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nullmind
Profile Blog Joined April 2003
1303 Posts
February 09 2007 17:21 GMT
#1
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Korea's Won to Dollar is about 1:0.9 but for easier understanding I will just rounded out to 1:1. These
are just top 3 from each team.

Name, FULL income, contract

SK1T
Choi, Yunsung - $450,000 - 4.2005-3.2008
Park, Yongwook - $300,000 - 4.2005-3.2008
Park, Taemin - $300,000 - 4.2005-3.2008

KTF
Park, Jungsuk - $400,000 - 1.2005-12.2007
Hong, Jinho - $330,000 - 4.2004-3.2007
Kang, Min - $330,000 - 4.2004-3.2007

CJ
Seo, Jihoon - $150,000 - 4.2006-3.2007
Ma, Jaeyoon - $70,000 - 4.2006-3.2007

MBC Game
Park, SungJoon - $110,000 - 4.2006-3.2007
Park, Jiho - $40,000 - 4.2006-3.2007
Yum, Bosung - $20,000 - 4.2006-3.2007

Pantech
Lee, Yoonyeol - $600,000 - 8.2004-7.2007
Shim, Somyung - $90,000 - 8.2006-1.2008
Ahn. Kihyo - $60,000 - 8.2006-1.2008

Samsung
Byun, Eunjong - $70,000 - 1.2006-12.2006
Song, Byungkoo - $50,000 - 1.2006-12.2006
Lee, Changhoon - $46,000 - 1.2006-12.2006

LeCaf
Oh, Youngjong - $40,000 - 3.2006-2.2007
Kimg, SungKeon - $24,000 - 3.2006-2.2007
Choi, Karam - $20,000 - 3.2006-2.2007

Ongamenet
Cha, Jaewook - $40,000 - 6.2006-5.2007
Han, Dongwook - $36,000 - 6.2006-5.2007
Jeon, Taekyu - $18,000 - 6.2006-5.2007

Estro
Seo, Kisoo - $28,000 - 10.2006-9.2007
Cho, Yongsung - $24,000 - 10.2006-9.2007
Kim, Wonki - $24,000 - 10.2006-9.2007

Hanbit
Kim, Joonyoung - $23,000 - 4.2006-3.2007
Park, Daemahn - $18,000 - 4.2006-3.2007
Yoon, Yongtae - $6,000 - 4.2006-3.2007

STX (Sponsor contract)
nullmind
Profile Blog Joined April 2003
1303 Posts
February 09 2007 17:24 GMT
#2
I noticed CJ, MBC, LeCaf, Hanbit contracts are almost over while Samsung's contracts are over. Wonder if they arlready renewed the contracts or will try to join other teams.
WestOpIs-
Profile Joined January 2007
24 Posts
February 09 2007 17:25 GMT
#3
Thanks a lot !
ZZangZZerg
sOnagi[3.33]
Profile Joined November 2006
Korea (South)886 Posts
February 09 2007 17:27 GMT
#4
dood..NaDa's income is so sick. he would be in the top 0.01% of the american economy/work force.

600,000 dollars is no joke.

come to think of it though, the somewhat lesser known progamers here aren't earning as much...say compared to a teacher. i guess for the money, it isn't worth it to enter progaming, since it's one in so few that actually get to the top.
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Silverflame
Profile Joined August 2006
United States428 Posts
February 09 2007 17:30 GMT
#5
Well, none of the progamers really have to pay for rent or food anymore now that every team is sponsored. And it's not like they need to spend much money on consumables anyway, since they're practicing all day.

I'm surprised Savior's income is so low though.
FunFluffyBunny
Profile Blog Joined September 2004
Sweden1696 Posts
February 09 2007 17:42 GMT
#6
Rock is making way to much money
FirstProbe
Profile Joined June 2004
1206 Posts
February 09 2007 17:48 GMT
#7
is that 600k per year, or over the period of the contract?
rgfdxm
Profile Joined December 2006
United States239 Posts
Last Edited: 2007-02-09 17:53:06
February 09 2007 17:50 GMT
#8
For those like me who don't recognize most of the progamers by name, I've added their handles to nullmind's data:

SK1T
iloveoov, Choi Yunsung - $450,000 - 4.2005-3.2008
Kingdom, Park Yongwook - $300,000 - 4.2005-3.2008
GoRush, Park Taemin - $300,000 - 4.2005-3.2008

KTF
[Oops]Reach, Park Jungsuk - $400,000 - 1.2005-12.2007
YellOw, Hong Jinho - $330,000 - 4.2004-3.2007
Nal_rA, Kang Min - $330,000 - 4.2004-3.2007

CJ
XellOs, Seo Jihoon - $150,000 - 4.2006-3.2007
sAviOr, Ma Jaeyoon - $70,000 - 4.2006-3.2007

MBC Game
July, Park SungJoon - $110,000 - 4.2006-3.2007
PuSan[S.G], Park Jiho - $40,000 - 4.2006-3.2007
Sea.Shield , Yum Bosung - $20,000 - 4.2006-3.2007

Pantech
[ReD]NaDa, Lee Yoonyeol - $600,000 - 8.2004-7.2007
Silver, Shim Somyung - $90,000 - 8.2006-1.2008
TheROCK, Ahn Kihyo - $60,000 - 8.2006-1.2008

Samsung
JJu, Byun Eunjong - $70,000 - 1.2006-12.2006
Stork, Song Byungkoo - $50,000 - 1.2006-12.2006
ZergLee, Lee Changhoon - $46,000 - 1.2006-12.2006

LeCaf
AnyTime, Oh Youngjong - $40,000 - 3.2006-2.2007
Bright[z-zone], Kim SungKeon - $24,000 - 3.2006-2.2007
ShinHwA[Name], Choi Karam - $20,000 - 3.2006-2.2007

Ongamenet
ClouD, Cha Jaewook - $40,000 - 6.2006-5.2007
Casy[Alive], Han Dongwook - $36,000 - 6.2006-5.2007
ZeuS, Jeon Taekyu - $18,000 - 6.2006-5.2007

