The Biggest Prize Money Winners in Esports History

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)

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)

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)

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)

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 tournaments throughout his career, C6 has racked up more than $1,000,000 in winnings. (Credit: MLG)

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)

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)

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)

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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