The most anticipated airsoft event online, the Airsoft Players’ Choice Awards, is about to start its 7th edition. For the 7th Airsoft Players’ Choice Awards, Popular Airsoft readers will have a long list to prepare as we have removed some categories but added even more just to make the awards even more special and competitive.
You may wonder what the new categories are right now, and you will like theme as some have been clamoring for certain categories to be included for this year. Here is the list and if we highly recommend that you start making your list this early so you will come prepared once the Awards process start in less than a month’s time:
- Best Airsoft Retailer for North America
- Best Airsoft Retailer for Europe
- Best Airsoft Retailer for Asia
- Best Gear Retailer for North America
- Best Gear Retailer for Europe
- Best Gear Retailer for Asia
- Best Airsoft Magazine (Print or Digital)
- Best English Language Airsoft News Website
- Best Non-English Language Airsoft News Website
- Best Airsoft Blog
- Best Online Airsoft Community/Forum
- Best Airsoft Video (Posted Online In 2016)
- Best Airsoft Event (with over 500 players)
- Best Airsoft Podcast or Video Channel
- Best Airsoft Upgrade/Parts Maker
- Best Airsoft Kaboom! Manufacturer (Grenades, Pyros)
- Best Airsoft Pistol (regardless of power source)
- Best Airsoft Gas Blowback Rifle
- Best Airsoft Shotgun (regardless of power source)
- Best Airsoft Sniper Rifle (regardless of power source)
- Best Airsoft Electric Airsoft Gun
- Best Airsoft Gun Manufacturer
- Special Airsoft Player's Award
Photo:Winners of the 6th Airsoft Players' Choice Awards during the Airsoft Meetup at the IWA Outdoor Classics 2016 in Nuremberg, Germany
Nomination Period (28 November to 30 December 2016)
Airsoft players worldwide get to nominate their favourites for the various categories for a period of one month. They can either nominate in all categories or in categories they are familiar in.
The top five nominees (or less, depending on the number of nominees) per category, based on the number of nominations garnered, will then proceed to the Voting Period (Finals). The finalists per category will be announced one week after the Nomination Period closes.
Nominees can be nominated in one or more categories, provided that they meet the criteria.
Voting Period (09 January to 06 February 2017)
The Voting Period allows the finalists to campaign that they get voted. They can post at their news section and forums; create vlog/blog, or a podcast; post Vote Badges at their websites; announce at social media sites to mobilise players to vote for them.
Finalists who have garnered the most number of votes in the categories win an award in the categories where they are selected as finalists. Airsoft players who cast their votes are included in a raffle draw where they get to win various prizes.
The winners will be announced one (1) week after the closing of the Voting Period. They will then be notified via email that they won. Airsoft players who won a raffle prize will also be informed via email.
For both the Nomination and Voting Periods, all of these are cast at the Popular Airsoft’s Airsoft Players’ Choice Awards Page (playerschoice.popularairsoft.com).
Get ready and make the list of nominees and from there vote for the best. Once done, you are allowed to share your list publicly if you want your favourites to go through the nominations and eventually become the awardees. There will be fantastic prizes that will await the lucky airsoft players who will nominate and vote in the Awards process.
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