# Collegiate-Focused Esports Awards Blinkfire Analytics Partners with the 2022 Esports Awards By Kanesa D | Published 2022-11-23 | Tech Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/blinkfire-analytics References: [esportsinsider](https://esportsinsider.com/2022/11/blinkfire-analytics-partners-with-the-esports-awards) & [esportsawards](https://esportsawards.com/)  Blinkfire Analytics has partnered with the Esports Awards ahead of this year’s event. Blinkfire will primarily act as a sponsor for the Collegiate Program of the Year award, which celebrates the best educational programs from different institutions worldwide. The Esports Awards will be held in Las Vegas from December 11-13 at the Resorts World venue on the event's last day. The event will see notable sponsors such as Lexus, Secretlab, Verizon, and the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Additionally, Blinkfire will monitor the sponsorship metrics for the Esports Awards and offer social media analytics and business intelligence tools throughout the event. The [University of Warwick](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/esi-next-gen), the [University of Hawaii](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/exitlag), and [Grand Canyon University](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/artificial-decision-intelligence) are this year's contenders for the Collegiate Program of the Year award. Image Credit: Esports Awards, Blinkfire Analytics ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 1.6/10 - Popularity: 8% | Activity: 26% | Freshness: 13% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Tech](https://www.trendhunter.com/tech) > [Games](https://www.trendhunter.com/games) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Collegiate Esports Programs:** Opportunity to create and improve collegiate esports programs and curriculums for students in universities worldwide. - **Esports Analytics:** Opportunity to create and improve analytical tools to provide sponsors with detailed metrics and business intelligence data during esports events. - **Esports Awards Sponsorship:** Opportunity to become a sponsor for esports awards shows and create unique award categories. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Education:** Education industry can establish and improve esports programs for universities and create new job opportunities for students in the industry. - **Technology:** Technology industry can create and improve analytical tools and software to provide data analytics for esports sponsors and audiences. - **Marketing:** Marketing industry can provide sponsorship opportunities for esports awards shows and gain exposure through unique award categories. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Esports Awards Activations](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/esports-awards-1.md) - [Collegiate Esports Ceremonies](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-scholars.md) - [Music-Based Award Partnerships](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/amazon-music-1.md) - [Esports Award Ceremony Sponsors](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/esports-awards.md) - [Esports Vodka Sponsorships](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-esports-awards.md) - [Promotional Esports Partnerships](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/plarium.md) - [Collegiate Esports Branding Deals](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/exitlag.md) - [Esports Collegiate Tournaments](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/red-bull-campus-clutch.md) - [Collegiate Esports Data Deals](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/omnic-ai.md)