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Bugha and Benjyfishy Nominated for Esports Awards 2020
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Two of Fortnite's biggest stars are up for the PC Player of the Year trophy.
For the past five years, the esports awards have celebrated the success and achievement in esports by individuals, teams and brands around the world.
Winners are selected through a combination of community voting and panel discussion. In the past, the presentation ceremony has been held at an esports stadium in Arlington, Texas, but this time the pandemic could potentially force people to go online.
What an amazing night, thanks everyone! 🏆😄 pic.twitter.com/xytwJGaMnW
— bugha (@bugha) November 17, 2019
Last year, after his victory at the Fortnite World Championship, Kyle "Bugha" Giersdorf received two awards - PC Rookie of the Year and PC Player of the Year. The last of these drew some unfounded criticism from the young gamer, with people claiming that Fortnite was not a true esport and concluding that it was not worthy of such a prestigious title.
Well, like it or not, Bugha is back on the list of nominees for the 2020 Esports Awards. He and EU fan favorite Benjy “Benjyfishy” David Fish are both shortlisted for PC Player of the Year.
Against them are huge names from the world of esports, including Jay “Sinatra” Vaughn, whose meteoric transition from Overwatch MVP to Valorant pro championship winner was nothing short of mind blowing.
Elsewhere in the lineup, Fortnite itself has been nominated for the Esports Game of the Year Award, while Epic Games is in contention for Publisher of the Year. NRG, which signed Dominic “Unknown” Green, Cody “Clix” Conrod and Ronaldo “Ronaldo” Mach this year and broke ground with its Fortnite content house, is also nominated for Esports Organization of the Year and Esports Team of the Year.
Voting for all categories is now open, so if you want to show your support for Fortnite and its players for free, participate. Voting ends November 8th.
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