If you could make a living playing professional games it seemed highly unlikely at the start of this century. In fact, it seems nearly impossible for you to become a millionaire as a pro-gamer. Nearly 20 years later, we've seen quite a few world esports players who have made thousands or even millions of dollars with their accomplishments. And here is a list of world esports players earning "sultans".
Johan “N0tail” Sundstein
Johan “N0tail” Sundstein is one of the most successful Dota players ever. The Dane started his career with the likes of Fnatic, Team Secret and Cloud9, but only really gained momentum after forming his own team with Tal “Fly” Aizik. Under the name OG, N0tail and his team achieved big wins one after another, but success on the prestigious International scene was yet to come to the team he formed. However, in 2018, a big change occurred within OG. Two players remain, including the co-founder of Fly. Just before the qualification round of The International 2018, N0tail managed to build a team with the remaining members and miraculously managed to win the competition. A year later, OG teamed up with the exact same players at The International 2019. There the team made history by becoming the first Dota team to win two TI titles. With various TI awards and two main prizes, N0tail as world esports players has earned a total of $ 6,886,182. This makes him the highest earning esporter to date.
Andreas “Xyp9x” Højsleth
According to many CS: GO fans, Astralis is the best team in the world in the Counter Strike game. Judging by the size of the prize money, that statement must be true. The top five earning CS:GO players are the five Astralis men. All five have earned over a million dollars in prize money, but the player with the most money is Andreas “Xyp9x” Højsleth. World esports player The 23-year-old Danish origin started his professional career in Counter-Strike 1.6 and has been active as an esporter since 2012. Since the founding of Astralis in January 2016, Xyp9x has been part of the team, but in 2018 he had his greatest success with his team. That year, Astralis won the Intel Grand Slam, a $ 1 million prize awarded to the first team to win four major tournaments in the season. As a result, Xyp9x has $ 1,448,591.80 prize money to his name.
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Lee “Faker” Sang Hyeok
Most esports fans, especially the Mobile Legends game, must know Lee “Faker” Sang Hyeok, an SK Telecom mid-player. Since his debut in 2013, Faker has built a reputation as one of the best midlaners in the world. His impact and performance has been compared to top athletes like Lionel Messi and Michael Jordan. He is also one of only two players to have three World Championship titles to his name. Thanks in part to those world titles, Faker has won a total of $ in prize money of 1,175,927.15. Second place at the 2017 Worlds and two wins at the Mid-Season Invitational also made significant contributions. Fakers are the only ones world esports players League of Legends which won over a million dollars in prize money.
Kyle "Bugha" Giersdorf
16-year-old Kyle “Bugha” Giersdorf being one world esports players highest earner in the world with a single appearance. Bugha won the Fortnite World Cup Finals in July 2019, bringing in $ 3 million in prize money. He immediately managed to place himself in the top 10 best earning esports players in the world. Bugha's total earnings are at $ 3,025,900.00. However, the World Cup is its first major competition, so it is expected that the number will increase year on year. His dominant World Cup win confirmed his talent as a professional Fortnite player and hopes were high for his next entry into major competition.
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