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The Biggest Prize Money Winners in Esports History

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These esports players hit the Jackpot!

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Lee Flash Young Ho — **10. Lee "Flash" Young Ho – $669,000 (Starcraft: Brood War):** Starcraft: Brood War is considered one of the most prestigious games from the first era of Esports. Because it was played almost exclusively in Korea, the level of competition rose to such a level that it was rare for new players to push up and dominate the old guard. Flash, however, was one of them. The Terran player even managed to go toe-to-toe with Brood War's top star Lee "Jaedong" Jae Dong. (Credit: KT Rolster)

Bradley Frosty Bergstrom — **9. Bradley "Frosty" Bergstrom – $685,000 (Halo):** The North American Halo pro has performed consistently across four titles in the franchise, with the bulk of the success occurring in Halo 5: Guardians. This includes his victory at the **2016 Halo World Championship, where Frosty and CLG took home $1,000,000**. (Credit: Gfinity Esports)

Bak Loki Jeong Yeong — **8. Bak "Loki" Jeong Yeong – $705,000 (PUBG):** The 22-year-old South Korean PUBG player has really risen the ranks in recent years. He secured multiple top 3 finishes, won the 2018 PUBG Global Invitational, and dominated the 2019 MET Asia Series. (Credit: headphonesty)

Joona Serral Sotala — **7. Joona "Serral" Sotala – $911,000 (Starcraft 2):** With his dominance in the world of SC2, Serral has quickly become one of the game's most successful players, at least in terms of prize money earnings. Serral boosted his winnings by becoming the first non-Korean player in history to win the $280,000 StarCraft 2 World Championship Series, in 2018. (Credit: WESG)

6. Feg – $1,000,000 (Shadowverse): In his second appearance at the 2018 Shadowverse World Grand Prix, Japanese pro Feg proved himself on the big stage and earned the right to call himself the champion. Feg went into the digital card game tournament as an underdog, but instead of crumbling under the pressure, he won the whole thing. (Credit: SVO_Esports via YouTube)

Ian c6 porter picture — **5. Ian "C6" Porter – $1,200,000 (Call of Duty):** North American Call of Duty star C6 has been at the top of his game for years. **Winning three World Championships and 37 major tournament**s throughout his career, C6 has racked up more than $1,000,000 in winnings. (Credit: MLG)

Lee Faker Sang hyeok — **4. Lee "Faker" Sang-hyeok – $1,300,000 (League of Legends):** One of the most famous and popular professional players of all time, Faker has been the one constant on the rosters of T1's three World Championships. The 24-year-old **won the World Championship in his debut season** and is considered the greatest player to ever compete in League of Legends. (Credit: Riot Games)

Peter dupreeh Rasmussen — **3. Peter "dupreeh" Rasmussen – $1,900,000 (CS:GO):** Danish kill champion Peter "dupreeh" Rasmussen **won his fourth Valve Major in 2019**, with one of the greatest CS:GO teams of all time. Dupreeh played a huge role in the rise of Astralis, helping them rise to the top of the leaderboard in Counter-Strike. (Credit: BLAST Pro Series)

Kyle bugha giersdorf — **2. Kyle "Bugha" Giersdorf – $3,200,000 (Fortnite):** Fortnite exploded in 2018, quickly becoming one of the most played games in the world, and it was only a matter of time before esports followed suit. Epic Games invested millions of dollars into funding tournaments for the game – and one player emerged victorious. Sentinels' Bugha's **dominant performance at the Fortnite World Cup** not only earned the player esports supremacy in 2019, but also a staggering $3,000,000 (Credit: Epic Games)

Johan N0tail Sundstein — **1. Johan "N0tail" Sundstein – $6,900,000 (Dota 2):** The Danish Dota 2 veteran became the top earner in esports history in 2019, after **leading OG to a second consecutive victory at The International**. However, aside from his impressive jackpot at TI8 and TI9, N0Tail also enjoyed incredible success before TI, both with OG and Team Secret, which puts him at the top of this list. (Credit: Valve)

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The esports industry is booming, and there's no end in sight. Despite the horror year that was 2020, which largely saw in-person live events go by the wayside, there were once again some huge esports tournaments with ever-increasing prize money. The question we asked ourselves is: which esports players are the biggest prize money winners in esports history? We've got the answers for you!

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This article was originally written by Faris Delalic.