Since the rise of e-sports in the early 2000s, professional gaming organizations, teams and players were not only getting the fame and recognition for being gaming’s most elite, but they were also making a lot of dough. Back then, earnings usually arrived in the form of sponsorships for professional teams.

Today however, the landscape has evolved and e-sports is now a multi-million dollar industry, with tournaments being held that offered as much as USD 3 million in prize pool money. So which teams have benefited the most? We take a look at the top 5 richest e-sports teams in history.

5. SK Telecom T1

South Korea’s SK Telecom T1 was initially a sports organization that opened it’s e-sports division way back in 2003. The South Korean franchise is famous for putting together a squad of the nation’s best Starcraft players, who now have sealed their legacies as their nation’s greatest ever. The franchise is still active today and has branched out into covering Starcraft 2 as well as League of Legends. In 200 major tournaments, SK Telecom T1 has earned a respectable total of US$6.9 million.

4. Newbee

Newbee is another team hailing from China, but unlike the rest, they were given a good head start thanks to sponsorship by a local billionaire. Founded in 2014, Newbee’s squads hit the record books for earning the most money at a single tournament that year, a total of US$5 million, during The Internationals 2014 for competing in Dota2 and Hearthstone.

With only 76 major tournament participations so far, the future is definitely bright for the Newbee franchise and it’s a scary thought thinking about the amount of money they could make in a couple of years.

3. Fnatic

UK and US based Fnatic is a well known team in the e-sports ring, and for good reason. With over 590 tournaments under their belts, Fnatic has a well recorded history of winning major tournaments, especially with their Counterstrike, Dota 2 and League of Legends teams.

To-date, the group has raked in a total of US$7 million in tournament earnings, which is the third highest in history.

2. Wings Gaming

Founded in 2014 and hailing from China, Wings Gaming are the second richest, despite only being established as a professional team for two years. The group is famous for being one of the best Dota 2 e-sports teams on the planet.

However, they are best known for their haul at the Dota 2’s The International 2016 Tournament, where they famously won over US$9 million, which entered the Guinness World Record books for the most money ever won by gaming sport team. Well done, lads.

1. Evil Geniuses

It comes as no surprise that Evil Geniuses sits at the top of the pile, being one of the oldest and earliest e-sport teams to ever compete. Founded in 1999 and based in San Francisco, California, Evil Geniuses have amassed a total of US$15,237,242.29 in tournament earnings, the highest amount than any other team in history.

Evil Geniuses are no slouches either, being very prolific when it comes to tournament participation. They’ve entered a total of 621 tournaments in their history, and they’re known for their prowess in games like Dota 2, Starcraft 2 and Halo.

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DOTA 2 isn’t known for PVE, but it’s apparently coming. Any player who owns a 2017 Battle Pass for as low as $10 will get to play it. The pass grants access to a brand new two Act campaign.

The first act goes live at the end of the month, with the second becoming available sometime in July. The campaign promises story content and will be co-op for up to three other players to accompany you.

As part of Siltbreaker update, things are definitely looking interesting for the world renowned MOBA. In almost a Diablo-esque way, the campaign promises fun battles against monsters, traps and other lethal terrors.

And while a lot of folks will find it easy grabbing three other friends to join them, others aren’t as social. To help with that, the mode will include a group finder queue for the new content.

Because of the sheer unique contrast of the content on offer, I think a lot of players would spend the $10 to check it out. It’s a pretty good strategy Blizzard has got going on here. If it turns out to be a hit, expect to see more acts added to the campaign. This could turn out to be a Diablo mini game. What do you think?

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Valve Corp. decided to produce an episodic series, showing fans of the current top MOBA game, DOTA 2 about the lives of professional gamers. In episode 1, we observe the two teams, Evil Geniuses (EG), top contender and were once champions of The International and team Fnatic, an Asian team built based off their leader’s influence, Mushi. Mushi hails from Malaysia and was regarded as one of the best mid-lane players in the world.

This series shows how much communication matters between team, not just language diversity but the ability to initiate one as well. It also emphasizes on how hard it is to make it to the top and playing DOTA is not just a game, it’s the opportunity of a lifetime. Aside from the large money, the title of champions matters the most to them.

• Evil Geniuses: Artour the BabyRage’s breakthrough?

Having Peter “ppd” Dager, the captain of team EG and the superstar veteran player, Clinton “Fear” Loomis retire within the same timeframe, the team were utterly gutted. While Fear had stayed to become their coach, there was an empty hole that could not be filled. New members such as Zai and Cr1t joined the team, hoping to take the ropes and become their new leader. The one and only Twitched-streamer and long-time “memer” Artour Babaev or Arteezy had also returned to EG. Throughout the entire world, Artour was regarded as the best carry player but the man himself has never won The International (TI) and with his large fan base from streaming supporting him with some sarcasms imbued; he is anticipating to win it this year. Arteezy has jumped from team to team especially to Team Secret and EG mainly because he has a short temper and is difficult to play with, but that just means that his passion and hunger is much greater than others.

