Faker and League of Legends win big at Esports Decade Awards
As part of the ongoing 2025 Esports World Cup in Saudi Arabia, officials hosted a one-off Esports Decade Awards in Riyadh.

The awards highlighted the titles, players, teams and organisations that have shaped the esports industry over the last decade. According to the organisers, fans cast nearly 9.8 million votes.
League of Legends was named the game of the decade, while the title's most prominent player, legend Lee "Faker" Sang-hyeok, was named the Esports PC Player of the Decade.
Here is the complete list of winners across the 14 categories recognised at the ceremony:
Esports Game of the Decade – League of Legends
Esports Personality of the Decade – Matthew "Nadeshot" Haag
Streamer of the Decade – Felix "xQc" Lengyel
Esports Commercial Partner of the Decade – Intel
Esports Content and Coverage Platform of the Decade – Liquipedia
Esports Publisher of the Decade – Riot Games
Esports Live Event of the Decade – League of Legends Worlds 2017
Esports PC Player of the Decade – Lee "Faker" Sang-hyeok
Esports Breakthrough Player of the Decade – Mathieu "ZywOo" Herbaut
Esports Controller Player of the Decade – Anthony "Shotzzy" Cuevas-Castro
Esports Coach of the Decade – Kim "kkOma" Jeong-gyun
Esports Team of the Decade – T1, League of Legends
Esports Organisation of the Decade – Team Liquid
Esports On-Air Talent of the Decade – Eefje "Sjokz" Depoortere
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