The video game industry does not stop growing. The arrival of eSports a few years ago and its growing audience has allowed hundreds of thousands of people who have fun playing video games to see it as a professional career.
The multi-million dollar prizes and all the money that moves around esports events allow a final of a Worlds (Professional League of Legends World Cup) to have prizes of more than 2 million dollars.
And there are gamers who have excelled in different disciplines or video games to such an extent that they have managed to amass great fortunes by dedicating themselves to eSports. For example, Johan Sundstein, a multi-time Dota 2 champion, has collected more than $ 6 million in prize money.
In Colombia, Janoz CFI, a professional FIFA player, has won more than $ 44,000 in prizes, according to data from the Esportsearnings portal. He is the Colombian with the highest earnings as a professional gamer.
However, the normal thing, according to several portals, is that players who sign a contract with professional eSports teams have a salary starting at 200 or 300 dollars per month.
How to start making money playing video games?
The Continental University of Peru blog gives some recommendations to gamers who want to start a career in eSports.
“It requires dedication, discipline and, above all, a lot of love for video games. For these professionals, going through it is committing to their passion, the same one that will lead them to a position of influence from which they will positively impact the lives of those who dream of dedicate their hearts to worlds of virtual adventures “, reviews the portal.
One possible way is to start standing out in the free competitions that enable several of the most popular video games in the world. You can also contact a professional team or a professional video game league within the country to apply to be a signing of such team or participant in a possible tournament.
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