The annual event held at The Brewery in London saw 22 awards handed out over the course of the evening.
The 2017 NowTV Esports Industry Awards celebrate the greatest achievements in the gaming world by industries and players and we were delighted to stand right there with them to celebrate their success.
There were a few familiar faces from the previous year all trying to get another gong this time around, but encouragingly there were also many newcomers this year. We were thrilled to see so many of our clients being nominated and receiving the acknowledgement they rightly deserve.
The nominations and winners were:
INDUSTRY AWARDS
Esports Breakthrough Game of the Year
- Vainglory
- Quake Champions
- Rainbow Six Seiger
- Injustice 2
- H1Z1
- PlayerUnkown’s Battlegrounds
- Paragon
Winner: PlayerUnkown’s Battlegrounds
Esports Commercial Partner of the Year
- G Fuel
- Corsair
- Scuf Gaming
- Arby’s
- Monster
- ASUS ROG
- SteelSeries
- Intel
- ASTRO Gaming
- Gilette
- Logitech
- OMEN by HP
Winner: G Fuel
Esports Coverage Website of the Year
- Dexerto
- ESPN Esports
- DOT Esports
- theScore esports
- GosuGamers
- PVP Live
- Team Liquid
- Red Bull eSports
- The Esports Observer
- Slingshot Esports
Winner: ESPN Esports
Esports Game of the Year
- Dota 2
- Rocket League
- Overwatch
- FIFA 17
- Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare
- Street Fighter V
- Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
- League of Legends
Winner: Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Esports Hardware Provider of the Year
- SteelSeries
- BenQ ZOWIE
- GT Omega
- ASUS ROG
- HyperX
- NVIDIA
- Corsair
- AMD
- Intel
- Elgato Gaming
- Scuf Gaming
- ASTRO Gaming
- DXRacer
- OMEN by HP
- Razer
- Turtle Beach Corporation
Winner: Intel
Esports Journalist of the Year
- Jacob Wolf
- Tomi “lurppis” Kovanen
- Aaron Mickunas
- Travis Gafford
- Steven “stuchiu” Chiu
- Tyler “Fionn” Erzberger
- Ollie Ring
- Richard Lewis
- Kelsey Moser
- Duncan “Thorin” Shields
- Mike Kent
Winner: Duncan “Thorin” Shields
Esports Photographer of the Year
- Helena Kristiansson
- Robert Paul
- Patrick Strack
- Joe Brady
- Adela Sznajder
João Ferreira
Winner: Joe Brady
Esports Publisher of the Year
- Nintendo
- Valve Corporation
- Psyonix
- 343 Industries
- Ubisoft
- Activision
- The Coalition
- Super Evil Megacorp
- Blizzard Entertainment
- Riot Games
Winner: Riot Games
Esports Videographer of the Year
- Max Olivo
- Moritz “Moose” Zimmermann
- Lucas Pasiut
- Lewis Farley
- Philipp “Philian” Neubauer
- Davis “Hitch” Edwards
- Damian Estrada
- Rhys Rasmussen
- Tom “D1ablo” Newman
Winner: Davis “Hitch” Edwards
Streamer of the Year
- Adam “Loop” Bahriz
- Edwin “Castro_1021” Castro
- Jaryd “summit1g” Lazar
- Michael “imaqtpie” Santana
- Henrik “AdmiralBulldog” Ahnberg
- Joshua “steel” Nissan
- Chance “Sodapoppin” Morris
- Saqib “Lirik” Zahid
- Dr Disrespect
- Paul “Ice Poseidon” Denino
- Christopher “Sacriel” Ball
Winner: Dr Disrespect
Streaming Platform of the Year
- Youtube
- Smashcast
- Twitch
Winner: Twitch
PLAYER AWARDS
Esports Broadcaster of the Year
- Henry ‘HenryG’ Greer
- Eefje ‘Sjokz’ Depoortere
- Clint ‘Maven’ Evans
- Toby ‘TobiWan’ Dawson
- Jaycie ‘Gillyweed’ Gluck
- Alex ‘Machine’ Richardson
- Trevor ‘Quickshot’ Henry
- D’Ron ‘D1’ Maingrette
- Owen ‘ODPixel’ Davies
- Matthew ‘Sadokist’ Trivett
Winner: Alex ‘Machine’ Richardson
Esports Console Player of the Year
- Adam ‘Armada’ Lindgren
- Tony ‘Lethul’ Campbell Jr.
- Ian ‘Crimsix’ Porter
- Matthew ‘FormaL’ Piper
- Spencer ‘Gorilla’ Ealing
- Seth ‘Scump’ Abner
- Hajime ‘Tokido’ Taniguchi
- Juan ‘HungryBox’ DeBiedma
Winner: Matthew ‘FormaL’ Piper
Esports Live Event of the Year
- cs_summit
- EVO 2017
- League of Legends World Championships
- ESL One Cologne
- Call of Duty World Championships 2017
- ELeague Major
- Epicenter Dota
- ECS Season 3 Finals 2017
Winner: League of Legends World Championships
Esports PC Player of the Year
- Amer ‘Miracle-‘ Al-Barqawi
- Kuro ‘KuroKy’ Takhasomi
- Daniil ‘Zeus’ Teslenko
- Søren ‘Bjergsen’ Bjerg
- Marcelo ‘Coldzera’ David
- Lee ‘Faker’ Sang-hyeok
- Nicolai ‘dev1ce’ Reedtz
- Simon ‘scHwimpi’ Svensson
- Alex ‘Neeb’ Sunderhaft
- Jun ‘TY’ Tae Yang
Winner: Amer ‘Miracle-‘ Al-Barqawi
Esports Personality of the Year
- Ryan Hart
- Jake ‘SirActionSlacks’ Kanner
- Michael ‘Shroud’ Grzesiek
- Søren ‘Bjergsen’ Bjerg
- Eefje ‘Sjokz’ Depoortere
- Damon ‘Karma’ Barlow
Winner: Eefje ‘Sjokz’ Depoortere
Esports Rookie of the Year (Console)
- Pierce ‘Gunless’ Hillman
- Preston ‘Prestinni’ Sanderson
- Victor ‘Punk’ Woodley
- Anthony ‘Shotzzy’ Cuevas
- Shaun ‘Shellzz’ Springette
- Alec ‘Arcitys’ Sanderson
Winner: Victor ‘Punk’ Woodley
Esports Rookie of the Year (PC)
- Nikita ‘Clawz’ Marchinsky
- Maroun ‘GH’ Merhej
- Robin ‘Ropz’ Kool
- Abay ‘Hobbit’ Khassenov
- Mike Yeung
Winner: Abay ‘Hobbit’ Khassenov
Esports Team of the Year
- Dynasty Gaming Female (CS:GO)
- Team Liquid (Dota2)
- Optic Gaming (Call of Duty)
- SK Telecom T1 (League of Legends)
- L5 (Heroes of the Storm)
- Astralis (CS:GO)
- PENTA Sports (Rainbow Six Siege)
- OG (Dota 2)
- Lunatic-Hai (Overwatch)
- Team Envy
Winner: Optic Gaming (Call of Duty)
Esports Unsung Hero of the Year
- Joe Cardali
- Adam ‘b0aty’ Lyne
- Jasmine Kanuga
- Graham Pitt
- Moses_FPS
- Andrey Grygoriev
- Megan ‘RheingoldRiver’ Cutrofello
- Ian Smith
- Jacob Harrison
- Jack ‘KBBQ’ Chen
Winner: Megan ‘RheingoldRiver’ Cutrofello
One of our personal highlights of the evening was getting to meet Streamer of the Year winner Dr Disrespect.
