Esports Awards 2025: Voting Guide and Complete List of Nominees

The Esports Awards returns in 2025 with its most ambitious ceremony yet, celebrating a full decade of greatness. For the first time, the awards will honor the best players, teams, creators, and moments from 2015 to 2025.

Voting is open now and runs daily until August 11. Winners will be revealed during the live ceremony in Riyadh at the Esports World Cup on August 13.

How to Vote

Fans can vote once per day via the official Esports Awards site.

Some categories are 100% public vote, while others use a 25/75 split between public and panel voting. A few are decided by the panel alone.

Categories and Nominees

Esports Game of the Decade

  • League of Legends
  • Counter-Strike
  • Dota 2
  • Mobile Legends: Bang Bang
  • Rocket League
  • VALORANT
  • Call of Duty
  • Fortnite
  • Rainbow Six Siege

Esports Personality of the Decade

  • Tarik
  • Nadeshot
  • Sjokz
  • Faker
  • Ibai
  • Scump
  • s1mple
  • H3CZ
  • Nobru
  • Caedrel
  • FalleN

Streamer of the Decade

  • Ninja
  • Ibai
  • Shroud
  • xQc
  • Pokimane
  • Gaules
  • summit1g
  • Tarik
  • Tyler1
  • Rivers
  • TimTheTatman
  • SodaPoppin
  • Mortal
  • Kameto

Organisation of the Decade

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

Team of the Decade

  • T1 (League of Legends)
  • Astralis (Counter-Strike)
  • OpTic Texas (Call of Duty)
  • OG (Dota 2)
  • G2 Esports (League of Legends)
  • TSM (Apex Legends)
  • NAVI (Counter-Strike)
  • Team Secret (Dota 2)
  • Team Liquid (Dota 2)
  • Atlanta FaZe (Call of Duty)
  • Team Vitality (Counter-Strike)
  • Team Vitality (Rocket League)
  • Team BDS

PC Player of the Decade

  • Faker
  • s1mple
  • N0tail
  • ZywOo
  • aspas
  • Caps
  • coldzera
  • Miposhka
  • Nisha
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Controller Player of the Decade

  • Scump
  • SonicFox
  • SIMP
  • Shotzzy
  • Hungrybox
  • FormaL
  • ImperialHal
  • Crimsix
  • TurboPulsa
  • Kaydop
  • SnakeBite

Breakthrough Player of the Decade

  • SIMP
  • m0NESY
  • Keria
  • Bugha
  • Kenny
  • Shotzzy
  • Miracle-
  • ZywOo
  • M0nkey M00n
  • Malr1ne
  • Punk

Coach of the Decade

  • Zonic
  • kkOma
  • Potter
  • B1AD3
  • XTQZZZ
  • Moon
  • Heen
  • Kim Jung-su

On-Air Talent of the Decade

  • Sjokz
  • Goldenboy
  • Puckett
  • Machine
  • Sheever
  • Spunj
  • CaptainFlowers
  • Dash
  • Pansy
  • Uber
  • Kobe
  • Soe

Live Event of the Decade

  • Worlds 2017
  • 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

  • Riot Games
  • Valve
  • Activision Blizzard
  • Epic Games
  • EA
  • Tencent
  • Krafton
  • Moonton
  • Ubisoft

Commercial Partner of the Decade

  • Red Bull
  • Intel
  • Logitech G
  • Monster Energy
  • HyperX
  • MasterCard
  • Secretlab
  • Razer
  • DHL
  • Corsair
  • Alienware

Content & Coverage Platform of the Decade

  • Liquipedia
  • Dexerto
  • Esports Charts
  • TheScore
  • HLTV
  • Esports Insider
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