In the past two decades, e-sports (Esports) has grown strongly, becoming a leading young industry. Here are the countries that promote Esports seriously and have achieved the most success so far.
1. Korea
Korea is the country that started the craze called Esports. So it is completely understandable that they dominate this new sport in many different disciplines and tournaments around the world.
The most famous and successful Esports player of all time, Faker, is a Korean citizen. Faker’s former teammates, Bang and Wolf, are all living legends. In addition, this country also owns the most professional League of Legends tournament, many excellent individuals in Starcraft 2, PUBG, …
Korea is the cradle of Esports
Korea is also the first country to recognize Esports as a sport, allowing national television to show matches from 20 years ago to popularize the sport to the entire population.
2. China
On the world map of League of Legends, China is considered the only counterweight of Korea. They have a group of players who are equally popular as Faker, like the legendary Uzi, and many other excellent young players.
In terms of prize money, China is proud to have Somnus with more than 3 million USD earned from professional Dota 2 tournaments. In terms of total income, they have 2 former world champions JackeyLove and Ning in the top 10 of Esport Earnings.
China plans to build a multi-purpose stadium, integrated sports area for Esports
However, at first, the Chinese government intended to ban e-sports. When they realized that Esports was growing too fast in this country, they came to the decision to recognize it as equal to traditional sports. In 2019, Esports officially became a profession and the players became athletes. Esports organizations have the right to freely select young people, as long as they meet the age conditions allowed to compete in each subject.
3. Denmark
Over the past 5 years, Denmark has grown to become a powerhouse in Esports in many different subjects.
In CS: GO, they own the legendary Astralis team with many Majors championships. With League of Legends, this country has Bjergsen, Broxax, Caps, Wunder. Above all, they are very proud of N0tail, the first player in the world to win 2 consecutive The International tournaments. This achievement puts him at the top of the list of players earning the most money from Esports tournaments, with $ 7.1 million.
N0tail is an Esports billionaire thanks to 2 consecutive T!1 championships
The Dota 2 “comrades” players with N0tail are Cr1t and MiSeRy, although they have not won as many championships, they are also very famous in the community.
4. America
The world’s strongest economy and American scientific achievements are expected to become a springboard to help Esports develop even more, but this country does not always provide a good enough ecosystem to develop.
Although the League of Legends tournament in the US is invested in the most professional production, the expertise is not high. The sports they see as strengths, like Call of Duty, NBA, … are not so popular around the world.
Popular subjects in the US are not accepted by other regions
The most remarkable achievement that the US has built on the world Esports map is the 2015 The International championship of the trio of UNIVERSE, ppd and Fear (now retired). In 2019, Bugha rose to become the American player with the most prize money with the Fortnite World Cup championship (total prize system up to 100 million USD). However, Bugha personally and this title like a shining star has disappeared.
5. Sweden
Sweden is gradually becoming the cradle of the biggest Esports tournaments in the world. The government of this country considers Esports as an opportunity for the country to promote tourism, so it “green light” for innovative solution companies to bid for the copyright of a series of large-scale playgrounds, such as Majors, Dota 2’s TI, the system. DreamHack award system, ESL…
Tournaments held in Sweden always bring unforgettable experiences for players and fans
Not only good at organization, Sweden also owns many famous players, such as S4 and Zai (Dota 2) and the trio of Olofmeister, f0rest, KRiMZ (CS: GO).
6. Germany
Germany owns many veteran teams in many different disciplines, such as SK Gaming, mousesports, BiG and MeetYourMakers. They also have many outstanding individuals, like KuroKy, who has earned more than 5 million USD in prize money from Dota 2 or Fata, one of the seasoned players.
In Starcraft 2, the name ShoWTimE also left many impressions in the eyes of international friends.
7. Finland
Finland is famous for Dota 2 and CS: GO. Like Denmark’s N0tail, JerAx, Topson is also a two-time world champion. These players even got to meet the President of Finland, invited to the Independence Day party for their contributions to the country. Finland’s second pride is the CS:GO ENCE team.
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