The Esports Awards 2025: All Categories and Finalists Revealed

Following the success of the Decade Awards in Riyadh, which drew 36.25 million views, the Esports Awards return to honour the best players, teams, creators, and organisations of the past year. This year marks the 10th anniversary of the event, making it a landmark celebration for the global esports community.

Voting is now open at esportsawards.com/vote, with fans allowed one vote per category per day until November 12, 2025.

The Esports Awards 2025: All Categories and Finalists

Esports Game of the Year

This prestigious category honours the most impactful title of 2025, with a diverse lineup of finalists:

• Apex Legends
• Counter-Strike 2
• Dota 2
• Fortnite
• Honor of Kings
• League of Legends
• Mobile Legends: Bang Bang
• PUBG Mobile
• Valorant
• Pokémon Unite

Esports Mobile Game of the Year

Celebrating the rise of mobile esports, the nominees are:

• Brawl Stars
• Call of Duty: Mobile
• Free Fire
• Honor of Kings
• Mobile Legends: Bang Bang
• PUBG Mobile
• Pokémon Unite

Esports Personality of the Year

Recognising cultural icons who’ve shaped the scene:

• Animesh “Thug” Agarwal
• Corentin “Gotaga” Houssein
• Dan “apEX” Madesclaire
• Ibai “Ibai” Llanos
• Jeremy “Disguised Toast” Wang
• Marc “Caedrel” Robert Lamont
• Matthew “Nadeshot” Haag
• Mossad “Msdossary” Aldossary
• Seth “Scump” Abner
• Kamel “Kameto” Kebir

Streamer of the Year

The most influential live content creators:

• Case “CaseOh” Baker
• Darren “iShowSpeed” Watkins
• Emily “ExtraEmily” Zhang
• Félix “xQc” Lengyel
• Ibai “Ibai” Llanos
• Kai”Kai Cenat” Carlo Cenat III
• Marc “Caedrel” Robert Lamont
• Mark “ohnePixel” Zimmermann
• Morgan “AngryGinge” Burtwistle
• Nick “Lacy” Fosco
• Nicholas “Jynxzi” Stewart
• Payal “Payal Gaming” Dhare

Esports Content Group of the Year

Top collectives driving content innovation:

• Fnatic
• Gentle Mates
• Godlike
• Karmine Corp
• S8UL
• Sentinels
• T1
• Team Heretics
• Team Liquid

Esports Content Creator of the Year

Individuals shaping digital culture:

• Alexandre “gAuLeS” Borba Chiqueta
• Arran “TacticalRab” Francis
• Cody “Clix” Conrod
• Donato “TheDonato” Muñoz
• Jack “NiceWigg” Martin
• Jonathan “JONATHAN GAMING” Amaral
• Marc “Caedrel” Robert Lamont
• Mark “ohnePixel” Zimmermann
• Nicholas “Jynxzi” Stewart
• Raj “Snax” Varma
• Tarik “tarik” Celik
• Thomas “ZooMaa” Paparatto

Esports Breakthrough Player of the Year

Rising stars who made a splash:

• Brock “brawk” Somerhalder
• Derek “Blaz” Blaz
• Jann “Kirk” Kirk Solcruz Gutierrez
• Kajetan “kaajak” Haremski
• Mason “Mercules” Ramsey
• Meng “DaShuai” Jiajun
• Rasyah “Rasyah” Rasyid
• Rudy “SkewMond” Semaan
• Samy “dralii” Hajji
• Sodbayar “Techno4K” Munkhbold
• Zack “Stompn” Lamb

Esports Team of the Year

Dominant squads across titles:

• AG Super Play – Honor of Kings
• Furia – Rainbow Six Siege
• Gen.G – League of Legends
• Karmine Corp – Rocket League
• LA Thieves – Call of Duty
• NRG – Valorant
• OpTic Texas – Call of Duty
• Team Falcons – DOTA
• Team Falcons – Rocket League
• Team Vitality – Counter-Strike 2
• Team Vitality – MLBB Women

Esports PC Player of the Year

• Brock “brawk” Somerhalder
• Danil “donk” Kryshkovets
• Jason “f0rsakeN” Susanto
• Jeong “Chovy” Ji-hoon
• Jeong “Stalk3r” Hak-yong
• João “Jv92” Vitor
• Mathieu “ZywOo” Herbaut
• Matthew “Whitemon” Filemon
• Stanislav “Malr1ne” Potorak

