-retired Chinese Dota 2 player Zhang “Faith_bian” Ruida, League of Legends top laner Andrei “Odoamne” Pascu, Apex Legends player Jacob “HisWattson” McMillin, Rainbow Six Siege player Jaime “Cyber” Ramos, Korean StarCraft II player Cho “Maru” Seong-Ju, and Hanwha Life Esports midlaner Kim “Zeka” Geon-woo.
In previous years, other players that have won the PC Player of the Year title include Michal “Nisha” Jankowski (2020), Kyle “Bugha” Giersdorf (2019), Amer “Miracle” Al-Barkawi (2017) and Marcelo “Coldzera” David (2016).
This year, s1mple amassed a 1.27 rating with an 83.6 ADR. Over the course of his career, he has collected 21 HLTV MVP medals, an Intel Grand Slam trophy, and several others accolades — including Betway’s 2018 Best Player and FACEIT’s Best Player of FPL 2017.
S1mple’s MVP awards include ESL One New York 2016, DreamHack Open Winter 2017, StarLadder & i-League StarSeries Season 4, DreamHack Masters Marseille 2018, StarLadder & i-League StarSeries Season 5, CS:GO Asia Championships 2018, IEM Cologne 2021, ESL Pro League Season 14, PGL Major Stockholm 2021, BLAST Premier Fall Final 2021, BLAST Premier World Final 2021, BLAST Premier Spring Final 2022, IEM Cologne 2022, and many others.
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The Chief Executive Officer of the Esports Awards, Michael Ashford, expressed his excitement about having a partnership deal with the renowned food company.
??“It’s great to welcome Tyson Foods to the Esports Awards family,” Ashford said.
“2022 is a big year for us with a new location, new awards and a new look so it’s great to bring on board such an industry-leading partner in Tyson Foods.
“It is also such a testament to what we are achieving here at the Esports Awards that brands trust us in helping them make their way into the industry.”
??The seventh Esports Awards event will be held in the state of Nevada, at the Resorts World Theatre in Las Vegas.
“We could not be more excited to start building a legacy with Resorts World Las Vegas,” Ashford said.
“We recognize the awards are a deserved end of year celebration and want to build something that caters to delivering a best-in-class experience.”??
“Resorts World Las Vegas as a venue has been very forward-thinking in attracting top-tier events and to see the support for esports is hugely encouraging. A huge shout out to Destination Esports, Resorts World Las Vegas and Hilton Hotels for making it happen.”
??The Tyson Foods brand will be prominently displayed all through the main ceremony, as well as a special highlight inside the show. The main awards event will be held with a variety of other activities, such as a Lifetime Achievement Ceremony and a Leadership Summit.??
At the start of the year, Tyson Foods was named ‘Global Supplier of the Year’ by McDonald’s, just as both firms marked their 40-year partnership. The food processor collaborated alongside Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) as the very first title sponsor of the Black College World Series (BCWS). ??
Esports Awards renew partnership with Verizon and Secretlab?
The Esports Awards also renewed preceding partnerships with Verizon, a telecommunications company, and Secretlab, a gaming chair manufacturer. ??
In addition to hosting the Esports Team of the Year award, which was won by the Atlanta FaZe’s Call of Duty League team in 2021, Secretlab will partner with Esports Awards on activations.
For the third year in a row, Verizon will play a significant role in the ceremony, naming the Esports Mobile Game of the Year and Esports Mobile Player of the Year awards after the company. Verizon and the Esports Awards will collaborate on activations as well.
]]>The Esports Awards were staged on Saturday, November 16 at the Esports Stadium Arlington in Texas. It is widely regarded the biggest and most prestigious esports awards ceremony in the industry, not to be confused with the Game Awards which will take place at Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on December 12.
A total of 27 awards were handed out at the ceremony in numerous categories related to esports, including Esports Cosplayer of the Year, Esports Videographer of the Year, Esports Player of the Year, and more. The awards handed out at the Esports Awards ceremony were also divided into three categories – community awards, industry awards and professional awards – in order to cover all areas of the esports industry.
Out of hundreds of nominees, including individuals, teams and companies, it was Riot Games that hogged the spotlight by claiming three awards in three separate categories.
In the Esports Game of the Year category, League of Legends finished ahead of CS:GO and Rainbow Six Siege, with Fortnite and Overwatch claiming fourth and fifth place respectively.
In the Esports Publisher of the Year category, Riot Games finished ahead of Epic Games and Valve, with Activision Blizzard claiming fourth place.
