Awards
ESPORTS AWARDS LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT IN ESPORTS CLASS OF 2023 ANNOUNCED
The Esports Awards presented by Lexus, the most prestigious night in the esports calendar, is excited to present the inductees for this year’s Lifetime Achievement in Esports award, which celebrates those that have dedicated their professional life to improving the industry. This year’s Lifetime Achievement inductees include Michael “Odee” O’Dell co-founder of Dignitas, 38x COD Champion Ian “Crimsix” Porter and esports host and Vice President of Programming for MLG .tv Chris Puckett.
The Lifetime Achievement inductees are carefully chosen by the esteemed Esports Awards panel, with each member nominating an individual they deem deserving of the accolade. This year’s selection will join the likes of Dennis ‘Thresh’ Fong, the first professional gamer in history, Stephanie “missharvey” Harvey, Chief Culture Officer at Fly Quest and retired CS:GO player who achieved a staggering 5 World Championships, and Ralf Reichert, Co-CEO, Founder, and Chairman at ESL FACEIT Group.
To merit this distinction, candidates must fulfil three essential criteria: a substantial and enduring impact on the advancement of esports throughout their professional journey, a significant and sustained dedication to the industry’s progress, and a distinguished status as a longstanding advocate who has achieved widespread recognition through their contributions. To celebrate the arrival of the 2023 inductees, the Esports Awards will host them at the Lifetime Achievement Mixer, a unique event in the industry that allows all classes of the Lifetime Achievement Award to meet and network.
The full list of lifetime achievement inductees are:
- Chris Puckett – Former professional Halo player, long-standing esports host who made his name in MLG -Call of Duty but has been a mainstay from 2004 to the present day.
- Michael “Odee” O’Dell – One of the founders of Dignitas, who has been a part of the esports industry since 1999.
- Victor “Nazgul” Goossens – Retired professional StarCraft: Brood War Player who founded Team Liquid at 17 years old.
- Shane “rapha” Hendrixson – Considered the greatest Quake player of all time, with his esports career spanning from 2002 to the present day.
- Manuel “Grubby” Schenkhuizen – One of the most successful real-time strategy players of all time, playing Warcraft III, Age of Empires and Starcraft II.
- Lee “Flash” Young Ho – Began his career in 2007 as a Starcraft professional player and quickly became one of the best players of all time.
- Marc Merrill – Co-Founder, Co-Chairman, and President of Games for Riot Games.
- Ian “Crimsix” Porter – Currently, the ESL R1 Driver for FaZeClan, who retired from professional Call of Duty after becoming 38x COD Champion and winning 3 COD World Championships.
“I am elated to share the Lifetime Achievement Class of 2023 inductees. All of these individuals have laid the foundation for the current generation of esports. Through their hard work, dedication, and perseverance, they have been instrumental in shaping the esports industry into what it has become today. We are proud to welcome eight of the most influential inductees into the Lifetime Achievement Awards” said Michael Ashford, CEO, Esports Awards.
The Esports Awards 2023 campaign key dates:
- 13th – 20th November: Turbo voting period–votes are worth double
- 20th November: Voting closes on all categories but 3
- 25th November: Voting closes for Esports PC Player, Esports Organisation and Esports Team of the Year
- 27th & 28th November: Inaugural Scholars
- 29th November: Lifetime Achievement Mixer
- 0th November: Esports Awards 2023 presented by Lexus
The 2023 Esports Awards is brought to you in partnership with Lexus, Xfinity, Oakley, and 5GRV.
Awards
DiffusionData Wins “Best Cloud Platform for Trading Applications” at the TradingTech Insight Awards USA
Diffusion shortlisted for Five Awards in 2024 so far…
DiffusionData, the pioneer and leader in real-time data streaming, today announced that Diffusion has been awarded the “Best Cloud Platform for Trading Applications” at the TradingTech Insight Awards USA, 2024 hosted in New York.
The awards recognize excellence in trading solutions, services and consultancy for capital markets, and focus on vendors providing exceptional trading infrastructure, trading technology, and data solutions. The awards are overseen by an Advisory Board who help shape the categories and review the nominations alongside A-Team Groups Editors.
To date in 2024, Diffusion has been Shortlisted for “Best Cloud-Based Market Data Delivery Solution” at the TradingTech Insight Awards – Europe 2024, for “Live Betting & Gaming Product” at the SBC Awards North America 2024 and for “Cloud and IT Services Partner” at the EGR North America Awards. Last year, Diffusion won the “Cloud Data Management Solution of the Year” award at the Computing Cloud Excellence Awards.
