The Tempest Awards recognized the best work from the esports industry’s most innovative companies and executives, acknowledging the work and innovation that spanned from legendary titans who forged the path to mainstream, to the outstanding work conducted by companies today, to the stars of tomorrow who will shape the road ahead. The awards featured categories that spanned production, marketing, talent and technology. Judged by key members of the esports community, the awards serve as North America’s top honors for the brands, the teams, the leagues, the players and the business leaders driving the competitive gaming industry today.
Be Valiant: Community Block Party
ESL Mobile Open presented by AT&T
Hershey’s
Livestreams: Gilette Gaming Alliance
AT&T
Skillz
Turtle Beach
Ubisoft/Twitch
Caesars/Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
ELEAGUE/Air Force
Totino’s/100 Thieves
TSM/Dr Pepper
FanAI
GumGum Sports
Pro Esports Gaming
Unikrn Virtual
100 Thieves
ELEAGUE
FaZe Clan
Fortnite World Cup
Complexity HQ
Esports Stadium
NA LCS Studio
NBA 2k League Studio Powered by Intel
2019 NHL Gaming World Championship-NBCSN
FIFA eNations Cup – FS1
Madden 19 Club Championship-ESPN
Overwatch League – ESPN, Disney XD, ABC
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Olarry’s Legend
The Bonds & Betrayals of Brotherhood
The Story Of
Through The Smoke
eMLS
National PUBG League
Twith Rivals Apes Legends Challenge/NGE
World of Showdown Esports (WSOE) 3
Evolve Youth Esports
Madden NFL 19 Championship Series
N3rd Street Gamers National Championship Series
SLG City Champs
eMLS League Series
EXP Invitational
F1 Esports Pro Series
World Showdown of Esports
ESL One: Cologne
Evo
Pokémon World Championships
Six Invitational 2019 Montreal
Call of Duty World League
ESL Pro League
Fortnite World Cup/NGE
Overwatch League
Maryville
UC Berkeley
UC Irvine
University of Utah
Marcus Lindmark, President and CEO, DreamHack
Yvette Martinez-Rea, Chief Executive Officer, ESL Gaming North America
Matt “Nadeshot” Haag, Chief Executive Officer, 100 Thieves
Ari Segal, Chief Executive Officer, Immortals Gaming Club
Cloud9
Complexity
Dignitas
Gen.G
Immortals Gaming Club
Panda Global
Rogue
Team Liquid
TSM
The Watch List recognizes executives and personalities from around the esports industry who are poised to have a big year in the industry. Honorees come from all levels of business, from leagues and teams to brand and platforms, C-level power players to talent and players. All of these honorees have worked hard to shake the system.
