On Saturday, August 25th, the eSports Award will be handed out for the fourth time since 2004. At 8 pm CET this year's prize-winners will be honored in an emotional ceremony with heart-breaking speeches, prominent presenters, show acts and tension in everyone's face. Join the show at Games Convention, Leipzig, or watch the show on the free GIGA 2 Stream right here on the website.

By having three completely new awards we also have new faces in the show. Especially the Lifetime Achievement Award brings up a lot of excitement. With Johnathan 'Fatal1ty' Wendel as the first prize-winner one of eSports' legends is present in the ESL Intel Arena to receive his award for the years he spent in and for eSports.

The awards will be handed out in this order:

Newcomer / Breakthrough of the Year
Best eSports Coverage
Best FPS Duel Player
Best Warcraft 3 Player
Best CS Player
Lifetime Achievement Award
Journalist Award
Scene Journalist Award
eSports Player of the Year
eSports Game of the Year
eSports Team of the Year

The presenters of each award will be published Friday evening. Cards for the ceremony will be raffled in the ESL Intel Arena (Hall 3, Booth B 30). If you are not visiting the Games Convention you can watch the whole ceremony on GIGA 2 and the free stream on the eSports Award Homepage.