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This is a list of eSports players . This is not a complete list of all active, professional eSports players, but rather a consolidation of the most influential or significant. The list does not include online poker or online chess players, since they are usually separated from eSports .
Notable players
Name
ID
Nationality
Age
Team
Game(s)
Career
Bang Seong-hyun
JJoNak
South Korea
18
New York Excelsior
Overwatch
2017—Present
Brandon Larned
Seagull
United States
26
Dallas Fuel
Overwatch
2016—Present
Félix Lengyel
xQc
Canada
22
Overwatch
2016—Present
Park Se-jun
Park Se-jun
South Korea
Pokémon
2014—Present
Dennis Johnsen
Svenskeren
Denmark
28
Cloud9
League of Legends
2011—present
Joshua Hartnett
Dardoch
United States
26
Echo Fox
League of Legends
2014—present
Zaqueri Black
Aphromoo
United States
31
100 Thieves
League of Legends
2011—present
Matthew Haag
NaDeSHoT
United States
31
100 Thieves
Call of Duty
2007—2015
Ray Rizzo
Ray Rizzo
United States
31
Pokémon
2010—2015
Byun Eun-jong
JJu
South Korea
41
Samsung Khan
StarCraft
2002—2007
Stevie Case
KillCreek
United States
47
Quake
1998—?
Michael Cavanaugh
StrongSide
United States
35
Final Boss
Halo series
2005—2009
Chang Young-suk
FreedoM
South Korea
36
Samsung Khan
StarCraft , Warcraft III
2003—2007
Emil Christensen
HeatoN
Sweden
40
Ninjas in Pyjamas
Counter-Strike
2001—2007
Luo Feichi
Ferrari_430
China
34
Defense of the Ancients , Dota 2
2010–2016
Lee Jae-dong
Jaedong
South Korea
34
Evil Geniuses
StarCraft: Brood War , StarCraft II
2007—Present
Jang Jae-Ho
Moon
South Korea
37
Warcraft III , StarCraft II
2003—2013
Danylo Ishutin
Dendi
Ukraine
34
Natus Vincere
Defense of the Ancients , Dota 2
2007–present
Fredrik Johansson
MaDFroG
Sweden
39
StarCraft II , Warcraft III
2001—2005
Sander Kaasjager
Vo0
Netherlands
38
Painkiller , Quake III , Quake 4 , Quake Champions , World of Warcraft
2004—Present
Maciej Krzykowski
av3k
Poland
33
Millenium
Quake series
2006—Present
Patrik Lindberg
f0rest
Sweden
36
Ninjas in Pyjamas
Counter-Strike , Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2005—Present
Christopher Alesund
GeT_RiGhT
Sweden
34
Ninjas in Pyjamas
Counter-Strike , Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2007—Present
Adam Friberg
friberg
Sweden
32
Heroic
Counter-Strike: Source , Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012—Present
Richard Landström
Xizt
Sweden
33
Fnatic
Counter-Strike , Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2010—Present
Aleksi Jalli
allu
Finland
32
ENCE eSports
Counter-Strike , Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2013—Present
Chris Loranger
HuK
United States /Canada
35
Evil Geniuses
StarCraft II
2010—Present
Yoan Merlo
ToD
France
39
Fnatic
Warcraft III , StarCraft II
2002—2013
Jang Min-chul
MC
South Korea
32
StarCraft: Brood War , StarCraft II
2010—2015
Tom Ryan
Ogre2
United States
29
Counter Logic Gaming
Halo series , Call of Duty
Daigo Umehara
Daigo
Japan
43
Team MadCatz
Street Fighter (series)
Manuel Schenkhuizen
Grubby
Netherlands
38
Warcraft III , StarCraft II
Park Sung-Joon
July
South Korea
37
StarTale
StarCraft , StarCraft II
Andreas Thorstensson
bds
Sweden
45
Counter-Strike
David Walsh
Walshy
United States
39
Halo 2 , Halo 3
Jonathan Walsh
Jinro
Sweden
35
Team Liquid
StarCraft II
Lu Weiliang
Fly100%
China
37
Warcraft III
Johnathan Wendel
Fatal1ty
United States
43
Quake III , Unreal Tournament 2003 , Painkiller , Quake 4
Justin Wong
JWong
United States
38
Evil Geniuses
Fighting games
Lim Yo-Hwan
BoxeR
South Korea
43
SlayerS
StarCraft , StarCraft II
Lee Young-Ho
FlaSh
South Korea
31
StarCraft
Lee Yun-yeol
NaDa
South Korea
39
StarCraft: Brood War , StarCraft II
Wang Xuwen
Infi
China
34
Warcraft III , StarCraft II
Ken Hoang
Ken
United States
38
Team Liquid
Super Smash Bros. Melee
2003-2007, 2012-present
Juan Debiedma
Hungrybox
United States
30
Team Liquid
Super Smash Bros. Melee , Project M