Estro
Tester[gm], Seo Kisoo - $28,000 - 10.2006-9.2007
Eliza, Cho Yongsung - $24,000 - 10.2006-9.2007
Cool[fOu], Kim Wonki - $24,000 - 10.2006-9.2007

Hanbit
GGPlay, Kim Joonyoung - $23,000 - 4.2006-3.2007
DaezanG[GnH], Park Daemahn - $18,000 - 4.2006-3.2007
Free[gm], Yoon Yongtae - $6,000 - 4.2006-3.2007

Names were found in http://teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=34086 (Pro Team Rosters) which is a year old, so some of the capitalization/clan tags may be a little out of date.
Musli
Profile Blog Joined February 2004
Poland5130 Posts
February 09 2007 18:00 GMT
#9
Free should get like 4x more ;-) or even 8x
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red.venom
Profile Joined October 2002
United States4651 Posts
February 09 2007 18:01 GMT
#10
On February 10 2007 02:48 FirstProbe wrote:
is that 600k per year, or over the period of the contract?


In all cases im pretty sure its the whole contract amount. So he makes 200k per year more accurately.
Broom
SuperJongMan
Profile Blog Joined March 2003
Jamaica11586 Posts
February 09 2007 18:02 GMT
#11
SKT1, KTF... sick.
POWER OVERWHELMING ! ! ! KRUU~ KRUU~
HungerForMore
Profile Joined September 2006
Afghanistan420 Posts
February 09 2007 18:06 GMT
#12
No wonder that Nada keeps being so motivated, with all that cash he get. It's just sick! Seriously, it's sick!

And free needs a huge raise. His PvZ is awesome, which isn't very common nowadays, I like him .
Savior 4 Life
IdiotWind
Profile Joined February 2007
Canada321 Posts
February 09 2007 18:07 GMT
#13
Does this mean if I payed city[fou] 30k a year he'd play me 1v1 constantly until i became amazing? If you are out there somewhere city... send me a resume
http://thelastgosu.blogspot.com/
PanoRaMa
Profile Blog Joined June 2003
United States5069 Posts
February 09 2007 18:14 GMT
#14
I like GoRush and all, but damn he's overpaid. Midas deserves his money.

A fun thing to note for most of the richer teams is that the more baller you are, the shittier you've been doing lately. I guess they pay them for their image now. I don't blame them though..I'd pay Reach 400k to just sit around my house ez.
Ryp
Profile Joined February 2007
31 Posts
February 09 2007 18:25 GMT
#15
Wow... sAviOr only 70k ?
He won vs so many good players, i was expecting at leat 200k for the 1st place kespa player.
red.venom
Profile Joined October 2002
United States4651 Posts
February 09 2007 18:29 GMT
#16
On February 10 2007 03:14 PanoRaMa wrote:
I like GoRush and all, but damn he's overpaid. Midas deserves his money.


Haha Midas wins a lot but he still doesnt take home top prize. I dont really think he is actually worth much more than GoRush: [ Maybe if he wins an MSL/OSL it would change
Broom
Butigroove
Profile Blog Joined October 2006
Seychelles2061 Posts
February 09 2007 18:30 GMT
#17
Savior is gettig payed ~1/3rd that Nada does.

I think once his contract is over he will be making much much more.
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Plexa
Profile Blog Joined October 2005
Aotearoa39261 Posts
Last Edited: 2007-02-09 18:36:20
February 09 2007 18:34 GMT
#18
On February 10 2007 02:50 rgfdxm wrote:
SK1T
iloveoov, Choi Yunsung - $450,000 - 4.2005-3.2008
Kingdom, Park Yongwook - $300,000 - 4.2005-3.2008
GoRush, Park Taemin - $300,000 - 4.2005-3.2008

KTF
[Oops]Reach, Park Jungsuk - $400,000 - 1.2005-12.2007
YellOw, Hong Jinho - $330,000 - 4.2004-3.2007
Nal_rA, Kang Min - $330,000 - 4.2004-3.2007

CJ
XellOs, Seo Jihoon - $150,000 - 4.2006-3.2007
sAviOr, Ma Jaeyoon - $70,000 - 4.2006-3.2007

MBC Game
July, Park SungJoon - $110,000 - 4.2006-3.2007
PuSan[S.G], Park Jiho - $40,000 - 4.2006-3.2007
Sea.Shield , Yum Bosung - $20,000 - 4.2006-3.2007

Pantech
[ReD]NaDa, Lee Yoonyeol - $600,000 - 8.2004-7.2007
Silver, Shim Somyung - $90,000 - 8.2006-1.2008
TheROCK, Ahn Kihyo - $60,000 - 8.2006-1.2008

Samsung
JJu, Byun Eunjong - $70,000 - 1.2006-12.2006
Stork, Song Byungkoo - $50,000 - 1.2006-12.2006
ZergLee, Lee Changhoon - $46,000 - 1.2006-12.2006

LeCaf
AnyTime, Oh Youngjong - $40,000 - 3.2006-2.2007
Bright[z-zone], Kim SungKeon - $24,000 - 3.2006-2.2007
ShinHwA[Name], Choi Karam - $20,000 - 3.2006-2.2007

Ongamenet
ClouD, Cha Jaewook - $40,000 - 6.2006-5.2007
Casy[Alive], Han Dongwook - $36,000 - 6.2006-5.2007
ZeuS, Jeon Taekyu - $18,000 - 6.2006-5.2007

Estro
Tester[gm], Seo Kisoo - $28,000 - 10.2006-9.2007
Eliza, Cho Yongsung - $24,000 - 10.2006-9.2007
Cool[fOu], Kim Wonki - $24,000 - 10.2006-9.2007

