RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, June 13th, 2025: The Esports Awards is excited to announce the return of its prestigious award ceremony, celebrating its tenth anniversary in 2025. Since its launch in 2015, the awards have grown year-on-year, reaching new heights in 2024 with 60 million ceremony viewers and more than 11 million votes cast. After a decade of shows across the globe that reached hundreds of millions of fans, the Esports Awards marks this major milestone with a special edition: The Decade Awards, and a star-studded list of nominees for fans to vote for.The Decade Awards will celebrate the most iconic figures, teams and moments that have defined the last ten years of esports and competitive excellence. This year will see the return of esteemed previous winners as default nominees in most categories, with standout names such as Nadeshot and Sjokz appearing in the ‘Esports Personality of the Decade’ category, alongside beloved streamers like Tyler1, Mortal, and Pokimane, who will defend their crown in the ‘Streamer of the Decade’ category. The special, one-off edition expands the evaluation window to recognise not only individual performances but also those who have demonstrated long-term impact, consistency and influence across the 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

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 of awards will be strong contenders, the Decade Awards also open the door to nominees who have shaped the competitive landscape - whether or not they've previously taken home a trophy. Broadcasting live from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, the ceremony will bestow winners with awards titles ‘of the Decade’, rather than the traditional ‘of the Year’.This rendition of the Esports Awards will form a key part of the Summer of Celebration, held in partnership with the Esports World Cup (EWC). This summer-long series will deliver unforgettable moments - from the showstopping opening ceremony to exclusive behind-the-scenes access featuring the biggest stars in the EWC. The festivities culminate in the official EWC closing ceremony, with the Esports Awards offering exclusive co-streams and content to ensure fans don’t miss a moment.

In addition, the Esports Awards’ is proud to continue its long-standing partnership with Oakley, returning as the Official Eyewear Partner for a fourth consecutive year. Extending its commitment for another two years, Oakley will bring back fan-favourite activations, including state of the art sunglasses and merch 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 promises to be a truly unforgettable experience for the global esports community. Building on its triumphs from the previous years, there’s plenty of new experiences to behold at this year’s ceremony, with more to be revealed soon.Fans will be able to vote from June 13th and can vote for their favourite finalist every day until August 11th via:

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