Congratulations TO OUR 2023 Winners

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2023 Luminaries

  • Amber Dalton

    Senior Director of Global Events

  • Angela Roseboro

    Chief Esports Officer
    Roseboro Group & Former CDO, Riot Games

  • Steve Spohn

    Senior Director of Development
    AbleGamers Charity

2023 Winners

Best Charity or Social Good Initiative Diversity & Inclusion

Winner The State Farm Gamerhood Challenge 2023
Finalists
  • The Call of Duty Endowment (C.O.D.E.) Bowl Presented by USAA
  • Level Up University
  • Uplink makes better gamers and better humans
  • MTA Gaming

Best Collegiate/Amateur/Semi-Pro Event Event

Winner MFAM Gauntlet Presents OSU v. UM Rivalry Series
Finalists
  • Red Bull Flick Invitational Copenhagen 2022
  • 14th IESF World Esports Championship
  • Collegiate Esports Commissioner’s Cup Texas
  • NACE Starleague Fall 2022 Grand Finals

Best Content Creation Campaign/Initiative Brand

Winner Twitch Rivals, NFLPA & Gamefam - Streamer Bowl IV ft. Fortnite
Finalists
  • ONE Esports x Marriott Bonvoy – Capturing the hearts and minds of esports and travel fans
  • Call of Duty Warzone 2.0 Streamer Event
  • The State Farm Gamerhood Challenge 2023
  • NFL Tuesday Night Gaming

Best Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Initiative Diversity & Inclusion

Winner Level Up University
Finalists
  • The FAMEHERGAME Programme
  • HBCU + College netWORK - GenG
  • Allied Esports
  • UNO!™ Mobile Wildcard Series

Best Endemic Brand Activation Brand

Winner Call of Duty®: NEXT
Finalists
  • AT&T Annihilator Cup Year 3
  • Xfinity 10G Super Bowl Experience
  • Team Vitality V.BOAT
  • Zero Opposition

Best Esports and Gaming Crossover Gaming

Winner Twitch Rivals, NFLPA & Gamefam - Streamer Bowl IV ft. Fortnite
Finalists
  • The State Farm Gamerhood Challenge 2023
  • Call of Duty®: NEXT
  • NFL Tuesday Night Gaming
  • MFAM Gauntlet at UFC X 2023

Best In-Game Brand Activation Brand

Winner Lunchables “Lunchabuild This” Campaign: The Multiverse of Metaverses
Finalists
  • Gen.G + Crocs Aespa Concert in the Metaverse
  • Rocket League Spring Major Live Stream in Ally Arena

Best Mobile Gaming Event Event

Winner The 2023 Pokemon World Championships
Finalists
  • Snapdragon Pro Series
  • Call of Duty: Mobile World Championship 2022

Best New Event/League Event

Winner BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023
Finalists
  • Snapdragon Pro Series
  • VALORANT Challengers League

Best Non-Endemic Brand Activation Brand

Winner P&G Battle of the Paddles
Finalists
  • The State Farm Gamerhood Challenge 2023
  • MFAM Gauntlet at UFC X 2023
  • Chipotle Levels Up With the Fighting Gaming Community (FGC)
  • Give Odor the Bird
  • DoorDash: Battle of the Brands Season 2

Best Sustainability Initiative Brand

Winner Subway Surfers: Play 2 Plant
Finalists
  • Green Game Jam 2023
  • Unity ESG

Best Use of Innovation in a Broadcast Event

Winner Call of Duty League Majors
Finalists
  • Call of Duty®: NEXT
  • The State Farm Gamerhood Challenge 2023

Brand of the Year Brand

Winner Xfinity
Finalists
  • AT&T
  • ELEVATED presented by Progressive
  • Ally
  • The State Farm Gamerhood Challenge 2023

Collegiate Esports Program of the Year Team

Winner Gen.G + University of Kentucky Campus Takeover
Finalists
  • Johnson C. Smith University Esports/Gaming Trifecta
  • Clark University Esports
  • TSMU

Console Esport of the Year Gaming

Winner NBA 2K League
Finalists
  • Street Fighter VI
  • Madden

Esports Event of the Year Event

Winner Evo presented by Chipotle
Finalists
  • 2022 League of Legends World Final
  • BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023
  • IEM Rio MAJOR 2022
  • 2022 Overwatch League Grand Finals

Esports League of the Year Event

Winner VALORANT Champions Tour
Finalists
  • eMLS Season 2023
  • NBA 2K League (2023 Season)
  • eSerie A TIM
  • Apex Legends Global Series

Esports Team of the Year Team

Winner Gen.G Mobil 1 Racing/Gen.G Mobil 1 Racing Black
Finalists
  • M80
  • Luminosity Gaming
  • Team Vitality Counter-Strike Roster
  • Team Vitality Rocket League Roster

Publication of the Year, Digital Marketing

Winner Esports Illustrated
Finalists
  • VentureBeat/GamesBeat
  • The Esports Advocate
  • Digiday
  • Sports Business Journal

Publication of the Year, Multimedia Marketing

Winner ONE Esports - Celebrating esports heroes who ignite the world with hope, strength, dreams and inspiration
Finalists
  • theScore Esports
  • Gaming World Media

Supporting Agency of the Year, Non-production Marketing

Winner xQc’s Non-Exclusive $100M Deal
Finalists
  • Sheldon Strategy & Consulting
  • JSA+Partners
  • DKC Sports + Esports

Supporting Agency of the Year, Production Marketing

Winner Esports Engine
Finalists
  • Magic 30: Planeswalker Lairs
  • eChampions League Tournament and Broadcast
  • eSerie A TIM
  • We Are Esports

Watch List honorees

  • SM Lahti

    Head of Marketing and Content

  • Tony Yuan

    Director of Gaming

  • Madeline Pound

    Sales Director

  • Kevin Simon

    Manager, Brand Marketing, Gaming & Innovation Lead

  • Joe Jenkins

    Head of Esports

YOUR 2023 HOST

  • Christina Granville

    Christina Granville

    Host

    Christina Granville is an HBCU Esports Sports Caster and NBA2KLeague Host.
    The former semi-pro basketball player has hosted the NFL Super Bowl, NBA ALL STAR, and Essence Festival.
    As an Esports Professor at Morris Brown College, she nurtures the next generation of talent in the ever-evolving world of esports.

Presenters

  • Nafeeza Hassan

    President

  • Michele Morrow

    Host/Actress
    Under Pressure Productions

  • Isaac Robinson Smith

  • Lawrence "BiggWest" West Sr.

    General Manager & Head Coach

Contact

SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
For ads and/or event sponsorship opportunities, contact:
Jon McLoughlin

QUESTIONS
For anything related to entering or attending, contact:
Carley Ashley

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