The full list of Esports Awards 2022 winners have been announced as the annual event concludes, and UK caster Lauren ‘Pansy’ Scott is among them.
She was named Play By Play Caster of the Year, recognising her work in the likes of CSGO, Valorant and PUBG.
Other finalists in this category included Machine, BrunoClash, CaptainFlowers, Miles Ross, VikkiKitty, INTERRO, Onset, Uber, Jorby and ODPixel.
From the archive: Interview with UK caster Pansy on adjusting from CSGO to PUBG
In the other casting and broadcast talent categories, Bravo was named Esports Colour Caster of the Year, Dash won Esports Host of the Year and JessGOAT was named Esports Desk Analyst of the Year.
The Esports Awards presented by Lexus has below shared the complete list of winners from this year’s ceremony which was held at Resorts World in Las Vegas.
Over 40 awards across Entertainment, Industry, Creative, Pro, On-Air Talent and Collegiate were given out with some of the most prominent brands, organisations, and influencers from the esports industry and beyond in attendance.
Amongst the biggest winners was Riot Games who picked up the awards for Esports Publisher of the Year, Esports Broadcast/Production Team of the Year and Esports Game of the Year for Valorant.
Loud also won big, picking up the awards for Esports Team of the Year and Esports Creative Team of the Year.
Elsewhere, PUBG Mobile won Esports Mobile Game of The Year and 100 Thieves CEO Matthew ‘Nadeshot’ Haag took home the trophy for Esports Personality of the Year. The honour comes after 100 Thieves won a Valorant LAN in Manchester.
“It’s great to see so many people gather to celebrate what has been a truly incredible year. I wanted to say a massive congratulations to all our winners and thank you to everyone that has played a part in this year’s Esports Awards.”
Michael Ashford, Esports Awards
Hosted by esports legends Eefje ‘Sjokz’ Depoortere and Alex ‘Goldenboy’ Mendez, the night played host to many moments, including Lexus showcasing its LC 500 and NX 350 (100 Thieves NX) cars, the unveiling of exclusive League of Legends Wild Rift themed cans from Coca-Cola and charity partner Leukemia and Lymphoma Society smashing its fundraising goal of $50,000. There were also musical performances from the cinematic-rock band City of Sound and rapper bbno$.
During the ceremony, Matt ‘MobileMatt’ Rutledge took to the stage to announce the launch of the Mobile Awards. Founded by the Esports Awards, and Matt Rutledge, the Mobile Awards is a new initiative with the aim to document, recognise, and reward excellence in the mobile industry. The Mobile Awards will host an annual ceremony starting in 2023 called The Mobies to celebrate and recognise top-class performance and innovation.
“This year we set ambitious goals to make the 2022 Esports Awards a true milestone event with a new location, new awards and extended events offering,” said Michael Ashford, CEO, Esports Awards.
“As the ceremony reaches its conclusion, I can safely say that we have turned our dreams into a reality. It’s great to see so many people gather to celebrate what has been a truly incredible year. I wanted to say a massive congratulations to all our winners and thank you to everyone that has played a part in this year’s Esports Awards. See you next year!”
Esports Awards 2022 award winners – full list
- Esports Game of the Year presented by Amazon Music – VALORANT
- Esports Mobile Game of the Year presented by Verizon – PUBG MOBILE
- Content Group of the Year – S8ul Esports
- Esports Play of the Year – Russel ‘Twistzz’ Van Dulken
- Esports Cosplay of the Year presented by Crocs – Kinpatsu Cosplay
- Esports Content Series of the Year – Players
- Esports Creative of the Year presented by Roland – Christian Skimmeland
- Esports Colour Caster of the Year – Andy ‘Bravo’ Dudynsky
- Esports Play By Play Caster of the Year – Lauren ‘Pansy’ Scott
- Esports Content Creator of the Year – Juan ‘Hungrybox’ Debiedma
- Esports Host of the Year – James ‘Dash’ Patterson
- Esports Mobile Player of the Year presented by Verizon – Ceng ‘Order’ Zehai
- Esports Team of the Year presented by Secretlab – LOUD (VALORANT)
- Esports Personality of the Year presented by Coca-Cola – Matthew ‘Nadeshot’ Haag
- Esports Controller Player of the Year – Matthew ‘FormaL’ Piper
- Esports PC Player of the Year presented by RAID: Shadow Legends – Oleksandr ‘s1mple’ Kostyliev
- Streamer of the Year presented by Lexus – Ibai Llanos
- Esports Organisation of the Year presented by Lexus – OpTic Gaming
- Esports Coverage Platform of the Year presented by Sizzle Creative – Dexerto
- Esports Hardware Provider of the Year – Logitech G
- Esports Journalist of the Year presented by CTRL – Ashley Kang
- Esports Supporting Service of the Year – Esports Engine
- Panel’s Choice Award – Heather ‘Sapphire’ Garozzo
- Esports Creative Team of the Year – LOUD
- Esports Collegiate Program of the Year presented by Blinkfire Analytics – University of Hawai’i
- Esports Desk Analyst of the Year presented by Aim Lab – Jessica ‘JessGOAT’ Bolden
- Lifetime Achievement in Esports
- Dennis ‘Thresh’ Fong
- Emil “HeatoN” Christensen
- Daniel ‘OGRE1’ Ryan
- Tom ‘OGRE2’ Ryan
- Morgan Romine, PhD
- Alexander Garfield
- Jason Lake
- Esports Commercial Partner of the Year – Verizon
- Esports Publisher of the Year – Riot Games
- Esports Broadcast/Production Team of the Year – Riot Games
- Esports Apparel of the Year – 100 Thieves
- Esports Creative Piece of the Year – The Bellhop | Gucci Gaming Academy
- Esports Photograph of the Year – Colin Young-Wolff
- Esports Collegiate Ambassador of the Year – Christine Fan
- Esports Coach of the Year – Andrii ‘B1ad3’ Horodenskyi
- Esports Controller Rookie of the Year – Enzo ‘Seikoo’ Grondein
- Esports PC Rookie of the Year – Ilya ‘m0NESY’ Osipov
The 2022 Esports Awards had partners including Lexus, Verizon, Amazon Music, Coca-Cola, Plarium, AimLab, Tyson Food, Roland, Secretlab, Truman Factory, The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, Encore, Blinkfire Analytics, Sizzle Creative, Skullz, Balanced, CTRL, Crocs, Encore, Oakley & Logitech G.
You can see the full list of Esports Awards 2022 finalists here and last year’s Esports Awards 2021 winners here.
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.
