Yatoro and Ame Nominated for the Esports Awards 2021

In the Esports Awards 2021, two of the best Dota 2 carry players at the moment, Wang "Ame" Chunyu of PSG.LGD and Team Spirit's Illya "Yatoro" Mulyarchuk, have been nominated as finalists. Yatoro and Ame will compete against other top esports professionals for the "Esports PC Rookie of the Year" and the "Esports PC Player of the Year," respectively. Dota 2's premier tournament, The International 10 (TI10), recently featured Ame and Yatoro in the grand final, and it was the latter's team, Team Spirit, that emerged triumphant with a score of 3-2.

Yatoro and Ame are finalists at the Esports Awards 2021

Ame was named one of the finalists for the "Esports PC Player of the Year" in a tweet by Esports Awards on 1st Oct 2021.

Below is the full list of finalists.

• Dmitry "sh1ro" Sokolov (CS:GO)

• Oleksandr "s1mple" Kostyliev (CS:GO)

• Tyson "TenZ" Ngo (Valorant)

• Jae-won "LIP" Lee (Overwatch)

• Luccas "Paluh" Vinicius Molina (Rainbow 6)

• Wang "Ame" Chunyu (Dota 2)

• Heo "ShowMaker" Su (LOL)

• Kim "Doinb" Tae-sang (LOL)

• Ayaz "nAts" Akhmetshin (Valorant)

Ame had a very prosperous year in 2021 playing for PSG.LGD. As a team, they began slowly by finishing fourth in the first regional league before dominating their opponents in their subsequent Dota Pro Circuit (DPC) events. PSG.LGD finished third at the Singapore Major 2021, second in the second season of the regional league, and first at the WePlay AniMajor. PSG.LGD was able to secure a spot at TI10 based on DPC points thanks to these strong performances. While Ame and his teammates dominated their opponents throughout TI10, they weren't able to close it out as they lost to Team Spirit in the final.

In TI10, as well as throughout the year, Ame's farming skills, decision-making ability, and consistency were heavily praised.

Yatoro, meanwhile, was nominated as a finalist for the "Esports PC Rookie of the Year" award only recently. The list, which was originally released on 1st Oct 2021, did not have Yatoro as a finalist, and it is likely that the player's win at TI10 influenced the decision.

Here is the full list of finalists in this category:

1. Ayaz "nAts" Akhmetshin (Valorant)

2. Robin "Robinsongz" Sung (Teamfight Tactics)

3. Tyson "TenZ" Ngo (Valorant)

4. Adam "Adam" Maanane (LOL)

5. Kyle "Danny" Sakamaki (LOL)

6. Dmitry "sh1ro" Sokolov (CS:GO)

7. Javier "Elyoya" Prades Batalla (LOL)

8. Se-hyun "Pelican" Oh (Overwatch)

9. Valerii "b1t" Vakhovskyi (CS:GO)

10. Peter "Asuna" Mazuryk (Valorant)

11. Illya "Yatoro" Mulyarchuk (Dota 2)

Yatoro had mixed results with Team Spirit in DPC 2021 before TI10. Although the team failed to qualify for the first Major, it recovered its bearings to qualify for the second, where it finished 7th-8th. To reach TI10, the team had to compete in the regional qualifier. As underdogs at TI10, Team Spirit defeated the heavy favorites one by one in a spectacular lower bracket run to win the Aegis of Champions. Yatoro and his teammates won $18,208,300 USD as a result of this win.

At TI10, Yatoro was commended for his hero versatility and consistency. At 18 years old, he was the youngest player at TI10.

Other Dota 2 nominations at Esports Awards 2021

Along with Yatoro and Ame, several other categories at the Esports Awards 2021 include representatives from Dota 2. Here is the full list. (all finalists)

1. Esports Content Creator of the Year: Brian "BananaSlamJamma" Canavan

2. Esports Analyst of the Year: Kyle “Kyle” Freedman

3. Esports Host of the Year: Jorien "Sheever" van der Heijden

4. Esports Play By Play Caster of the Year: Owen "ODPixel" Davies

5. Esports PC Player of the Year: Wang "Ame" Chunyu

6. Esports PC Rookie of the Year: Illya "Yatoro" Mulyarchuk

7. Esports Content Series of the Year: DOTA: Dragon's Blood

8. Esports Game of the Year: Dota 2

The Esports Awards 2021 will take place on 20th Nov 2021 at the Esports Stadium in Arlington, Texas, USA. You can visit https://esportsawards.com/voting1/ and https://esportsawards.com/voting2/ to vote for your favorite finalists. Voting ends for all categories on 10th Nov 2021.