Esports Awards 2018 - Stream, Schedule and Categories

By Nicholas Barth ·

The 2018 Esports Awards will be awarded today, and we have the stream, schedule and categories of the prestigious event covered for you.

Esports Awards 2018 - Stream, Schedule and Categories

Monday, November 12th will see the 2018 Esports Awards take place, as a multitude of professionals, teams, players and more will be recognized for their dedication and contributions to the esports industry. With the esports industry growing into one of the most popular in the entire world, the 2018 Esports Awards will be looking to celebrate those who were instrumental in the industry's growth and success this past year. 

Esports Awards 2018

Viewers will be able to catch all of the action taking place at the 2018 Esports Awards beginning at 8:00 GMT or 2:00 PM PST on the Esports Industry Awards Twitch channel where every single winner of the 2018 Esports Awards will be streamed live. You can find an embedded version of the 2018 Esports Awards Twitch broadcast below. 

The 2018 awards show will also be broadcasted on YouTube, Mixer and Twitter. 

A vast array of categories will at the focus of the 2018 Esports Awards as everything from Team of the Year to Streamer of the Year will all see a finalist raise the award for their work in the ever expanding industry. You can find the full list of awards categories and the finalists for each below. 

2018 Awards Categories and Finalists

Unsung Hero of the Year

  • Milos ‘Faceit Mikey’ Nedeljkovic
  • Orien ‘Sheever’ van der Heijden
  • Matthew ‘Nadeshot’ Haag
  • Brian ‘Terroriser’ Michael Hanby
  • Benjamin ‘DrLupo’ Lupo
  • Kim ‘Esports Mum’ Meltzer
  • Jimmy ‘MrBeast’ D.Donaldson
  • Ryan Morrison

Winner - Milos ‘Faceit Mikey’ Nedeljkovic

Team of the Year

  • Astralis (CS:GO)
  • Team Liquid (LOL)
  • Fnatic (LOL)
  • Royal Never Give Up (LOL)
  • Team Liquid (PUBG)
  • Natus Vincere (CS:GO)
  • Nova Esports (Clash Royale)
  • Team Dignitas (Rocket League)
  • KT Rolster (LOL)
  • OG (DOTA)
  • Evil Geniuses (COD)
  • London Spitfire (Overwatch)

Personality of the Year

  • Eefie ‘sjokz’ Depoortere
  • Chris Puckett
  • Tyler ‘Ninja’ Blevins
  • Jack ‘CouRage’ Dunlop
  • Benjamin ‘DrLupo’ Lupo
  • Michael ‘Shroud’ Grzesiek’
  • Soe Gschwind Penski
  • Guy ‘Dr Disrespect’ Beahm
  • Alex ‘Goldenboy’ Mendez
  • Matthew ‘Nadeshot’ Haag

PC Player of the Year

  • Yiliang ‘Doublelift’ Peng
  • Anathan ‘ANA’ Pham
  • Nikola ‘NiKo’ Kovač
  • Sung-hyeon ‘Jjonak’ Bang
  • Niclas ‘Pengu’ Mouritzen
  • Jian ‘Uzi’ Zi-Hao
  • Oleksandr ‘s1mple’ Kostyliev
  • Jae-hyeok ‘Carpe’ Lee
  • Keiron ‘Scoom’ Prescott
  • Peter ‘Dupreeh’ Rasmussen
  • Song ‘Smeb’ Kyung-ho
  • Junyoung ‘Profit’ Park

PC Rookie of the Year

  • Gabriel ‘Bwipo’ Rau
  • Justin ‘jstn’ Morales
  • Cvetelin ‘CeRq’ Dimitrov
  • Yuadi ‘Wokka’ Ichise
  • Junyoung ‘Profit’ Park
  • Topias ‘Topson’ Taavitsainen
  • Sung-hyeon ‘Jjonak’ Bang
  • Robin ‘ropz’ Kool
  • Eric ‘Licorice’ Ritchie
  • Jae-hyeok ‘Carpe’ Lee
2018 Esports Awards

Jjonak was a standout star in Season 1 of the Overwatch League for the New York Excelsior.

(Source: Robert Paul for Blizzard Entertainment)

Organization of the Year

  • Echo Fox
  • Team Liquid
  • Cloud9
  • OpTic Gaming
  • 100 Thieves
  • FaZe Clan
  • Team Envy
  • G2 Esports
  • Team SoloMid
  • Fnatic

Console Player of the Year

  • Nick Kolcheff ‘Nick Mercs’
  • William Peter Hjelte ‘Leffen’
  • Mossad ‘MSdossary’ Aldossary
  • Adam Garcia ‘Assault’
  • Dominique ‘SonicFox’ McLean
  • Kenny Williams
  • Benjamin Simon ‘Problem X’
  • Hajime ‘Tokido’ Tanigychi
  • Anthony ‘Shotzzy’ Cuevas-Castro

Console Rookie of the Year

  • Thomas ‘TJHaLy’ Haly
  • Preston ‘Priestahh’ Greiner
  • Kenny Williams
  • Mossad ‘MSdossary’ Aldossary
  • Donovan ‘F2TekKz’ Hunt
  • Brandon ‘Dashy’ Otell
  • Alex ‘Alexx’ Carpenter

