ZywOo Wins PC Player of the Year: All Esports Awards 2025 Winners

ZywOo Wins PC Player of the Year: All Esports Awards 2025 Winners

Martin Arévalo-Östberg

20 Nov, 2025, 02:20

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Last updated: 20 Nov, 2025, 02:25

The 2025 Esports Awards ceremony has taken place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, celebrating some of the biggest and most influential names across the industry throughout the year. Among the complete list of Esports Awards winners, a few victors stand out across the 22 total categories, such as Mathieu "ZywOo" Herbaut, League of Legends, Riot Games, Team Falcons, and more.

Let's take a look at the complete list of winners at the Esports Awards 2025.

2025 Esports Awards Winners

Esports Game of the Year

  • League of Legends (Winner)
  • Counter-Strike 2
  • Valorant
  • Dota 2
  • Mobile Legends: Bang Bang
  • Fortnite
  • Honor of Kings
  • PUBG Mobile
  • Apex Legends
  • Pokemon Unite

Esports Mobile Game of the Year

  • PUBG Mobile (Winner)
  • Honor of Kings
  • Free Fire
  • Brawl Stars
  • Call of Duty: Mobile
  • Pokemon Unite

Esports PC Player of the Year

  • Mathieu "ZywOo" Herbaut (Winner)
  • Jeong "Chovy" Ji-hoon
  • João "Jv92" Vitor
  • Jason "f0rsakeN" Susanto
  • Brock "brawk" Somerhalder
  • Danil "donk" Kryshkovets
  • Stanislav "Malr1ne" Potorak
  • Jeong "Stalk3r" Hak-yong
  • Matthew "Whitemon" Filemon

Esports Controller Player of the Year

  • Zeng "Xiao Hai" Zhuojun (Winner)
  • Samy "dralii" Hajj
  • Lim "Ulsan" Soo-hoon
  • Miron "Effect" Novikov
  • Thomas "Scrappy" Ernst
  • Goichi "GO1" Kishida
  • Yazeed Abdullah "Kiileerrz" Bakhashwin
  • Mason "Mercules" Ramsey
  • Anders "Vejrgang" Vejrgang
  • Wyatt "LastShot" Gowan

Esports Coach of the Year

  • Kim "Kim" Jung-su (Winner)
  • Rémy "XTQZZZ" Quoniam
  • Jin "zWy" Changlin
  • Kurtis "Aui_2000" Ling
  • Julio "Julio" Giacomelli
  • Kim "NineK" Bum-hoon
  • Malkolm "bonkar" Rench
  • Matthew "Satthew" Ackermann

Esports Breakthrough Player of the Year

  • Mason "Mercules" Ramsey (Winner)
  • Zack "Stompn" Lamb
  • Rasyah "Rasyah" Rasyid
  • Sodbayar "Techno4K" Munkhbold
  • Kajetan "kaajak" Haremski
  • Derek "Blaz" Blaz
  • Meng "DaShuai" Jiajun
  • Rudy "SkewMond" Semaan
  • Jann "Kirk" Gutierrez
  • Samy "dralii" Hajj
  • Brock "brawk" Somerhalder

Esports Team of the Year

  • Team Vitality - Counter-Strike 2 (Winner)
  • Team Falcons - Dota 2
  • Gen.G - League of Legends
  • AG Super Play - Honor of Kings
  • NRG - Valorant
  • Furia - Rainbow Six Siege
  • Karmine Corp - Rocket League
  • Team Vitality - Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Women
  • Los Angeles Thieves - Call of Duty
  • Optic Texas - Call of Duty
  • Team Falcons - Rocket League

Esports Organization of the Year

  • Team Falcons (Winner)
  • AG.AL (Anyone's Legend)
  • Team Vitality
  • Team Liquid
  • NRG
  • Virtus.pro
  • Gen.G
  • G2 Esports
  • Optic Gaming
  • Weibo Gaming

Esports Publisher of the Year

  • Riot Games (Winner)
  • Valve
  • Level Infinite
  • Epic Games
  • Krafton
  • Moonton
  • Microsoft
  • Netease
  • Electronic Arts

Esports Commercial Partner of the Year

  • Red Bull (Winner)
  • DHL
  • Mastercard
  • Pepsico
  • Shopify
  • Logitech G
  • Mobil 1
  • Visa
  • Zenni
  • Intel
  • Infinix

Esports Supporting Service of the Year

  • Prodigy Agency (Winner)
  • Character Select Agency
  • ESG Law
  • Bad Moon Talent
  • Ocelot Sports
  • Heaven Media
  • Loaded
  • Evolved Talent
  • Ulti Agency

