We are just a few days into the second month of the year but some eSports players are already making the headlines. Players like Jesse Eckley and Clement Ivanov have found their way into the top 10 players in 2019 leaving out one of the all-time best Kuro Takhasomi out of the top 10. With the help of esportsearnings.com, we briefly profile the top 10 eSports players in 2019.
10. Kim, Do Hyun
Kim “Daengche” Do Hyun is a Player Unknown’s Battleground (PUBG) player who hails from the Republic of Korea. He is currently ranked 1211 in the highest overall earnings in the world and 216 in the highest overall earnings for players from Republic of Korea. He has a total prize money of $75, 950.00 from three tournaments.
Kim placed first in the 2019 Asia invitational tournament and as a result took home $62,500.00 as winners’ cash prize. That amount makes up for 82.29% of his total money won so far.
9. Lee, Jong Ho
Ninth on the list is Lee, Jong Ho who has the alternate ID Starlord. Starlord has so far earned a cash prize of $81,004.00 from 6 tournaments. He also hails from the Republic of Korea and is raned 1140 in the highest overall earnings in the world and 196 in highest overall earnings from players from Republic of Korea.
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The largest amount he has earned is the $62,500.00 he earned from the PUBG Asia invitational tournament in 2019. That figure amounts to 77.16% of his total prize money won.
8. Chung, Rak GwonChung “Hulk” Ra Gwon
Chung “Hulk” Ra Gwon also hails from the Republic of Korea and is placed 8th on top 10 players in 2019. Chung is ranked 1141 in the highest overall earnings in the world and 197 in the highest overall earnings for players from Republic of Korea.
His total earning so far is $81, 004.00 with 77.16% of that prize coming from the $62,500.00 he earned in the PUBG Asia Invitational tournament in 2019.
7. Jang, Hwan
Jang “Hwan2da” Hwan is a PUBG player and completes the list of four players from Actors Stars Red team including who Kim, Do Hyun, Lee, Jong Ho and Chung “Hulk” Ra Gwon who won the PUBG Asia Invitational tournament in 2019. He is also from Republic of Korea and is ranked 1097 in the highest overall earnings in the world and 185 for highest overall earnings in for players from Republic of Korea.
He has amassed $84, 247.38 from 9 competitions so far with the highest prize coming as a result of placing first in the PUBG Asia Invitational tournament in 2019.
6. Michael Jankowski
The sixth top player in 2019 is Michael Jankowski from Poland. He is a DOTA 2 player and has already earned $175,304.91 from 34 tournaments. He is ranked 554 in the highest overall earnings in the world and 13 highest overall earnings for players from Poland.
39.93% of his total earnings comes from what he earned as a result of placing first to win $70,000.00 in the Chongqing Major 2019.
5. Yazied Jaradat
Yazied Jaradat the DOTA 2 player is the 5th top eSports player in 2019 with $779,149.87. He ranks 87 in the highest overall earnings and 2 in the highest overall earnings for players from Jordan. The total prize money is as a result of competing in 39 tournaments. 29. 49% of his total prize money came from the International 2018 competition where he earned $229,789.00.
4. Yeik Nai
Zheng Yeik Nai ranks 58 in the highest overall earnings in the world and 1 in the highest overall earnings for players from Malaysia. He has so far earned $1,164,374.27 as total prize money from 42 tournaments. He has placed first in 12 tournaments, Runner-up in 3 tournaments and 3rd/Semis in 7 tournaments.
His highest earning came from The International 2016 competition where he placed 4th and earned $290, 786.40.
3. Ludwig Wahlberg
Swedish DOTA 2 player Ludwig Wahlberg is the third top eSports player in 2019 with $1,764,058.05 form 80 tournaments. He is ranked 28 in the highest overall earnings in the world and 2 in the highest overall earnings for players from Sweden.
He has an astonishing record of placing first in 31 of his 80 tournaments. His highest prize came in 2016 when he placed 3rd in the international 2016 competition in which he earned $436,179.60.
2. Clement Ivanov
28 year old Clement Ivanov from Estonia is second on the list with $2,103,245.82 from 106 tournaments. He is ranked 18 in the highest overall earnings in the world and 1 in the highest overall earnings for players form Estonia.
He has placed first in 45 of his 106 tournaments. His biggest prize came in in the international 2018 tournament where he earned $229,789.60 and represents 10.93% of his total prize money won so far.
1. Jesse Eckley
The player is ranked 1266 in the highest overall earnings in the world and 8 in the highest overall earnings for players from Australia. He is a Fortnite player and has so far earned $71,426.70 from just a single tournament. He is unsurprisingly the top player in 2019 as he placed first in the Australian Open 2019 – his first competition in the eSports industry.
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