SEF Awards in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia celebrate the esports community in the Kingdom by honoring the best players, influencers, and content creators in the gaming and esports sector. The awards, launched by the Saudi Esports Federation in 2018, also aim to support and enhance the gaming and esports industry.
The awards consist of a jury comprised of several members and a board of directors represented by experts in the gaming and esports industry. The board's role is limited to providing guidance for organizing the ceremony by the executive team, and it does not participate in the judging process. Meanwhile, the public participates in the voting for their favorite nominees by 20 percent via the website, whereas the judges' vote weight is 80 percent.
The second edition of the SEF Awards was launched in the Kingdom in 2021. The awards ceremony was held at the headquarters of the Saudi competitions Esport summit in Riyadh. The awards included sixteen gaming and esports categories.
Conditions for nomination for the SEF Awards in the Kingdom
Citizens and residents can nominate themselves or their teams for the SEF Awards in the Kingdom by registering on the award’s official website form. It is not necessary for the nominee to be registered within esports clubs. However, if a club from the esports clubs is nominated, it must obtain a license from the Saudi Esports Federation.
SEF Awards categories in the Kingdom
Several awards are presented in fourteen categories in gaming and esports, as follows:
- Best female esports player award for individual games in console and PC devices.
- Best male player award in competitive mobile phone games.
- Best rising male and female player award in esports based on annual performance.
- Best esports team award for team games in one game.
- Best single player/team coach award in esports.
- Inspiration award for the most inspiring and motivating story in gaming and esports.
- Best content creator award for written, visual, or audio content on social media in esports.
- Best streamer award to the best streaming content offered live on social media.
- Best commentator and pundit award in esports tournaments.
- Best media entity award in esports based on coverage of esports events during the year, including newspapers, TV and audio broadcasts, and websites.
- Best creative advertisement award for any club, organization, player, content creator, or club sponsor.
- Best photographer award specializing in coverage of Saudi esports tournaments.
- Best male esports player award for individual esports games in console and PC devices.
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