Topic of the day : eSports teams by 2019 winnings. eSports are a huge cash industry this days and you will stunned by the amounts esports players make.
Topias Miikka “Topson” Taavitsainen started his career as a Dota 2 pro in August 2017 when he played for SFTe-sports and later left for 5 Anchor No Captain roster. While a very talented player, his career did not take off until June 2018 when he joined OG and two months later won his first International. Throughout his career as a professional esports player, Topson earned $5,414,446.17, making him the fifth-highest paid esports player in history at only 21-years of age. Unlike N0tails who also played Heroes of Newerth, all of Topson’s winnings came from Dota 2, including $2,000 he earned by finishing ninth-16th at World Electronic Sports Games 2017 where he represented his nation of Finland. Read more details on https://www.onlineesports.com/news/industry/top-10-esports-players-by-tournament-winnings-in-2019.
“We have already had a meeting with President Gash, and he has expressed his interest in esports,” Bolton said. “He’s already seen the potential with this industry, and I know he’s already been meeting with some of the big leaders in the gaming world because that was something on his agenda already. He gets it, that this is something that’s a great opportunity for students.” Student gamers interested in getting involved with the esports program at Pepperdine should contact Robb Bolton by email at robb.bolton@pepperdine.edu. There is also the Pepperdine Gaming Club, which focuses on “more casual gaming and career development.” Interested students should contact Gaming Club President Adrian Tull, by email at adrian.tull@pepperdine.edu.
Gamers in Arcadia’s co-educational esports program will compete as part of the school’s athletic program in games such as League of Legends, Hearthstone, Overwatch, and Rocket League, with two teams per game. A 1,500-square-foot space on campus will serve as the central competition area and the program will be led by a head coach (for each game) and a program director. According to the school, the arena will be equipped with 36 high-end gaming PCs, multiple console-based systems, a projection system for coaches to use for film study and game review, coaches offices, and a players’ lounge. Arcadia has plans for two teams per game and the arena will be available to other various groups on campus, such as the Gaming Club. The school plans to join the National Association of Collegiate Esports (NACE).
Team Secret is a global esports organization, mostly known for their Dota 2 roster, which also earned Team Secret the largest chunk of their $3.31 million winnings throughout the year. Team Secret’s Dota 2 roster earned $3.10 million throughout the 2018/19 DPC season, with $2,059,800 solely from their fourth-place finish at The International 2019. The team also won two majors, which combined $700,000. That being said, Team Secret also fields teams and players in Age of Empires 2, Rainbow Six Siege, Apex Legends, Street Fighter, Super Smash Bros. Melee, Vainglory and PUBG Mobile, who earned a combined total of $213,000 in 2019. Read more details on Top 10 eSports Teams 2019.
If there is one team that has dominated their own particular esports discipline over the last two years, it could well be G2 Esports Rainbow Six squad. This five-man team have won a host of titles and they continue with their incredible run of success by landing the top prize at last week’s Six Invitational 2019 at the Place Bell in Montreal, Canada. Competing for a prize pool of $2,000,000 alongside 15 other teams, G2 Esports were already installed as the hot favourites to win the tournament leading into the event. And unlike many favourites before them, they justified those lofty expectations by putting together a superb series of performances to take home the $800,000 first prize.
North America will account for $345 million of this generated revenue, while China will generate $164 million. Global esports viewers will total 380 million in 2018. This can be broken down into 165 million esports enthusiasts and 215 million occasional viewers. In 2017, there were 588 major esports events that generated an estimated $59 million in ticket revenues. The largest prize pool was over $25 million Dota 2 International 2018 holds the record for the largest prize pool in esports history, offering $25,532,177.00 to the winner. The total prize money of all esports events held in 2017 was over $112 million. Smaller esports events are also available and tend to be easier to access and cheaper. You can find out about these through social media groups, gaming conventions and through specific gaming communities. Source: onlineesports.com.