The Korean pro plays (and owns part of) team T1, and continues to play as one of their top talents. He was ranked as the 9th best CS:GO player in 2020 by coverage site HLTV – which closely follows the pro scene of CS:GO and covers all major ‘Faker’ Sang Hyeok (League of Legends)įaker has been arguably named the best player ever in League of Legends. The Danish player was the first to win four Major tournaments, with three of those wins being consecutive. The American player is still competing, as well as producing Fortnite YouTube videos for his 3.75 million ‘dupreeh’ Rasmussen (CS:GO)Ĭurrently playing for Astralis, dupreeh is the highest earnings esports player for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive at just 27 years old. Playing with the Sentinels, Kyle has been able to expand his esports career at such a young age and continues to dominate the Fortnite scene. Although he is only 27, he has achieved a lot during his esports career, even being the in-game leader for the Fnatic.EU team.Īt the moment, the Danish pro is the captain of OG’s Dota team, as well as being the player with the highest prize earnings in the ‘Buhga’ Giersdorf (Fortnite)ġ8-year-old Buhga is renowned for being the solo winner of the first Fortnite World Cup back in 2019, and is ranked 12th in the world. N0tail rose to fame back in 2012, and is mainly known for his competitive Dota play.

We list some of the highest-earning esports players from 2020, across a mix of games, courtesy of Esports Earnings

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