ZywOo Defeats m0NESY to Win “Breakthrough of the Decade” at Esports Awards 2025

The organizers of the Esports Awards 2025 have announced the winners across the decade’s most prestigious categories. One of the highlights was Team Vitality’s CS2 superstar Mathieu “ZywOo” Herbaut, who was honored with the award for “Breakthrough of the Decade.”

The French AWPer outshined strong contenders in the vote, including Ilya “m0NESY” Osipov of Falcons, as well as stars from other esports disciplines such as Amer “Miracle-” Al-Barkawi, Stanislav “Malr1ne” Potoraev, and many more. ZywOo’s victory is a milestone not only for his personal career but also for the Counter-Strike scene, as the majority of accolades once again went to representatives of League of Legends.

All Esports Awards 2025 Decade Winners:

• Breakthrough of the Decade — ZywOo (CS2, Team Vitality)

• PC Esports Player of the Decade — Lee “Faker” Sang-hyeok (LoL)

• Controller Esports Player of the Decade — Anthony “Shotzzy” Cuevas-Castro

• Team of the Decade — T1 (League of Legends)

• Esports Organization of the Decade — Team Liquid

• Esports Game of the Decade — League of Legends

• Esports Coach of the Decade — Kim “kkOma” Jeong-gyun (T1, LoL)

• Esports Event of the Decade — Worlds 2017

• Streamer of the Decade — Félix “xQc” Lengyel

• Esports Talent of the Decade — Eefje “Sjokz” Depoorter

• Esports Personality of the Decade — Matthew “Nadeshot” Haag

• Esports Publisher of the Decade — Riot Games

For Team Vitality, 2025 was a historic year. The French organization claimed seven tournament victories in a row, highlighted by the BLAST.tv Austin Major, before slightly slowing down and finishing in the top four at three major events.

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ZywOo’s recognition is symbolic: he has become the face of the new CS2 era and one of the few players able to carve out a place among the greatest — even in a decade dominated by League of Legends.