The Biggest Esports Stars

Esports is becoming increasingly popular, with more and more players joining the exciting cultural phenomena. 

Players flocked to the most competitive games, like Quake, Street Fighter, Starcraft, Counter-Strike and League of Legends. Here, competition is so regimented, popular and skill-intensive that the word “esports” was established. 

Esports is a global industry supported by sponsors, teams, leagues, fans and, of course, the professionals who compete at the highest levels, making a living via prize money and endorsement deals.

A lot of players even started betting on their favourite games, teams and players. There are a lot of ways to find esports betting odds and many mainstream betting outlets have even started including esports in their portfolios.

Moon

Jang “Moon” Jae-Ho is often noted as the greatest Warcraft 3 player of all time. Moon won victories in South Korea, a hotspot for esports. During the early days of Warcraft 3’s professional environment, Moon frequently defeated the greatest opponents available worldwide, becoming a global icon. Moon became known as the “Fifth Race” in a game where players controlled four different races.

Fatal1ty

The most prominent player to come out of the United States is Jonathan “Fatal1ty” Wendel. Wendel was a driving force in the West’s first wave of fully professional esports. Your parents may have recognized Fatal1ty’s visage when games like Quake and Counter-Strike, as well as competitions like CPL, dominated Europe and America in the 2000s.

F0rest

Counter-Strike is a classic game in the history of esports. It was the most significant game in the West for a decade, beginning in 1999, and it produced more than its fair share of legends.

Patrik “f0rest” Lindberg is from Sweden, which accounts for more than it’s fair share of gaming greats. F0rest’s most significant accomplishment is commonly thought to be his enormous 2009 stint on team Fnatic, where his perfect performance helped them become the highest-earning side in Counter-Strike history.

Daigo

Daigo Umehara of Japan was one of the earliest global esports stars. In 1998, his trip to America to defeat Alex Valle in Street Fighter Alpha 3 was labeled as the most famous in the fighting game series, marking the beginning of a historic international rivalry. Umehara, often known as The Beast, began his arcade obsession in 1991 and continued throughout his youth. Daigo was named Japan’s Street Fighter National Champion in 1997.

GeT_RiGhT

Christopher “GeT RiGhT” Alesund ascended to Counter-Strike royalty in 2009, only two years after debuting on the professional Counter-Strike 1.6 circuit. Following two years of battling for a permanent spot on Sweden’s greatest teams, the then-19-year-old player was signed by Fnatic. 

GeT RiGhT pioneered what is now commonly known as “lurking,” taking advantage of every opportunity his team provided him. His exceptional marksmanship, sharp awareness and agility made him a terrifying opponent who could not only open bomb sites on his own, but also always found a way out of the most complicated scenarios.

Faker

Faker is the hero and best player in the history of the world’s largest and most competitive esport, League of Legends. Faker presided over a scene that actually reached professional sports levels of competition. 

Not only is Faker a true outlier, tremendously bright at a level above his peers, but he’s also achieving unprecedented success in a game where the individual player’s effect is minimized. Faker, then 17, burst onto the scene in 2013, as a youth scouted by Korea’s top esports team, SK Telecom. He then brought the team to prominence in League of Legends.

N0tail

Formerly an active Heroes of Newerth player, N0tail has been a Dota 2 competitive player since 2012. Fans did not anticipate him to be a renowned player since the move to Dota 2 was unexpected and it took him some time to develop a winning formula.