How to Start Playing Competitively For Money? - Page 2

Nakajin

Canada8990 Posts

July 07 2018 17:42 GMT

#21

You can participate in WCS, and keep an eye open for smaller Lan in your area, facebook, reddit and twitter can be good place to look, liquipedia dosen't list all the smaller lan. If your in a big city going to your local esport bar/café can be a good option too.
However it will 100% cost you more money then you will earn, if you ever earn any. If you want a feel of it online you can try go4sc2 or any small online cup even in the small 25 or 100$ event you will probably not win more then one series if your MMR is around 5000 (so I guess master 1-2).

But if you just want to compete it can be fun go for it, just go into it expecting to get smaked around quite a lot. I only played in one Lan (Ets 2016) and at diamon 2 at the time I was clearly outmatch by everyone but still had a good time.

BretZ

United States1510 Posts

July 07 2018 17:43 GMT

#22

On July 07 2018 15:21 SC2Player000 wrote:
Mine is anywhere up to ~5000

that's not even really an answer. start here if you want to compete. more realistically, join a clan on NA or something and they will help you compete for them and possibly for money if you get good enough.

jay3571992

2 Posts

July 07 2018 21:26 GMT

#23

try to participate in Chinese tournaments
like kung fu cup ($500 weekly)
or offline WESG ($200k for the 1st)
these are easy money for foreigners
China have a 1.3 billion market and mountains of money

digmouse

China6331 Posts

July 07 2018 22:29 GMT

#24

Chinese online events are dominated by Koreans and top tier Chinese players. Most NA players don't even stand a chance.

BaronSamedi

United States3 Posts

June 09 2020 13:06 GMT

#25

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Nakajin

Canada8990 Posts

June 09 2020 13:45 GMT

#26

On June 09 2020 22:06 BaronSamedi wrote:
Sorry for resurrecting an old thread, but right now I have a same question. There is a tournament with a $700 prize and I'm thinking - does it worth to spend money traveling from one city to another just to try it?

Do it if you want to have fun at a tournament and meet other Starcraft nerds. Unless you are at least in GM don't expect to make any money, maybe if the lineup is really weak you could brake even.
What's the tournament?

GB_TimD

United Kingdom3 Posts

November 02 2020 22:19 GMT

#27

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dbRic1203

Germany2655 Posts

November 03 2020 04:49 GMT

#28

On November 03 2020 07:19 GB_TimD wrote:
It sounds funny, but you can make real money, by planing games, and I am being serious.

Yes.
Check the Liquipedia pages from Players, they list total price money won. On top of that its twitch subscibers + Team salary.
You re not getting so rich,that Don t have to work ever again After your esports carrer, but it can actually pay for a giving, if you re actually good