A Dota 2 player, China's Luo Feichi made $200,000 from one tournament alone in 2012.
France's Ilyes Satouri has made quite a career for himself by placing in StarCraft 2 tournaments nearly every month since 2011.
Hailing from the Netherlands, Kaasjager made most of his money from competitive Painkiller in an amazing winning streak in 2004 and 2005.
Korea's Kim Taek Yong made his six figures through competitevly playing the original StarCraft.
Initially one of the top StarCraft 2 players in the world, Korea's Lim Jae Duk still makes a respectable income despite no longer finishing in the top bracket thanks to his sponsorship deal with LG.
Russia's Dmitriy Kupriyanov has made a huge amount of money by placing 1st or 2nd at international Dota 2 competitions.
Another Dota 2 champ, Ukraine's Dashkevych has been raking in the money since 2011.
Hailing from Estonia, Ivanov has also earned a respectable amount from competitive Dota 2.
The most successful teammate of the four previous gamers on this list, Ukraine's Danylo Ishutin has proven to be one of the world's most formidable Dota 2 players.
Besides being a rather successful StarCraft 2 player, Korea's Jang Jae Ho has proven to be a nearly unstoppable force in Warcraft 3.
One of the top StarCraft 2 players in the world, Kroea's Jang Min Chul has made nearly $370,000 by regularly placing in tournaments of all sizes since 2010.
Korea's Lee Jae Dong made huge sums playing StarCraft: Brood War before moving on to StarCraft 2 in 2012.
Korea's Jung Jong Hyun is a four-time Global StarCraft 2 League champion.
The most successful StarCraft: Brood War player in the world, Korea's Lee Young Ho made over $400,000 before moving onto a slightly less successful run with StarCraft 2.
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