This is the most complete list i've seen and deserves special mention. It even goes down to the $5 and $25 events and the admins follow the SEA scene closely and even know who is in what clan!
The top 5 earners in SEA are
#1 moonglade
No surpise here. But whats suprising is he has earned alot more than many of the other foreigners who have stayed in Korea for sometime and other Koreans. haypro/ret/kiwikaki/select/sen/inca/zenio.
#2 ice
#3 oxygen
#4 redarchon
#5 light
Theres actually a misreport here. Ice is listed as SEA Blizz invite winner and RedArchon #2 when it should have been the other way round.
aLt is the top earning SEA "clan" lol! Link
Although that pales in comparison to what Incredible Mircale has earned in total, $360k!
Other notable facts:
OxygeN/RedArchon/Light have made more than Adelscott!
nirvAnA has made more than SlayerS Alicia!!
Lastly, over the last year that Starcraft has been out, only 7 players have made above minimum wage >30k. Although this doesnt take into account paid salary from teams and sponsors, its once again a huge reality check and a reminder how tough it is to make a living as a progamer. If Day9 was included on this list he would probably be #2 and well Dr Mezza would be in top 5 as well haha.
My guess is it does alot of internet trawling for data, looking for key words and related data. If the prize money wasn't listed on a big site, perhaps the search site did not pick it up. Its by no means super accurate but it does have a very nice snapshot of how much money goes into the industry's players.
I think adding it all up, there is over $1,000,000 in money given out + sponsorships on the side.
Only 2 clans have won more money than MC has on his own, and also he has won 2/3 of the winnings of his clan. Just shows how much he dominates the prize money.
Good job on FXO coming in at no.15 in front of some very good clans.
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