League of Legends developer Riot Games was amongst the biggest winners at The Game Awards 2019, dominating the Esports Awards category.
The popular MOBA won Best Esports Game and Best Esports Event for its 2019 World Championship, while LEC mainstays Eefje “Sjokz” Depoortere and G2 Esports also received honours.
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Here’s the full list of nominees and winners for the Esports Awards category at The Game Awards 2019:
Best Esports Game
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Dota 2
Fortnite
League of Legends – Winner
Overwatch
Best Esports Coach
Eric “adreN” Hoag (Team Liquid, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive)
Nu-ri “Cain” Jang (Team Liquid, League of Legends)
Fabian “GrabbZ” Lohmann (G2 Esports, League of Legends)
Kim “Kkoma” Jeong-gyun (SK Telecom T1, League of Legends)
Titouan “Sockshka” Merloz (OG, Dota 2)
Danny “Zonic” Sørensen (Astralis, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive) – Winner
Best Esports Event
2019 League of Legends World Championship – Winner
2019 Overwatch League Grand Finals
EVO 2019
Fortnite World Cup
IEM Katowice 2019
The International 2019
Best Esports Host
Alex “Goldenboy” Mendez
Alex “Machine” Richardson
Duan “Candice” Yu-Shuang
Eefje “Sjokz” Depoortere – Winner
Paul “Redeye” Chaloner
Best Esports Team
Astralis (Counter-Strike: Global Offensive)
G2 Esports (League of Legends) – Winner
OG (Dota 2)
San Francisco Shock (Overwatch League)
Team Liquid (Counter-Strike: Global Offensive)
Best Esports Player
Kyle “Bugha” Giersdorf – Winner
Lee “Faker” Sang-hyeok
Luka “Perkz” Perkovic
Oleksandr “S1mple” Kostyliev
Jay “Sinatraa” Won
Esports Insider says: Counting Sjokz (who is a freelancer, but primarily operates in League of Legends), Riot Games’ flagship title won in four out of six possible categories to cap off a terrific 2019. Questions will be raised, however, over G2 Esports’ victory; though they’ve had a brilliant year, the lack of a nomination for their conquerors FPX Esports could suggest Western bias.