Esports Supporting Platform of the Year

  • Liquipedia (Winner)
  • Discord
  • Esports Charts
  • Faceit
  • Blitz.gg
  • OverWolf
  • Tracker Network
  • Mobalytics
  • Blinkfire Analytics
  • Shikenso Analytics
  • Grid

Esports Creative Campaign of the Year

  • Team Liquid 25 Year Anniversary Campaign (Winner)
  • Vitality X Nescafé: Ready to Level Up
  • DHL - Effibot Game: World Championship
  • Team Vitality X Aldi: Rising Day
  • ALGS X Red Bull: Iitztimmy + Imperialhal
  • Prime Video: Esports World Cup Level Up
  • G2 Esports - League of Legends Roster Announcement

Esports Content Group of the Year

  • S8UL (Winner)
  • Godlike
  • Sentinels
  • T1
  • Team Liquid
  • Fnatic
  • Gentle Mates
  • Karmine Corp
  • Team Heretics

Esports Content Creator of the Year

  • Nicholas "Jynxzi" Stewart (Winner)
  • Marc "Caedrel" Lamont
  • Cody "Clix" Conrod
  • Alexandre "gAuLeS" Borba
  • Tarik "tarik" Celik
  • Jack "NiceWigg" Martin
  • Mark "Ohnepixel" Zimmermann
  • Donato "Thedonato" Muñoz
  • Raj "Snax Gaming" Varma
  • Arran "Tactical Rab" Francis
  • Thomas "ZooMaa" Paparatto
  • Jonathan Gaming

Esports Host of the Year

  • Laure "Bulii" Valee (Winner)
  • Evan "Raynday" Raynr
  • Iain Chambers
  • Lauren "Glitterxplosion" Laracuente
  • Salome "SOE" Repp
  • Eefje "Sjokz" Depoortere
  • Trevor "Quickshot" Henry
  • Ghassan "Milosh" Finge
  • Frankie Ward
  • Chris Puckett
  • James Banks
  • Freya "Freya" Spiers

Esports Color Caster of the Year

  • Andrew "Vedius" Day (Winner)
  • Dan Gaskin
  • Josh "Sideshow" Wilkinson
  • Mohan "launders" Govindasamy
  • Isaac "Azael" Cummings-Bentley
  • Chance "Chance" Spicuzza
  • Akbar "Bravo" Nida
  • Chad "SPUNJ" Burchill

Esports Play by Play Caster of the Year

  • Clayton "CaptainFlowers" Raines (Winner)
  • Owen "ODPixel" Davies
  • Mark "Onset" Hatcher
  • Lauren "Pansy" Scott
  • Anders Blume
  • Miles Ross
  • James "Kaelaris" Carrol
  • Conner "Scrawny" Girvan
  • The7WorldsGaming
  • Victoria "VikkiKitty" Perez
  • Brandon Smith
  • Michael "Yipes" Mendoza

Esports Analyst of the Year

  • Mimi "aEvilcat" Wermcrantz (Winner)
  • Jacob "Pimp" Winneche
  • John "JHawk" Harris
  • Joshua "steel" Nissan
  • Jack "Fresh" Allen
  • Robert "Dagda" Price
  • Weston "Clutch" Price
  • Léo "Alphama" Robine
  • Emily Rand

Esports Personality of the Year

  • Animesh "8Bit Thug" Agarwal (Winner)
  • Marc "Caedrel" Lamont
  • Ibai "Ibai" Llanos
  • Dan "apEX" Madesclaire
  • Jeremy "Disguised Toast" Wang
  • Corentin "Gotaga" Houssein
  • Mossad "Msdossary" Aldossary
  • Matthew "Nadeshot" Haag
  • Seth "Scump" Abner
  • Kamel "Kameto" Kebir

Streamer of the Year

  • Darren "IShowSpeed" Watkins Jr. (Winner)
  • Ibai "Ibai" Llanos
  • Kai Cenat
  • Marc "Caedrel" Lamont
  • Payal "Payal Gaming" Dhare
  • Morgan "AngryGinge" Burtwistle
  • Félix "xQc" Lengyel
  • Nicholas "Jynxzi" Stewart
  • Nick "Lacy" Fosco
  • Mark "Ohnepixel" Zimmermann
  • Emily Xuechun "ExtraEmily" Zhang
  • Case Dylan "Caseoh" Bake

The 2025 Esports Awards ceremony also awarded some of the most iconic names across all esports with the Lifetime Achievement Award. These names include:

  • Johan "N0tail" Sundstein (Dota 2)
  • Peter "dupreeh" Rasmussen (Counter-Strike)
  • Tom Cannon and Tony Cannon (EVO Championship Series)
  • Steve Arhancet (Team Liquid)
  • Dan "Artosis" Stemkoski and Nicolas "Tasteless" Plott (StarCraft 2)
  • Matthew "FormaL" Piper (Call of Duty and Halo)

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