Asmongold, Valkyrae, and Dr Disrespect nominated for Streamer of the Year at Esports Awards 2022: All nominees

Some of YouTube and Twitch’s most popular content creators have received a nomination for Streamer of the Year at the Esports Awards 2022 in Las Vegas including Valkyrae, QTCinderella, and TimTheTatman.

First set up in 2016, the Esports Awards were designed to celebrate the various creators within the world of competitive gaming and streaming.

Asmongold, Valkyrae, and Ibai streaming with Esports Awards logo

Since then, various content creators have had their work recognized thanks to the ceremony. Spanish streamer Ibai ‘Ibai’ Llanos, for instance, took home the award for Streamer of the Year both in 2020 and 2021.

The 27-year-old is up for the prestigious award once again and, as before, is up against some of the most popular creators in the industry. Here’s the list of the full nominees up for Streamer of the Year at the Esports Awards 2022.

Ibai pointing finger on Twitch stream

Esports Awards 2022 Streamer of the Year: Nominees

2022’s Esports Awardssees some returning favorites receiving nominations for Streamer of the Year. However, there also some newcomers to the table. The full list of nominees is:

Esports Awards 2022 Streamer of the Year: How to vote

Fans wanting to vote for their favorite streamerscan do so hereas well as anyone looking to do the same for other awards during the event such as Esports Content Creator and Esports Personality of the Year.

If 2022 turns out to be the lucky year for Dr Disrespect this would be a third win for the Two-Time who previously won back in 2017 and 2019.

Dr Disrespect accepting the award for Streamer of the Year at the Esports Awards 2019

However, this ceremony marks the first-ever nomination for Twitch streamer QTCinderella who received high praise across the community when she launched and organizedThe Streamer Awardsin March 2022.

I am literally the smallest creator nominated but it blows my mind that I’m even on here.https://t.co/YeETocZLrC

xQc looks at the camera while Dr Disrespect poses for a photo in the background.

— QTCinderella (@qtcinderella)June 23, 2025

The Esports Awards 2022 are set to take part at Resorts World Theatre in Las Vegan on December 13.

dr disrespect with red background staring ahead

With some big names included in the nominations and no clear idea as to who could be winning the award for Streamer of the Year, the Esports Awards ceremony promises to be one exciting event.

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