The Best Team-Based Pro Gamers: Whoa! Check out Their Moves

Esports is a competition for gamers who are adept at titles like Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, FIFA 23, and Fortnite. The one feature all of these games share in common is a competitive multiplayer mode. At the end of the day, they also get paid for doing what they love. Who said playing games couldn’t be lucrative? The people behind Player.com didn’t say so.

It’s the 21st century, so the variety of entertainment is mind-blowing. If you’ve picked up a gamepad before, you’ll know it’s akin to working a wrench in an auto repair shop. Some pro gamers are so fast, they can make more than five moves in a second. In games like Tekken and Mortal Kombat, fans consider them gods because they can finish their opponent with a combo. 

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Top 5 Esports Pro Gamers of All Time

Have you been wondering why eSports pro gamers are walking home with six-figure amounts? Well, we’ve rounded up five of the best players you should keep an eye out for. We included the feats that they have pulled off so far. Many of these gamers are fans of fighting games, so they would have unlocked all Tekken 3 characters on their way to the top. That said, you’ll learn how to beat your best friends just by studying these professionals’ moves. 

#1: N0tail | Speciality: Dota 2 and Heroes of Newerth

Johan Sundstein, otherwise known as N0tail in the eSports community, is the highest-earning pro gamer in the world. He has won more than £6,000,000 so far and that’s just based on the information he has shared with the public. In short, he earned his spot at the top of this list. To that end, this is a journey of hard work and determination.

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(ft. @followgrubby)

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— Rivalry SEA (@rivalrySEA) October 12, 2023

His success can be traced back to Heroes of Newerth (HoN), where he shined because of his calm demeanour and talents. Sure enough, he was part of a roster when he was playing HoN. Later, N0tail switched to playing Dota 2 with his then-best friend, Tal Aizik, who’s also known as Fly. 

Together, they completely decimated the competition, winning trophies and prize money back-to-back. That means they won it consecutively, from 2014 to 2018. Personally, N0tail’s most impressive achievement was in The International 2018, where he was an underdog. He won despite all odds.

#2: Faker | Speciality: League of Legends

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페형욱의 나피리 Faker on Naafir #T1WIN #T1Fighting

♬ 오리지널 사운드 – T1 – T1

Faker is a 27-year-old eSports gamer from Seoul, South Korea, who’s best known for his solo plays. Unlike the majority of his peers, who need to join teams before they gain a competitive edge, he’s a full-fledged army killer. In League of Legends, teamwork and strategy are key to winning matches. However, these rules don’t apply to Faker, who, as a rookie, led SKT to a third-place finish in the Spring season. 

Ever since then, the pro gamer has been winning back-to-back and it doesn’t seem like he’s slowing down anytime soon. For one, he has won ten domestic tournaments since he entered the game and they were consecutive wins. He has won trophies from the All-Stars, IEM, World Championship, and Mid-Season Invitational. He’s also the only eSports player to grace a page of ESPN’s Magazine. 

#3: Flash | Speciality: StarCraft 

Until 2010, Koreans were the best StarCraft players and during that time, the perfect gamer was Lee “Flash” Young Ho. He has won over £300,000 in competitions besides the endorsements and contracts that rushed him. This is an incredible feat because Koreans are competitive, having dominated the eSports industry for as long as gamers can remember. So, seeing their best player win the competition for consecutive years was a joy. 

In fact, Flash had a win rate of 70% when playing StarCraft, so no pro gamers liked to be on the opposing team. He’s also known as The Ultimate Weapon and The Final Boss, but our favourite name is God. If you come across him in StarCraft, steer clear because he’s tougher than all the hardest challenges in the game. 

#4: GeT_RiGhT | Speciality: Counter-Strike: Global Offensive

GeT_RiGhT became a Counter-Strike legend only two years after his first appearance at the Counter-Strike 1.6 circuit. Sure, throughout his stints with Fnatic, he was better than stars like F0rest, Patrik Sättermon (cArn), and even Rasmus Ståhl (Gux). Using the cover of his team, he mastered a skill called lurking, which helped him ambush enemies for easy kills. Combined with his keen awareness and sharp aim, GeT_RiGht could exploit any situation, no matter how dire it seemed. 

Together with Fnatic, he won more than 10 tournaments, but his luck began when he joined SK Gaming. He paired up with F0rest and won tons of trophies until he established himself as the best player in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. Even pro gamers consider him a terrifying foe. 

#5: Boxer | Speciality: StarCraft

Boxer was the best eSports player in the world before, but he had fun breaking and setting new records in the 1990s. His expertise was StarCraft, which was a game that was extremely popular in Korea. In fact, Koreans have been filling up stadiums long before the likes of Counter-Strike and Apex Legends started gathering sponsors and organising tournaments. For one, you could find an event hall packed with more than 100,000 fans, encouraging their chosen champions. 

Unlike the rest of the world, Korea is home to many tech-savvy youths who don’t mind putting their celebrity pro gamers in the limelight. In short, they welcomed the idea of getting paid to play games with open arms. Boxer was the star in those days, having won his first major tournament in 1999. Heck, the Starleague, which was South Korea’s most important eSports tournament, was considered child’s play by Boxer. 

Along the way, he beat his rival, The Storm Zerg, in Starleague and even conquered the World Cyber Games in 2001 and 2002. He continued to win trophies until 2004 and in the end, he racked up more than £300,000. Yes, we didn’t factor in inflation due to the passage of time. Nevertheless, the highlight of his career was his rivalry with other pro gamers like NaDa and iloveoov. Boxer possessed strategy, determination, and foresight. However, his flair while playing games was his most likeable attribute. It was similar to watching Ronaldo dribble his way past football defenders.

Our Final Say: The Average Joe Can’t Keep Up

Most pro gamers make up to 600 moves per minute, which boils down to 10 moves per second. That’s an incredible feat for these modest fingers of ours. However, these guys have been playing games for a long time and not only for the fun of it. They’re hungry for a win, literally leaving regular gamers and audiences bamboozled by their moves. 

The closest game to eSports’ complexity would have to be chess. The speed at which pro gamers mash up their keyboards and mice is akin to football. Thankfully, consoles and gaming PC rigs are more powerful now than ever! So, audiences can enjoy a game of EA FC 24 in 4K. Remember that this is a football simulator, so the rules are tweaked for maximum satisfaction.

Frequently Asked Questions 

Which FPS Games Require the Most Skill?

The FPS games that require the most skill are Escape from Tarkov, Apex Legends, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, and Rust. Other memorable mentions are: 

• Quake. 
• Titanfall 2.
• DOOM Eternal. 
• Hunt: Showdown.
• Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege.

These games force players to learn and adapt quickly if they want to survive. So, you can say they have high-skill ceilings and might not be ideal for beginners.

What Is the Projection for eSports Viewers?

By 2025, we’re expecting upwards of 318 million eSports fans worldwide. The last headcount was done in 2020, which recorded a whopping 200 million viewers globally. Besides that, more than 300 million viewers are expected to occasionally watch eSports. Remember that all these predictions aren’t set in stone. So, there may be more or fewer viewers than projected. That said, the most-watched eSports event of all time is the 2021 Free Fire Tournament Series, which was hosted by Singapore.

What Is the FPS Game Where You Can Break Everything?

The FPS game where you can break everything is Blockstorm. It’s essentially a world made of blocks that you can destroy at any time. Also, the game lets you build characters, monuments, and different types of constructs. Only to destroy them whenever you feel like it. It’s essentially like Minecraft, but with guns and the ability to demolish every in-game element that you come across.