Esports Awards 2025 Finalists Announced Ahead of November Ceremony

Summary:

The Esports Awards 2025 finalists are in, and the main show will take place in Vegas this November.

Fans can now vote daily for their favorite esports talent on the official website until November 12.

The year 2025 will be an incredible year for competitive gaming, and the Esports Awards is here once again to confirm this! The finalists for this year’s most notable event in esports have just been revealed, with the ceremony being held in November. Let’s see all the finalists and categories that will absolutely take center stage and screens around the world!

Esports Awards Overview

The Esports Awards 2025, celebrating its 10th anniversary, is happening on November 19th, 2025 in Las Vegas, USA. This event promises to be a night to celebrate the industry’s best, brightest, and everything that’s happened in esports and gaming in the past year.

We saw the newsworthy Decade Awards in Riyadh a few months back, where 36.25 million viewers from around the world welcomed a decade of excellence. This time around, this awards ceremony continues to pay tribute to the skill, passion, and celebration of competition that define esports to this day.

Finalists and Categories

Pro & Entertainment

Category	Nominees
Breakthrough Player of the Year	Brock “brawk” Somerhalder Derek “Blaz” Blaz Jann “Kirk” Kirk Solcruz Gutierrez Kajetan “kaajak” Haremski Mason “Mercules” Ramsey Meng “DaShuai” Jiajun Rasyah “Rasyah” Rasyid Rudy “SkewMond” Semaan Samy “dralii” Hajji Sodbayar “Techno4K” Munkhbold Zack “Stompn” Lamb
Team of the Year	AG Super Play (Honor of Kings) Furia (Rainbow Six Siege) Gen.G (League of Legends) Karmine Corp (Rocket League) LA Thieves (Call of Duty) NRG (Valorant) OpTic Texas (Call of Duty) Team Falcons (DOTA) Team Falcons (Rocket League) Team Vitality (Counter-Strike 2) Team Vitality (MLBB Women)
PC Player of the Year	Brock “brawk” Somerhalder Danil “donk” Kryshkovets Jason “f0rsakeN” Susanto Jeong “Chovy” Ji-hoon Jeong “Stalk3r” Hak-yong João “Jv92” Vitor Mathieu “ZywOo” Herbaut Matthew “Whitemon” Filemon Stanislav “Malr1ne” Potorak
Controller Player of the Year	Anders “Vejrgang” Vejrgang Goichi “GO1” Kishida Lim “Ulsan” Soo-hoon Mason “Mercules” Ramsey Miron “Effect” Novikov Samy “dralii” Hajji Thomas “Scrap” Ernst Wyatt “LastShot” Gowan Yazeed Abdullah “Kiileerrz” Bakhashwin Zeng “Xiao Hai” Zhuojun
Organization of the Year	AG.AL G2 Esports Gen.G NRG OpTic Gaming Team Falcons Team Liquid Team Vitality Virtus.Pro Weibo Gaming
Coach of the Year	Alexandre “alecks” Sallé Julio “Julio” Coelho Neto Giacomelli Jin “zWy” Changlin Kim “NineK” Bum-hoon Kim “Kim” Jung-su Kurtis “Aui_2000” Ling Malkolm “bonkar” Rench Matthew “Satthew” Ackermann Rémy “XTQZZZ” Quoniam

Entertainment

Category	Nominees
Game of the Year	Apex Legends Counter-Strike 2 DOTA 2 Fortnite Honor of Kings League of Legends Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Pokemon Unite PUBG Mobile Valorant
Mobile Game of the Year	Brawl Stars Call of Duty Mobile Free Fire Honor of Kings Mobile Legends: Bang Bang PUBG Mobile Pokemon Unite
Personality of the Year	Thug Gotaga apEX Ibai Disguised Toast Caedrel Nadeshot Msdossary Scump Kameto
Streamer of the Year	CaseOh iShowSpeed ExtraEmily xQc Ibai Kai Cenat Caedrel ohnePixel AngryGinge Lacy Jynxzi Payal Gaming
Content Group of the Year	Fnatic Gentle Mates Godlike Karmine Corp S8UL Sentinels T1 Team Heretics Team Liquid
Content Creator of the Year	gAuLeS TacticalRab Clix TheDonato NiceWigg JONATHAN GAMING Caedrel ohnePixel Jynxzi Snax tarik ZooMaa

