T E A M O W N E R
B A C KG R O U N D
L E AG U E ( S )
Rick Fox
Former NBA player
League of Legends
Wesley Edens and Ryan Edens (son)
Owner of Milwaukee Bucks (NBA)
League of Legends
Magic Johnson
Former NBA player and current owner of Los Angeles Dodgers (MLB), Los Angeles Football Club (MLS), and Los Angeles Sparks (WNBA)
League of Legends; Starcraft: Brood War; Heroes of the Storm; Halo; Dota 2; etc.
Jeff Vinik
Owner of Tampa Bay Lightning (NHL)
League of Legends
Shaquille O’Neal
Former NBA player
NRG eSports
Alex Rodriguez
Former NBA player
NRG eSports
Robert Kraft
Owner of New England Patriots (NFL)
Overwatch
Jeff Wilpon
COO of New York Mets
Overwatch
Stan Kroenke
Owner of Kroenke Sports & Entertainment
Overwatch
Mark Cuban
Owner of Dallas Mavericks (NBA)
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Ashton Kutcher
Actor
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DEFENCE OF THE ANCIENTS 2 (DOTA 2) Top eSports game 2017 2017 Total Prize Money: $38.0 million
LEAGUE OF LEGENDS Top eSports game 2017 Total Prize Money: $12.0 million 9
MICROSOFT XBOX Biggest game was Halo: Combat Evolved
POKÉMON GO
CALL OF DUTY: INFINITE WARFARE Top eSports game 2017 2017 Total Prize Money: $4.0 million
WORLD OF WARCRAFT MINECRAFT
2001
2005
MICROSOFT XBOX 360 9 10
2008
2009
FARMVILLE & ANGRY BIRDS
2010
2012
COUNTER STRIKE: GLOBAL OFFENSIVE Top eSports game 2017 2017 Total Prize Money: $19.2 million
2013
2015
2016
HEROS OF THE STORM Top eSports game 2017 2017 Total Prize Money: $4.8 million
All prize money amounts as provided on XY Gaming’s website. Epic Games announced in May 2018 that it would provide $100,000,000 in the 2018-2019 season to fund Fortnite competition prize pools.
2017
FORTNITE Top eSports game Proposed 2018-2019 Prize Money: $100.0 million 10
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