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FliedLice
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Germany7494 Posts
February 03 2011 19:57 GMT
#41
On February 04 2011 04:38 Djzapz wrote:
ESL has a tendency not to pay the winners so I don't know that it should be included.


Explain please?
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godemperor
Profile Joined October 2010
Belgium2043 Posts
February 03 2011 19:59 GMT
#42
On February 04 2011 04:57 FliedLice wrote:
Show nested quote +
On February 04 2011 04:38 Djzapz wrote:
ESL has a tendency not to pay the winners so I don't know that it should be included.


Explain please?

I think there was a thread in which both QXC and Huk said that they still havnt been paid. let me look for it.
ptbl
Profile Joined January 2011
United States6074 Posts
February 03 2011 20:00 GMT
#43
On February 04 2011 04:59 godemperor wrote:
Show nested quote +
On February 04 2011 04:57 FliedLice wrote:
On February 04 2011 04:38 Djzapz wrote:
ESL has a tendency not to pay the winners so I don't know that it should be included.


Explain please?

I think there was a thread in which both QXC and Huk said that they still havnt been paid. let me look for it.


Here http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=189583&currentpage=4#76
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zere
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
Germany1287 Posts
February 03 2011 20:00 GMT
#44
On February 04 2011 04:57 FliedLice wrote:
Show nested quote +
On February 04 2011 04:38 Djzapz wrote:
ESL has a tendency not to pay the winners so I don't know that it should be included.


Explain please?


Forsti hasnt gotten anything for his Friday Night Game appearance, Qxc hasnt gotten anything for IEM NA, Huk hasnt gotten anything for IEM Cologne (which was more than 6 months ago now), and I heard several Viking Cup winners stating they haven't gotten anything yet.
That's at least what I heard about
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FliedLice
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Germany7494 Posts
February 03 2011 20:06 GMT
#45
Hm, that actually is pretty... Meh?

Would be interesting to hear a comment on that by some ESL official.
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FiWiFaKi
Profile Blog Joined February 2009
Canada9859 Posts
February 03 2011 20:09 GMT
#46
On February 04 2011 04:52 godemperor wrote:
Im not too informed with BW (I kind of stopped paying attention to it after about 2004), but how do these prize pool compared to OSL and MSL.


Prize for OSL/MSL is about 28,000 dollars. However it's important to not forget that they have contracts. Players like Flash make about 150k a year, plus everything else they win.
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Chill
Profile Blog Joined January 2005
Calgary25993 Posts
February 03 2011 20:11 GMT
#47
Whoa, interesting. The disparity between GSL Code S and Code A is pretty lol I always wondered why good people didn't drop down to Code A and then rape. Now I have my answer.
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Woony
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
Germany6657 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-02-03 20:13:57
February 03 2011 20:12 GMT
#48
Pricemoney has always been an unstable thing in E-Sports. It's not just ESL. There are teams still waiting for their CPL or ESWC pricemoney and stuff from years ago.

Oh and pricemoney getting at least months delayed is pretty much the norm I'd say.
krazymunky
Profile Joined June 2008
United States727 Posts
February 03 2011 20:12 GMT
#49
On February 04 2011 03:26 ptbl wrote:
If you want to know the top prize money earners in Starcraft 2, then check out http://ehcg.djgamblore.com. hat-tip to ehcg


is there a way to rank the earnings by team?
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ptbl
Profile Joined January 2011
United States6074 Posts
February 03 2011 20:18 GMT
#50
On February 04 2011 05:11 Chill wrote:
Whoa, interesting. The disparity between GSL Code S and Code A is pretty lol I always wondered why good people didn't drop down to Code A and then rape. Now I have my answer.


Once you're in Code S, you're pretty much in the money. The hard part is getting there .
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salle
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
Sweden5554 Posts
February 03 2011 20:18 GMT
#51
Some minor corrections for this.
Code S 50 + 20 + 5x2 + 3x4 + 2x8 + 1.5x16 comes out to 132 (Million won) x7 = 924 M Won
GSTL there are 6 of these for 2011, so 15 Million won x6 = 90 M WOn

So for the whole GSL 2011 Tour there's a price pool of 1 567 000 000 Won, or 1 407 166 U.S. dollars, according to Google just now.
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ptbl
Profile Joined January 2011
United States6074 Posts
February 03 2011 20:18 GMT
#52
On February 04 2011 05:12 krazymunky wrote:
Show nested quote +
On February 04 2011 03:26 ptbl wrote:
If you want to know the top prize money earners in Starcraft 2, then check out http://ehcg.djgamblore.com. hat-tip to ehcg


is there a way to rank the earnings by team?


Hopefully, ehcg will be able to answer that. Though, I think he said he's fiddling around with the site to make it user friendly.
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Chill
Profile Blog Joined January 2005
Calgary25993 Posts
February 03 2011 20:19 GMT
#53
On February 04 2011 05:18 ptbl wrote:
Show nested quote +
On February 04 2011 05:11 Chill wrote:
Whoa, interesting. The disparity between GSL Code S and Code A is pretty lol I always wondered why good people didn't drop down to Code A and then rape. Now I have my answer.


