The world of esports is increasingly profitable. With prizes that reach hundreds of thousands of dollars, it is not surprising that some organizations emerge with the revenues earned in championships. Whether staying constantly on top or having overwhelming performances during the peak of the sport, you will discover which teams have profited the most from the different esports that exist.
Evil Geniuses (DotA 2)
Accumulated sales: US $ 15.1 million (R $ 55.4 million)
The North American DotA 2 team has existed since 2012, but it was from 2014 that their performances at the global level made it possible to win robust awards. The main highlight is for the year 2015, where Evil Geniuses won the DotA Pit League Season 3, DotA 2 Asia Championship and The International, earning just over $ 8 million.
SK Telecom T1 (League of Legends)
Accumulated sales: US $ 6.6 million (R $ 24.2 million)
The most successful organization of League of Legends was also the one that earned the most in official tournaments in the game. The constant excellence of Faker’s SKT T1 has been the main differential to be at the top of the list, having won the Mid-Season Invitationals of 2015 and 2016, in addition to the World Cups of 2013, 2015, 2016 and the runner-up in the 2017 Worlds.
Fnatic (Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Accumulated sales: US $ 3.5 million (R $ 12.8 million)
Very traditional in the Counter-Strike circuits since the original game (where it earned about US $ 903 thousand, approximately R $ 3.3 million in prizes), Fnatic emerges as the most profitable organization in the scenario.
At CS: GO, the excellent campaigns in 2015 and 2016, when the team won the ESL One titles : Katowice, ESL One: Cologne , ESL Pro League S1 and S2 and StarLadder i-League XIV, were mainly responsible for the high value . But, judging by the recent performance in 2018, with revenues exceeding US $ 1 million (R $ 3.6 million), with the achievements of WESG 2018 and Intel Extreme Masters XII, the expectation is that this number will increase even more until the end of the year.
COGnitive Gaming (SMITE)
Accumulated revenue: US $ 1.9 million (R $ 7 million)
The American COGnitive Gaming was the only organization to participate in the SMITE competition and surpass the US $ 1 million (R $ 3.6 million) in revenue. Before joining Team Eager, COGnitive Gaming had an excellent performance in 2015. By winning the SMITE World Championship 2015 title and earning around US $ 1.3 million (R $ 4.8 million), the team ended up establishing a mark that, until today, no other team has reached.
Jin Air Greenwings (StarCraft II)
Accumulated sales: US $ 1.7 million (R $ 6.2 million)
In one of the more traditional esports, StarCraft II, the team that leads in terms of revenue is the South Korean Jin Air Greenwings. Having a surprisingly constant turnover (earning at least US $ 150 thousand, approximately R $ 550 thousand, per year since 2014), the team does not seem to have reached its peak yet: in 2017 the team
Counter Logic Gaming (Halo 5: Guardians)
Accumulated sales: US $ 1.1 million (R $ 4 million)
Famous for its DotA 2, League of Legends and CS: GO line-ups, CLG has Halo 5 as its true gold mine. The team surpassed the million dollar mark in game revenue mainly for its victories in 2016, where it won the HCS Pro League NA Summer and the Halo World Championship, totaling US $ 1.07 million (R $ 3.9 million) with only these two tournaments.
OpTic Gaming (Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare)
Accumulated revenue: US $ 1.07 million (R $ 3.9 million)
OpTic Gaming is known to those following the CS: GO scene, but it also made a name for itself in CoD: Infinite Warfare . It was in the game that the organization won two of its biggest titles across all categories: CWL 2017 – Global Pro League Season 2 and CWL Championship 2017, which alone totaled just over US $ 800,000 (R $ 2.9 million) and correspond to almost 80% of all revenue accumulated in the game.
