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Esports Awards 2025 Nominees Confirmed, Check Out the Categories and Finalists

The Esports Awards 2025 has officially revealed its finalists and categories, with this year’s ceremony set to take place in Las Vegas, Nevada, on November 19, 2025.


Grid of diverse candidates on the left, with "ESPORTS AWARDS" trophies on the right. Background is gold, conveying prestige.
Esports Awards 2025 announces finalists across 21 categories, including Personality of the Year

The event will once again spotlight the biggest names, games, and organizations in competitive gaming, while also marking the tenth anniversary of the awards.


This year’s lineup features 21 categories, including staples like Esports Game of the Year, Esports Content Group of the Year, and Esports Host of the Year. However, there are some notable changes. The Esports Coverage Platform of the Year award has been dropped, replaced by Esports Supporting Platform of the Year. That means no esports publications are in the running this time. The Esports Journalist of the Year category, last seen in 2023, also remains absent.


According to Michael Ashford, CEO of the Esports Awards, the event continues to “shine a light on the best in esports and gaming.” He added that the team is “thrilled to present our tenth anniversary awards ceremony” and to bring the celebration back to Las Vegas after hosting a special Decade Awards in Riyadh earlier this year.


The ceremony will be followed by PWR UP, an esports industry conference scheduled for November 20. The conference will feature panels and forums led by professionals, though the lineup of speakers has yet to be announced.


All Finalists of Esports Awards 2025

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


Fans can cast their votes for the finalists through the Esports Awards’ official website, making the community a key part of the decision-making process. 


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