The Kings of eSports
The Alliance topped the charts of eSports earnings in 2013. They took home a cool $1.43 million by winning The International 3 - Dota 2 Championship. According to eSports Earnings, the five members of the Swedish Dota 2 team are tied for spots 1 to 5 as the highest earners of the year, as they each grabbed $317,830 last year.
The no. 6 spot through no. 10 on the charts are occupied by LoL World Champs SKT Telecom.Lee “Faker” Sang Hyeok is no. 6 with $229,483 in winnings and his South Korean teammates are close behind.
Aaron “Ace” Elam finished 11th by winning $200,000 at the Halo World Championships at Pax Prime last summer. Ace was the top American on the list.
The International runners up Na’vi were 12th through 16th place after taking home about $155,000 from Dota 2.
Kim "sOs" Yoo Jin was the top StarCraft player in 2013 with $148,546 earned from 14 tournaments, including a second place finish at Red Bull Battle Grounds.
Lee Jaedong, who had a knack for finishing second place in big tournaments, was the second highest StarCraft pro at $125,276. He also increased his all-time winnings to $489,384, making him the highest earning eSports star ever.
Sasha “Scarlett” Hostyn was the highest ranked North American StarCraft player and female on the list at #86 with $37,266.
If 2013 was any indication of things to come, the future of making a career out of eSports looks very promising.
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