This year's Korean e-Sports Awards ceremony was held on Wednesday, December 28th, 2011, 7PM KST, at the Seoul World Cup Stadium.

Winners:

Map of the year: Circuit Breaker
Rookie of the year: (P)

By.Sun
Protoss of the year: (P)

Bisu
Terran of the year: (T)

Flash
Zerg of the year: (Z)

Hydra
Best Coach: Lee JiHoon (KT)
Best Team: KT Rolster
Player of the year: (T)

Flash
Popularity Awards: (Z)

Jaedong &

Bisu
Friendship Award thing: (T)

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SKT
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KT
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CJ Entus
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Team 8
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Nominees:

Best map:
La Mancha
Benzene
Circuit Breaker
Icarus

Rookie of the year:
(P)

Grape (Samsung KHAN)
(P)

By.Sun (SK Telecom T1)
(T)

Reality (Samsung KHAN)

Protoss of the year:
(P)

Bisu (SK Telecom T1)
(P)

JangBi (Samsung KHAN)
(P)

Stats (KT Rolster)

Terran of the year:
(T)

Sea (Team 8)
(T)

Flash (KT Rolster)
(T)

Fantasy (SK Telecom T1)

Zerg of the year:
(Z)

ZerO (Woongjin Stars)
(Z)

Hydra (CJ Entus)
(Z)

Jaedong (Team 8)

Best Coach Award:
KT's Lee Ji Hoon
Samsung's Kim Ga-eul ( (Z)

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SK Telecom's Park Yongwoon
CJ's Kim Dongwoo
STX's Kim Eundong
Woongjin's Lee Jaekyoon
Airforce ACE's Song Dongkyoon

Other categories:
Best Progame Team (all but Team 8)
Best Player
Friendship Award

You can also vote for the Most Popular Player at the KeSPA website (click on 이벤트 at the top right):
http://www.e-sports.or.kr/

Sign up is required to vote, but you can do it easily from the English site.

Nominees are (in order, for those that can't read Korean):
(P)

Sea

Jaedong

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As you can imagine, the biggest debate is on whether or not Bisu or Jangbi gets the Protoss Award: most wins in PL vs. first Protoss OSL win in 3 years.

Polls

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Poll: Protoss of the Year?

Legend of the Fall OSL winner Jangbang (228)

57%

63 win PL monster Bisu (159)

40%

Cornerstone in KT's SPL victory Stats (10)

3%

397 total votes

Your vote: Protoss of the Year?

(Vote): 63 win PL monster Bisu
(Vote): Legend of the Fall OSL winner Jangbang
(Vote): Cornerstone in KT's SPL victory Stats

Poll: Terran of the Year

Flash who needs no description (270)

79%

Consecutive OSL Finalist Fantasy (64)

19%

Consistent PL performer Sea (9)

3%

343 total votes

Your vote: Terran of the Year

(Vote): Flash who needs no description
(Vote): Consecutive OSL Finalist Fantasy
(Vote): Consistent PL performer Sea

Poll: Best Zerg?

MSL winning cyclops Hydra (177)

51%

ZvT God Jaedong (151)

44%

Cutiepie MSL-finalist ZerO (17)

5%

345 total votes

Your vote: Best Zerg?

(Vote): Cutiepie MSL-finalist ZerO
(Vote): MSL winning cyclops Hydra
(Vote): ZvT God Jaedong

ppshchik

United States862 Posts

December 19 2011 10:50 GMT

T: Fantasy- Flash was godlike in 2010 but hasn't made it into 2 OSL finals this year, which Fantasy did.
P: Jangbi-WInning an OSL is way more impressive than Bisu's achievements imo. But Bisu is still going to win since he's more handsome.
Z: Jaedong-His ZvZ has slumped this year which knocked him out in many important tournaments. But his ZvT and ZvP still blow Hydra and Zero out of the water.

kuroshiroi

3149 Posts

December 19 2011 10:58 GMT

This is a popularity contest so I do believe Bisu will win best P but Jangbi should win, the first P OSL in 3 years is way more impressive, especially since he had to take out the two best TvP players to do it and a solid ZvP sniper as well.

Telcontar

United Kingdom16710 Posts

December 19 2011 11:00 GMT

It has got to be Jangbi. 63 wins is insane sure, but it's the OSL man. Plus The Legend of the Fall was fulfilled! You cannot deny him the title of the best protoss. I would say Flash as the best terran and Hydra/Jaedong for the best zerg. Hard to choose since JD did poorly (by his standards) in individual leagues but did well in the team leagues, and Hydra got that MSL.

Rookie of the year is Sun for me. The guy has looked better and better everytime he got in that booth and he looks a real talent. Circuit Breaker for the map and KT's Lee Ji Hoon for the best coach. Best team goes to KT/SKT1 and best player goes to Flash. Friendship award? No idea what that is. Most popular player is JD!!!!!!!

HighTemper

Canada3867 Posts

December 19 2011 11:06 GMT

Friendship Award

Isn't this like Sportsmanship Award?

Also I'd suggest to add polls so TL can have our internal voting! (Yeah, I know. Bisu will win by a landslide...)

And on Most Popular Player, Stork is less popular than Stats in Korea? Srsly?

Kipsate

Netherlands45349 Posts

December 19 2011 11:06 GMT

Bisu imo, 63 wins is just beyond anything, yes an OSL is nice but Jangbi slumped his way through it and wildcarded his way aswell.