Hanbit
GGPlay, Kim Joonyoung - $23,000 - 4.2006-3.2007
DaezanG[GnH], Park Daemahn - $18,000 - 4.2006-3.2007
Free[gm], Yoon Yongtae - $6,000 - 4.2006-3.2007
bolded names are sooo underpaid;; except for reach and yellow and silver; who are way overpaid
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BrutalMenace
Profile Blog Joined July 2005
United States1237 Posts
February 09 2007 19:15 GMT
#19
lol i like how were criticizing how much the sponsors pay the progamers I say, Nada deserves what hes getting, so does oov, kang min, but i think anytime deserves like maybe 10 grand more or so. Savior obviously better be getting a big raise, and xellos is overpaid due to lack of participation in the big scene.
Cpt Obvious
Profile Blog Joined November 2006
Germany3073 Posts
February 09 2007 19:23 GMT
#20
On February 10 2007 03:25 Ryp wrote:
Wow... sAviOr only 70k ?
He won vs so many good players, i was expecting at leat 200k for the 1st place kespa player.


you all have to pay attention to how long the contracts last.
if you break it down to what a player gets per year, the numbers equal out at least a bit.

i can just hope money doesn't ruin the transfer polocies as much as in european/worldwide soccer.
but many thanks for the information nullmind. I believe this has been discussed/mentioned a lot of times, but nobody had the facts to prove anything :D

besides, does anyone know about how much the gaming industry makes from the starcraft pro scene? or how much the teams get from televisioning rights and the like? that would also be interesting, mostly because that would make the player salaries better comparable to the oerall cash-flow.
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nitram
Profile Blog Joined September 2004
Canada5412 Posts
February 09 2007 19:25 GMT
#21
i wonder how much they pay draco?
definetly under 10k
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iNsaNe-
Profile Joined January 2005
Finland5201 Posts
February 09 2007 19:36 GMT
#22
Do they have sponsor contracts after those? :S
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1tym
Profile Joined April 2005
Korea (South)2425 Posts
Last Edited: 2007-02-09 19:48:57
February 09 2007 19:44 GMT
#23
This is the sort of thread that encourages SC newbies to dream of becoming a progamer in Korea without any real talent... They only get to see the glorious side of the gaming scene and not see the dark side when in fact the less fortunate to fortunate ones ratio is like 20 : 1 ..

At least everyone mentioned in this thread gets 'paid'. Imagine all the semi progamers and practice partners that devotes their time to starcraft all day yet does not generate any income from it.
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snowbird
Profile Blog Joined October 2005
Germany2044 Posts
February 09 2007 19:45 GMT
#24
how does free survive with 6000$ a year?

even if you live for free and get 3 free meals a day, it's not really much. it's about the same i get, and i barely get around.

hm well ok he doesn't have much to spend money on i guess, and doesn't need to think about water, gas, electricity, internet fee, and that kind of stuff.
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Manifesto7
Profile Blog Joined November 2002
Osaka27149 Posts
February 09 2007 20:07 GMT
#25
remember there is prize money on top of this.
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SoMuchBetter
Profile Blog Joined April 2003
Australia10606 Posts
February 09 2007 20:10 GMT
#26
do they earn money for playing and winning, or qualifying for leagues? or only if they manage to get their paws on prize money?
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snowbird
Profile Blog Joined October 2005
Germany2044 Posts
Last Edited: 2007-02-09 20:21:45
February 09 2007 20:20 GMT
#27
On February 10 2007 05:07 Manifesto7 wrote:
remember there is prize money on top of this.


yeah
i heard somewhere that all (or most) of the prize money goes to the team.
if that is true, what does "goes to the team" mean? money is split evenly among the members? or money is used to buy stuff for the team like new furniture or whatever.

also i've been wondering if you also get money for reaching the semis or something like that, maybe a bonus?
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SuperJongMan
Profile Blog Joined March 2003
Jamaica11586 Posts
Last Edited: 2007-02-09 20:22:14
February 09 2007 20:22 GMT
#28
Naw, prize money is personal.
Only time I know otherwise was with GO/CJ and Xellos/ForU
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Hollow
Profile Blog Joined July 2005
Canada2180 Posts
February 09 2007 20:28 GMT
#29
On February 10 2007 03:30 Butigroove wrote:
Savior is gettig payed ~1/3rd that Nada does.

I think once his contract is over he will be making much much more.

nice maths
PanoRaMa
Profile Blog Joined June 2003
United States5069 Posts
Last Edited: 2007-02-09 20:37:08
February 09 2007 20:36 GMT
#30
On February 10 2007 05:28 Hollow wrote:
Show nested quote +
On February 10 2007 03:30 Butigroove wrote:
Savior is gettig payed ~1/3rd that Nada does.

I think once his contract is over he will be making much much more.

nice maths


He's right...NaDa makes 200k a year which is just a bit less than 3x 70k a year.

nice divisions :>
decafchicken
Profile Blog Joined January 2005
United States20019 Posts
February 09 2007 20:37 GMT
#31
haha savior's contract is over in 1 monthish.

he's going to get the godliest raise ever xD
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Gandalf
Profile Joined August 2004
Pakistan1905 Posts
February 09 2007 21:35 GMT
#32
Quite interesting. I knew some of those numbers but certainly not all of them.

Watch out for Savior to get a huge contract once his current one runs out.

Also, why is Free[gm] being treated like a bitch? 6000 over a year? Thats 500 a month. He could make more washing cars I think. Seriously, there has to be a "minimum wage" system for starcraft pros. I suspect it would be good for new comers, encouraging them more etc. Maybe around 20,000/year.
Storchen
Profile Joined September 2006
Sweden4385 Posts
February 09 2007 21:59 GMT
#33
So in March Savior might change team?!
Manifesto7
Profile Blog Joined November 2002
Osaka27149 Posts
February 09 2007 22:06 GMT
#34
Yeah, play for Team Rekrul.
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kazmic
Profile Joined February 2007
Korea (South)1 Post
February 09 2007 22:09 GMT
#35
Guys!!! I have to inform you.