Esports Controller Player of the Year

• Anders “Vejrgang” Vejrgang
• Goichi “GO1” Kishida
• Lim “Ulsan” Soo-hoon
• Mason “Mercules” Ramsey
• Miron “Effect” Novikov
• Samy “dralii” Hajji
• Thomas “Scrap” Ernst
• Wyatt “LastShot” Gowan
• Yazeed Abdullah “Kiileerrz” Bakhashwin
• Zeng “Xiao Hai” Zhuojun

Esports Organisation of the Year

• AG.AL
• G2 Esports
• Gen.G
• NRG
• OpTic Gaming
• Team Falcons
• Team Liquid
• Team Vitality
• Virtus.Pro
• Weibo Gaming

Esports Coach of the Year

• Alexandre “alecks” Sallé
• Jin “zWy” Changlin
• Julio “Julio” Coelho Neto Giacomelli
• Kim “Kim” Jung-su
• Kim “NineK” Bum-hoon
• Kurtis “Aui_2000” Ling
• Malkolm “bonkar” Rench
• Matthew “Satthew” Ackermann
• Rémy “XTQZZZ” Quoniam

Esports Commercial Partner of the Year

• DHL
• Infinix
• Intel
• Logitech G
• Mastercard
• Mobil 1
• PepsiCo
• Red Bull
• Shopify
• VISA
• Zenni

Esports Publisher of the Year

• Electronic Arts
• Epic Games
• Krafton
• Level Infinite
• Microsoft
• Moonton
• NetEase
• Riot Games
• Valve

Esports Supporting Service of the Year

• Bad Moon Talent
• Character Select Agency
• ESG Law
• Evolved Talent Agency
• Heaven Media
• Loaded
• Ocelot Sports
• Prodigy Agency
• Ulti Agency

Esports Supporting Platform of the Year

• Blinkfire
• Blitz.gg
• Discord
• Esports Charts
• FACEIT
• GRID Esports
• Liquipedia
• Mobalytics
• Overwolf
• Shikenso
• Tracker Network

Esports Creative Campaign of the Year

• Team Vitality x Nescafé: Ready to level up
• DHL – eFFiBOT Game: World Championship
• Team Vitality x Aldi: Rising Day
• ALGS x Red Bull: iiTzTimmy + ImperialHal
• Prime Video: Esports World Cup Level Up
• G2 Esports LoL Roster Announcement
• Team Liquid 25 Year Anniversary Campaign

Esports Play by Play Caster of the Year

• Anders Blume
• Brandon “BSmith” Smith
• Clayton “CaptainFlowers” Raines
• Conner “Scrawny” Girvan
• James “Kaelaris” Carrol
• Lauren “Pansy” Scott
• Mark “Onset” Hatcher
• Michael “Yipes” Mendoza
• Miles Ross
• Owen “ODPixel” Davies
• The7WG
• Victoria “VikkiKitty” Perez

Esports Colour Caster of the Year

• Andy “Bravo” Dudynsky
• Andrew “Vedius” Day
• Chad “SPUNJ” Burchill
• Dan “Gaskin” Gaskin
• Isaac “Azael” Cummings-Bentley
• Josh “Sideshow” Wilkinson
• Mohan “launders” Govindasamy
• Thomas “Chance” Ashworth

Esports Host of the Year

• Chris “Puckett” Puckett
• Eefje “Sjokz” Depoortere
• Evan “Raynday” Byron Raynr
• Frankie Ward
• Freya “Freya” Spiers
• Ghassan “Milosh” Finge
• Iain Chambers
• James Banks
• Lauren “GlitterXplosion” Laracuente
• Laure Valée
• Salome “Soe” Gschwind-Repp
• Trevor “Quickshot” Henry

Esports Analyst of the Year

• Emily Rand
• Jack “Fresh” Allen
• Jacob “Pimp” Winneche
• John “JHawk” Harris
• Joshua “steel” Nissan
• Léo “Alphama” Robine
• Mimi “aEvilcat” Wermcrantz
• Robert “Dagda” Price
• Weston “Clutch” Price

All in all, the Esports Awards 2025 not only celebrate 2025’s achievements but also reflect a decade of growth, innovation, and global connection in esports. From breakout players to legendary casters, from mobile giants to PC titans, the stage is set for a night of recognition and inspiration.