Once you're in Code S, you're pretty much in the money. The hard part is getting there .

Yea I didn't know that. I assumed winning Code A would be like 10% of winning Code S. Apparently not the case!
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ptbl
Profile Joined January 2011
United States6074 Posts
February 03 2011 20:23 GMT
#54
On February 04 2011 05:18 salle wrote:
Some minor corrections for this.
Code S 50 + 20 + 5x2 + 3x4 + 2x8 + 1.5x16 comes out to 132 (Million won) x7 = 924 M Won
GSTL there are 6 of these for 2011, so 15 Million won x6 = 90 M WOn

So for the whole GSL 2011 Tour there's a price pool of 1 567 000 000 Won, or 1 407 166 U.S. dollars, according to Google just now.


Thanks man. K, going to fix the Code S calc. Are you sure there are 6 GSTLs?
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ehcg
Profile Blog Joined August 2008
Canada41 Posts
February 03 2011 20:30 GMT
#55
On February 04 2011 05:12 krazymunky wrote:


is there a way to rank the earnings by team?


Although I haven't made a page for it yet, I can give you a little preview.

NOTE: I don't think I have all players clans accurately reflected yet so it's probably not too accurate.

148476 IM
138409 oGs
134029 TSL
90344 Prime
41913 ST
39977 Liquid
36905 mouz
36600 Dignitas
33308 Fnatic
30951 NSP
27390 ZeNEX
25071 EG
18740 Duck
16715 fOu
14264 SlayerS
12949 Rox.KIS
12795 ROOT
12100 WE
8873 aTn
5975 aAa
5225 FXO
4900 mTw
4620 ESC
4353 MYM
3975 LG
3830 RAGE
2430 Empire
1926 FOX
arterian
Profile Joined September 2010
Canada1157 Posts
February 03 2011 20:34 GMT
#56
50k for MLG national championship is huge, glad to see it
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salle
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
Sweden5554 Posts
February 03 2011 20:39 GMT
#57
On February 04 2011 05:23 ptbl wrote:
Show nested quote +
On February 04 2011 05:18 salle wrote:
Some minor corrections for this.
Code S 50 + 20 + 5x2 + 3x4 + 2x8 + 1.5x16 comes out to 132 (Million won) x7 = 924 M Won
GSTL there are 6 of these for 2011, so 15 Million won x6 = 90 M WOn

So for the whole GSL 2011 Tour there's a price pool of 1 567 000 000 Won, or 1 407 166 U.S. dollars, according to Google just now.


Thanks man. K, going to fix the Code S calc. Are you sure there are 6 GSTLs?

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ptbl
Profile Joined January 2011
United States6074 Posts
February 03 2011 20:41 GMT
#58
On February 04 2011 05:39 salle wrote:
Show nested quote +
On February 04 2011 05:23 ptbl wrote:
On February 04 2011 05:18 salle wrote:
Some minor corrections for this.
Code S 50 + 20 + 5x2 + 3x4 + 2x8 + 1.5x16 comes out to 132 (Million won) x7 = 924 M Won
GSTL there are 6 of these for 2011, so 15 Million won x6 = 90 M WOn

So for the whole GSL 2011 Tour there's a price pool of 1 567 000 000 Won, or 1 407 166 U.S. dollars, according to Google just now.


Thanks man. K, going to fix the Code S calc. Are you sure there are 6 GSTLs?

Item 4


Thanks! I updated the post with the new info and figures. So, 1.4 million total prize pool in the GSL...
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emythrel
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United Kingdom2599 Posts
February 03 2011 20:45 GMT
#59
GSL totals out to almost $1.5M.... thats insane for a brand new game, I mean I bet the first year after SC1 was released they barely broke $20k if that...... how the world has changed, I honestly can't thank the BW scene more for how huge they have shown an esport can be.

I highly doubt that when SC1 was released that anyone would have, with true conviction and belief, predicted that millions of dollars would be given out each year to nerds for what much of western culture would deem "slacking off" but here we are..... and the prize pools are only getting bigger atm.

Perhaps by the time SC3 arrives esports might even be on TV outside korea..... when you think about how far things have come in the last decade, its definately a possibility
When there is nothing left to lose but your dignity, it is already gone.
ptbl
Profile Joined January 2011
United States6074 Posts
February 03 2011 21:13 GMT
#60
On February 04 2011 05:45 emythrel wrote:
GSL totals out to almost $1.5M.... thats insane for a brand new game, I mean I bet the first year after SC1 was released they barely broke $20k if that...... how the world has changed, I honestly can't thank the BW scene more for how huge they have shown an esport can be.

I highly doubt that when SC1 was released that anyone would have, with true conviction and belief, predicted that millions of dollars would be given out each year to nerds for what much of western culture would deem "slacking off" but here we are..... and the prize pools are only getting bigger atm.

Perhaps by the time SC3 arrives esports might even be on TV outside korea..... when you think about how far things have come in the last decade, its definately a possibility


I am grateful to Brood War for paving the way for e-sports. It's only going to get better from here .
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