The article says that the listed money is 'yeon bong' for the period of the contract.
which means 'the money you get over an year.' (So some of the incomes are way higher than you calculated)

and I think all of the prize money go to the individuals.
That's because I heard that recently, Nada's team had some conflicts with Nada demanding 20% of the prize money from him. (The prize money of ShinHan season 2)

Pressure
Profile Blog Joined October 2006
7326 Posts
February 09 2007 22:20 GMT
#36
HAHAAH SILVER MAKES MORE THAN SAVIOR
Storchen
Profile Joined September 2006
Sweden4385 Posts
Last Edited: 2007-02-09 22:34:12
February 09 2007 22:31 GMT
#37
On February 10 2007 07:20 Pressure wrote:
HAHAAH SILVER MAKES MORE THAN SAVIOR


no? If I understand everyone right Silvers contract runs over a 2 year period and Saviors only 1 year.
In that case savior earns 25k more then Silver.

edit: 10k
InsanitY
Profile Joined March 2003
Germany352 Posts
Last Edited: 2007-02-09 23:16:28
February 09 2007 23:15 GMT
#38
yellow's contract running out soon ... could be interesting if he'll get a new one at KTF ..
Pressure
Profile Blog Joined October 2006
7326 Posts
February 09 2007 23:27 GMT
#39
On February:31 Storchen wrote:
Show nested quote +
On February:20 Pressure wrote:
HAHAAH SILVER MAKES MORE THAN SAVIOR


no? If I understand everyone right Silvers contract runs over a 2 year period and Saviors only 1 year.
In that case savior earns 25k more then Silver.

edit: 10k

whoops, sorry
SonuvBob
Profile Blog Joined October 2006
Aiur21549 Posts
February 09 2007 23:33 GMT
#40
On February 10 2007 07:09 kazmic wrote:
Guys!!! I have to inform you.

The article says that the listed money is 'yeon bong' for the period of the contract.
which means 'the money you get over an year.' (So some of the incomes are way higher than you calculated)

and I think all of the prize money go to the individuals.
That's because I heard that recently, Nada's team had some conflicts with Nada demanding 20% of the prize money from him. (The prize money of ShinHan season 2)


Do you mean it's annual salary, not total over the course of the contract? Nada makes 600k per year?
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IdiotWind
Profile Joined February 2007
Canada321 Posts
February 09 2007 23:55 GMT
#41
On February 10 2007 06:35 Gandalf wrote:
Quite interesting. I knew some of those numbers but certainly not all of them.

Watch out for Savior to get a huge contract once his current one runs out.

Also, why is Free[gm] being treated like a bitch? 6000 over a year? Thats 500 a month. He could make more washing cars I think. Seriously, there has to be a "minimum wage" system for starcraft pros. I suspect it would be good for new comers, encouraging them more etc. Maybe around 20,000/year.


That would probably kill all progaming.
http://thelastgosu.blogspot.com/
QuietIdiot
Profile Blog Joined October 2005
7004 Posts
February 10 2007 00:00 GMT
#42
what the fuck where is midas's pay? -.-
Ryp
Profile Joined February 2007
31 Posts
Last Edited: 2007-02-10 00:13:09
February 10 2007 00:01 GMT
#43
This is the anual salary of the listed progamers per year and not the full contract.


SK1T
iloveoov, Choi Yunsung - $150,000
Kingdom, Park Yongwook - $100,000
GoRush, Park Taemin - $100,000


KTF
[Oops]Reach, Park Jungsuk - $133,000
YellOw, Hong Jinho - $110,000
Nal_rA, Kang Min - $110,000

CJ
XellOs, Seo Jihoon - $150,000
sAviOr, Ma Jaeyoon - $70,000

MBC Game
July, Park SungJoon - $110,000
PuSan[S.G], Park Jiho - $40,000
Sea.Shield , Yum Bosung - $20,000

Pantech
[ReD]NaDa, Lee Yoonyeol - $200,000
Silver, Shim Somyung - $60,000
TheROCK, Ahn Kihyo - $30,000

Samsung
JJu, Byun Eunjong - $70,000
Stork, Song Byungkoo - $50,000
ZergLee, Lee Changhoon - $46,000

LeCaf
AnyTime, Oh Youngjong - $40,000
Bright[z-zone], Kim SungKeon - $24,000
ShinHwA[Name], Choi Karam - $20,000

Ongamenet
ClouD, Cha Jaewook - $40,000
Casy[Alive], Han Dongwook - $36,000
ZeuS, Jeon Taekyu - $18,000

Estro
Tester[gm], Seo Kisoo - $28,000
Eliza, Cho Yongsung - $24,000
Cool[fOu], Kim Wonki - $24,000

Hanbit
GGPlay, Kim Joonyoung - $23,000
DaezanG[GnH], Park Daemahn - $18,000
Free[gm], Yoon Yongtae - $6,000

Now sAviOr's salary looks ok for the maestro.
Sorry if I made any mistakes, I made the list really fast

itemlock
Profile Joined January 2007
United States256 Posts
February 10 2007 00:03 GMT
#44
Well, one thing people have to realize is that the vast majority of gamers make a salary of $0 or close to it. The reason they can survive is because salary is counted separate from cost of living, which is usually provided by the teams. I don't believe players pay for rent or meals. That's why players with low salaries aren't really affected adversely by this.
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KizZBG
Profile Blog Joined November 2006
u gotta skate8152 Posts
February 10 2007 00:04 GMT
#45
Hanbit seem to be a bit underpaid.
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Dahlia...
Profile Joined September 2005
United States409 Posts
February 10 2007 00:07 GMT
#46
Where is STX?
SonuvBob
Profile Blog Joined October 2006
Aiur21549 Posts
February 10 2007 00:08 GMT
#47
On February 10 2007 09:01 Ryp wrote:
This is the anual salary of the listed progamers per year and not the full contract.

