[1][2][3] The winners of each award are chosen by public vote and from among the top content creators in the Spanish-speaking community.

[4][5][6] The first edition took place on January 17, 2022, at the Palau de la Música Catalana, Barcelona, and was streamed live on the streamer's Twitch channel.

[13][14] TheGrefg stated that in a second edition, the Esland would be held in Latin America to "have worldwide coverage".

[16][17] On January 19, 2022, a clip went viral from streamer Folagor, who showed his disagreement with the nominees in the "roleplayer of the year" category, calling them "fucking bullshit".

After other streamers spoke out on the issue, in a broadcast, Folagor apologized for his expressions, explained that Biyin's clip was "taken out of context" and, still maintaining his opinion, stressed that "it should have been other people who should have been nominated".