{"id":4488,"date":"2018-11-17T12:39:09","date_gmt":"2018-11-17T12:39:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.styledeals.co.uk\/blog\/esports-awards-ninja-blessed-to-pick-up-two-awards\/"},"modified":"2018-11-17T12:39:09","modified_gmt":"2018-11-17T12:39:09","slug":"esports-awards-ninja-blessed-to-pick-up-two-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.styledeals.co.uk\/blog\/esports-awards-ninja-blessed-to-pick-up-two-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Esports Awards: Ninja ‘blessed’ to pick up two awards"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Ninja says he feels “blessed and honoured” after winning two Esports Awards.<\/p>\n

The streamer picked up Personality of the Year and Streamer of the Year at the event in London on Monday.<\/p>\n

He told fans on Twitter after the ceremony: “No stream tonight guys. I am going to play FFXI with my brother and best friend tonight and just relax. Very crazy day today.”<\/p>\n

The 27-year-old has 11 million followers on Twitch.<\/p>\n

It makes Ninja the most followed streamer on the platform. <\/p>\n

Twitch itself won Streaming Platform of the Year – beating Facebook, YouTube and Znipe. <\/p>\n

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Call of Duty was another big winner at the awards ceremony – winning three out of its nine nominations.<\/p>\n

100 Thieves pro player Kenny “Kenny” Williams won Console Rookie of the Year. <\/p>\n

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Clint “Maven” Evans, a presenter for CoD, was voted Broadcaster of the Year.<\/p>\n

He was commended for his work during the WWII season, especially the Call of Duty World League event in August.<\/p>\n

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Professional Call of Duty player Attach from FaZe Clan won Best Play of the Year.<\/p>\n

He thanked fans and said it was “insane” to win.<\/p>\n

“Going from the biggest choke a couple years back to winning Esports Play of the Year is insane to me.”<\/p>\n

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Thank you to every single person who took the time out of their day to vote for myself and the other Call of Duty Players\/Casters!<\/p>\n

Love to see the community working together. It felt great to see a couple people from COD Win tonight!<\/p>\n

\u2014 FaZe Attach (@Attach) November 13, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n

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Overwatch won Game of the Year, while Fornite won Breakthrough Game of the Year.<\/p>\n

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Astralis (CS:GO) said they were “extremely thrilled and happy” to win Team of the Year. <\/p>\n

They couldn’t be at the awards ceremony but thanked fans for their support in a video message.<\/p>\n

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You can watch Astralis in action at the recent CS:GO Major in London on The Radio 1 Gaming Show<\/a>. <\/p>\n

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