Recap and Winners of India Gaming Awards Season 2 2023

The India Gaming Awards took place at The Westin Goregaon, Mumbai, and saw many prominent personalities from the Indian esports industry like Naman 'Mortal' Mathur, Ganesh 'SKRossi' Gangadhar and many more walking down the red carpet. The second edition of the India Gaming Awards is an initiative by IWMBuzz to highlight the achievements of the people behind the gaming industry's growth in the country. 

IWMBuzz facilitated organisations, game developers, esports players, content creators, and management staff for their contribution to the Indian gaming industry. Rashmeet Kaur performed at the venue to celebrate the award night including her performance of an unreleased song. India Gaming Awards Season 2, an initiative by IWMBuzz, was organised in partnership with Jack&Jones, KDM, Carrera and Loco. Here are the winners across all the categories. 

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Winners Of India Gaming Awards Season 2

Despite having stacked nominees across several categories, S8UL Esports and its members grabbed a total of 11 awards at the India Gaming Awards Season 2. S8UL Esports will also look forward to winning at The Esports Awards where the organisation is nominated for Esports Content Creator of the Year. At the same time, Naman 'Mortal' Mathur will try to win the 'Esports Personality of the Year' award after his second nomination. Here is the list of all the winners at India Gaming Awards Season 2:

• Contribution to the Indian Esports Industry: Anuj Tandon
• Contribution to the Indian Gaming Industry: Vishal Gondal
• Gaming and Esports Publication of the Year: AFK Gaming
• Game Development Studio of the Year: Super Gaming
• Indie Game of the Year: Real Cricket by Nautilus Mobile
• Esports Tournament of the Year: Battleground Mobile India Master Series 2022
• Esports Athlete of the Year: SKRossi
• Global Gaming Icon of the Year: Mortal
• Gaming Talent Management Agency of the Year: 8Bit Creatives
• Power Streamer of the Year: Lolzzz Gaming
• Esports Organisation of the Year: Revenant Esports and Global Esports

On winning the Esports Organisation of the Year award, here is what Rohit Jagasia, Founder and CEO of Revenant Esports, said:

We are honored to be named the Esports Organization of the Year at the India Gaming Awards 2023. Our journey from grassroots to greatness has been nothing short of incredible, and this recognition is a testament to the hard work and dedication of our talented players and staff. It’s also a testament to the work we have done across a multitude of esports titles in India and beyond. 

The second half of the event featured 15 more awards:

• Gaming Personality of the Year: Thug
• Fan Favourite Esports Athlete of the Year: Jonathan
• Esports Coach of the Year: iFlicks
• Fan Favourite Esports Organisation of the Year: S8UL Esports
• Rising Esports Athlete of the Year: Goblin
• Gaming IP Innovation of the Year: Trinity Gaming
• Esports Caster of the Year: Ocean Sharma
• Trailblazer Streamer of the Year: Krutika
• Impactful Streamer of the Year: Scout
• Streamer of the Year (Male): Rakazone Gaming
• Streamer of the Year (Female): Xyaa
• Fan Favourite Streamer of the Year (Male): Shreeman Legend
• Fan Favourite Streamer of the Year (Female): Payal Gaming
• Rising Gaming Creator of the Year: MRZ Thoppi
• Stylish Male Gamer of the Year: Thug and Snax
• Stylist Female Gamer of the Year: Kaashvi and Mizoplays