+ Show Spoiler +
SK1T
iloveoov, Choi Yunsung - $150,000
Kingdom, Park Yongwook - $100,000
GoRush, Park Taemin - $100,000


KTF
[Oops]Reach, Park Jungsuk - $200,000
YellOw, Hong Jinho - $110,000
Nal_rA, Kang Min - $110,000

CJ
XellOs, Seo Jihoon - $150,000
sAviOr, Ma Jaeyoon - $70,000

MBC Game
July, Park SungJoon - $110,000
PuSan[S.G], Park Jiho - $40,000
Sea.Shield , Yum Bosung - $20,000

Pantech
[ReD]NaDa, Lee Yoonyeol - $200,000
Silver, Shim Somyung - $45,000
TheROCK, Ahn Kihyo - $30,000

Samsung
JJu, Byun Eunjong - $70,000
Stork, Song Byungkoo - $50,000
ZergLee, Lee Changhoon - $46,000

LeCaf
AnyTime, Oh Youngjong - $40,000
Bright[z-zone], Kim SungKeon - $24,000
ShinHwA[Name], Choi Karam - $20,000

Ongamenet
ClouD, Cha Jaewook - $40,000
Casy[Alive], Han Dongwook - $36,000
ZeuS, Jeon Taekyu - $18,000

Estro
Tester[gm], Seo Kisoo - $28,000
Eliza, Cho Yongsung - $24,000
Cool[fOu], Kim Wonki - $24,000

Hanbit
GGPlay, Kim Joonyoung - $23,000
DaezanG[GnH], Park Daemahn - $18,000
Free[gm], Yoon Yongtae - $6,000

Now sAviOr's salary looks ok for the maestro.
Sorry if I made any mistakes.


Reach's was 3 years, so 133k, Silver's was 18 months, so 60k.
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FlameD[TOp]
Profile Blog Joined July 2006
Canada247 Posts
February 10 2007 00:11 GMT
#48
Thats all they make? No wonder Paul didn't pursue being a progamer
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Profile Blog Joined July 2006
United States888 Posts
February 10 2007 00:20 GMT
#49
Lee, Yoonyeol - $600,000 - 8.2004-7.2007

bastard i hate him....lol
And I find it kind of funny, I find it kind of sad, The dreams in which I'm dying are the best I've ever had.
XIII
Profile Joined September 2005
483 Posts
February 10 2007 02:12 GMT
#50
why is cloud getting so much?
and what does i have to understand about that stx sponsor contract?
snowbird
Profile Blog Joined October 2005
Germany2044 Posts
February 10 2007 03:02 GMT
#51
On February 10 2007 09:11 FlameD[TOp] wrote:
Thats all they make? No wonder Paul didn't pursue being a progamer


it's obviously not a job you do for the money
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Ryp
Profile Joined February 2007
31 Posts
February 10 2007 03:12 GMT
#52
On February 10 2007 12:02 snowbird wrote:
Show nested quote +
On February 10 2007 09:11 FlameD[TOp] wrote:
Thats all they make? No wonder Paul didn't pursue being a progamer


it's obviously not a job you do for the money


They do it for the girls... So many girls screaming after those sexy zerglings
Wasabi
Profile Blog Joined August 2006
United States3085 Posts
February 10 2007 03:12 GMT
#53
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Art_of_Kill
Profile Joined September 2003
Zaire1232 Posts
February 10 2007 03:18 GMT
#54
most interesting salary would be, to know how much draco is getting :/
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exihea
Profile Joined November 2006
United States413 Posts
February 10 2007 03:19 GMT
#55
On February 10 2007 12:18 Art_of_Kill wrote:
most interesting salary would be, to know how much draco is getting :/

$500? maybe lower
Hydrolisko
Profile Blog Joined May 2004
Vanuatu1659 Posts
February 10 2007 03:20 GMT
#56
You guys are hella misinterpreting their salaries. That's basically allowance for them, housing and food is taken care of. Imagine how your salary would be like if you didnt have to take care of food, housing or transportation. A lotta pro gamers/amateurs dont even make a salary, but they get hella perked just because they get free housing and free food. That's a big salary in itself.
Cpt Obvious
Profile Blog Joined November 2006
Germany3073 Posts
Last Edited: 2007-02-10 03:53:27
February 10 2007 03:25 GMT
#57
i felt bored and did a sorted list from rich nada to poor free[gm]:
(i used Ryp's list)


1. [ReD]NaDa, Lee Yoonyeol - $200,000
2. iloveoov, Choi Yunsung - $150,000
2. XellOs, Seo Jihoon - $150,000
4. [Oops]Reach, Park Jungsuk - $133,000
5. YellOw, Hong Jinho - $110,000
5. Nal_rA, Kang Min - $110,000
5. July, Park SungJoon - $110,000
8. Kingdom, Park Yongwook - $100,000
8. GoRush, Park Taemin - $100,000
10. sAviOr, Ma Jaeyoon - $70,000
10. JJu, Byun Eunjong - $70,000
12. Silver, Shim Somyung - $60,000
13. Stork, Song Byungkoo - $50,000
14. ZergLee, Lee Changhoon - $46,000
15. PuSan[S.G], Park Jiho - $40,000
15. AnyTime, Oh Youngjong - $40,000
15. ClouD, Cha Jaewook - $40,000
18. Casy[Alive], Han Dongwook - $36,000
19. TheROCK, Ahn Kihyo - $30,000
20. Tester[gm], Seo Kisoo - $28,000
21. Bright[z-zone], Kim SungKeon - $24,000
21. Eliza, Cho Yongsung - $24,000
21. Cool[fOu], Kim Wonki - $24,000
24. GGPlay, Kim Joonyoung - $23,000
25. Sea.Shield , Yum Bosung - $20,000
25. ShinHwA[Name], Choi Karam - $20,000
27. ZeuS, Jeon Taekyu - $18,000
27. DaezanG[GnH], Park Daemahn - $18,000
29. Free[gm], Yoon Yongtae - $6,000

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damn i couldn't get excel to show all the names, but you get the point.
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miNi
Profile Blog Joined October 2005
Korea (South)2010 Posts
Last Edited: 2007-02-10 03:29:41
February 10 2007 03:29 GMT
#58
Every appearance these guys make on TV, they get a payment. Every tournament they get into, they get a payment. Meetings with fans, making videos, photo shoots, etc

Lots of things to consider.

