ESportsearnings.com lists earnings of up to $454,000 from 40 tournaments.
Website eSports Earnings has published a list of the highest-paid professional gamers as of 2013, with Johnathan "Fatal1ty" Wendel, Lee "Flash" Young Ho, and "Jung "Mvp" Jong Hyun in the top three.
Fatal1ty, who is known for winning four player-of-the-year awards with the Cyberathlete Professional League and a championship title with World Cyber Games, earned a total of $454,544.98 from 35 tournaments. Renowned Starcraft II professional players Flash and Mvp earned $437,114.53 from 40 tournaments and $377,116.37 from 42 tournaments, respectively.
The list does not take into account sponsorship deals and Twitch streaming income. For more on eSports, check out GameSpot's recent coverage on Evolution 2k13.
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