2019 Esports Awards industry finalists announced

The Esports Awards have officially announced the finalists for the industry categories for the 2019 award show. For 2019, the Esports Awards will be heading stateside for the first time where it will take place at the Esports Stadium Arlington on Saturday 16th November.

The announcement was made via live stream and was hosted by OJ Borg with Duncan “Thooorin” Shields and Alan “Bricetacular” Brice as guests.

Here is the full list of industry finalists:

Esports Commercial Partner of the Year

Red Bull
Logitech
HyperX
DHL
Alienware
AT&T
State Farm
G FUEL
Intel
Scuf Gaming

Esports Website Coverage of the Year

Inven Global
Dot Esports
GosuGamers
VPEsports
ESPN
Dexerto
The Esports Observer
HLTV
Liquidpedia
The Score Esports

Esports Game of the Year Award

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Dota 2
Call of Duty
PUBG
Rainbow Six: Siege
Rocket League
League of Legends
Fortnite Battle Royale
Overwatch

Esports Hardware Provider of the Year

Razer
AMD
ASUS ROG
Secretlab Chairs
Astro Gaming
MSI
Alienware
Intel
Nvidia
Scuf Gaming
HyperX
Logitech

Esports Journalist of the Year

Ashley Kang
Dustin Steiner
Kevin Aiello
Tyler ‘FionnOnFire’ Erzberger
Jacob Wolf
Emily Rand
Richard Lewis
Jarek ’DeKay’ Lewis
Duncan ‘Thorin’ Shields

Esports Publisher of the Year

Activision/Blizzard
Riot Games
Steam
Epic Games
Ubisoft
PUBG Corporation
Tencent Games
EA
Supercell
Capcom

Esports Supporting Agency of the Year Award

National Association of Collegiate Esports
Code Red Esports
Freaks 4U Gaming
Character Select Agency
ESG Law
Evolved Talent
Loaded
Hitmaker Jobs

Previously, Content Creator of the Year, Esports Breakthrough Game of the Year, Esports Cosplayer of the Year, Esports Personality of the Year, Esports Photographer of the Year, Esports Videographer of the Year and Streamer of the Year nominees were announced. All awards will be voted on by the public and you can do so here till Saturday 9th November.

For this year, the general public will be able to purchase tickets to watch the show for the very first time. Hosts for the ceremony will be Eefje ‘Sjokz’ Depoorte and Alex ‘Goldenboy’ Mendez who also presented last year’s awards.