With the 2009 eSports Awards approaching quickly, Regional Polls have already opened for the Regional eSports Player of Year Award. A number of Evil Geniuses have been nominated through various regions, featuring Tomi 'lurppis' Kovanen, Manuel 'Grubby' Schenkhuizen, and Dmitriy 'Happy' Kostin in their respective regions. Below is the Press Release from the eSport Award 2009 Website.
Regional eSports Player of the Year For the second time the communities all over the world will vote their “Regional eSports Player of the Year“. The “eSports Player of the Year“ award is subdivided into six regional awards: America, China, Korea, Western Europe, Eastern Europe and Northern Europe. The public polls will be held on the biggest and most prestigious eSport pages of all six regions.
Every eSport page votes only the nominees of its affiliated region. The six winners of the regional polls will be nominated for the worldwide “eSports Player of the Year“ and will be crowned at the eSports Award Ceremony in August. The polls of the Regional eSports Player of the Year are open until Sunday, the 5th of July.
Here are the Nominees for the American eSports Player of the Year Award.
Alice 'ali' Lew (CS1.6 Female) 
Bruno 'bit' Fukuda Lima (CS1.6) 
Daigo 'The Beast' Umehara (Street Fighter 4) 
