The highest paid athlete in the world is Floyd Mayweather. Gains, hang on, amount to the tune of $ 105 million per year. Christiano Ronaldo, footballer, comes second in the ranking, and the banker sees nicely pass the 80 million which it earns in a year. Imagine that ... Being paid an astronomical sum for doing something you love over-all, can we still appoint this "work"?
But you can imagine, this belongs to the small, privileged world of elite athletes, far from our aspirations to us common gamers, we sometimes struggle to simply take pleasure in our jobs. Let's be honest, the bank account of a player of World of Warcraft will never equal that of LeBron James ($ 72.3 million), unless a miracle method ... but if we told you that there are may be one, you take us seriously?
Stay realistic, you will not earn as much as Tiger Woods, though, and you'll see, you might be surprised how many can win someone who spends a few hours a day to mistreat Noobs (among others).
Thus, in a pure spirit of comparison, we now let us first list of the 7 largest pro-gamers that can be found around the world. Are you curious? Come and discover how these "employees of the video game" can win (and how you might feel if you took the time to dislocate fingers to do better than them).
Nickname : KT Flash – Total Earnings : 449,516 $
The favorite game of Flash is Starcraft: Brood War. An outdated game, you say? You should know that in Korea, Starcraft has a popularity that defies comprehension. Know that there, become a professional Starcraft player is a career quite respectable, so much so that the Korean army has even created a team of pro-gamers so that they can continue to play for their compulsory military service. Finally, Flash affects approximately $ 10,000 per tournament and won half of his fortune before his 18th birthday. Respect!
6 – Clément Ivanov – Estonia
Nickname: Puppey - Total Winnings: $ 450.480
Estonia has given us the sacred Skype, famous chat service and a beer, beautifully named "Le Coq". Besides, Estonia was born Clement Ivanov, famous player of Dota 2 But if that player has an innate talent, earnings until then were nothing more than pocket money. Indeed, most of its kitty comes tournament Dota 2: The International, which Clement and his Clan - Natus Vincere - have managed to register only three weeks before the start of it. Just in Time!
5 – Oleksandr Dashkevych – Ukraine
Nickname: XBOCT (4) - Total Winnings: $ 453.311
This player was part of the Clan Planet-X, but in 2009, ranging from poor series in disappointmentthe group broke up. That's when he rejoigna some time later the fledgling clan Natus Vincere (yes, the same as Clement Ivanov). When Alienware Cup, the independent studio Beyond the Summit has assessed his abilities and assigned the rating of 4/10. Disappointment? Not at all, he reached the final of the tournament and has literally destroyed one of the best Chinese teams.
At the next tournament: The International (cited above), Oleksandr decided to add one (4) to its nickname, related to the famous 4/10 which gave the loser a bit earlier. A very cavalier, but polite way, not to show one finger to his opponents. Guess which one.
Nickname: MC - Total Winnings: $ 453.926
After Dota, back on Starcraft and therefore South Korea. In the middle, MC is considered an old-timer, a veteran, a real one! At 24 years old (soon to retire), he is one of the most gamers having traveled around the globe, with, excuse me little, 79 competitions under his belt.
But if Jang Min is known, it is also for rites of victory after a battle. When MGL Providence Pro Circuit in 2011, he jumped fully clothed into the cheering crowd, twisting like a Murloc (a creature of the studio Blizzard).
3 – Johnathan Wendel – US
Nickname: Fatal1ty - Total Winnings: $ 459.919
We have a winner. This is not the Uno number, I grant you, but if you had to choose a name from this list, it is that of Johnathan Wendel. His strength? Do not be confined to one game, like most pro-gamers, this athlete is good at everything, literally, even if it has a clear predisposition to the genre of FPS (Call of Duty, Quake, Doom, Alien vs Predator ).
We estimate the numbers of his "kills" (virtual killing other players) to more than 5 million a year. This achievement also earned him entry to the Guinness Book of Records for the most people killed in just 60 minutes. In 2010, Johnathan has even incorporated the International Video Game Hall of Fame.
Now retired and 33 years old, he continues to compete here and there for fun, like a boxing coach who wants to relive his youth. However, it also works on computer design, including mouse events, but also helmets games.
Nickname: Dendi - Total Winnings: $ 452.881
Dendi is part Natus Vincere Clan (yes, they are everywhere) and is considered by many as the best player of Dota 2 to the world. It is no exaggeration to say that this is one of the most famous pro-gamers. Within a few years, he finished on 26 podiums including 15 of them in the first place, so gold medal. His journey is fairly flat, in the sense that it is not the subject of eccentricity, it's good, very good, he sticks to it and he's right. That said, her little kitty can allow him to live in peace for a while, and it's through the sheer strength of his hand.
1 – Lee Jae Dong – North korea
Nickname: Jaedong - Total Winnings: $ 519.086
With nicknames such as "The Tyrant" and "The Legend Killer", Lee Jae shook many others. It is South Korean, so if you have read everything so far, you should be able to guess his favorite game? In spot on, Starcraft. If you are told that the game is bone popular there, we do not skimp on the weight of words. For information, half the copies of Starcraft in the world were sold in South Korea, it said. In 2005, South Korea hosted a championship game said, which drew more than 120,000 spectators. Imagine that this is 40,000 more people than the Super Bowl that year. Jae Lee is an ace, crack, champion, in short, it's a killer. In just seven-year career, he has managed to win more than any other pro-gamers in the world. If attitudes have changed about Starcraft, and E-Sports in general, he's the only cause of this change, him and the half-million he has raised just by playing a video game.
Become a Pro-gamer requires patience, time, but also to invest a lot, particularly with regular workouts. We will not tell you it is impossible, because everyone can do it, but how much crack before? Now you know the 7 biggest names in the E-Sport now, their salaries and career, there has to get started.
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