After SKT received the Mid-Season Invitational versus G2 Esports earlier this week, the group’s mid laner Lee “Faker” Sang-hyeok grew to become the primary League of Legends participant to make over $1 million from profitable tournaments. Faker began enjoying professionally again in 2013 and has performed in 35 tournaments thus far.
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Reported by Dot Esports with figures sourced from Esports Earnings, Faker has earned a grand whole of $1,047,606.26, along with his highest earnings coming from SKT’s win on the 2016 League of Legends World Championships. Evening out his win throughout his 35 tournaments, Faker’s common takings from a event win has been round $30,000.
With SKT seeking to win the 2017 World Championships as effectively, Faker’s whole earnings are set to succeed in round $1.5 million by the tip of the 12 months. The subsequent highest earnings from League are Faker’s former teammate Bae “Bengi” Seong Ung at $810,683.00 after which SKT’s present help Lee “Wolf” Jae Wan at $785,528.41. SKT is unquestionably the group to hitch if you wish to be racking within the moolah enjoying League. Faker is simply 21, so he nonetheless has a couple of extra years to lift his lifetime earnings even greater.
However, Dota nonetheless reigns supreme as probably the most profitable esport on the market. The prime 5 esports earners are all Dota gamers, with 4 of them being members of the group that received The International again in 2015. Just from that single win, the gamers from Evil Geniuses made greater than Faker has in his profession thus far. No event has since matched the prize pool of the 2015 International, so it might be some time earlier than we see one other spherical of gamers being made sudden millionaires.
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