The Esports Awards has officially announced its tenth anniversary in 2025 with a special edition called The Decade Awards. Since its inception in 2015, the awards have expanded significantly, culminating in 60 million ceremony viewers and over 11 million votes in 2024.
This milestone event will honor iconic figures, teams, and moments from the past decade. Previous winners like Nadeshot and Sjokz will be nominees again, and popular streamers like Tyler1, Mortal, and Pokimane will compete for the ‘Streamer of the Decade’ title. This edition broadens the evaluation criteria to acknowledge long-term impact and consistency in the esports industry.
The full list of categories and nominees are as follows:
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
- Matthew “Nadeshot” Haag
- Eefje “Sjokz” Depoortere
- Lee “Faker” Sang-hyeok
- Ibai “Ibai” Llanos Garatea
- Seth “Scump” Abner
- Gabriel “FalleN” Toledo de Alcântara Sguario
- Oleksandr “s1mple” Oleghovych Kostyljev
- Tarik “Tarik” Celik
- Hector “H3CZ” Rodriguez
- Bruno “Nobru” Goes
- Marc “Caedrel” Lamont
- Kamel “Kameto” Kebir
Streamer of the Decade
- Tyler “Ninja” Blevins
- Ibai “Ibai” Llanos Garatea
- Michael “Shroud” Grzesiek
- Félix “xQc” Lengyel
- Imane “Pokimane” Anys
- Alexandre “gAuLeS” Borba Chiqueta
- Jaryd “summit1g” Russell Lazar
- Tarik “Tarik” Celik
- Tyler “Tyler1” Steinkamp
- Samantha “Rivers” Rivera Treviño
- Timothy “TimTheTatman” John Betar
- Chance “Sodapoppin” Morris
- Naman “Mortal” Mathur
Esports Commercial Partner of the Decade
- Red Bull
- Intel
- Logitech G
- Monster Energy
- HyperX
- Mastercard
- Secretlab
- Razer
- DHL
- Corsair
- Alienware
Esports Content and Coverage Platform of the Decade
- Liquipedia
- Dexerto
- Esports Charts
- TheScore
- HLTV
- Esports Insider
Esports Publisher of the Decade
- Riot Games
- Valve
- Activation Blizzard
- Epic Games
- Electronic Arts
- Tencent
- KRAFTON
- Moonton
- Ubisoft
Esports Live Event of the Decade
- League of Legends Worlds 2017
- Esports World Cup 2024
- The International 8 (2018)
- Evo2024
- Fortnite World Cup 2019
- IEM Katowice 2017
- ELEAGUE Major 2018 Boston (CS:GO)
- FFWS 2021 Singapore
- M5 World Championship
- Call of Duty League 2020: Playoffs
Esports PC Player of the Decade
- Lee “Faker” Sang-hyeok
- Oleksandr “s1mple” Oleghovych Kostyljev
- Johan “N0tail” Sundstein
- Mathieu “ZywOo” Herbaut
- Erick “aspas” Santos
- Rasmus “Caps” Borregaard Winther
- Marcelo “Coldzera” Augusto David
- Yaroslav “Miposhka” Naidenov
- Michał “Nisha” Jankowski
Esports Breakthrough Player of the Decade
- Chris “Simp” Lehr
- Ilya “M0nesy” Osipov
- Ryu “Keria” Min-seok
- Kyle “Bugha” Giersdorf
- Kenneth “Kenny” Williams
- Anthony “Shotzzy” Cuevas-Castro
- Amer “Miracle-” Al-Barkawi
- Mathieu “ZywOo” Herbaut
- Evan “M0nkey M00n” Rogez
- Stanislav “Malr1ne” Potorak
- Victor “PUNK” Woodley
Esports Controller Player of the Decade
- Seth “Scump” Abner
- Dominique “SonicFox” McLean
- Chris “Simp” Lehr
- Anthony “Shotzzy” Cuevas-Castro
- Juan “Hungrybox” Manuel Debiedma
- Matthew “FormaL” Piper
- Phillip “ImperialHal” Dosen
- Ian “Crimsix” Porter
- Pierre “Turbopolsa” Silfver
- Alexandre “Kaydop” Courant
- Paul “Snakebitefps” Duarte
Esports Coach of the Decade
- Danny “zonic” Selim Sørensen
- Kim “kkOma” Jeong-gyun
- Christine “potter” Chi
- Andrij “B1ad3” Ghorodensjkyj
- Rémy “XTQZZZ” Quoniam
- Moon “Moon” Byung-chul
- Lee “Heen” Seung-Gon
- Kim “Kim” Jung-su
Esports 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
- Natus Vincere – 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 – Rainbow Six Siege
Esports Organisation of the Decade
- Team Liquid
- G2 Esports
- T1
- OpTic Gaming
- Team Vitality
- Cloud9
- FaZe Clan
- Fnatic
- Natus Vincere
- Gen.G
- Edward Gaming
Esports On-Air Talent of the Decade
- Eefje “Sjokz” Depoortere
- Alex “Goldenboy” Mendez
- Chris “Puckett” Puckett
- Alex “Machine” Richardson
- Jorien “Sheever” van der Heijden
- Chad “SPUNJ” Burchill
- Clayton “CaptainFlowers” Raines
- James “Dash” Patterson
- Lauren “Pansy” Scott
- Mitch “Uber” Leslie
- Sam “Kobe” Hartman-Kenzler
- Salome “Soe” Gschwind-Repp
While past winners will be strong contenders, the Decade Awards welcome nominees who have influenced the competitive scene, regardless of previous wins. The ceremony, broadcast live from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, will award titles of ‘of the Decade’ instead of ‘of the Year’. This edition of the Esports Awards is part of the Summer of Celebration, in partnership with the Esports World Cup (EWC), featuring memorable events and exclusive behind-the-scenes content. It will conclude with the official EWC closing ceremony, offering co-streams and content for fans.
Additionally, the Esports Awards are excited to continue the partnership with Oakley as the Official Eyewear Partner for a fourth year, bringing back popular activations like sunglasses and merchandise drops.
“2025 is set to be a monumental year with the Decade Awards, celebrating the last ten years of esports and competitive success. It’s a privilege to be partnering once again with the Esports World Cup to celebrate the most prestigious night in the Esports calendar,“ said Mike Ashford, CEO of the Esports Awards, “We’re excited to showcase the Summer of Celebration and highlight the triumphs of our beloved esports community and beyond.“
This year is set to offer unforgettable experiences for the global esports community, with new highlights to be unveiled at the upcoming ceremony.
Fans will be able to vote from June 13th and can vote for their favourite finalist every day until August 11th via: www.esportsawards.com/vote