The Esports Awards has kicked off its 2022 campaign by announcing its new venue at Resorts World Las Vegas.
After three years in London and a move to the United States in 2019 to Arlington, Texas, the Esports Awards is levelling up with a new location, date and a fresh look for 2022.
The Esports Awards will take place on Tuesday December 13th 2022 with a ceremony at the Resorts World Theatre, a 5,000-capacity entertainment venue.
The awards will also be opening their doors to general admission for the first time.
The Esports Awards Open in partnership with Golf + Gaming Club (GGC) will return for 2022, providing attendees with the opportunity to show off their golf skills. From December 11th to 13th, the Esports Awards will also be holding several other events including its Lifetime Achievement Ceremony and Leadership Summit which gives brands, organisations and industry thought-leaders the opportunity to debate and network.
For 2022, the Esports Awards will also be making some adjustments to the groupings of its award categories, with the new groups being Entertainment, Industry, Creative, Pro, On-air Talent and Collegiate.
Entertainment has taken over the community awards, encompassing the original selection of awards with the addition of Esports Content Series of the Year, Esports Game of the Year and a new award titled Esports Content Group of the Year.
Elsewhere, Esports Apparel of the Year has moved to the Creative Awards group and will be voted on by the creative panel, and Esports Analyst of the Year has been renamed Esports Desk Analyst of the Year.
“We’re thrilled to welcome the Esports Awards to Las Vegas. Attendees will enjoy the many “Only Vegas” experiences that make Las Vegas the greatest arena on Earth, from world-class entertainment to unrivalled dining, sports and attractions.”
Lisa Motley, Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority
The Esports Awards 2022 campaign starts now, with nominations open. Key dates include:
- May 19th: Nominations open
- June 30th: Finalists for the Entertainment Categories
- July 28th: Finalists for the Industry Categories
- August 25th: Finalists for the Creative & Collegiate Categories
- September 29th: Lifetime Achievement in Esports Class of 2022 reveal
- October 27th: Finalists for Pro & On-air Categories
- TBC: Go Home Show
- December 13th: Esports Awards 2022
Michael Ashford, CEO of Esports Awards, commented: “We could not be more excited to start building a legacy with Resorts World Las Vegas. We recognise the awards are a deserved end of year celebration and want to build something that caters to delivering a best-in-class experience.
“Resorts World Las Vegas as a venue has been very forward-thinking in attracting top-tier events and to see the support for esports is hugely encouraging. A huge shout out to Destination Esports, Resorts World Las Vegas and Hilton Hotels for making it happen.”
“We’re thrilled to welcome the Esports Awards to Las Vegas,” added Lisa Motley, senior director of sports and special events for the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority. “Attendees will enjoy the many “Only Vegas” experiences that make Las Vegas the greatest arena on Earth, from world-class entertainment to unrivalled dining, sports and attractions.”
The Esports Awards is also welcoming back Secretlab and Verizon as sponsors for the 2022 campaign. Verizon is returning for its third year and will once again be sponsoring the Esports Mobile Player of the Year and Esports Mobile Game of the Year awards. Presenting the Esports Team of the Year award, Secretlab will also be bringing activations to the awards.
Last year’s Esports Awards saw a return to a live ceremony at the Esports Awards Stadium in Arlington Texas, after 735 days. The awards hosted some of the biggest faces from esports and beyond with the likes of Riot Games, 100 Thieves and Discord all picking up awards. UK LEC caster and Excel streamer Caedrel won Esports Analyst of the Year at the 2021 Esports Awards.
Organisers say the 2021 Esports Awards campaign also saw over 20m total viewership, 1m watched and 10m votes cast.
Tickets to the Esports Awards 2022 are available now – starting from $50 plus fees – from esportsawards.com/tickets/. The list of Esports Awards 2022 categories for nominations can be found here.
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Dom is an award-winning writer and finalist of the Esports Journalist of the Year 2023 award. He graduated from Bournemouth University with a 2:1 degree in Multi-Media Journalism in 2007.
As a long-time gamer having first picked up the NES controller in the late ’80s, he has written for a range of publications including GamesTM, Nintendo Official Magazine, industry publication MCV and others. He worked as head of content for the British Esports Federation up until February 2021, when he stepped back to work full-time on Esports News UK and offer esports consultancy and freelance services. Note: Dom still produces the British Esports newsletter on a freelance basis, so our coverage of British Esports is always kept simple – usually just covering the occasional press release – because of this conflict of interest.
