Latin America’s Elite: Top Esports Players Ranking in Record Prize Money

Professional gamers have been demonstrating to the world that esports can be both high-paying labor and entertainment for more than 20 years. Today’s top athletes are paid by their clubs, receive sponsorship money, and get tips from viewers during live streaming. However, prize pools from events, which can occasionally top millions of dollars, are the main source of income for many players. You can learn about the incomes of esports players in various disciplines in this post.

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  N0tail- $7184163

In the Heroes of Newerth in 2010, Johan “N0tail” Sundstein made his professional gaming debut. He played with a Fnatic-branded team, one of the best in Europe. When Dota 2’s The International, the richest event at the time by prize money, blew up the business in 2012, N0tail and his teammates switched to the other discipline. 

N0tail hasn’t played for many different teams over the course of his career; following Fnatic, his only stops were Team Secret and Cloud9. He started his own team, OG, in 2015, and it has since developed into a full-fledged esports organization featuring squads in a variety of games. The most successful Dota 2 player in history is N0tail. He won multiple significant competitions, including four Valve majors and two consecutive TIs (in 2018 and 2019). Only five players in the entire world—N0tail, Ana, Ceb, Topson, and JerAx, four of his former teammates—can claim the same accomplishment.

N0tail stopped playing at the end of 2021, however he occasionally served as a coach or fill-in player. He has shifted his attention to running the club; with the proceeds from the competitions, he purchased a home in Portugal where he hosts boot camps for OG squads.

• Bugha- $3504411

In esports, Kyle “Bugha” Giersdorf became well-known after winning the 2019 Fortnite World Cup at Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York. He participated in this contest while sporting the Sentinels tag, winning the individual title and $3 million. Giersdorf became the youngest person to ever win such a significant esports prize at the time, when he was just 16 years old.

In addition to the Fortnite World Cup 2019, Bugha has also participated in other important Fortnite competitions including the Solo Cash Cup, DreamHack Series Championships, FNCS, and others. He frequently participates in duet or trio contests in addition to singles tournaments. His greatest team accomplishment was winning the FNCS: 2021 Grand Royale NAE, where he shared $95,000 with partners Mero and Dukez.

In addition to competing in competitions, Bugha is a well-known Twitch streamer with more than 5.2 million subscribers. He interacts with viewers and primarily streams Fortnite during his shows. Bugha has been playing under the Team Dignitas moniker since the beginning of 2023, but he is also the co-founder and owner of One Percent, a company that supports esports and develops new players.

• Dupreeh- $2181164

The only person to have competed in all 19 CS:GO Majors is Danish professional player Peter “Dupreeh” Rasmussen, who is also one of the most successful esports players in CS:GO history. He has made more than $2 million in total over his career.

When Dupreeh joined the Copenhagen Wolves lineup in 2013, he became a full-time CS:GO professional. He joined the Team SoloMid (TSM) shortly after that and began competing in international competitions with them. The TSM roster left the club and started Astralis, their own business, in 2016.

Dupreeh’s first significant accomplishment was winning the international competition ELEAGUE Major: Atlanta 2017. He and the other Astralis players defeated Virtus.pro in the championship match, earning $500,000. The professional CS:GO scene was nearly unquestionably ruled by Dupreeh and Astralis from 2017 and 2019. The Danish team has triumphed in a number of major competitions, including the StarLadder Major: Berlin 2019 and the IEM Katowice Major in 2019, among others. Dupreeh joined Team Vitality in January 2022 after leaving. He competed in three additional majors with the new squad and took first place in the BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023.

• HuaHai- $1611476

One of China’s top players in Arena of Valour and one of the sport’s most accomplished esports competitors is Luo “HuaHai” Siyuan. In 2019, he made his professional debut, and ever since then, he has played for the eStar Pro squad. Over $1.6 million in prizes had been paid out to HuaHai in total.

With his team, HuaHai has won a lot of well-known matches. He won both the Honour of Kings World Champion Cup 2019 and the King Pro League Spring 2019 early in his career. The Honour of Kings International Championship 2022 win, where he and his squad took first place and received $3.5 million, was his greatest accomplishment. As a player in the jungle, HuaHai is among the most powerful. He has won MVP honors numerous times, most recently in the Honour of Kings International Championship 2022 championship game.

• ABeZy- $1504905

In 2018, Tyler “ABeZy” Pharris joined the eUnited team and began his career in Call of Duty. He quickly demonstrated his talent by taking first place in multiple international competitions, grabbing the attention of the whole Call of Duty community.

The Call of Duty World League Championship 2019 triumph (with the eUnited) is ABeZy’s most noteworthy accomplishment. He excelled in this competition and assisted his squad in defeating 100 Thieves in the championship game.

With a fresh crew in the ensuing years, ABeZy carried on to rule the Call of Duty universe. He went to Atlanta FaZe at the end of 2019, where he played with them for many years and won numerous competitions, including the CWL Pro League 2019, CWL Las Vegas Open 2019, CDL Atlanta Home Series 2020, and numerous other events.

Call of Duty gamer ABeZy possesses a broad range of abilities and knowledge. He has excellent efficiency in all game types and can play in any position. He is renowned for having a rapid reflex and the capacity to make choices even in the most challenging circumstances.

• Faker- $1470490

As soon as he began playing League of Legends in 2011, Lee “Faker” Sang-hyeok became well-known for his distinctive abilities. He joined the SK Telecom T1 team two years later to start his esports career. Since then, he has developed into the most well-known and prosperous League of Legends player in the entire world.

The three League of Legends World Championships he won in 2013, 2015, and 2016 stand out as Faker’s greatest accomplishments. Other international competitions he has triumphed in include the Mid-Season Invitational and several LCK seasons. Additionally, he won numerous individual accolades, including tournament MVP.

Faker is renowned for his extraordinary abilities, as well as for his keen intuition for the game and his propensity for seeing opponents’ next actions. Additionally, he is well-known for his professionalism and discipline, which makes collaborating with him very appealing to major businesses and sponsors. 

More frequently than any other e-athlete in the world, Faker appears in ads, yet it does not stop him from producing excellent achievements. Faker’s standing in League of Legends can be compared to Lionel Messi’s standing in football. He is regarded as one of the most notable League of Legends players in the game’s history, and both the game and esports as a whole have benefited much from his abilities and efforts.

• Paraboy- $1390739

One of the most popular professional players in PUBG Mobile is Chinese gamer Zhu “Paraboy” Bocheng. He was able to win numerous victories at Chinese and international events, earning him prize money of around $1.4 million.

As soon as he began participating in PUBG Mobile in 2018, Paraboy established a name for himself in the community for his exceptional gaming abilities. He joined X-Quest F as a member of his first professional squad in 2019. He won multiple Chinese competitions with his other squad, Paraboy, and the 2019 Peacekeeper Elite Championship.

2020 saw Paraboy and his teammates switch to Nova Esports, where they won several important competitions right away. The most important of these are the Grand Finals of the PUBG Mobile Global Championship 2021, the Peacekeeper Elite Championship 2020, and Season 3 of the Peacekeeper Elite League 2021.

• Kakip- $1228551

Japanese Shadowverse player Shuma “kakip” Kakinuma is a professional. He is famous for winning the 2021 Shadowverse World Grand Prix, when he took home over $1.2 million in prize money. Due to this, he became the most successful esports pro in all of Japan in addition to being the most successful player in the discipline.

Kakip began working professionally in 2017. He is now well-known in the professional arena for his aptitude for deck construction, strategy, and quick decision-making. He is adept at adjusting to various metagames and can design novel decks that give him an edge over more seasoned competitors.