EPTGOM posts Top 20 Earning Players - Page 5
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m3rciless
United States1476 Posts
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sudzy
United States58 Posts
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StarStruck
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danl9rm
United States3111 Posts
On February 11 2011 19:16 MrSexington wrote: Why does MVP have less than $87,000?  All the GSL winners get prorated according to their race. Terran gets the least, obviously. | ||
CTStalker
Canada9720 Posts
On February 11 2011 23:43 floor exercise wrote: I agree that it likely has the opposite effect, I am just curious what their intention was in posting it. GSL doesn't even pay the 87k for first place anymore that put the top players where they are on the list. I am just curious why GOM themselves would add up everyones winnings and publicize it, and adjusting it to USD, obviously for the consumption of the foreign audience. Are they trying to attract more foreigners or something? it can be explained by looking at other professional tournament sports -- both golf and tennis supply these sorts of lists regularly, even though, for a given tournament, the majority of the money on the list didn't come from the present tournament's sponsors. they're just promoting the money that sponsors put into sc2 | ||
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tGFuRy
United States537 Posts
On February 11 2011 23:57 sudzy wrote: That's an awfully bad way to make a living...If your not @ the top of the heap, ramen noodle time! lol thats why most people have a back up plan. | ||
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TheLight
Australia410 Posts
On February 11 2011 23:57 sudzy wrote: That's an awfully bad way to make a living...If your not @ the top of the heap, ramen noodle time! Do remember that most gamers listed are sponsored to some degree. For instance if a player is in a Korean team, they have no expenditure except for luxuries and entertainment. So everything you get from prizes is yours to spend. In a standard job you have to pay for your house, water, gas, electricity, food, wife, transport etc. | ||
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cordlc
United States360 Posts
Thought that was interesting | ||
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CrayonKing
Cambodia124 Posts
Yes if your the top of the pact (top 5) you are doing really well (100k is a very good amount for esports + sponsorship ) but if you consider the amount of people playing sc2 versus the amount actually getting paid its actually pretty bad. The 20th highest paid player is only getting 10k?? That is the 20th player out of the how many thousands (maybe hundreds if you only include those who've dedicated their life to this game) Yeah it'd be a sick experience and lots of fun but @ the end of the day not practical. just my opinion tho. | ||
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imyzhang
Canada809 Posts
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Logo
United States7542 Posts
On February 12 2011 01:06 CrayonKing wrote: tbh I'd say only 50k and above would be considered decent...yeah I understand its only been 6 months but you cannot really assume they'll earn double the amount. Yes if your the top of the pact (top 5) you are doing really well (100k is a very good amount for esports + sponsorship ) but if you consider the amount of people playing sc2 versus the amount actually getting paid its actually pretty bad. The 20th highest paid player is only getting 10k?? That is the 20th player out of the how many thousands (maybe hundreds if you only include those who've dedicated their life to this game) Yeah it'd be a sick experience and lots of fun but @ the end of the day not practical. just my opinion tho. Tournament winnings also aren't 100% of your income though. For many of the top players they have team provided housing (and/or food, I dunno how it works) which accounts for a lot as well as money from their team, their sponsors, streaming and coaching. That's not to say it's a great sum of money for anyone past the top 10-20 people, but these numbers don't reflect the entirety of the situation. | ||
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Ome
Canada157 Posts
On February 12 2011 01:06 CrayonKing wrote: Yeah it'd be a sick experience and lots of fun but @ the end of the day not practical. just my opinion tho. While true, it's like many competitive sports in the world. It's the same for football, baseball, soccer, hockey etc, hundreds of thousands of people play those sports, many hoping to get paid to do so, but there's only so much room at the top (for example there are currently 1300 players in MLB, and it's estimated that something like 42 million people play baseball in America). Of course, pro sports players get paid a hell of a lot more then Nestea or MVP, but at the same time, almost every major sport has existed for atleast 50 years, with many much older then that (100 years or more). In the NHL, the average salary for players in 2008 was 1.9 million, while in 1960 it was $25000 (around 160k today) for the best players. The best players in hockey make over 7 million. Give it time and I think there will be much more money to go around, but still only for the very best. | ||
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ehcg
Canada41 Posts
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Ownos
United States2147 Posts
But yeah the GSL 1st place finish is so lopsided. It's not like anyone can consistently get 1st place. But at least if you do hit first it's good enough to live off of for a couple years assuming you don't go on a shopping spree and don't earn anything else. So you could then keep playing professionally and earn a few extra bucks from a couple 4th place finishes or something. | ||
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blade55555
United States17423 Posts
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chenchen
United States1136 Posts
On February 12 2011 06:19 Ownos wrote: $10K is minumum wage in some US states. Good enough to live on (nothing luxrious, but you can support yourself.. just yourself though). If it's true some of these guys do not pay for their upkeep that should definitely be a huge plus. What's the cost of living in Korea anyway? That's pretty good for 6 months of playing video games. I'd rather do that than slave over at a burger joint or something. But yeah the GSL 1st place finish is so lopsided. It's not like anyone can consistently get 1st place. But at least if you do hit first it's good enough to live off of for a couple years assuming you don't go on a shopping spree and don't earn anything else. So you could then keep playing professionally and earn a few extra bucks from a couple 4th place finishes or something. I believe that Seoul (where most progamers live) rank consistently in the top ten for cities with highest cost of living. | ||
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Raiznhell
Canada786 Posts
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m3rciless
United States1476 Posts
On February 12 2011 06:30 chenchen wrote: I believe that Seoul (where most progamers live) rank consistently in the top ten for cities with highest cost of living. for a normal person maybe. Living in a teamhouse, your cost of living is as low as your threshold for shitty food, pretty much. User was temp banned for this post. | ||
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fishinguy
Russian Federation798 Posts
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chenchen
United States1136 Posts
On February 12 2011 08:24 m3rciless wrote: for a normal person maybe. Living in a teamhouse, your cost of living is as low as your threshold for shitty food, pretty much. Lol . . anyone that's been to the oGs-TL house can tell you that the maids there cook pretty good food. Even in documentaries about BW prohouses, you can see that the food is pretty typical tasty Korean food. | ||
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