Arab Gamers Crushing It To Last Bit: The Biggest Esports Earnings
With Esports officially joining the Olympic world and with Saudi Arabia currently hosting the Esports World Cup, Esports is the becoming the hottest competition currently taking over the Arab world.
With that, we thought why not hop on the trending topic and introduce to you the highest paid Arab Esport gamers slaying the competitions:
1. Amer El Barkawi (4.8 million)
Better known as Miracle, Amer El Barkawi is a 27-year-old Jordanian-Polish professional Dota 2 player who currently plays for the team Nigma Galaxy.
He’s been in the gaming scene since the mid-2000s and only started playing professionally in early 2015 when he played with the Balkan Bears only to leave the team 4 months later. Today, he is considered the highest paid Esports gamer after winning a whopping ~4.8 million US dollars in his entire gaming career.
2. Maroun Merhej (4.2 million)
Another member of the Nigma Galaxy team also managed to nab big money. His name is Maroun Merhej aka “GH” and he’s a Lebanese 29-year-old gamer who throughout his gaming career earned a whopping ~4.2 million US dollars.
Back when he was 22, he won a championship of the International 2017, known as the most important Esports tournament.
3. Yazied Jaradat (1.5 million)
Meet Yazied Jaradat aka “YapzOr”, known as the 29-year-old Jordanian Dota 2 player who is currently playing for Team Secret. Jaradat has been part of the professional Dota 2 scene since 2012 but he mainly competed in semi-professional or lower-tier teams in Europe.
It wasn’t until 2016 when made real waves after joining No Diggity (later Escape Gaming) and winning the qualifier for EPICENTER. As an Esports gamer, he also managed to win big bucks, earning ~1.5 million US dollars.
4. Aliwi Omar ($1.1 million)
Aliwi “w33” Omar is a Syrian Dota 2 player who plays on the North American team known as the Digital Chaos. This team housed some of the best Dota players including Aui_2000 and MiSeRy. The special player has so far earned ~1.1 million US dollars from the gaming world.
5. Cuyler Garland ($625,352)
Representing Saudi Arabia and the US is Culyer “Huke” Garland, the 24-year-old Call of Duty esports player currently playing for Seattle Surge. He was also famous for being a competitive Halo gamer. He has won more than 22 championships and today, his total earnings as an esports player amounts to $625,352.
6. Mossad Aldossary ($578,865)
Repping the soccer gaming world is Saudi Arabian gamer Mossad Aldossary who is a FIFA player. Currently he is playing for Team Falcons, a Saudi Arabian esports team. He earned a lot of success in a short amount of time.
Back in 2018, he won the FIFA eWorld Cup, he is a 3 time FUT Champions Cup winner and was awarded the Esports player of 2018. With so many wins, it makes sense how he was able to bag big money as a gamer with his total earnings being $578, 865.
These earnings showcase the power of the esports realm and how much Arab players knew how to rise up the ranks in this sporting competition.
