DrLupo, Goldenboy Among 2019 Tempest Awards Luminaries, Live Awards Gala Set for Sept. 11 at the HyperX Esports Arena Las Vegas
Ed Boon, Sundance DiGiovanni to be inducted into Hall of Fame as Esports Business Summit announces full finalists list.
NORWALK, Conn., Aug. 6, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Esports Business Summit unveiled finalists for the 2019 Tempest Awards. Judged by an esteemed group of industry leaders, the finalists include esports powerhouses 100 Thieves, Activision Blizzard, AT&T, Doritos, ELEAGUE, ESPN, Fortnite World Cup, Gen.G, Immortals Gaming Club, Mastercard, Riot Games, Samsung, State Farm, Twitch, and dozens more. Winners will be awarded live onstage at this year's awards gala being hosted by ESPN's own, Arda Ocal, at the HyperX Esports Arena Las Vegas on September 11, during the Esports Business Summit. This year's lineup of luminaries are set to include:
- Ed Boon, Co-Creator of Mortal Kombat & Injustice and Creative Director at NetherRealm Studios and Sundance DiGiovanni, Co-Founder of MLG and CTRL, will be inducted into the Hall of Fame
- Benjamin 'DrLupo' Lupo, for the Sentinel Award, which recognizes a personality who used their influence to benefit social causes
- Alex 'Goldenboy' Mendez, for the Ambassador Award, recognizing the work in front of and behind-the-scenes of an esports on-air personality
"We are absolutely thrilled with the quality of work that was submitted for this year's Tempest Awards ceremonies, and honored to be recognizing this year's luminaries, who have all transformed the impact of esports and gaming on pop culture today," said Chris Pursell, Chairman of Events at EBS. "We continue to see partnerships grow sharper and the production quality get more innovative, and I look forward to celebrating the best in business next month."
The prestigious global Tempest Awards are presented by three of the largest media brands covering sports business, television and marketing: Cynopsis Sports and Esports, Chief Marketer, and Event Marketer. This media platform is owned by Access Intelligence, producers of the Esports Business Summit and the Esports Upfronts. The Tempest Awards are the only annual awards program recognizing the esports industry's most innovative companies and executives across production, marketing, talent, teams, leagues, venues and technology.
Tickets to the Tempest Esports Business Awards gala can be purchased here. The celebratory night includes a full sit-down dinner, live awards presentation, entertainment, and cocktails. To view the finalists, click here. To register for the Esports Business Summit and to purchase tickets to the Tempest Awards gala, click here.
Access Intelligence, is a privately held, b-to-b media and information company headquartered in Rockville, MD, serving the marketing, media, PR, cable, healthcare management, defense, chemical engineering, satellite and aviation markets. Leading brands include PR News, Ad Exchanger, AdMonsters, Cynopsis, Cablefax, Folio:, Event Marketer, LeadsCon, Chief Marketer, Defense Daily Network, AviationToday, Studio Daily; Power, and Via Satellite. Market-leading conferences and trade shows include LeadsCon, AdMonsters OPS and Publisher Summits, The Folio: Show, Experiential Marketing Summit, SATELLITE 2018, OR Manager, LDC Gas Forums, Clean Gulf, and Electric Power.
Cynopsis and Cynopsis Sports, are read by more than 100,000 executives in sports and television in over 58 countries. Cynopsis eSports offers exclusive Q&As, expert data insights, the top business stories of the week, hot trailers and coming events in order to connect the dots for the gaming industry, brands, technology, media and audiences.
Chief Marketer's 200,000 annual readers and attendees come from all marketing functions and levels at consumer package goods & manufacturing, retail, media & entertainment, financial, business services, hi-tech, as well as travel & hospitality companies, and the agencies that serve them.
Event Marketer serves the information needs of strategic brand-side event marketers and agency executives across the spectrum of face-to-face marketing. EM's portfolio includes the flagship magazine, EM Buzz enewsletter, the annual Experiential Marketing Summit executive conference, the Ex Awards, the Experience Design & Technology Awards and more.
Esports Business Summit brings together the entire esports ecosystem to learn, network, and to close business, giving the market a context and direction. To register, click here.
The HyperX Esports Arena Las Vegas, located at Luxor Hotel & Casino, is the first dedicated esports arena on the Strip and the flagship venue of Allied Esports' global property network spanning North America, Europe and China. The state-of-the-art arena has hosted some of the most popular tournaments and high-profile events that excelled at both gamer satisfaction and broadcast quality streaming.
The facility was built to deliver the highest level of gameplay through the fastest PCs, best peripherals and supporting technology. It is not only a world-class championship destination and content production facility for tournaments and high-stakes matchups but an impactful and exciting environment that checks all the boxes for activations and specialty events.
For competition schedules and more information, visit hyperxesportsarenalasvegas.com and follow @HyperXESALV. For more information about Allied Esports and its global network of properties, visit AlliedEsports.gg and follow @AlliedEsports.
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