All Esports Awards 2026 Finalists
It’s that time of year again when we celebrate the best of the best in the esports industry. Sure, the industry might not be in the greatest position right now, but that’s all the more reason to celebrate those who go above and beyond.
From the best casters to teams, games, players, and everything in between, the Esports Awards 2026 celebrates outstanding organizations, teams, and superstars in their respective fields.
You can vote now and every day until 10 November 2026. Don’t forget to cast your vote on the Esports Awards website!
Esports Game of the Year
- Apex Legends
- Call of Duty
- Counter-Strike 2
- Dota 2
- Fortnite
- Honor of Kings
- League of Legends
- Mobile Legends: Bang Bang
- PUBG Mobile
- Rainbow Six Siege
- Rocket League
- VALORANT
Esports Mobile Game of the Year
- Brawl Stars
- Free Fire
- Honor of Kings
- Identity V
- Mobile Legends: Bang Bang
- PUBG Mobile
Esports Personality of the Year
- Animesh “Thug” Agarwal
- Anthony “Shotzzy” Cuevas-Castro
- Cody “Clix” Conrod
- Corentin “Gotaga” Houssein
- Eefje “Sjokz” Depoortere
- Ibai “Ibai” Llanos Garatea
- Jake “Boaster” Howlett
- Kamel “Kameto” Kebir
- Lee “Faker” Sang-hyeok
- Marc “Caedrel” Robert Lamont
- Nicholas “Jynxzi” Stewart
- Magnus Carlsen
Streamer of the Year
- Cinna
- CaseOh
- IShowSpeed
- JasonTheWeen
- Kai Cenat
- Caedrel
- OhnePixel
- Jynxzi
- Snax Gaming
- StableRonaldo
- Coringa
- TheBurntPeanut
Esports Content Group of the Year
- 100 Thieves
- G2 Esports
- Gentle Mates
- GodLike Esports
- Karmine Corp
- NRG
- OpTic Gaming
- Rocket Baguette
- S8UL Esports
- T1
- Team Spirit
- Team Vitality
Esports Content Creator of the Year
- TacticalRab
- Gotaga
- TheDonato
- NiceWigg
- Hungrybox
- Caedrel
- Jynxzi
- mixwell
- FNS
- ZooMaa
- TenZ
Esports Commercial Partner of the Year
- Blacklyte
- Chipotle
- Coinbase
- Intel
- iQOO
- Logitech G
- Monster Energy
- Pulsar
- Razer
- Red Bull
- Sony INZONE
Esports Tournament Organiser of the Year
- Activision Blizzard
- BLAST
- EFG
- Esports Foundation — EWC + ENC
- EVO
- Hero Esports
- MOONTON Games
- Riot Games
- TiMi Studio Group
Esports Supporting Service of the Year
- Character Select Agency
- ESG Law
- Esports Charts
- FACEIT
- GRID Esports
- JAM Management
- Liquipedia
- Odin Law and Media
- Prodigy Agency
- Shikenso Analytics
- The Story Mob
Esports Breakthrough Player of the Year
- Jaime “Craime” Bustos
- Bruno “Neon” Rodríguez
- Maksim “kyousuke” Lukin
- Danil “Molodoy” Golubenko
- Oltean “shxrk” Rareș Ștefan
- Khawaja “M. Zubair” Muhammad Zubair
- Jeremiah “Nium” Harrison
- Alexey “not me” Kosmynin
- Sin “Smash” Guem-jae
- Ștefan “Sayonara” Mîtcu
Esports Team of the Year
- Team Vitality — Counter-Strike 2
- OpTic Texas — Call of Duty
- PARIVISION — Dota 2
- Bilibili Gaming — League of Legends
- Team Spirit — Counter-Strike 2
- 100 Thieves — VALORANT
- Team Spirit — Dota 2
- Gentle Mates — Rocket League
- FaZe Clan — Rainbow Six Siege
- Team Falcons — Rocket League
Esports PC Player of the Year
- Mathieu “ZywOo” Herbaut
- Illya “Yatoro” Mulyarchuk
- Danil “donk” Kryshkovets
- Kim “Peyz” Soo-hwan
- Chen “Bin” Zebin
- Peter “Asuna” Mazuryk
- Taylor-Petrik “vic0” Gatschelhofer
- Miguel “Blinkzr” Quiles
- Jaime “Cyber” Pereira Ramos
- Marschal “Terra” Weaver
Esports Controller Player of the Year
- Saul “MenaRD” Leonardo Mena II
- Brandon “Dashy” Otell
- Chris “Simp” Lehr
- Saleh “Rw9” Abdullah Bakhashwin
- Nassim “Nass” Bali
- Axel “Vatira” Touret
- Arslan “Arslan Ash” Siddique
- Khawaja “M. Zubair” Muhammad Zubair
Esports Organisation of the Year
- AG.AL
- Team Vitality
- Team Falcons
- Team Spirit
- Gentle Mates
- Karmine Corp
- T1
- G2 Esports
- NAVI
- Team Liquid
- Virtus.Pro
- FaZe Clan
Esports Coach of the Year
- Rémy “XTQZZZ” Quoniam
- Damon “Karma” Barlow
- Yaroslav “Miposhka” Naidenov
- Clement “Puppey” Ivanov
- Kim “cvMax” Dae-ho
- Nikita “Coldstar” Morozov
- Yoon “Homme” Sung-young
- Rafael “RafadeLL” Batista de Oliveira
- Dennis “sycrone” Benthin Nielsen
Esports Play-by-Play Caster of the Year
- Alex “Machine” Richardson
- Victoria “VikkiKitty” Perez
- Connor “Scrawny” Girvan
- Owen “ODPixel” Davies
- Brandon Smith
- Miles Ross
- Mark “Onset” Hatcher
- Steven “Tasty Steve” Scott
- Mitch “Uber” Leslie
- Joey “Jorby” Ahrens
- Seth “Achilios” King
- Max “Atlus” Anderson
Esports Colour Caster of the Year
- Daniel “Gaskin” Gaskin
- Josh “Sideshow” Wilkinson
- Ioannis “Fogged” Loucas
- Chad “SPUNJ” Burchill
- James “Jamesbot” Villar
- Thomas “Chance” Ashworth
- Mohan “launders” Govindaswamy
- Cameron “CJCJ” Johns
- Niclas “Pengu” Mouritzen
- Isaac “Azael” Cummings-Bentley
- Vicki “GottMoxi” Johnson
Esports Host of the Year
- Iain Chambers
- Jake “SirActionSlacks” Kanner
- Eefje “Sjokz” Depoortere
- Lauren “GlitterXplosion” Laracuente
- Barney Banks
- Freya Spiers
- Evan “Raynday” Byron Ryanr
- Salome “Soe” Gschwind-Repp
- Sean “Stax” Stackhouse
- Chris “Puckett” Puckett
Esports Analyst of the Year
- Tyler “TBates” Bates
- Anthony “NAMELESS” Wheeler
- Quinn “Quinn” Callahan
- Alex “Mauisnake” Ellenberg
- Beatriz “kaquka” Alonso
- John “Jhawk” Harris
- Léo “Alphama” Robine
- Emily Rand
- Jacob “Pimp” Winneche
- Mira “Ephey” Riad
- Barento “Raz” Mohammed
Get those votes in! It will be interesting to see who wins each category. For me, personally, Counter-Strike 2 as the esports game of the year is a no-brainer.
Header image via Esports Awards.
