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He previously worked in sports journalism at Fairfax Media in Mudgee and Newcastle for six years before falling in love with esports\u2014an ever-evolving world he's been covering since 2018. Since joining Dot, he's twice been nominated for Best Gaming Journalist at the Australian IT Journalism Awards and continues to sink unholy hours into losing games as a barely-Platinum AD carry. When the League servers go down he'll sneak in a few quick hands of the One Piece card game. Got a tip for us? Email: [email protected].","sameAs":["https:\/\/x.com\/isaacmcintyre"],"url":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/author\/isaacmcintyre"}]}},"raw_content":"The Esports Awards is the most prestigious awards ceremony in the industry. It recognizes excellence in multiple areas across the board, including the streaming scene and those who help it thrive. The Streamer of the Year award is the holy grail of awards that streamers can win. It\u2019s been handed out since 2016 and won by the biggest streamers in the world. For example, Dr Disrespect\u2014who has since been left disgraced after admitting to messaging a minor through Twitch whispers\u2014has won the Esports Award twice and Ibai has won a whopping three times. The Doc won it in 2017 and 2019, while Ibai won it back-to-back-to-back in 2020, 2021, and 2022 with a stunning streak of dominance. While they\u2019ve dominated, winning it five times out of the eight times it\u2019s been awarded, they\u2019re joined by three thers\u2014Imaqtpie, Ninja, and mostly recently River. Former League of Legends pro Imaqtpie won it in 2016 after hanging up the boots and transitioning into full-time streaming; the move earned him a huge following. Ninja won it at the peak of his rise to fame as a Fortnite streamer in 2018. His ascension to the top was extraordinary. The Esports Awards panel acknowledged it by making him the winner. Most recently, Samy \"Rivers_GG\" Rivers took out the top plaudit. While many celebrated the rising streamer's victory, other top stars like Asmongold and xQc claimed it was a \"diversity\" choice and lambasted the Esports Award panel for their pick. Esports Awards Streamer of the Year winners 2016 - Michael \u201cImaqtpie\u201d Santana 2017 - Dr Disrespect (a.k.a Guy Beahm) 2018 - Tyler \u201cNinja\u201d Blevins 2019 - Dr Disrespect 2020 - Ibai \u201cIbai\u201d Llanos 2021 - Ibai 2022

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The Esports Awards<\/a> is the most prestigious awards ceremony in the industry. It recognizes excellence in multiple areas across the board, including the streaming scene and those who help it thrive.<\/p>

The Streamer of the Year award is the holy grail of awards that streamers can win. It\u2019s been handed out since 2016 and won by the biggest streamers in the world.<\/p>

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Since-disgraced Dr Disrespect was a two-time winner between 2017 and 2019. Image via Esports Awards<\/figcaption><\/figure>

For example, Dr Disrespect\u2014who has since been left disgraced after admitting to messaging a minor through Twitch whispers\u2014has won the Esports Award<\/a> twice and Ibai has won a whopping three times. The Doc won it in 2017 and 2019, while Ibai won it back-to-back-to-back in 2020, 2021, and 2022 with a stunning streak of dominance.<\/p>

While they\u2019ve dominated, winning it five times out of the eight times it\u2019s been awarded, they\u2019re joined by three thers\u2014Imaqtpie, Ninja, and mostly recently River.<\/p>

Former League of Legends<\/a><\/em> pro Imaqtpie won it in 2016 after hanging up the boots and transitioning into full-time streaming; the move earned him a huge following. Ninja won it at the peak of his rise to fame as a Fortnite<\/a> <\/em>streamer in 2018. His ascension to the top was extraordinary<\/a>. The Esports Awards panel acknowledged it by making him the winner.<\/p>

Most recently, Samy “Rivers_GG” Rivers took out the top plaudit. While many celebrated the rising streamer’s victory, other top stars like Asmongold and xQc claimed it was a “diversity” choice and lambasted the Esports Award panel for their pick.<\/p>