The development of esports is increasing rapidly in Indonesia. This can be seen from the many prestigious tournaments that are held every year. Some of these tournaments sometimes offer quite tempting prizes, so it's not uncommon for many gamers to dream of becoming esports athletes.
Besides being able to channel the hobby of playing games, being an esports athlete can also add to the coffers of money because at this time Esports has been considered by most people as a sport that can generate a lot of money like other sports. Looking at data from esportsearnings.com, esports athletes in Indonesia already have income of up to billions of Rupiah. Therefore, here are the esports athletes with the highest income in Indonesia.
1. Kenny “Xepher” Deo
source : liquidpedia
Xepher is a rising Dota 2 player from Indonesia. This 23-year-old player made his professional debut in 2014. Currently Xepher plays for the Dota 2 esports team from South Korea, namely T1. After appearing at TI10, Xepher was ranked first as the esports player with the highest income in Indonesia. The player who went viral with the remark “Mama I'm on Ti” has pocketed an income of $350 thousand US dollars or the equivalent of IDR 4.9 billion from a total of 36 tournaments.
Together with T1, Xepher made quite a great achievement. The reason is, he managed to bring T1 to seventh place at The International 10 (TI10). Even though they only finished in the top seven positions, T1 managed to bring home a prize of US$1 million or the equivalent of Rp.14 billion.
2. Matthew “Whitemon” Filemon
source : liquidpedia
Whitemon can be said to be a new player in the professional Dota 2 scene. Even though he has been playing Dota since childhood, Whitemon has never ventured into the world of esports. Whitemon's professional career began when he was signed to play as a stand-in for the Pandora Esports team. His success at TI10 then made Whitemon rank second as the esports player with the highest income in Indonesia. In total, he has earned revenues of US $ 294 thousand or the equivalent of Rp. 4.1 billion.
After the Pandora Esports team disbanded, Whitemon moved between teams. Whitemon's career peak was reached when he strengthened the team from South Korea, namely T1. Apart from bringing T1 to seventh place at TI 10, Whitemon and Xepher became the first Indonesians to enter the prestigious The International tournament.
3. Hansel “BnTeT” Ferdinand
source : indosport
Hansel “BnTeT” Ferdinand is known as one of the best CS:GO pro players from Indonesia. BnTeT has had a career as a professional esports athlete since 2013 when he defended the NXL team. After leaving NXL to continue his studies, he finally decided to go international in 2017. The name BnTeT is increasingly known on the international stage after joining a team from China, TYLOO. While defending TYLOO he won the prestigious China Cup 1 tournament and won various championship titles.
After three years of strengthening TYLOO, this 25-year-old man finally decided to move to Gen.G Esports in 2020. Shortly after that, he left Gen.G to join the famous Russian esports team, EXTREMEUM in January 2021. During a successful career as a CS:GO pro player, the total money pocketed by BnTeT is US$172 thousand or around 2.4 billion rupiah.
4. Made Bagus Prabaswara “Luxxy”
source : Bigetron
Made Bagus Prabaswara with the player name Luxxy became the first underage player in the PUBG Mobile Esports Scene. Luxxy has a twin sister named Zuxxy. Both Luxxy and Zuxxy (his brother) are nicknamed the Tachibana Twins.
Luxxy is the twin sister of Zuxxy. Former Rules of Survival player for Bigetron with Luxxy, Zuxxy,NaTic and KinGzz on his roster. Now he won $ 181,398.16 or around Rp. 2.59 billion rupiah throughout 2021.
5. Muhammad “Ryzen” Albi
source : ligagame
Ryzen is a PUBG Mobile pro player from the BTR RA team. While strengthening BTR, the strong chemistry between Ryzen and other players often made them win various PUBG Mobile esports competitions.
Apart from that, Ryzen has also succeeded in scoring several individual achievements, such as the MVP at PUBG Mobile Global Championship Season 0: League in weeks 2 and 3, as well as the Terminator at PMPL Spring Split 2020: Indonesia League. During his career in the PUBG Mobile esports scene, Ryzen managed to earn $159.095 US dollars or the equivalent of Rp. 2.26 billion. He earned this total income from 13 tournaments with BTR RA and 1 independent tournament. Ryzen's highest income was obtained when he and BTR RA won the PMCO Fall Split 2019.
Wow, it turns out that gamers who become pro players have income that is not a joke, isn't it, quite interesting! Do you want to be like them too?