Zerg of the year, I don't want to answer this question

Terran of the year, Fantasy, back to back OSL FINALIST, winning one of them ,didndt fail in playoffs, however Flash played as solid as ever and brought home MSLs, so I am not sure

actually I am just a huge fantasy fanboi so w/e

Best Coach, SKT coach, despite them losing the finals, I do believe that SKT has the superior coaching, you dont run 2(or 1, not sure) perfect rounds without it.

Best rookie, Sun, gotta hand him, he is really impressive

So yeah, triple MBC win

Best map, Circuit Breaker, it just feels right, Icarus is stupid close air, La mancha is stupid for TvP AND PvZ Benzene is alright but it doesn't beat Circuit breaker, Circuit breaker is simple yet effective, only the third gas can be hard to secure but thats about it.

Kiett

United States7639 Posts

December 19 2011 11:09 GMT

On December 19 2011 20:06 HighTemper wrote:

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Ah, good suggestion, I'll add that.

And I think the nominees for most popular player are just the same ones that were nominated for each of the race awards. Don't worry, Stork is far more popular than Stats, lol.

zeehar

Korea (South)3804 Posts

December 19 2011 11:10 GMT

rookie: sun
toss: bisu
terran: flash
zerg: this really is a tossup... all three have reasons to win and not to win
coach: coach lee is probably going to get this for the PL win
MPP will be bisu

red4ce

United States7313 Posts

December 19 2011 11:19 GMT

Best protoss should go to Bisu IMO. Jangbi won the OSL which is amazing...for a protoss. Bisu set the record for proleague wins which is amazing, period.

Best Z is a tossup between JD and Hydra. Hydra was slightly better in individual leagues and JD was slightly better in teamleague. The edge is razor thin and you wouldn't be wrong picking either.

Best T goes to Flash obviously. Fantasy was slightly better in individual leagues but Flash was miles better in proleague.

Frienship award goes to Zero and Soulkey.

writer22816

United States5775 Posts

December 19 2011 11:32 GMT

#10

I will get so mad if Bisu wins the Protoss award. Jangbi won the OSL, amazing 3-2 win, beat Flash in Bo3 and Fantasy in Bo5.

All Bisu did was beat a bunch of scrubs in PL.

rslee

Canada226 Posts

December 19 2011 11:33 GMT

#11

On December 19 2011 20:19 red4ce wrote:
Best protoss should go to Bisu IMO. Jangbi won the OSL which is amazing...for a protoss. Bisu set the record for proleague wins which is amazing, period.

Best Z is a tossup between JD and Hydra. Hydra was slightly better in individual leagues and JD was slightly better in teamleague. The edge is razor thin and you wouldn't be wrong picking either.

Best T goes to Flash obviously. Fantasy was slightly better in individual leagues but Flash was miles better in proleague.

Frienship award goes to Zero and Soulkey.

Totally agree with your protoss statement. If he doesn't get best protoss, then give him best player but we all know that's, by default, going to flash -_-;;

GTR

51640 Posts

December 19 2011 11:35 GMT

#12

Outdoor awards ceremony? O.o

Xxio

Canada5565 Posts

December 19 2011 11:37 GMT

#13

If Bisu doesn't win, the whole thing is a travesty.

metzninja

New Zealand626 Posts

December 19 2011 11:39 GMT

#14

Circuit Breaker, Sun, and the ACE coach, Song Dongkyoon, for sure. ACE best team, too... okay, maybe not.

Flash over Fantasy for terran. Poor Sea, was a tough year with his TvZ and that group of death

... The achievements are close but Fantasy was incredibly inconsistent. 20-19 in regular proleague is so underwhelming for an ace player, not to mention that the manner of some of his losses were fantastic (sorry).

Hydra seems obvious for zerg. JD and ZerO had tougher ZvP competition but even then, Hydra was boss in ZvP and even more so in ZvZ, and the results came. Mediocre ZvT and his lack of killer instinct in playoffs (though his teammates were worse) are the main things stopping him from being player of the year. (Also, his overall competition was weaker than, say, Flash's.)

Honestly I hope that JangBi/Bisu split best protoss and most popular player. Bisu for best P and JangBi for popularity seems to make the most sense, though.

Everyone has major strikes against them for player of the year, but Flash has the least. Oh for it to go to JangBi, though... for eSports!

And finally, Violet for the friendship award.

shucklesors

Singapore1176 Posts

December 19 2011 11:40 GMT

#15

Dammit.. It's the weirdest feeling that the hardest race to pick a best player in is Zerg.. truly a very weird feeling.

popzags

Poland604 Posts

December 19 2011 12:03 GMT

#16

Best Map: Pathfinder!!!
Rookie: Sun
Toss: Bisu
Terran: Flash
Zerg: Jaedong
Coach: Kim Dongwoo (CJ)
Team: KT Rolster
Most popular: Zero?

Leeoku

1617 Posts

December 19 2011 12:03 GMT

#17

predicting reality,flash, hydra, jangbi

Keyboard Warrior

United States1178 Posts

December 19 2011 12:05 GMT

#18

Best map: Circuit Breaker
Rookie of the year: By.Sun (SK Telecom T1)
Protoss of the year: Bisu (SK Telecom T1)
Terran of the year: (T)Flash (KT Rolster)
Zerg of the year: (Z)Hydra (CJ Entus)
Best Coach Award: CJ's Kim Dongwoo
Best Progame Team: KT Rolster
Best Player: Flash
Friendship Award Stork
Most Popular Player: (P)Bisu