In the Esports Live Event of the Year category, the League of Legends World Championship finished ahead of The International 9, CoD World League Championship, Fortnite World Cup, Overwatch League Grand Finals and other massive esports events.
G2 Esports head coach Fabian “GrabbZ” Lohmann was nominated for Esports Coach of the Year for his achievements with the team that won MSI 2019, both LEC splits and finished runners-up at the LoL World Championship. In the end, however, it Danny “zonic” S?rensen who claimed the award due to his historic achievement with Astralis, who he led to their fourth CS:GO Major – and their third in succession – at StarLadder Berlin 2019.
Although GrabbZ missed out on the coaching title, G2 won the Esports Team of the Year award ahead of Astralis and Overwatch League champions San Francisco Shock.
G2 captain Rasmus “Caps” Winther claimed third place in the Esports Play of the Year category, behind Mariano “SquishyMuffinz” Arruda and Thiago “S3xyCake” Reis, while his teammate Luka “Perkz” Perkovi? finished second in the Esports PC Player of the Year category, only trailing the Fortnite world champion Kyle “Bugha” Giersdorf.
2019 Esports Awards winners
Content Creator of the Year: Craig “Mini Ladd” Thompson
Esports Breakthrough Game of the Year: Smash Ultimate
Caster of the Year: Henry “HenryG” Greer
Esports Coach of the Year: Danny “zonic” S?rensen
Esports Commercial Partner of the Year: HyperX
Esports Console Player of the Year: Dominique “SonicFox” McLean
Esports Console Rookie of the Year: Chris “Simp” Lehr
Esports Cosplayer of the Year: LittleJem
Esports Coverage Website of the Year: Dexerto
Esports Game of the Year: League of Legends
Esports Hardware Provider of the Year: Intel
Esports Host of the Year: Alex “Goldenboy” Mendez
Esports Journalist of the Year: Richard Lewis
Esports Live Event of the Year: LoL World Championship 2019
Esports Organisation of the Year: Team Liquid
Esports PC Player of the Year: Kyle “Bugha” Giersdorf
Esports PC Rookie Player of the Year: Kyle “Bugha” Giersdorf
Esports Personality of the Year: Matthew “Nadeshot” Haag
Esports Photographer of the Year: Stephanie Lindgren
Esports Play of the Year: Thiago “S3xyCake” Reis
Esports Publisher of the Year: Riot Games
Esports Supporting Agency of the Year: Loaded
Esports Team of the Year: G2 Esports (LoL)
Esports Videographer of the Year: Logan Dodson
Panels Choice Award: Ryan Thompson
Streamer of the Year: Guy “Dr DisRespect” Beahm
Lifetime Achievement in Esports: Marcus “djWHEAT” Graham, Hector “H3CZ” Rodriguez, Ralf Reichert, Scott “SirScoots” Smith, Sundance DiGiovanni
Blizzard won eSports publisher of the year and its biggest and most successful title, Overwatch, beat out a cavalcade of popular titles to win eSports game of the year.
Overwatch was voted in ahead of global phenomenons like League of Legends, Fortnite, Dota 2, Counter Strike and Call of Duty.
The popularity of Overwatch over the last two years has quickly led to the establishment of the Overwatch League, which has seen teams based in cities around the world, competing in the multiplayer first-person shooter.
The ownership of Overwatch teams has been in the headlines lately, after a bizarre affair in Toronto in which a Toronto-based team pulled out of a tournament over a naming issue.
The eSports Awards have become an important date on the sport’s calendar and provides an opportunity to shine a light on the brightest talents in the industry
2018 eSports Annual Awards winners
Esports Team of the Year: Astralis (CS:GO)
Esports Unsung Hero Of The Year: Milos ‘Faceit Mikey’ Nedeljkovic
Esports Videographer of the Year: Davis ‘Hitch’ Edwards
Streaming Platform of the Year: Twitch
Esports Breakthrough Game of the Year: Fortnite
Esports Console Rookie of the Year: Kenny Williams
Esports PC Rookie of the Year: Gabriel ‘Bwipo’ Rau
Esports Photographer of the Year: Stephanie Lindgren
Esports Journalist of the Year: Jacob Wolf
Esports Live Event of the Year: Overwatch League Grand Final 2018
Esports Broadcaster of the Year: Clint ‘Maven’ Evans
Esports Personality of the Year: Tyler ‘Ninja’ Blevins
Streamer of the Year: Tyler ‘Ninja’ Blevins
Esports Console Player of the Year: Mossad ‘MSdossary’ Aldossary
Esports Organisation of the Year: Cloud9
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