Who is the best esports player of 2019? | Dexerto Awards You\u2019ve been voting in your thousands for the top esports performers of 2019, and now it\u2019s time to have your say in our final Dexerto Award. It\u2019s the big one \u2013 the best esports player of the year! Many young guns exploded onto the esports stage in 2019, while some veterans finally tasted the glory that they\u2019ve chased for so long. From the stories of Perkz role swapping in League and dominating not only Europe but the world, to Bugha going from being a high-school student to an international superstar overnight, esports had its fair share of miracles. \ud83e\udd14 Who is the best esports player of 2019? Your votes so far have helped us decide the final four! Will it be @Bugha, @G2Perkz, @DashySZN, or @zywoo? \ud83c\udfc6 Vote for your favorite in the #DexertoAwards \u2014 Dexerto (@Dexerto) December 20, 2019 With that in mind, choosing the best esports player of 2019 is not an easy task. We\u2019ve taken four of the winners from our other awards who we feel deserve to be recognized as the finest of the year. Who should win? That tough decision is yours, so check out the nominations below and vote in our Twitter poll. Kyle \u2018Bugha\u2019 Giersdorf (Fortnite) Bugha took home our Fortnite Player of the Year award convincingly with over 50% of the vote, and there\u2019s a good reason why. The 16-year-old won the Fortnite World Cup 2019 solos event with almost double the points of any other player, netting himself a cool $3 million to boot. Game one of the Solo #FortniteWorldCup is dominated by @bugha who picks up 9 eliminations along the way! Some incredible plays from him through the late circles after he saved his movement to clutch up a memorable Victory Royale. Watch here: https:\/\/t.co\/MuOsVmQfx4 pic.twitter.com\/L5LEMZVfa2 \u2014 Fortnite Competitive (@FNCompetitive) July 28, 2019 He swept the awards season for esports across the globe as well, lifting the PC Rookie of the Year and Player of the Year trophies at the Esports Awards, plus the Esports Player of the Year at The Game Awards. He even made it onto the Forbes 30 under 30 list. Read more: Bugha named on 2020 Forbes 30 under 30 list – The solos champion was also victorious in various Fortnite Champion Series heats and Solo Cash Cups throughout the year, cementing his position as one of the best Fortnite players in the world. Mathieu \u2018ZywOo\u2019 Herbaut (CS:GO) ZywOo didn\u2019t win any major titles in his first 15 months with Vitality, but he\u2019s established himself as one of CS:GO\u2019s most fearsome young guns. He was the game\u2019s brightest star in 2019, winning our CS:GO Player of the Year award for good reason. All it takes is a @zywoo ACE to get @TeamVitality on the board! \u2660\ufe0f#ESLProLeaguehttps:\/\/t.co\/ZvDWXMCAnq pic.twitter.com\/6diUYagph8 \u2014 ESL Counter-Strike (@ESLCS) November 16, 2019 He\u2019s currently the joint highest rated Counter-Strike player for 2019 on HLTV, equal with Natus Vincere superstar Oleksandr \u2018s1mple\u2019 Kostyliev at 1.31. Read more: ZywOo gets insane pistol ace at Berlin Major – The Vitality squad struggled at times throughout the season, but also managed to win some big events, with ZywOo leading the French team to victory at cs_summit 4 and ECS Season 7. They also finished second at ESL One Cologne. Luka \u2018Perkz\u2019 Perkovi\u0107 (League of Legends) No role swap in League of Legends has been more successful than Perkz\u2019s in 2019. The former mid laner took an ambitious plunge into the bot lane this year, and almost walked away with League\u2019s first grand slam because of it. WELCOME TO THE 2019 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP FINALS, @G2esports! A @G2Perkz quadrakill caps off a back and forth game four victory! See you in Paris! #Worlds2019 pic.twitter.com\/G98399hegS \u2014 LoL Esports (@lolesports) November 3, 2019 Our League of Legends Player of the Year won both LEC splits with G2 Esports, took home Europe\u2019s first major international event in almost eight years at MSI, and almost ran it back at Worlds with a runner-up finish. The Croatian\u2019s Xayah became one of the most feared in the world as he proved himself to be one of League\u2019s greatest in not just one, but two roles across 2019. Brandon \u2018Dashy\u2019 Otell (Call of Duty) Dashy just edged out Chris \u2018Simp\u2019 Lehr in the vote to win our Call of Duty Player of the Year award. The OpTic star\u2019s consistency throughout 2019 was impressive, even if his team didn\u2019t manage to win Champs. The Canadian superstar earned an MVP medal at CWL Vegas in OpTic\u2019s first victory in over a year and racked up highlight plays at every event. From his CWL Anaheim Hardpoint domination, to his demolition of Enigma6 at CWL Worlds, Dashy couldn\u2019t help but make everyone watch in awe. Dashy will attempt to replicate his 2019 success with OpTic Los Angeles in the Call of Duty League, where his insane skills will be on show once again. Which of these four esports stars do you think performed the best in 2019? Vote for your choice in our Twitter poll.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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