Valorant Wins The Best Esports Game At The Game Awards 2022

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One of the latest developments is the announcement of the Game Awards 2022 winners. League of Legends was up against four other games when Valorant defeated them all to claim the title of greatest Esports game for 2022. The honor was given in light of events involving the title, community support, content upgrades, and other factors.

The Game Awards 2022 Have Awarded The Championship To Valorant’s Esports

League of Legends won The Game Awards award for the best Esports title the previous year. It was expected that Valorant would win the title of best Esports game of the year since VCT (Valorant Champions Tour) has grown to be one of the most important competitions in the FPS and Esports communities.

Esports has always played a significant role in the gaming industry. Within a year of its introduction, Valorant had tremendous success, and in 2021 Riot Games began organizing the official tournament circuit VCT.

The second Valorant Champions Tour was announced on December 10, 2021; it quickly became one of the most well-known international Esports competitions. 

Categories, Nominations & Winners

Here is a list of all the nominees that were part of the award for 2022.

Nominations For The Best Esports Game

  • League of Legends
  • Counter Strike:Global Offensive
  • Valorant
  • Rocket League
  • DOTA 2

The Winner: Valorant

Nominations For The Best Esports Athlete

  • Faker
  • Yay
  • Chovy
  • S1mple
  • Karrigan

The Winner: Yay

LOUD’s performance in the VCT 2022 was sufficient for them to win despite competing against some of the top teams in the world.

They won the VCT 2022 championship. Notably, this honor also solidifies Valorant’s standing in the esports community. Along with Loud, the following Esports teams were also nominated for the award:

Nominations For The Best Esports Team

  • Darkzero 
  • LA Thieves
  • LOUD
  • ClanGen.G
  • EsportsFaZe 

Geoff Keighley hosts the annual awards event known as The Game Awards to recognize the best new products and achievements in the gaming sector each year. Starting in 2014, the award presentation will feature a mixed voting method in which the jury will cast 90% of the votes, with the public casting the remaining 10%.