2007-present
Adam Lindgren
Armada
Sweden
31
Alliance
Super Smash Bros. Melee , Project M
Joseph Marquez
Mango
United States
32
Cloud9
Super Smash Bros. Melee , Project M
Kevin Nanney
PPMD
United States
33–34
Evil Geniuses
Super Smash Bros. Melee , Project M
2009-2016
Jason Zimmerman
Mew2King
United States
35
COGnitive Gaming , Most Valuable Gaming
Super Smash Bros. Melee , Project M , Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
William Hjelte
Leffen
Sweden
29
Team SoloMid
Super Smash Bros. Melee
2010–present
Isai Alvarado
Isai
United States
39
Super Smash Bros. 64 , Super Smash Bros. Melee
Weston Dennis
Westballz
United States
32
G2 Esports
Super Smash Bros. Melee
Justin McGrath
Plup
United States
30
Panda Global
Super Smash Bros. Melee , Project M , Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
Gonzalo Barrios
ZeRo
Chile
29
Team SoloMid
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
?–2018
Nairoby Quezada
Nairo
United States
27
Team Liquid
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
2010–present
Christopher Szygiel
PC Chris
United States
36
Super Smash Bros. Melee
2005–2015
Andy Dinh
Reginald
United States
32
Team SoloMid
League of Legends
Sebastian Fors
Forsen
Sweden
Team Forsen Boys
Starcraft II , Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft
Christopher Gonzalez
NYChrisG
United States
33
TempoStorm
Fighting Games
Yusuke Momochi
Momochi
Japan
38
Evil Geniuses
Street Fighter (series)
Lee Seon-woo
Infiltration
South Korea
39
Street Fighter (series)
Enrique Cedeño Martinez
xPeke
Spain
32
Origen
League of Legends
2010–present
Lee Sang-hyeok
Faker
South Korea
28
SK Telecom T1
League of Legends
2013–present
Bora Kim
YellOwStaR
France
32
Paris Saint-Germain (Coach)
League of Legends
2010–2016
Kenny Schrub
kennyS
France
29
G2 Esports
Counter-Strike: Source , Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012–present
Filip Kubski
NEO
Poland
36
Virtus.pro
Counter-Strike , Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2004–present
Mikail Bill
Maikelele
Sweden
33
Digital Chaos
Counter-Strike , Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2010–present
Olof Kajbjer
olofmeister
Sweden
31
FaZe Clan
Counter-Strike , Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012–present
Søren Bjerg
Bjergsen
Denmark
28
Team SoloMid
League of Legends
2012–present
Zachary Scuderi
Sneaky
United States
30
Cloud9
League of Legends
2012–present
Hai Lam
Hai
United States
31
Flyquest
League of Legends
2012–present
Peng Yiliang
Doublelift
United States
30
Team SoloMid
League of Legends
2011–present
Luka Perković
PerkZ
Croatia
25
G2 Esports
League of Legends
2014–present
Martin Larsson
Rekkles
Sweden
27
Fnatic
League of Legends
2012–present
Gabriel Toledo
FalleN
Brazil
33
SK Gaming
Counter-Strike , Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2004–present
Clinton Loomis
Fear
United States
36
Defense of the Ancients , Dota 2
2005-present
Shane Hendrixson
Rapha
United States
35
Team Liquid
Quake
2008-present
Henrik Ahnberg
AdmiralBulldog
Sweden
27
Dota 2
2012–2016
Gustav Magnusson
s4
Sweden
26
Evil Geniuses
Dota 2
2012–present
Clement Ivanov
Puppey
Estonia
28
Team Secret
Defense of the Ancients , Dota 2
2007–present
Chen Yao
Zhou
China
28
Defense of the Ancients, Dota 2
2009–2014
Chen Zhihao
Hao
China
28
Defense of the Ancients, Dota 2
2009–2017
Wang Zhaohui
SanSheng
China
29
Defense of the Ancients, Dota 2
2008–2015
Wang Jiao
Banana
China
31
Defense of the Ancients, Dota 2
2009–2016
Kurtis Ling
Aui_2000
Canada
25
Dota 2
2012–present
Peter Dager
ppd
United States
26
OpTic Gaming
Heroes of Newerth , Dota 2
2012–present
Saahil Arora
UNiVeRsE
United States
28
Fnatic
Dota 2
2011–present
Sumail Hassan
Suma1L
Pakistan
19
Evil Geniuses
Dota 2
2014–present
Amer al-Barqawi
Miracle-
Jordan
21
Team Liquid
Dota 2
2015–present
Kuro Salehi Takhasomi
KuroKy
Germany
25
Team Liquid
Defense of the Ancients, Dota 2
2007–present
See also
References