THE ESPORTS AWARDS CELEBRATES 10 YEARS OF AWARDS WITH ITS 2025 LAS VEGAS CEREMONY THIS NOVEMBER

• The Esports Awards return this November 19th for their 2025 ceremony, celebrating the best and brightest in esports and gaming from this past year
• From icons like Caedrel, iShowSpeed, and Kai Cenat to stars like brawk, Chovy, and Zywoo, this year’s finalists showcase the skill, passion, and competitive spirit that define esports.
• This year will see the return of the esteemed Esports Awards ceremony, alongside industry events, the PWR UP conference and The Esports Awards Golf Invitational
• Voting is open now: www.esportsawards.com/vote

LAS VEGAS, United States, October 13th, 2025: The Esports Awards are excited to announce that the year’s most prestigious night in esports will be returning on November 19th, 2025, in Las Vegas. The night is set to be filled with opulence, glitz and glamour, and will celebrate the people who have contributed the most to the growth of esports and entertainment over the past year. With the conclusion of the Decade Awards in Riyadh in August, there is still plenty to look forward to in this year’s Esports Awards, with celebrations both for the winners of the night and for the Esports Awards’ tenth anniversary.

The 2025 Esports Awards will see the return of beloved nominations of many of the greatest in the industry. Fans can ready up to vote for industry giants like League of Legends and Valorant, as well as popular creators such as Marc “Caedrel” Robert Lamont, Kai Cenat, xQc and more. There are also nominations for returning winners, such as Riot Games, Team Falcons and S8UL Esports.

Alongside the ceremony night, PWR UP will be returning this year on November 20th, inviting industry professionals to a conference, complete with panels, talks and forums. The event will bring together the industry for a day of networking, drinks and discussion for executives, creators and innovators and more.

The full lineup of categories and finalists for the 2025 Esports Awards are:

Esports Game of the Year

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

Esports Mobile Game of the Year

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

Esports Personality of the Year

• 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

• 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

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

Esports Content Creator of the Year

• 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

• 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

• 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

In August, the Decade Awards reached 36.25M views, demonstrating the hunger for celebrating esports. Michael Ashford, CEO of the Esports Awards, said, ‘The Esports Awards continues to shine a light on the best in esports and gaming, and we’re thrilled to present our tenth anniversary awards ceremony. Following last year's introduction of two annual shows, we are thrilled to celebrate this year's best in the esports industry in Las Vegas, following our Decade Awards in Riyadh in August. Join us for this year’s celebration of our beloved industry’s greats on November 19th.”

Votes can be cast from October 13th through to November 12th, and to keep up-to-date on all the latest for this year’s Esports Awards, stay tuned to their X account. Stay tuned for further details and how to attend.

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About the Esports Awards

Founded in 2015, the Esports Awards is the most prestigious night in the esports calendar and the only global award show that aims to recognise esports excellence. The Esports Awards is dedicated to showcasing world-class performance and innovation from every corner of the industry throughout the year and reaches its pinnacle at its end-of-year ceremony, considered the Oscars of esports. The ceremony celebrates everyone from the players, teams, media, hardware providers, games, events, and personalities that shape the esports industry.

2024 brought the Esports Awards to a brand-new audience, hosting two prestigious ceremonies in Riyadh and Los Angeles. With 60 million combined viewers and over 11 million votes cast in 2024, 2025 promises to break that record with an unforgettable experience as the Decade Awards celebrate the best of the esports community from the last 10 years.

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About Esports World Cup

The Esports World Cup is a global celebration of competitive excellence and esports fandom. The competition features a unique cross-game structure that will pit the world’s top esports teams and athletes against one another for the largest-ever prize pool. Debuting in the summer 2024, gamers, publishers, and fans from around the globe will come together in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, to crown the world’s first Esports World Cup Club Champion.

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