EDIT: Also, some progamers teach Starcraft at some university in Korea
FlameD[TOp]
Profile Blog Joined July 2006
Canada247 Posts
February 10 2007 04:18 GMT
#59
I mean once you're retired how do you get a job and make money, Paul has a job now, he was someone who if he put the time in could have been pro
pubbanana
Profile Blog Joined June 2005
United States3063 Posts
February 10 2007 04:45 GMT
#60
On February 10 2007 13:18 FlameD[TOp] wrote:
I mean once you're retired how do you get a job and make money, Paul has a job now, he was someone who if he put the time in could have been pro


If they can hold down a job like this, then they can easily go out and find a job in some other field of work. Believe it or not, this a hard fucking thing to do for a living. And they can also (very easily) get a job within the e-Sports industry if they wanted to. Then there's the fact that they're apart of an industry where everyone from the players themselves to the camera crew and lighting guys are all basically friends with one another. I'm sure if they ever needed any kind of job recommendation, they can go to one of the contacts they have through this line of work.
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bine
Profile Blog Joined April 2005
United States2352 Posts
February 10 2007 04:51 GMT
#61
saviors new contract better be HUGE.
Army
Profile Joined July 2006
Denmark5 Posts
Last Edited: 2007-02-10 05:43:30
February 10 2007 05:43 GMT
#62
I took the liberty to make a more detailed list on the MYM page
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Profile Blog Joined January 2006
39489 Posts
February 10 2007 06:02 GMT
#63
oh my god free
he needs a raise even more than savior. PJ and LX were making more than him
Person514cs
Profile Blog Joined September 2004
1004 Posts
Last Edited: 2007-02-10 06:48:34
February 10 2007 06:45 GMT
#64
I wish they will give out bigger prize money, cause it's alot work for that money. I say a few hundred thousand it's not that much for first, then a bit less for second and third and so on. And they should also make the games longer more BO5 and BO7 s. This way the better players will have more chance to present them self.
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Profile Blog Joined October 2006
Canada6683 Posts
Last Edited: 2007-02-10 06:54:23
February 10 2007 06:53 GMT
#65
On February 10 2007 15:45 Person514cs wrote:
I wish they will give out bigger prize money, cause it's alot work for that money. I say a few hundred thousand it's not that much for first, then a bit less for second and third and so on. And they should also make the games longer more BO5 and BO7 s. This way the better players will have more chance to present them self.

Well, everyone gets paid however much people are willing to pay them. It's just the way the entertainment business works. Plus, if they make more BO5 and BO7 matches, the players will suffer because they won't have enough time to practice and prepare strategies. It might be more entertaining sometimes but it will also create some really boring games -- either one-sided rapes (with Savior on one side -- I'm sure everyone knows which) or really drawn-out defensive games.

Basically it makes it harder on the players and on the viewers. Best to keep the majority of the games out of 1 or 3.
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useLess
Profile Blog Joined January 2004
United States4781 Posts
February 10 2007 07:04 GMT
#66
Yeah, as much as I love Reach, hes being overpaid; seems like I havent seen him around often over the past year.
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nullmind
Profile Blog Joined April 2003
1303 Posts
February 10 2007 07:15 GMT
#67
On February 10 2007 16:04 useless wrote:
Yeah, as much as I love Reach, hes being overpaid; seems like I havent seen him around often over the past year.


It's because KTF made a huge mistake of making the contract 3 years. Back in 2004-2005 when the top 3 paid KTF members joined, they were at the top. You can see other teams don't make that kind of mistake by doing only 1 year contracts.
poppa
Profile Joined December 2005
United States329 Posts
February 10 2007 08:53 GMT
#68
Free[gm], Yoon Yongtae - $6,000 - 4.2006-3.2007

... how does he live...
Wasabi
Profile Blog Joined August 2006
United States3085 Posts
February 10 2007 09:00 GMT
#69
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XCetron
Profile Joined November 2006
5226 Posts
February 10 2007 09:04 GMT
#70
BoxeR working for free with his team since hes required to be in the airforce anyway right?

If hes working for free then I say the S Korean Gov wins.
Highways
Profile Joined July 2005
Australia6103 Posts
February 10 2007 09:07 GMT
#71
KTF are overpaid bigtime, except for Nal_rA
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EGLzGaMeR
Profile Blog Joined February 2007
United States1867 Posts
February 10 2007 09:20 GMT
#72
Geez.. Nada's income is so sick 600,000?!! thats crazy.. but i wonder what savior's income will be soon after he dominates yet another starleague / mbc game tournament ^_^ maybe he will be the first million$ starcraft gamer:D
RawkusTk
Profile Joined February 2007
Korea (South)28 Posts
February 10 2007 09:27 GMT
#73
Seo Ji Hoon's income is SOOOOOO overpaid


he sux
Red[Nada] 4eva!
comabreaded
Profile Blog Joined July 2003
United States2166 Posts
February 10 2007 09:33 GMT
#74
leave xellos alone =(
I put the fu in fun
RawkusTk
Profile Joined February 2007
Korea (South)28 Posts
February 10 2007 09:39 GMT
#75
sry but, he can't even come up to league any more

CJ can't cut him off though,, cuz he was loyal to Entus when there was no sponsor. mayb he desrved it for staying but I think next contradct, he's salary gonna decrease significantly
Red[Nada] 4eva!
Wasabi
Profile Blog Joined August 2006
United States3085 Posts
February 10 2007 09:39 GMT
#76
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RawkusTk
Profile Joined February 2007
Korea (South)28 Posts
February 10 2007 09:41 GMT
#77
well Korean army gets paid 20dollars a week or sumthing like dat..
Red[Nada] 4eva!
Wasabi
Profile Blog Joined August 2006
United States3085 Posts
February 10 2007 10:07 GMT
#78
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XCetron
Profile Joined November 2006
5226 Posts
February 10 2007 10:14 GMT
#79
So if the S Korean Gov wants a team of their own they just conscript the progamers they want, best team ever.