We also see many funny sides of EG besides the scrimmages and hardcore training. We see the boys waking up, half-naked, sore-eyed and exposing themselves. Hilarious jokes and probably insensitive ones were made, but who cares. We love it. Wonder boy, Suma1l singing Justin Bieber’s song, having his voice cracked in the car, Artour trying to dig some ice cream from Cr1t, Universe’s badminton skills and much more. While there is a lot of pressure, they certainly know how to release the tension.

• Fnatic: Will Mushi ever gain his rightful place?

In team Fnatic however, they started off by getting together in their headquarters, located in Mushi’s house. They had Ohaiyo, a regular player on EG, the infamous Jimmy “DeMoN” and two Phillipines player, Polo “Raven” and Nico “eyyou”. The boys enjoyed their first meeting going off on a holiday, cruising through the seas and riding around the woods.

However, they soon paid the price knowing that they should have prepared themselves to face the inevitable. Having different accents and terminology in DOTA, their teamwork was a mess and their play styles were all over the place. They were unfortunately eliminated from the qualifiers of the Boston Majors as per episode 2. Crushed to the ground, the members broke down as they realized how much they have slacked and how far behind they were. DeMoN and Mushi had their spat but eventually, Mushi stood down letting DeMoN draft for the final day. Each of them respected Mushi and idolized his “underdog-career” in the world of DOTA so much, that they wanted to support him into winning The International, starting with the Boston Majors.

Currently, Fnatic has been reduced again to Mushi and Ohaiyo with the other members leaving.

Although they had just formed their team and getting it together, the disappointment was overwhelming and each needed their own time to recuperate. Fans also supported the decision, acknowledging that this is the best and only way to go.

Cheers

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Defence of the Ancients, DOTA 2, one of the most, if not, the most successfully developed E-Sports multiplayer online battlefield arena (MOBA) game. What is DOTA 2, and what makes it so fun but difficult for millions?

Large hero pool

For MOBA games, it is expected for these games to have a large amount of heroes with different content. Think about all the hard work and difficult thought put into developing each hero. Each heroes have 4 skills, 3 normally attainable early game and 1 ultimate skill. Heroes are categorized to Agility, Strength and Intelligence, but not limited to their roles as the game heavily reflects on skills of the heroes and the items bought.

Even now, DOTA developers have announced another hero release by 2017 named Wukong the Monkey King. His abilities do resemble the Phantom Lancer but we will see how the developers play it out.

That also means that it is undeniably difficult for players to switch roles because different heroes are selected to counterpick another other heroes. To properly learn one hero takes days or weeks.

Large community

Till today, the community is growing so large that the prize pool of international competitions may range up to millions or ten millions. As of 2016, The International 2016 had reached an all time high of $20,770,460 prize pool. Admit it, you’re stunned!

Players from all around the world play by their own servers but may opt to choose playing in different servers just to get the feel of it.

Other events to partake would be cosplaying, art work, designing new skins for heroes and creation of new heroes. For some, it’s not just a game, it’s a way of life.

My personal interest in DOTA lies with the professional streamers such as SingSing (beaverknight) and Arteezy. These two streamers are by far, the funniest and most entertaining players around reaching up to 300,000+ subscribers on Twitch channel. They’re basically celebrities!

Ranked match making

This is where the controversy starts. The rank systems split into solo ranked matches and party ranked matches. Players get to play in either types and compete to the top.

Problem is, it is difficult. There are many players all over the world that are experiencing difficulty in connections as they play in cyber cafés and what not. This not only disrupt the gameplay but frustrates the other players. As DOTA is a team game, it is heavily depended on each individual to fulfil their roles

There are also troll players, those who have given up on ranked matches and just want to have fun. However, they do so by playing ranked matches and possibly picking the worst hero intentionally.

Hey, for millions of players, you would expect to meet some of those “kind”. My advice, bulk up and have fun.

Earning Money, YES YOU CAN!

Games were something you pay to play or to enjoy. However, now you get to earn money simply playing the game itself and other miscellaneous deeds.

• First, there is going professional. This is highly unlikely as more players grow better everyday by playing the game. Hence, it is not easy to just start playing and to hope for the best.
• Another method is by streaming. Sign up for streaming platforms, get a webcam, proper mic and you’re all set. However, it is difficult as more streamers appear nowadays and the best solution is by having a fan base.
• With the partnership with Steam, the market is open to all players. The market essentially harbours all of players good and its own driven economy. Players buy and sell items with special rates. By playing the game, you can earn items and sell them.
• Betting websites. Not illegal ones, but one approved by DOTA developers to allow players to “vote or support” for the teams competing. Players are given items equivalent to their rate and it follows a system of balancing out the “expected to win or lose” ratio.

Have fun!

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