Hold on to your breath guys, eSports has finally taken over the world.
The popularity of the online sport is such that gamers now are able to participate in competitions and win prize money worth more than $10 million!
It may be hard to believe in certain parts of the world, but eSports have been well known to be a reliable source of income for professionals, much like in sports.
This was further illustrated last weekend, where 16-year-old Pakistani Sumail Hassan Syed, became the youngest gamer to earn $1 million in eSports winnings through The International Dota2 Championships in Seattle, US.
The grand showpiece of Valve’s popular online battle arena Dota 2 (Defense of Ancients 2) also offered a mouth-watering prize pot of $18, 377, 817.01 – the largest prize pool in eSports so far.
Which brings us to the question, who are at the top of the highest earnings list? Here’s the list!
1. Saahil “UNiVeRsE” Arora of Evil Geniuses – $1, 963, 128.34
Full Name: Saahil Arora
Date of Birth: October 11, 1989
Age: 25
Nationality: United States of America
Twitter: @UniverseDota
2. Peter “ppd” Dager of Evil Geniuses – $1, 960, 272.99
Full Name: Peter Dager
Date of Birth: November 2, 1991
Age: 23
Nationality: United States of America
Twitter: @ppdDota
3. Kurtis “Aui_2000” Ling of Evil Geniuses – $1, 879, 836.74
Full Name: Kurtis Ling
Date of Birth: October 2, 1992
Age: 22
Nationality: Canada
Twitter: @Aui_2000
4. Clinton “Fear” Loomis of Evil Geniuses – $1, 735, 073.54
Full Name: Clinton Loomis
Date of Birth: February 19, 1988
Age: 27
Nationality: United States of America
Twitter: @FearDotA
Zhang “xiao8” Ning of LGD gaming – $1, 661, 899.30
Full Name: Zhang Ning
Date of Birth: November 14, 1989
Age: 26
Nationality: China
Twitter: N/A
“What a time to be alive.”
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