Esports Awards 2025: Full List of Winners & Nominees

The Esports Awards 2025 returned to Riyadh for its 10th anniversary, celebrating a decade of competitive gaming excellence. Instead of honoring just one year, this milestone event looked back at 2015–2025, recognizing the players, teams, creators, and events that shaped an entire era of esports.

Fans voted daily until August 11, with the results revealed live during the Esports World Cup.

Among the standout moments: League of Legends claimed Game of the Decade, while Faker and T1 further cemented their legendary status. On the community side, xQc and Nadeshot earned recognition as the decade’s most influential personalities.

🏅 Winners at a Glance

🎮 Game of the Decade

• Winner:League of Legends
• Nominees: Counter-Strike, Dota 2, Mobile Legends: Bang Bang, Rocket League, Valorant, Call of Duty, Fortnite, Rainbow Six Siege

🌟 Esports Personality of the Decade

• Winner:Nadeshot
• Nominees: Tarik, Sjokz, Faker, Ibai, Scump, s1mple, H3CZ, Nobru, Caedrel, FalleN

📺 Streamer of the Decade

• Winner:xQc
• Nominees: Ninja, Ibai, Shroud, Pokimane, Gaules, summit1g, Tarik, Tyler1, Rivers, TimTheTatman, SodaPoppin, Mortal, Kameto

🏆 Organisation of the Decade

• Winner:Team Liquid
• Nominees: G2 Esports, T1, OpTic Gaming, Team Vitality, Cloud9, FaZe Clan, Fnatic, NAVI, Gen.G, Edward Gaming

👑 Team of the Decade

• Winner:T1 (League of Legends)
• Nominees: Astralis, OpTic Texas, OG, G2 Esports, TSM, NAVI, Team Secret, Team Liquid, Atlanta FaZe, Team Vitality, Team BDS

🎯 PC Player of the Decade

• Winner:Faker
• Nominees: s1mple, N0tail, ZywOo, aspas, Caps, coldzera, Miposhka, Nisha

🎮 Controller Player of the Decade

• Winner:Shotzzy
• Nominees: Scump, SonicFox, SIMP, Hungrybox, FormaL, ImperialHal, Crimsix, TurboPulsa, Kaydop, SnakeBite

🚀 Breakthrough Player of the Decade

• Winner:ZywOo
• Nominees: SIMP, m0NESY, Keria, Bugha, Kenny, Shotzzy, Miracle-, M0nkey M00n, Malr1ne, Punk

🧠 Coach of the Decade

• Winner:kkOma
• Nominees: Zonic, Potter, B1AD3, XTQZZZ, Moon, Heen, Kim Jung-su

🎤 On-Air Talent of the Decade

• Winner:Sjokz
• Nominees: Goldenboy, Puckett, Machine, Sheever, Spunj, CaptainFlowers, Dash, Pansy, Uber, Kobe, Soe

🎉 Live Event of the Decade

• Winner:League of Legends Worlds 2017
• Nominees: Esports World Cup 2024, The International 2018, EVO 2024, Fortnite World Cup 2019, IEM Katowice 2017, ELEAGUE Major Boston 2018, FFWS Singapore 2021, M5 World Championship 2023, CDL Playoffs 2020

🏢 Publisher of the Decade

• Winner:Riot Games
• Nominees: Valve, Activision Blizzard, Epic Games, EA, Tencent, Krafton, Moonton, Ubisoft

💼 Commercial Partner of the Decade

• Winner:Intel
• Nominees: Red Bull, Logitech G, Monster Energy, HyperX, MasterCard, Secretlab, Razer, DHL, Corsair, Alienware

📚 Content & Coverage Platform of the Decade

• Winner:Liquipedia
• Nominees: Dexerto, Esports Charts, TheScore, HLTV, Esports Insider

✨ The Esports Awards 2025 didn’t just celebrate winners — it showcased how far the industry has come in the last decade. From iconic players like Faker and Shotzzy to powerhouse orgs like T1 and Team Liquid, the ceremony cemented esports’ place as a global phenomenon.