The 2025 Esports Awards have wrapped up in a grand fashion at the HyperX Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. A night of celebration saw notable titles and organizations such as League of Legends, Team Vitality, Team Falcons, and PUBG Mobile recognized for their outstanding contributions to the esports landscape.
Game and Organization Achievements
League of Legends secured the coveted Esports Game of the Year title, triumphing over other popular games like Counter-Strike 2, Apex Legends, and VALORANT. This accolade reaffirms Riot Games’ MOBA as a powerhouse in esports, further emphasized by Worlds 2025’s astounding peak viewership of 6.7 million. Meanwhile, PUBG Mobile was recognized as the Esports Mobile Game of the Year, highlighting its dominance in mobile esports. In team categories, Team Vitality was honored as Esports Team of the Year for their prowess in Counter-Strike 2, and Team Falcons took home the Esports Organisation of the Year award.
Individual and Lifetime Achievements
The 2025 ceremony was significant, featuring 13 individual awards, a noticeable uptick from the previous year’s five. Among the individual honors, Mathieu ‘ZywOo’ Herbaut of Team Vitality was named Esports PC Player of the Year, and Zeng ‘XiaoHai’ Zhuojun was awarded Esports Controller Player of the Year. In a special segment, the Lifetime Achievement in Esports award recognized industry luminaries, including Team Liquid CEO Steve Arhancet and Matt ‘FormaL’ Piper. The Esports Awards 2025 celebrated a diverse array of talents and games, underscoring the dynamic growth of the esports industry.
Complete List of Winners
Below is a comprehensive list of the winners at the Esports Awards 2025:
- Esports Game of the Year – League of Legends
- Esports Mobile Game of the Year – PUBG Mobile
- Esports Personality of the Year – Animesh ‘Thug’ Agarwal
- Streamer of the Year – iShowSpeed
- Esports Content Group of the Year – S8UL
- Esports Content Creator of the Year – Jynxzi
- Esports Play of the Year – Choi ‘Doran’ Hyeon-joon
- Esports Commercial Partner of the Year – Red Bull
- Esports Publisher of the Year – Riot Games
- Panel’s Choice Award – Sebastian ‘SebTheFloorManager’ Leathlean
- Esports Supporting Service of the Year – Prodigy Agency
- Esports Supporting Platform of the Year – Liquipedia
- Esports Creative Campaign of the Year – Team Liquid 25 Anniversary Campaign
- Esports Breakthrough Player of the Year – Mason ‘Mercules’ Ramsey
- Esports Team of the Year – Team Vitality Counter-Strike 2
- Esports PC Player of the Year – Mathieu ‘ZywOo’ Herbaut
- Esports Controller Player of the Year – Zeng ‘XiaoHai’ Zhuojun
- Esports Organisation of the Year: Team Falcons
- Esports Coach of the Year: Kim ‘Kim’ Jung-su
- Esports Play by Play Caster of the Year: Clayton ‘CaptainFlowers’ Raines
- Esports Colour Caster of the Year: Andrew ‘Vedius’ Day
- Esports Host of the Year: Laure Valée
- Esports Analyst of the Year: Mimi ‘aEvilcat’ Wermcrantz
- Lifetime Achievement in Esports Class of 2025: Johan ‘N0tail’ Sundstein, Peter ‘dupreeh’ Rasmussen, Matt ‘FormaL’ Piper, Steve Arhancet, Tom and Tony Cannon, Nick ‘Tasteless’ Plott, Dan ‘Artosis’ Stemkoski