"Play sc and get better or we''ll send you into actual combat"

Thatd motivate anyone.
itemlock
Profile Joined January 2007
United States256 Posts
February 10 2007 11:54 GMT
#80
On February 10 2007 18:27 RawkusTk wrote:
Seo Ji Hoon's income is SOOOOOO overpaid


he sux


If you think about all he's really been through with his team, he very well deserves every bit of it...
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Last Romantic
Profile Blog Joined June 2006
United States20661 Posts
February 10 2007 12:02 GMT
#81
You may say XellOs, Reach, YellOw, etc are overpaid [old giants who are slumping like crazy now] but remember that even if their skill isn't competitive anymore, they are still as good looking as they used to be. They're not paid to win the game. They're paid to sell products for whatever company sponsors them. YellOw and Reach can still sell KTF cellphones easily, because their fanclubs are still die hard loyal and buy KTF stuff.

KTF can easily shell out a couple hundred thousand a year for each of their progamers since they easily get it back through the marketing those progamers give. KTF itself said that it thinks it has profited at least 10fold by making their MagicN's team, even after creating Magic Camp and paying salaries and everything.
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infinity21 *
Profile Blog Joined October 2006
Canada6683 Posts
February 10 2007 12:05 GMT
#82
On February 10 2007 20:54 itemlock wrote:
Show nested quote +
On February 10 2007 18:27 RawkusTk wrote:
Seo Ji Hoon's income is SOOOOOO overpaid


he sux


If you think about all he's really been through with his team, he very well deserves every bit of it...

Though I agree it is slightly overpaid, I think he deserves it.
The loyalty he's shown from the G.O. days AND his great Ace-match record makes him worthy of his salary.
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thedeadhaji *
Profile Blog Joined January 2006
39489 Posts
February 10 2007 12:08 GMT
#83
On February 10 2007 18:39 RawkusTk wrote:
sry but, he can't even come up to league any more


+___+ was it just me, or was xellos just in MSL...
TT1_banned
Profile Joined March 2006
Canada1206 Posts
February 11 2007 02:33 GMT
#84
wow nada rofl
ToKoreaWithLove
Profile Blog Joined September 2002
Norway10161 Posts
February 11 2007 02:58 GMT
#85
Wonder if Yellow will get a new contract
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Last Romantic
Profile Blog Joined June 2006
United States20661 Posts
February 11 2007 03:00 GMT
#86
On February 11 2007 11:58 ToKoreaWithLove wrote:
Wonder if Yellow will get a new contract


he better

or I will throw a huge fit.
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spammerA
Profile Joined July 2006
China355 Posts
February 11 2007 03:17 GMT
#87
On February 11 2007 11:58 ToKoreaWithLove wrote:
Wonder if Yellow will get a new contract


I think this will be an easy one.

On February 10 2007 21:02 Last Romantic wrote:
You may say XellOs, Reach, YellOw, etc are overpaid [old giants who are slumping like crazy now] but remember that even if their skill isn't competitive anymore, they are still as good looking as they used to be. They're not paid to win the game. They're paid to sell products for whatever company sponsors them. YellOw and Reach can still sell KTF cellphones easily, because their fanclubs are still die hard loyal and buy KTF stuff.

KTF can easily shell out a couple hundred thousand a year for each of their progamers since they easily get it back through the marketing those progamers give. KTF itself said that it thinks it has profited at least 10fold by making their MagicN's team, even after creating Magic Camp and paying salaries and everything.
d4d
Profile Blog Joined June 2004
Switzerland1066 Posts
March 02 2007 19:54 GMT
#88
On February 10 2007 12:25 Cpt Obvious wrote:
i felt bored and did a sorted list from rich nada to poor free[gm]:
(i used Ryp's list)


1. [ReD]NaDa, Lee Yoonyeol - $200,000
2. iloveoov, Choi Yunsung - $150,000
2. XellOs, Seo Jihoon - $150,000
4. [Oops]Reach, Park Jungsuk - $133,000
5. YellOw, Hong Jinho - $110,000
5. Nal_rA, Kang Min - $110,000
5. July, Park SungJoon - $110,000
8. Kingdom, Park Yongwook - $100,000
8. GoRush, Park Taemin - $100,000
10. sAviOr, Ma Jaeyoon - $70,000
10. JJu, Byun Eunjong - $70,000
12. Silver, Shim Somyung - $60,000
13. Stork, Song Byungkoo - $50,000
14. ZergLee, Lee Changhoon - $46,000
15. PuSan[S.G], Park Jiho - $40,000
15. AnyTime, Oh Youngjong - $40,000
15. ClouD, Cha Jaewook - $40,000
18. Casy[Alive], Han Dongwook - $36,000
19. TheROCK, Ahn Kihyo - $30,000
20. Tester[gm], Seo Kisoo - $28,000
21. Bright[z-zone], Kim SungKeon - $24,000
21. Eliza, Cho Yongsung - $24,000
21. Cool[fOu], Kim Wonki - $24,000
24. GGPlay, Kim Joonyoung - $23,000
25. Sea.Shield , Yum Bosung - $20,000
25. ShinHwA[Name], Choi Karam - $20,000
27. ZeuS, Jeon Taekyu - $18,000
27. DaezanG[GnH], Park Daemahn - $18,000
29. Free[gm], Yoon Yongtae - $6,000

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damn i couldn't get excel to show all the names, but you get the point.


I am bumping this...

?. Bisu[Shield], Kim Taek Yong - $??'???

How much does he earn right now?
How much is he worth in the light of today's event?
At what rank will he enter the list?
When does his initial contract ends?

