Other notable countries listed above the Philippines included the usual suspects namely China, United States, Russia, and South Korea.
A key contributor as to why the Philippines was able to rack up huge prize pool earnings stem from the dominance of the country in Mobile Legends: Bang Bang, where majority of our kababayans were able to secure accolades in 2024. It likewise helped that the Esports World Cup shouldered billions in terms of prize pool earnings.
With so much success that Filipinos accumulated in ML, it was no surprise that the top 10 earners in Philippine esports came from the Land of Dawn, and here are the top earners according to the website Esportsearnings.com.
1. Super Marco (Falcons AP.Bren) - $176,281.67 (Php10.3 million)
1. KyleTzy (Falcons AP.Bren) - $176,281.67 (Php10.3 million)
1. Owgwen (Falcons AP.Bren) - $176,281.67 (Php10.3 million)
4. FlapTzy (Falcons AP.Bren) - $175,281.67 (Php10.3 million)
4. Pheww (Falcons AP.Bren) - $175,281.67 (Php10.3 million)
6. Kramm (Selangor Red Giants) - $166,666.67 (Php9.8 million)
6. Innocent (Selangor Red Giants) - $166,666.67 (Php9.8 million)
8. Shinoa (Omega Empress) - $86,000.00 (Php5 million)
9. Sanford (Team Liquid PH) - $47,370.00 (Php2.8 million)
10. Sanji (Team Liquid PH) - $46,470.00 (Php2.7 million)
It was no surprise that players from Falcons AP.Bren topped the charts as the team secured major accolades, finishing 2nd in the 2024 MLBB Mid Season Cup (MSC) giving the Bees a whopping $500,000 (Php29.4 million) cash prize.
In addition, Bren likewise made a statement at the start of the year winning $350,000 (Php21 million), courtesy of the Games of the Future 2024 tournament.
Meanwhile the likes of Mark "Kramm" Rusiana and John "Innocent" Banal were able to make the list due to their contributions for the Selangor Red Giants in MSC 2024. Their efforts, yielded $1,000,000 (Php59 million) for the Malaysian club.
Other notable earners included Sheen "Shinoa" Perez of Omega Empress who championed at the MLBB Women's Invitational 2024 event, and finished 2nd at the 2024 Asian Esports Games.
Following her are the members of Team Liquid who secured the grand prize in MPL Philippines Season 13, while finishing 3rd in MSC, giving them approximately $240,000 (Php14 million).
Outside of MLBB, Honor of Kings player Adrian "Toshi" Bacallo and Dota 2's Nikko "Force" Bilocura were listed in the top 20, followed by other notable names like Abed "Abed" Yusop and Erin Jasper "Yopaj" Ferrer.
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