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Leading LoL eSports players worldwide 2019, by overall earnings
Leading League of Legends (LoL) eSports players worldwide as of August 2019, by overall earnings (in 1,000 U.S. dollars)
by Christina Gough,
last edited
Aug 20, 2019
The statistic presents the leading League of Legends (LoL) eSports players worldwide as of August 2019, ranked by overall earnings. According to the estimates, Lee Sang-hyeok, a LoL player from South Korea, also known as Faker, earned over 1.2 million U.S. dollars throughout his recorded eSports gaming career.
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by Christina Gough,
last edited
Aug 20, 2019
The statistic presents the leading League of Legends (LoL) eSports players worldwide as of August 2019, ranked by overall earnings. According to the estimates, Lee Sang-hyeok, a LoL player from South Korea, also known as Faker, earned over 1.2 million U.S. dollars throughout his recorded eSports gaming career.
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