The development of modern technologies make eSports events as popular as traditional football or basketball games. The main fans don’t only get inspired by their favorite players but also bet in Ghana on the winners. Here are 6 eSports players who have already won millions of dollars.
Johan Sundstein
Johan started with Heroes of Newerth, where he was one of the youngest professional players. The player got his first serious success at 15.
Then he switched to Dota 2. The player became famous for his excellent micromanagement. During the game, he performs the role of support. He loves dogs and other animals.
Jesse Vainikka
Vainikka has made his mark on several serious Dota 2 teams including Liquid. He also began with Heroes of Newerth and has played TF2 as well. In 2020, he declared his retirement due to Dota 2 fatigue and a wish to explore other fields in addition to eSports.
Anathan Pham
For the sake of his eSports career, Anathan Pham moved from Melbourne to Shanghai to play against stronger Chinese players.
His mother was upset when he had to quit school to pursue his passion, but he and his brother convinced her to stick with him and the family now wholeheartedly supports him. Apparently, not for nothing.
Sébastien Debs
Sébastien began his eSports career in 2011 and has managed to change a lot of teams, the last of which was the famous OG. He’s even been a coach there. He’s currently studying management and entrepreneurship. In his free time, he likes to play basketball and hip-hop dancing.
Topias Taavitsainen
He’s been playing Dota since he was 8 years old. He is one of 12 children in the family – he has 7 older and 4 younger siblings. He studied to be a chef but decided to concentrate on cyber-sports.
For a long time he played in the lower leagues, but in 2017, achieved a real breakthrough as a member of the SFT e-sports team.
Kuro Takhasomi
The player was born and raised in Berlin. Since childhood, he could hardly walk. According to him, it was his disability that inspired him to become a cyber athlete.
He was the first professional player to reach 1,000 wins and one of only two to make it to all of The International tournaments.