Live Event of the Year

  • Clash Royale Crown Championship
  • The Six Invitational 2018
  • League Of Legends World Championship 2018
  • Rocket League Championship Series
  • PUBG Global Invitational 2018
  • EVO 2018 Championship Series
  • FACEIT Major 2018
  • The International 2018
  • IEM Katowice 2018
  • ELEAGUE Major: Boston 2018
  • Call of Duty World League Championship 2018
  • Overwatch League Grand Final 2018

Broadcaster of the Year

  • Richard Buckley & Brandon Smith
  • Laure Valée
  • Martin ‘Deficio’ Lynge
  • Clint ‘Maven’ Evans
  • Christopher ‘MonteCristo’ Kjell Mykles
  • Alex ‘Machine’ Richardson
  • Mitch ‘Uber’ Leslie
  • Eefie ‘sjokz’ Depoortere
  • James Bardolph
  • Alex ‘Goldenboy’ Mendez
  • Trevor ‘Quickshot’ Henry
  • Soe Gschwind Penski
Esports Awards 2018 Goldenboy

Goldenboy has risen to become one of the premiere broadcast talents in the esports industry with work spanning several scenes.

(Source: Robert Paul for Blizzard Entertainment)

Streaming Platform of the Year

  • Znipe
  • Facebook
  • Mixer
  • Twitter
  • Twitch
  • YouTube

Winner - Twitch

Streamer of the Year

  • Guy ‘Dr Disrespect’ Beahm
  • Tyler ‘Ninja’ Blevins
  • Jack ‘CouRage’ Dunlop
  • Ali ‘Myth’ Kabbani
  • Tyler ‘Tyler1’ Steinkamp
  • Jaryd ‘Summit1g’ Lazar
  • David ‘StoneMountain64’ Steinberg
  • Imane ‘Pokimane’ Anys
  • Felix ‘XQC’ Lengyel
  • Michael ‘Shroud’ Grzesiek

Supporting Agency of the Year

  • Anna B. Baumann
  • Level 99
  • Evolved Talent Agency
  • Code Red Esports
  • Stark Esports
  • Freaks 4U Gaming
  • The National Association of Collegiate Esports

Videographer of the Year

  • Damian Estrada
  • John ‘The Narwhal’ Farrar
  • Rhys Rasmussen
  • Gabriel Ruiz
  • Max Olivo
  • Davis ‘Hitch’ Edwards
  • Robert ‘OhhRogerr’ Rogers
  • Philipp ‘Ohilian’ Neubauer

Winner - Davis ‘Hitch’ Edwards

Photographer of the Year

  • Rich Lock
  • Robert Paul
  • João Ferreira
  • Chris Betancourt
  • Stephanie Lindgren
  • Joe Brady
  • Helena Kristiansson
  • Kyle Miller
Esports Awards 2018 Helena Kristiansson)

The photo of Starcraft Champion Joona "Serral" Sotala by Helena Kristiansson after his victory at Blizzcon 2018 sent goosebumps through the esports world.

(Source: Helena Kristiansson)

Publisher of the Year

  • Activision
  • Capcom
  • Epic Games
  • Ubisoft
  • Riot Games
  • Valve
  • Psyonix
  • Blizzard
  • EA
  • PUBG

Journalist of the Year

  • Travis Gafford
  • Tyler ‘Fionnonfire’ Erzberger
  • Mike Kent
  • Duncan ‘Thorin’ Shields
  • Richard Lewis
  • Emily Rand
  • Rod ‘Slasher’ Breslau
  • Jacob Wolf
  • Laure Valee
  • Jarek ‘DeKay’ Lewis

Hardware Provider of the Year

  • Intel
  • Nvidia
  • Logitech
  • OMEN
  • GT Omega
  • Turtle Beach
  • SCUF Gaming
  • Corsair
  • Razer
  • HyperX
  • Republic of Gamers
  • Zowie

Coverage Website of the Year

  • ESPN Esports
  • DBLTAP
  • Inven Global
  • Liquidpedia
  • Dot Esports
  • HLTV
  • theScore
  • Charlie INTEL
  • Blitz Esports
  • Dexerto

Game of the Year

  • League of Legends
  • Super Smash Bros
  • Dota 2
  • Fortnite
  • Call of Duty: WWII
  • Rainbow Six Siege
  • Dragon Ball Fighterz
  • PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds
  • Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
  • Overwatch
2018 Esports Awards Overwatch
2018 was a defining year for Overwatch esports with the first season of the Overwatch League taking place. (Source: Blizzard Entertainment)

Commercial Partner of the Year

  • Rocket Mortgage
  • Intel
  • Dr Pepper
  • Alienware
  • HTC
  • Turtle Wax
  • G Fuel
  • OMEN
  • T-Mobile
  • Toyota
  • Betway
  • HyperX
  • Gillette

Breakthrough Game of the Year

  • Battalion 1944
  • Clash Royale
  • Dragon Ball Fighterz
  • Call of Duty: WWII
  • Arena of Valor
  • Fortnite
  • FIFA 18
  • NBA 2K18

Winner - Fortnite

With a whole host of deserving finalists looking to take home the prize in their respective fields in the 2018 Esports Awards, viewers of the highly anticipated show are sure to be treated to a very entertaining show that will be looking to celebrate the amazing work of the professional gaming industry this past year in the 2018 Esports Awards. 

(cover photo courtesy of Esports Awards 2018)