{"id":56365,"date":"2013-07-17T10:35:52","date_gmt":"2013-07-17T08:35:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=56365"},"modified":"2013-07-17T15:43:03","modified_gmt":"2013-07-17T13:43:03","slug":"highest-paid-professional-gamers-revealed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/business\/56365-highest-paid-professional-gamers-revealed","title":{"rendered":"Highest-paid professional gamers revealed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>e-Sports Earnings has released a list of the highest paid professional gamers, revealing the winnings from some of the world\u2019s best.<\/p>\n<p>The list encompasses the highest overall earnings from competitive gaming and tournament prizes. It doesn\u2019t include sponsorships and endorsements.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">1. Fatal1ty (Johnathan Wendel) $454,544.98<\/h3>\n<p>Fatal1ty is one of the world\u2019s most well-known professional gamers. The American found success playing first-person shooters such as Painkiller and Quake 3, which earned him large cash prizes and big sponsorships from computer companies.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-56369\" alt=\"Johnathan-Wendel-Fatal1ty-1\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Johnathan-Wendel-Fatal1ty-1.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"346\" \/><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">2.\u00a0 Flash (Lee, Young Ho) $437,114.55<\/h3>\n<p>Flash is the most successful Starcraft: Brood Wars player in the world, and the Korean accumulated over $400,000 from his winnings, before transitioning to Starcraft 2.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-56372\" alt=\"Young Ho Lee\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Young-Ho-Lee.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"357\" \/><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">3.\u00a0 Mvp (Jung, Jong Hyun) $377,116.38<\/h3>\n<p>Korea&#8217;s Jung Jong Hyun is a four-time Global StarCraft 2 League champion, and his successful reign of the tournament has allowed him to rack up over $377,000 in prize money from his exploits.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-56370\" alt=\"Jong Hyun Jung\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Jong-Hyun-Jung.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"362\" \/><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">4.\u00a0 Jaedong (Lee, Jae Dong) $374,528.84<\/h3>\n<p>Like Flash, JawDong found his strength In StarCraft: Brood Wars, and used his skill to generate him over $370,000 before 2012, where he then tried his hand at StarCraft 2.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-56371\" alt=\"Lee, Jae Dong\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Lee-Jae-Dong.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"344\" \/><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">5.\u00a0 MC (Jang Min Chul) $367,902.11<\/h3>\n<p>One of the top StarCraft 2 players in the world, Korea&#8217;s Jang Min Chul has made nearly $370,000 by regularly placing in tournaments of all sizes since 2010.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Jang-Min-Chul-Team-Liquid-MC.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-56409\" alt=\"Jang Min Chul Team Liquid MC\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Jang-Min-Chul-Team-Liquid-MC.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h6>Source: <a href=\" http:\/\/www.esportsearnings.com\" target=\"_blank\">e-Sports earnings<\/a> via <a title=\"Business Insider\" href=\"http:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Business Insider<\/a><\/h6>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">More gaming features:<\/h3>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/features\/56141-video-game-movie-casting-call.html\">Video game movie casting 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