Industry & On-Air Talent

Category	Nominees
Commercial Partner of the Year	DHL Infinix Intel Logitech G Mastercard Mobil 1 PepsiCo Red Bull Shopify VISA Zenni
Publisher of the Year	Electronic Arts Epic Games Krafton Level Infinite Microsoft Moonton NetEase Riot Games Valve
Supporting Service of the Year	Bad Moon Talent Character Select Agency ESG Law Evolved Talent Agency Heaven Media Loaded Ocelot Sports Prodigy Agency Ulti Agency
Supporting Platform of the Year	Blinkfire Blitz.gg Discord Esports Charts FACEIT GRID Esports Liquipedia Mobalytics Overwolf Shikenso Tracker Network
Creative Campaign of the Year	Nescafé Latte and Team Vitality: Ready to level up DHL eFFiBOT Game: World Championship Team Vitality x Aldi: Rising Day ImperialHal & iiTzTimmy Dropping Hot Into NOLA (ALGS Open x Red Bull) Prime Video x Esports World Cup Level Up G2 Esports League of Legends Roster Announcement Team Liquid 25 Year Anniversary Campaign
Play by Play Caster of the Year	Anders Blume Brandon “BSmith” Smith Clayton “CaptainFlowers” Raines Conner “Scrawny” Girvan James “Kaelaris” Carrol Lauren “Pansy” Scott Mark “Onset” Hatcher Michael “Yipes” Mendoza Miles Ross Owen “ODPixel” Davies The7WG Victoria “VikkiKitty” Perez
Colour Caster of the Year	Andy “Bravo” Dudynsky Andrew “Vedius” Day Chad “SPUNJ” Burchill Dan “Gaskin” Gaskin Isaac “Azael” Cummings-Bentley Josh “Sideshow” Wilkinson Mohan “launders” Govindasamy Thomas “Chance” Ashworth
Host of the Year	Chris “Puckett” Puckett Eefje “Sjokz” Depoortere Evan “Raynday” Byron Raynr Frankie Ward Freya “Freya” Spiers Ghassan “Milosh” Finge Iain Chambers James Banks Lauren “GlitterXplosion” Laracuente Laure Valée Salome “Soe” Gschwind-Repp Trevor “Quickshot” Henry
Analyst of the Year	Emily Rand Jack “Fresh” Allen Jacob “Pimp” Winneche John “JHawk” Harris Joshua “steel” Nissan Léo “Alphama” Robine Mimi “aEvilcat” Wermcrantz Robert “Dagda” Price Weston “Clutch” Price

Voting and Participation

Voting for the Esports Awards 2025 is officially open and will run through November 12, during which fan voting is open once a day. The voting is easily accessible with the official Esports Awards website and encourages participation and engagement overall across the esports industry.

Additional Events and Activities

After the ceremony ends, the PWR UP conference will take place on November 20 to bring together influential figures in the esports ecosystem. This conference consists of a full day of panels, presentations, and forums dedicated to making connections and discussions with the esports industry.

On top of that, the 2025 edition will also feature The Esports Awards Golf Invitational, the only one of its kind dedicated to blending leisure with business.

Conclusion

The 2025 Esports Awards event has it all: competitive drive, community contribution, and a real sense of celebration for ten years of greatness. There are so many exceptional finalists across the games, and, of course, all of the influential creators making waves in the industry. Thus, we are in for an even bigger and better event than last year! Prepare for an action-packed night, with moments that will leave you breathless, and the kind of energy that only esports can provide.

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