That’s it, the Esports Awards are over for another year, and what a showcase it was. This luxurious event, held in Las Vegas, was more ostentatious than ever before, with every big name in the industry surfacing on the red carpet. It was a place where prestigious awards changed hands, recognising competitors, creators, and organisations for their efforts over the last year in the esports industry. In this breakdown, we’re going to reveal every winner from the Esports Awards 2025.
There were thirty categories up for grabs this year, covering everything from production and cosplay to the best organisation and the most monumental play. It was as comprehensive an event as you could hope for, and it also saw a fresh host of legendary contributors make their way into the ‘Lifetime Achievement Class’. This is an exclusive club reserved for those who have dedicated themselves to the betterment of the industry, and we’ll cover that list below too.
Who Won At The Esports Awards?
Here’s a breakdown of every category and which team, player, game, or organisation won it.
- Esports Game of the Year – VALORANT
- Esports Mobile Game of the Year – Mobile Legends: Bang Bang
- Esports Coach of the Year – Christine ‘Potter’ Chi (VALORANT)
- Esports Content Creator of the Year – S8ul Esports
- Esports Team of the Year – T1 (League of Legends)
- Esports Content of the Year – Lee ‘Faker’ Sang-hyeok
- Esports Personality of the Year – Jeremy ‘Disguised Toast’ Wang
- Esports Controller Player of the Year – Paco ‘HyDra’ Rusiewiez
- Esports PC Player of the Year – Lee ‘Faker’ Sang-hyeok
- Esports Creative Team of the Year – Paper Crowns
- Esports Play-by-Play Caster of the Year – Mitch ‘Uber’ Leslie
- Esports Hardware Piece of the Year – Stream Deck MK.2
- Esports Journalist of the Year – Richard Lewis
- Esports Desk Analyst of the Year – Mimi ‘aEvilcat’ Wermcrantz
- Streamer of the Year – Samy ‘Riversgg’ Rivera
- Esports Cosplay of the Year – Akemikun
- Esports Supporting Service of the Year – Prodigy Agency
- Esports Color Caster of the Year – Dan Gaskin
- Esports Mobile Player of the Year – Mohamed ‘Mohamed Light’ Tarek
- Esports Play of the Year – Ilya ‘moNESY’ Osipov
- Esports Creative of the Year – Gregory ‘SesoHQ’ Ortiz
- Esports Publisher of the Year – Riot Games
- Esports Organisation of the Year – Team Vitality
- Collegiate Program of the Year – University of Oklahoma
- Esports Host of the Year – Caleb ‘WavePunk’ Simmons
- Panel’s Choice Award – Dr. Julia Hiltscher
- Esports Production Team of the Year – ESL FACEIT Group
- Breakthrough Player of the Year – Max ‘Demon1’ Mazanov (VALORANT)
- Esports Commercial Partner of the Year – Gucci
- Esports Coverage Platform of the Year – Esports Charts
And outside of that enormous list, here are the contributors that made it into the Lifetime Achievement Class:
- Michael ‘ODEE’ O’Dell, Victor ‘Nazgul’ Goossens, Shane ‘rapha’ Hendrixson, Ian ‘Crimsix’ Porter, Chris Puckett, Manuel ‘Grubby’ Schenkhuizen, Lee ‘Flash’ Young Ho, Marc Merill.
Here’s to the next event – I’m not sure how the Esports Awards can top this year’s showcase, though!
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