The 10 Youngest Players In eSports History
BANGALORE: Have you ever imagined playing video games can earn you money? It's not just athletes and actors who can rake in the big bucks. In certain parts of the world like Korea and China, eSports are just as popular as any other traditional sport. Here is a list of youngest Pro Gamers who made incredible money before turning eighteen, as compiled by The Richest.
#1. Lee Young Ho/Flash
Total Earnings: $269,972.27
Lee Young Ho also called as Flash is a StarCraft pro-gamer from South Korea, playing for team KT Rolster. Lee joined KT Rolster in 2007 at the age of 14. He quickly established himself as a top player, carrying KT in the ProLeague team competition and achieving fourth place in the 2007 Daum OnGameNet Starleague. Before his eighteenth birthday, he had made $269,972.
#2.Lee “Jaedong” Jae Dong
Total Earnings: $63,591.65
Lee Jae Dong also known as Jaedong is from Korea. He is the top-notch in gaming, having earned over $63,591, all before his eighteenth birthday. He plays Starcraft: Brood War and its sequel Starcraft II. He won his first major tournament, the OnGameNet StarLeague, in 2007.
#3.Lee Sang Hyeok/Faker
Total Earnings: $255,575.35
Lee Sang Hyeok also known as Faker, his early gaming experience was that of custom maps on Warcraft3. He started playing League of Legends when the Korean server opened in December 2011, and till date he has played the game in fifteen tournaments. At the age of seventeen he has made over half a million dollars from gaming.
