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Popular Overwatch Esports Players
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Rascal
PHI
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Dongjun Kim
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$ 548404
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02 |
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Hooreg
VAN
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Dong-eun Lee
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$ 455976
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03 |
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STRIKER
SFS
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Namju Gwon
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$ 325380
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04 |
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Nevix
TOR
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Andreas Karlsson
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$ 321648
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05 |
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Profit
SEO
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Junyoung Park
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$ 320976
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06 |
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Gesture
SEO
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Jaehui Hong
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$ 320976
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07 |
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Fissure
SEO
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Chanhyoeng Baek
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$ 305467
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08 |
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Choihyobin
SFS
|
Hyobin Choi
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$ 303352
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09 |
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BIRDRING
GLA
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Ji Hyeok Kim
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$ 302655
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10 |
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sinatraa
SFS
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Jay Won
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$ 301290
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11 |
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moth
SFS
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Grant Espe
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$ 300884
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12 |
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Architect
HZS
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Minho Park
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$ 294197
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13 |
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Bdosin
SEO
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Seungtae Choi
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$ 294041
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14 |
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Fury
WAS
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Junho Kim
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$ 291733
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15 |
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super
SFS
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Matthew Delisi
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$ 290000
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16 |
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sleepy
SFS
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Nikola Andrews
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$ 290000
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17 |
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NUS
LDN
|
Jongseok Kim
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$ 288320
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18 |
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Smurf
SFS
|
Myeong Hwan Yoo
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$ 283529
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19 |
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Closer
WAS
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Wonsik Jung
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$ 281491
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20 |
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Viol2t
SFS
|
Minki Park
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$ 280000
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21 |
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WooHyaL
CC.KR
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Seung-hyun Seong
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$ 279551
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22 |
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Anamo
SEO
|
Tae-sung Jung
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$ 261064
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23 |
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HaGoPeun
FLA
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Hyeonwoo Jo
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$ 257770
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24 |
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Saebyeolbe
SEO
|
Jong-ryeol Park
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$ 257195
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25 |
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Fl0w3R
NYE
|
Hwang Yeon-oh
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$ 252483
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26 |
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Mano
PHI
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Dong-gyu Kim
|
$ 248801
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27 |
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Libero
NYE
|
Haeseong Kim
|
$ 244520
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28 |
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ArK
WAS
|
Yeonjun Hong
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$ 242549
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29 |
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JJONAK
NYE
|
Seonghyun Bang
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$ 241200
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30 |
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MekO
HOU
|
Tae-hong Kim
|
$ 241200
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31 |
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Nenne
NYE
|
Yeon-gwan Jeong
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$ 238973
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32 |
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Haksal
NYE
|
Hyojong Kim
|
$ 208427
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33 |
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BUMPER
VAN
|
Sangbeom Park
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$ 208427
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34 |
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Stitch
WAS
|
Chunghee Lee
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$ 208427
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35 |
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JJANU
WAS
|
Hyunwoo Choi
|
$ 200863
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36 |
Janghyun Hwang
|
$ 197333
|
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37 |
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Twilight
SFS
|
Juseok Lee
|
$ 187850
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38 |
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RAPEL
DAL
|
Jun Keun Kim
|
$ 183903
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39 |
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SeoMinSoo
HZS
|
Minsoo Seo
|
$ 181422
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40 |
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SLIME
FLA
|
Seong Jun Kim
|
$ 180327
|
41 |
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Agilities
VAL
|
Brady Girardi
|
$ 173840
|
42 |
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Custa
Australia
|
Scott Kennedy
|
$ 173348
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43 |
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SPACE
GLA
|
Indy Halpern
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$ 154780
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44 |
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KariV
GZC
|
Youngseo Bak
|
$ 153325
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45 |
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uNKOE
DAL
|
Benjamin Chevasson
|
$ 146939
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46 |
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KSF
HOU
|
Kyle Frandanisa
|
$ 146783
|
47 |
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janus
WAS
|
Junhwa Song
|
$ 144195
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48 |
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snillo
FUN
|
Simon Ekström
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$ 143320
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49 |
Park Jeong-hwan
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$ 137344
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50 |
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Boombox
FUN
|
Isaac Charles
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$ 133343
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Overwatch — Another Blizzard Creation that Conquered the Esports World
A game called Overwatch was released in the spring of 2016. Blizzard is responsible for its development, which has given the world many famous projects in the gaming industry. OW has become another game that has gained popularity all over the world.
Overwatch is a classic shooter with a colorful, cartoonish cover. There are many characters that the player can choose to play in the match. Each hero has its own characteristics and characteristics. The game has several roles: tank, assistant, damage dealer. For each of them, certain characters are suitable, which gamers are invited to choose. Overwatch matches are extremely dynamic — eyes literally scatter from the events on the map.
The game immediately gained immense popularity. In the first year of its existence, Blizzard earned over a billion dollars from Overwatch. This means that tens of millions of players bought it and played matches regularly. The game also won a number of prestigious awards, for example, at The Game Awards 2017, the discipline was named “Best Esports Game”. Professional critics also gave high marks — less than 9 points were not noticed in popular publications.
The game gained the greatest success in Asian countries, especially in South Korea. Local gamers are close to this style, and also liked the gameplay component of the game, its essence. This is why South Korean players have become the most successful in the professional scene. In general, Overwatch eSports is constantly evolving and invariably gives fans bright emotions.
How has Professional Overwatch Esports Evolved?
It immediately became clear that this video game has a very good potential to become a full-fledged e-sports discipline. Blizzard is well-financed, so it immediately started investing impressive amounts of money in the development of its game. After the release of Overwatch, major tournaments began to be held, which attracted the attention of gamers. Professional players from other disciplines began to move into the game, which also added to its popularity.
Overwatch World Cup 2016 is one of the first major events for this computer game. The uniqueness of this tournament lies in the fact that it was not attended by teams, but by national teams of countries. The South Korean national team was in the final. In the future, the players of this country will take over the esports Overwatch and will dominate the professional scene both in online competitions and in events taking place in an offline format.
Over time, new tournaments and leagues began to appear. The most prestigious competition for this game is the Overwatch eSports League, which has been held since 2018. The league matches last several months. Overwatch teams play head-to-head matches with each other and fight to get to the playoffs. There they fight for an impressive prize pool. In 2019 and 2020, over $3 million was allocated for this esports event. The strongest were, as always, the pro gamers from South Korea.
Overwatch esports is constantly evolving. It is similar in format to the leading leagues in traditional sports. In terms of popularity, of course, the game is still far from football or hockey, but computer disciplines are still ahead.