The 2023 Esports Awards, a prestigious event in the esports calendar, recognized the year’s best in the industry. The ceremony, held on Nov. 30, celebrated outstanding achievements across various categories. Here’s a comprehensive list of the winners.
Esports Awards 2023 Winners
- Esports Play of the Year: Ilya “m0NESY” Osipov
- Esports Mobile Game of the Year: Mobile Legends: Bang Bang
- Esports Cosplay of the Year: Akemikun
- Esports Commercial Partner of the Year: Gucci
- Esports Journalist of the Year: Richard Lewis
- Esports Coach of the Year: Christine “Potter” Chi
- Esports Broadcast/Production Team of the Year: ESL FACEIT Group
- Esports Creative of the Year: Gregory “SesoHQ” Ortiz
- Esports Supporting Service of the Year: Prodigy Agency
- Esports Creative Team of the Year: Paper Crowns
- Esports Game of the Year: VALORANT
- Esports Coverage Platform of the Year: Esports Charts
- Breakthrough Player of the Year: Max “Demon1” Mazanov
- Collegiate Program of the Year: University of Oklahoma
- Esports Publisher of the Year: Riot Games
- Esports Color Caster of the Year: Dan Gaskin
- Esports Play By Play Caster of the Year: Mitch “Uber” Leslie
- Esports Content Creator of the Year: S8ul Esports
- Esports Host of the Year: Caleb “WavePunk” Simmons
- Esports Team of the Year: T1
- Esports PC Player of the Year: Lee “Faker” Sang-hyeok
- Esports Content of the Year: Lee “Faker” Sang-hyeok
- Esports Controller Player of the Year: Paco “HyDra” Rusiewiez
- Esports Hardware Piece of the Year: Stream Deck MK.2
- Esports Desk Analyst of the Year: Mimi “aEvilcat” Wermcrantz
- Streamer of the Year: Samy “Riversgg” Rivera
- Esports Organization of the Year: Team Vitality
- Esports Personality of the Year: Jeremy “Disguised Toast” Wang
- Esports Mobile Player of the Year: Mohamed “Mohamed Light” Tarek
- Panel’s Choice Award: Dr. Julia Hiltscher
Tonight is the night to induct the #LifetimeAchievement Class of 2023! 🏆@ODEEisOG@LiquidNazgul@liquidrapha@followgrubby@KTRolsterFlash@MarcMerrill@Crimsix@MLGPuckett #EsportsAwards2023 pic.twitter.com/OyGy1jeHrp
— Esports Awards (@esportsawards) November 30, 2023
Lifetime Achievement Award Winners
- Michael “ODEE” O’Dell
- Victor “Nazgul” Goossens
- Shane “rapha” Hendrixson
- Manuel “Grubby” Schenkhuizen
- Lee “Flash” Young Ho
- Marc Merrill
- Ian “Crimsix” Porter
- Chris Puckett
The one and only @Crimsix sent us a unique acceptance speech for the Class of 2023.
And he also got a HUGE announcement! 🔥#EsportsAwards #LifetimeAchievement pic.twitter.com/GCMPntxcEO
— Esports Awards (@esportsawards) November 30, 2023
Gamer of the Year 2023
- PC Category: Lee “Faker” Sang-hyeok
- Controller Category: Paco “HyDra” Rusiewiez
The Unkillable Demon King & GOAT of League of Legends takes home the Esports PC Player of the Year a huge congratulations to @faker of @T1LoL pic.twitter.com/5NOhgGc2OL
— Esports Awards (@esportsawards) December 1, 2023