About Gaming Champions

Gaming Champions are awards for those who are amazingly passionate about video games and use them to do good. As digital culture becomes more prevalent, we broaden our horizons and use technology to enrich and sometimes even save lives. We believe games can play such a role in the modern world too.

We want to celebrate the gaming community and show that it inspires, teaches, and has a hugely positive impact on society. Our goal is to promote „gaming ambassadors” – outstanding individuals whose passion elevated the art of playing games to the next level.

Thanks to games everyone can spark a positive change in their environment, regardless of their gender, age or profession. Gaming Champions are among us!

Gaming Champions is an initiative aimed at spreading the positive use of video games in society. We want to raise awareness of games as a medium that can have an incredible impact on our daily lives through an unprecedented level of interactivity. Games are not only entertaining, but can also serve as a tool for telling stories, building empathy, learning or creating experiences.

Hall of Champions

Hans Jorgen Olsen

The boy who used video games to avoid harm’s way

Hans represents Norway

You might know Hans from the story that broke in the worldwide news over 14 years ago: „A boy survives moose attack thanks to World of Warcraft”. It sounds crazy but that’s exactly what happened in 2007 when Hans was just 12 years old.

It was early morning in a small village of Leksivka, Norway. Hans and his 10 year old sister were on their way to catch the school bus, because they got up a little late. Worried that they might miss it, Hans decided they should use the shortcut through the forest. Suddenly, a humongous moose jumped out of nowhere! You might say it’s no big deal, but those two, like all the good folks of Leksvika, knew that the animal had terrorized the area for some time. The moose charged at the kids, and as they ran for their lives, going in two different directions, Hans wanted to make sure his sister would be safe, so he started shouting to force the animal to chase after him. This quick call came to him from one of his favorite games – World of Warcraft where gamers playing as Tanks are using Taunt ability to focus the enemy on them. The tactic worked! His sister was safe but now he had to run for his life. Suddenly he felt a strong hit to his back. The moose sent Hans flying down the hill, but fortunately, the schoolbag took most of the punch. While laying down there in the snow, Hans recalled the other skill used by the Hunters from WoW – Feign Death. He pretended to be but a corpse while observing the moose through half-closed eyelids. Just like in his video game! It was the longest 30 seconds of his life. Finally, the moose decided, it must have defeated the opponent and walked away. What did Hans do then? He ran towards his school! His sister waited for him just outside the woods.

The bravery of this little boy, and cunningness to use the knowledge gathered in the video game have effectively saved him and his sister from a very dangerous situation. We believe this is a feat that deserves recognition with the Gaming Champions Award, as it proves we video games may provide us with much more than just entertainment. Gaming Champions, initiative proudly supported by G2A.com, has awarded Hans with a statue to remind him what he achieved, a gaming PC worthy of a true gamer (RTX 3070 & Ryzen 5 5600X on board!), and a hoodie that will be a clear statement of who he is – a true Gaming Champion.

Dia Lathora

Transcontinental help

Dia represents USA

5000 miles is quite a distance. But it’s never too far away to save someone else’s life. Meet Dia Lathora, a young woman, who saved her Fortnite buddy when he had an epileptic seizure.

Dia and Aidan are two friends who met through a Fortnite character fan group on Tumblr. They’ve quickly established a bond and started playing together, as both are passionate about video games. She lives in Texas, USA, while her gaming friend resides all the way on the other side of the globe, in Cheshire, UK. One day Dia has even asked Aidan about his personal address, as she wanted to send him a birthday gift. She wasn’t aware that this knowledge might very soon save his life. Just a few days later, Dia hopped on Discord and connected with Aidan just before their Fortnite game. But, trying to exchange the usual „hello’s” and „how are you today’s,” she only heard peculiar sounds on the other side. Dia instantly thought about a documentary she watched on YouTube just recently. It was about epilepsy, and the girl was quite sure her friend was in danger!

Knowing Aidan’s address, she called the Cheshire Police Station and they quickly passed the situation to local medics, who rushed to the boy’s home, saving his life. The first things Aidan did, after waking up in the hospital, was asking his mother for a phone, calling Dia, and thanking her for saving his lifeâ€¦and making an appointment for another round of Fortnite, of course! It shouldn’t be a surprise that after discovering this story, we just had to recognize Dia as our Gaming Champion from the USA. For her marvellous friendship, and the ability to think and react swiftly with empathy in such a dire situation, we’ve awarded Dia with a brand new gaming rig, our Gaming Champions hoodie, and a commemorative statue!

Whose next?

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Hans Jorgen Olsen

The boy who used video games to avoid harm’s way

Hans represents Norway

Dia Lathora

Transcontinental help

Dia represents USA

5000 miles is quite a distance. But it’s never too far away to save someone else’s life. Meet Dia Lathora, a young woman, who saved her Fortnite buddy when he had an epileptic seizure.

Whose next?

Do you know the next Gaming Champion?

Highlight their story using one of the methods on GC website. What’s cool if we find the report worthy, we will make sure to appreciate your effort!

Do you know a Gaming Champion?

Highlight their story using one of the methods below. What’s cool if we find the report worthy, we will make sure to appreciate your effort!

Tell us the Story of Gaming Champion

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We are constantly monitoring the web and we will most likely find your tag and perform our investigation into you Gaming Champion candidate!

Frequently Asked Questions

What is this action about?

Gaming Champions are awards for true heroes of gaming – people who do incredible things thanks to their passion for this hobby. We want to celebrate those gamers and show that video games can inspire, teach and spread the good in society.

Who are you?

We are gamers in the first place. On a daily basis, we work for G2A and other organizations operating in the gaming industry.

How do you choose nominated cases?

We found the first nominations ourselves. However, in the end we want the community to help us find the right cases.

I know someone, who should be rewarded! How can I submit his case?

That’s great! Send us information through the contact form on our website about this person and the reason you believe they should get awarded. You can also use the #GamingChampions hashtag on Instagram or Twitter – we’ll be monitoring them and investigate whether they apply for an award.

Who can be nominated?

At this point we are looking for „ambassadors of gaming” – people who helped themselves and the people around them thanks to the knowledge and experience gained from video games. Basically we’re looking for heroes that made this World a better place.

How do you choose the winners?

At this moment we have created a chapter of several people who have been working in the game industry for years. All of the stories are carefully vetted and then voted by our group of experts. The one who receives the most votes wins. There is no easier way! We do not exclude giving away part of the decision for the community, but this will probably happen in the future.

What is the prize for award winners?

Each person who will be awarded by us will receive a standard set of gaming gadgets, a special diploma/statuette and a dedicated individual prize that will allow the case to develop. The most important thing in this action is that goodness grows in strength, right?

How can I help?

First of all, you can help us find and appreciate those people who have done something good thanks to video games. Just use the #gamingchampions in social media. Secondly, let your friends know about our action, so we can reach more people! This is very important! Thirdly you can help your local community with the skills and knowledge you’ve acquired through games. After all, this is what the whole action is about!