Summary
- IShowSpeed was named Streamer of the Year at the Esports Awards 2025 on November 19
- This marks his first win for the prestigious title, triumphing over nominees like Kai Cenat
- The streamer expressed gratitude to his fans and supporters via a pre-recorded message
IShowSpeed has been named Streamer of the Year at the Esports Awards 2025, held on November 19 in Las Vegas. He triumphed over a strong field of nominees, including Kai Cenat, jasontheween, Plaqueboymax and ExtraEmily.
Upon being announced as the winner, Speed shared a pre-recorded message expressing his gratitude. “I want to give a huge thanks to everybody who voted for me, a huge thanks to my fans and anybody who supported me, I love y’all,” he said.
This victory marks IShowSpeed’s first time clinching the Streamer of the Year title, after having lost to Mexican Twitch streamer Samanta “Rivers” Rivera Trevino the previous year. The award is definitely a significant career milestone, providing the recognition that his followers believe he deserves.
The full list of winners for the rest of the Esports Awards 2025 categories has also been announced. Check out the complete list below.
Esports Game of the Year
League of LegendsEsports Mobile Game of the Year
PUBG MobileEsports Personality of the Year
Animesh “Thug” AgarwalStreamer of the Year
IShowSpeedEsports Content Group of the Year
S8ULEsports Content Creator of the Year
JynxziEsports Play of the Year
Choi “Doran” Hyeon-joonEsports Commercial Partner of the Year
Red BullEsports Publisher of the Year
Riot GamesPanel’s Choice Award
Sebastian “SebTheFloorManager” LeathleanEsports Supporting Service of the Year
Prodigy AgencyEsports Supporting Platform of the Year
LiquipediaEsports Creative Campaign of the Year
Team Liquid 25 Year Anniversary CampaignEsports Breakthrough Player of the Year
Mason “Mercules” RamseyEsports Team of the Year
Team Vitality CS2Esports PC Player of the Year
Mathieu “ZywOo” HerbautEsports Controller Player of the Year
Zeng “Xiao Hai” ZhuojunEsports Organisation of the Year
Team FalconsEsports Coach of the Year
Kim “Kim” Jung-suEsports Play by Play Caster of the Year
Clayton “CaptainFlowers” RainesEsports Colour Caster of the Year
Andrew “Vedius” DayEsports Host of the Year
Laure ValéeEsports Analyst of the Year
Mimi “aEvilcat” WermcrantzLifetime Achievement in Esports: Class of 2025
Johan “N0tail” Sundstein, Peter “dupreeh” Rasmussen, Matthew “FormaL” Piper, Steve Arhancet of Team Liquid, Tom and Tony Cannon, Tasteless and Artosis
