IShowSpeed Wins Streamer of the Year at Esports Awards 2025

Triumphing over Kai Cenat, jasontheween, Plaqueboymax and ExtraEmily.

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  • 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 Legends

Esports Mobile Game of the Year
PUBG Mobile

Esports Personality of the Year
Animesh “Thug” Agarwal

Streamer of the Year
IShowSpeed

Esports Content Group of the Year
S8UL

Esports Content Creator of the Year
Jynxzi

Esports Play of the Year
Choi “Doran” Hyeon-joon

Esports Commercial Partner of the Year
Red Bull

Esports Publisher of the Year
Riot Games

Panel’s Choice Award
Sebastian “SebTheFloorManager” Leathlean

Esports Supporting Service of the Year
Prodigy Agency

Esports Supporting Platform of the Year
Liquipedia

Esports Creative Campaign of the Year
Team Liquid 25 Year Anniversary Campaign

Esports Breakthrough Player of the Year
Mason “Mercules” Ramsey

Esports Team of the Year
Team Vitality CS2

Esports PC Player of the Year
Mathieu “ZywOo” Herbaut

Esports Controller Player of the Year
Zeng “Xiao Hai” Zhuojun

Esports Organisation of the Year
Team Falcons

Esports Coach of the Year
Kim “Kim” Jung-su

Esports Play by Play Caster of the Year
Clayton “CaptainFlowers” Raines

Esports Colour Caster of the Year
Andrew “Vedius” Day

Esports Host of the Year
Laure Valée

Esports Analyst of the Year
Mimi “aEvilcat” Wermcrantz

Lifetime 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

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