• Home
  • Shop
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Service
  • Contact us
Wednesday, May 31, 2023
  • Home
  • Esports
  • PC Games
  • PS4
  • PS5
  • Switch
  • Wii U
  • XBox 360
  • XBox One
  • Xbox Series X
  • Mobile
  • Game News
No Result
View All Result
GameNewsUSA
wow warcraft alliance horde cataclysm leveling guide
  • Home
  • Esports
  • PC Games
  • PS4
  • PS5
  • Switch
  • Wii U
  • XBox 360
  • XBox One
  • Xbox Series X
  • Mobile
  • Game News
No Result
View All Result
GameNewsUSA
No Result
View All Result
Home Esports News

Esports prize money leaderboard 2023: Highest player and team winnings

May 23, 2023
in Esports News
0

  ❘   Published: 2023-05-23T13:10:40

  ❘   Updated: 2023-05-23T13:10:48

As 2023 reaches its halfway point, many esports circuits are ramping toward their world championships. Here are all players who have earned the most prize money in esports so far this year.

We are about halfway through 2023 and some esports titles have already completed major tournaments and international LANs. The competitive calendar in some titles will start to heat up soon as world championships and other tier-one events will take place in the back half of the year.

Article continues after ad

Rainbow Six: Siege has already crowned its world champions in 2023, while CS:GO has just finished its sole Major of the year. But in other titles, like Apex Legends, Valorant and League of Legends, things will heat up in the coming months.

With about half the year behind us, let’s look at the top earners across all esports in terms of prize money so far in 2023.

Top esports players of 2023 by prize money

This list only includes a breakdown of total prize money earned by players based on placement in tournament play and the expected cut from their winnings. Most pros will give a portion of their tournament prize winnings to the organization they play for.

Article continues after ad

faESL

FaZe won the Intel Grand Slam in March after securing the ESL Pro League trophy

The list is dominated so far by FaZe’s CS:GO players, who pocketed $1 million in March after winning the Intel Grand Slam, the prize awarded to the team that wins four large-scale events during a window of ten such tournaments. G2 Esports’ Rainbow Six squad, the winners of the recent Six Invitational event in Montreal, make up the rest of the top 10.

Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest updates on Esports, Gaming and more.

StarCraft 2 star Li ‘Oliveira’ Peinan is the highest-ranked non-FPS player on the list, which also includes Gaimin Gladiators’ entire Dota 2 squad, the winner of two Major titles in 2023.

Article continues after ad

Top esports teams of 2023 by prize money

FaZe Clan and G2 Esports are the only two organizations that have crossed the $1 million threshold in tournament winnings since the start of the year. The North American organization owes much of that to its CS:GO team, who completed the $1 million Intel Grand Slam after winning ESL Pro League 17.

BLAST

Vitality moved up to fifth in the ranking after the CS:GO team’s success in Paris

Tianba, the Chinese organization founded by Chinese actor Chen He, is ranked third thanks to its PUBG Mobile team, which won Peacekeeper Elite League Spring 2023. French organization Vitality soared to fifth on the leaderboard after its CS:GO team’s victory at the BLAST Paris Major.

Article continues after ad

This list will be updated as more esports tournaments conclude and prize money is handed out.

Related Posts

Esports News

North Carolina Moving on Legalizing Esports, Online Sports Betting

May 30, 2023
Esports News

Disguised Toast shares his Esports venture will lose nearly $1 million this year – ESports

May 30, 2023
Esports News

High school gamers compete in Hardrocker Esports league

May 30, 2023
Esports News

League of Legends esports players voted ‘overwhelmingly’ for a walkout

May 29, 2023
Esports News

DMCC PUBLISHES LATEST ‘FUTURE OF TRADE’ REPORT ON GAMING AND ESPORTS

May 29, 2023
Esports News

Subliners Go On Insane Lower Bracket Run to Win Major V

May 29, 2023
Load More
Next Post

Become the Saboteur with the latest Sniper Elite 5 content

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Esports News

North Carolina Moving on Legalizing Esports, Online Sports Betting

May 30, 2023

Disguised Toast shares his Esports venture will lose nearly $1 million this year – ESports

May 30, 2023

High school gamers compete in Hardrocker Esports league

May 30, 2023

League of Legends esports players voted ‘overwhelmingly’ for a walkout

May 29, 2023

PC Games

Street Fighter 6 Will Show Whether Your Opponent’s PS5, PS4 Is Wired or Wireless

May 30, 2023

North Carolina Moving on Legalizing Esports, Online Sports Betting

May 30, 2023

12 Great Games with Long Co-Op Campaigns

May 30, 2023

New PlayStation PC Port Prompts PS5 Mockery Among Gamers

May 30, 2023
No Result
View All Result

Categories

  • Esports News
  • Game News
  • Mobile
  • PC Games
  • PS4
  • PS5 News
  • Switch
  • Uncategorized
  • Wii U
  • XBox 360
  • XBox One
  • Xbox Series X

PS4

Street Fighter 6 Will Show Whether Your Opponent’s PS5, PS4 Is Wired or Wireless

May 30, 2023

Wii U

42 video game industry statistics 2023

May 30, 2023

PlayStation Project Q Is More Wii U Than Nintendo Switch

May 30, 2023

Recent News

Street Fighter 6 Will Show Whether Your Opponent’s PS5, PS4 Is Wired or Wireless

May 30, 2023

North Carolina Moving on Legalizing Esports, Online Sports Betting

May 30, 2023
  • Home
  • Shop
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Service
  • Contact us

© 2022 GameNewsUSA

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Esports
  • PC Games
  • PS4
  • PS5
  • Switch
  • Wii U
  • XBox 360
  • XBox One
  • Xbox Series X
  • Mobile
  • Game News

© 2022 GameNewsUSA