Grethe Brown, CEO of DiffusionData, said: “In 2023 we had a record-breaking year for Diffusion in terms of award recognition and we have continued this momentum in 2024. The win at the TradingTech Insight Awards for Best Cloud Platform for Trading Applications highlights our innovation, product excellence, and confirms the high business value we bring to various markets. Diffusion guarantees that our customers’ data is actionable, optimised, and secure.”
DiffusionData’s framework, Diffusion, is used by companies worldwide in sectors such as financial services, eGaming, retail, travel and transportation, health, defence and digital media. The framework is purpose-built to simplify and speed data-driven, real-time application development, reduce operational costs, and economically deliver hyper-personalised data.
About DiffusionData
DiffusionData (formerly Push Technology) is a pioneer in the world of real time data distribution. The company provides infrastructure software to customers that use fast-moving data streams. The software is delivered as a cloud, on-premise or hybrid solution to companies worldwide, in sectors such as financial services, eGaming, retail, transportation, health, defence and digital media.
DiffusionData empowers organisations to connect, transform, and deliver data instantaneously, supporting informed decisions and driving business innovation in an ever-evolving digital landscape. Serving personalised low-latency data to millions presents a difficult scaling issue that DiffusionData can solve.
The DiffusionData team has the expertise that matters – merging business and technology insights to create world-class solutions. Learn more at www.diffusiondata.com.
EPIC Global Solutions have completed a hat-trick of wins at the prestigious SBC Awards North America, having been named as the event’s ‘Player Protection Service Provider of the Year’ for a third year in a row.
The globally-leading specialists in mitigating gambling-related harm were recognised once again at the New York ceremony, at an event that acknowledges excellence across all aspects of the gambling industry across North America.
EPIC provides a range of consultancy, education and training services around recognising signs of problem gambling to a range of sectors across the continent, with a particular focus on working with sports organisations, gambling operators and gambling industry regulators.
The company’s work in conjunction with the NCAA and Entain Foundation US – which has seen over 55,000 student-athletes and staff at more than 200 US college campuses educated on gambling-related harm in the past three years – was highlighted within the nomination for the award, and drew praise from EPIC’s CEO and founder Paul Buck, who explained:
“There are now 38 states where sports gambling is legalised. Gambling is growing, so the level of harm that will come will also grow.
“Recognising player protection at events like this wasn’t happening five or ten years ago, but it’s becoming an increasingly bigger issue and we’re glad to be at the front of that and hope to remain that way for the next five years and beyond.
“We wouldn’t be able to do this without the lived experience facilitators who go out there and tell their stories day in, day out, all around the country in each of the 52 states that we work in.
“I’d also like to make some special mentions to the NCAA, who work with us massively on the front foot on a topic which is becoming bigger and bigger within the student-athlete population, and the Entain Foundation US, who have been there helping to fund programmes like ours for the past few years.”
Lived experience is at the heart of everything that EPIC does, with the lessons taken from the harm experienced earlier in life by around half of its current workforce being the driving force behind the company’s mission and the knowledge that informs the programmes it delivers.
Therefore, Buck is incredibly proud of the team contribution that has once again been recognised via the award at SBC’s showpiece event in the US. He added:
“It’s always nice just to be here and spread our message and meet friends, clients and stakeholders, but to come away and win this award three times on the trot is fantastic.
“It just shows that the level of work we do and the impact that we’re having is growing and growing, year by year, which makes us even more proud to win it. I’m so incredibly proud, not just of the work we do, but of the people who work within EPIC.”
WA.Technology, a leading B2B iGaming solutions provider, was recognized for its outstanding contributions to the iGaming industry, securing the award for ‘Best Turnkey Solution 2024’. This recognition highlights the company’s commitment to innovation, excellence, and its impactful presence in the LATAM market.
Tim Scoffham, CEO of WA.Technology, expressed his gratitude and enthusiasm, stating, “The award is a testament to the hard work and dedication of our entire team. Our focus has always been on providing cutting-edge solutions tailored to the needs of our clients and partners. Winning ‘Best Turnkey Solution 2024’ reinforces our position as a leader in the global iGaming sector and motivates us to continue our mission of delivering exceptional service.”
The awards celebrate WA.Technology’s successful expansion and the enhancement of its comprehensive suite of iGaming solutions, including the highly acclaimed WA.Platform, WA.Sports, WA.Casino, WA.Fantasy, WA.Lottery, and WA.Poker verticals, as well as the recently launched WA.Affiliates management solution.
The company also recently won the ‘Best Aggregator Award’ at the 2024 SiGMA Eurasia Awards held on 26 February in Dubai. As WA.Technology continues to forge ahead, the continued recognition serves as milestones in the company’s journey of industry leadership and innovation.
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