A reminder of his teammate top 3:
On February 10 2007 09:01 Ryp wrote:
This is the anual salary of the listed progamers per year and not the full contract.
(...)
MBC Game
July, Park SungJoon - $110,000
PuSan[S.G], Park Jiho - $40,000
Sea.Shield , Yum Bosung - $20,000
(...)


He was unleashed today...
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muramasa
Profile Joined March 2005
Canada1299 Posts
Last Edited: 2007-03-02 20:07:43
March 02 2007 20:06 GMT
#89
On February 10 2007 20:54 itemlock wrote:
Show nested quote +
On February 10 2007 18:27 RawkusTk wrote:
Seo Ji Hoon's income is SOOOOOO overpaid


he sux


If you think about all he's really been through with his team, he very well deserves every bit of it...

This is the truth. He could have jumped ship like all the other G.O. players who hit it big (GoRush, rA) etc. and signed a fat contract. Instead, he stuck with his team, which is probably the only reason G.O didn't go broke before they managed to find a sponsor.
Hong Jin Ho. Nevar forget.
OSM.OneManArmy
Profile Joined April 2011
United States509 Posts
June 03 2011 06:07 GMT
#90
Hey guys, so i'm doing a research project for English on the competitive scene, and i'm wondering if you have a link to maybe a really credible source for these salaries, like KesPa, that has this Data too!
If the Data was found over many many websites, I'll just use the MYM article for my data. But if you guys did use a direct source for this information, please share!! Thanks!! ^^ =]
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shinjin
Profile Joined January 2010
United States398 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-06-03 06:25:06
June 03 2011 06:24 GMT
#91
stork 50,000? what the jesus fuck?

edit: omfg, just realize how neco'd this post was LOL jk.
give it one more try because the best things in life dont come free.
Funnytoss
Profile Blog Joined August 2007
Taiwan1471 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-06-03 06:26:01
June 03 2011 06:25 GMT
#92
On June 03 2011 15:24 shinjin wrote:
stork 50,000? what the jesus fuck?

edit: omfg, just realize how neco'd this post was LOL jk.


You *do* realize how old that graph is...

EDIT: oh, it appears you just noticed
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bokchoi
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
Korea (South)9498 Posts
June 03 2011 06:27 GMT
#93
On June 03 2011 15:24 shinjin wrote:
stork 50,000? what the jesus fuck?

edit: omfg, just realize how neco'd this post was LOL jk.


You realize this was back in '07 right? long before TaekBangLeeSsang's domination and Stork's OSL gold. Stork probably makes at least 100k but more likely between 150-200k/year easy now.
Requisition
Profile Joined April 2010
United States97 Posts
June 03 2011 08:24 GMT
#94
Anyone have any updated numbers? I'd love to see what they make now, as well as players like Flash and Jaedong.
ShadeR
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
Australia7535 Posts
June 03 2011 08:34 GMT
#95
It's said that Samsung is pretty stingy in terms of progamer salary.
RaLakedaimon
Profile Joined August 2010
United States1564 Posts
June 03 2011 08:44 GMT
#96
I was reading post by post for 3 pages before I even looked at a date omg lol. Would love to see what the current salary numbers are, to see maybe even where some of the top players over the years until now slowly widdled down and others shot up would be a fun read.
Batibot
Profile Blog Joined August 2008
Philippines348 Posts
June 03 2011 09:02 GMT
#97
Maybe, that's why savior proceeded to earn money thru match-fixing because his earnings are lower than that of July's.
Jaedong has to be a Bonjwa. Tired of of rooting for July.
LunarDestiny
Profile Blog Joined August 2008
United States4177 Posts
June 03 2011 09:12 GMT
#98
If Savior was paid more... say NADA's OMG wage, he won't risk his career for earning the extra buck.
sharky246
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
1197 Posts
June 03 2011 09:39 GMT
#99
Wow savior so underpaid despite his achievement, abit of injustice by his team. Well i guess that explains the matchfixing
On January 03 2011 13:14 IdrA wrote: being high on the ladder doesnt get you any closer to your goal. Avoiding practice to protect your rating is absurd. If you want to be good go play 40 games a day and stop thinking about becoming a pro.
ii.blitzkrieg
Profile Joined November 2006
Canada1122 Posts
June 03 2011 09:49 GMT
#100
Savior was still under his old contract at this point and it got raised to 140k/year later in 2007 or maybe 2008 iirc.
iloveoov / Flash / Fantasy / Midas / Boxer -BW forever
RaLakedaimon
Profile Joined August 2010
United States1564 Posts
June 03 2011 09:57 GMT
#101
I wonder how much Savior made from doing what he did, it'd be interesting to see the numbers just to know if it was "worth it" even at the time. Judging those old numbers though idk maybe the fame can add to the salary a bit since he'd be able to train others and dare I say it "switch" to SC2 and win all those tournaments.
GTR
Profile Blog Joined September 2004
51449 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-06-03 10:13:17
June 03 2011 10:12 GMT
#102
i think he just gave up after recognising he couldn't keep up with tbls.
if anyone remembers, savior was a lavish spender of money. i guess greed got the better of him.

either way, i don't want this to turn into a savior speculating thread, so please leave it here.
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PUPATREE
Profile Joined August 2009
340 Posts
June 03 2011 10:14 GMT
#103
really interesting to these now hahah
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structuralinertia
Profile Joined June 2009
Australia1426 Posts
June 03 2011 10:23 GMT
#104
On June 03 2011 17:34 ShadeR wrote:
It's said that Samsung is pretty stingy in terms of progamer salary.

they did give them free galaxy tabs though... that's all Stork seemed to care about for a while haha
ShadeR
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
Australia7535 Posts
June 03 2011 10:31 GMT
#105
On June 03 2011 19:23 structuralinertia wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 03 2011 17:34 ShadeR wrote:
It's said that Samsung is pretty stingy in terms of progamer salary.

they did give them free galaxy tabs though... that's all Stork seemed to care about for a while haha

A drop in the water compared to entire salaries lol. January quit her job so that Stork and Jangbi could maintain salary.
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