The Esports Radar unveiled on May 15 the shortlists for the inaugural edition of the Esports Leaders Honours, a ceremony that will take place on June 19, 2026 at Cologne City Hall (Kölner Rathaus), with Lord Mayor Torsten Burmester in attendance.
The invitation-only event is part of Global Esports Industry Week (GEIW) 2026, which will run from June 18 to 21 alongside IEM Cologne. The winners will be announced live on the night, following a selection process carried out by a panel from The Esports Radar after a public call for submissions.
DPM.LOL nominated for its product innovation
DPM.LOL joins the nominees in the Best Product Innovation in Esports category, alongside EVA (Esports Virtual Arenas), Logitech G with its ProX2 Superstrike mouse, Runestone (also Title Partner of GEIW 2026), Shikenso and ZOWIE by BenQ.
This nomination recognizes the impact DPM.LOL has had within the League of Legends community by establishing itself as a go-to tool for performance analysis for both competitive and casual players. In less than 2 years, the platform has become a reference among analysts, coaches, content creators and players by offering in-depth statistics and a reading of the game that legacy tools didn't cover with the same level of granularity.
Sam Cooke, CEO of The Insights Group, highlighted the difficulty of the selection process, recalling that all of the nominees
"have contributed something meaningful to esports over the past year, and for many of them well beyond that too."
A strong League of Legends presence across the shortlists
The League of Legends ecosystem is particularly well represented across several categories. In the Esports Leader category: Fabien 'Neo' Devide, co-founder of Team Vitality. The French organization is also doubly nominated in the Standout Esports Advertising Campaigns category, with its Team Vitality x Nescafé Latte and Team Vitality x Stake campaigns.
Still in the advertising category, the G2 x Solo Leveling activation is also among the nominees.
Worth noting as well is the presence of another French-speaking representative in the Access & Grassroots Champions in Esports category: Désiré Koussawo, president of SAGES Africa and France Esports, a historic figure in the structuring of esports in France (Gamers Assembly, former ESL France) and a key player in the development of the esports scene across the African continent.
On the Industry Development of the Year side, Riot Games' opening up of betting sponsorships in EMEA and the Americas is among the developments shortlisted, marking a true turning point for the LoL competitive ecosystem.
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