Don’t get me wrong, some gamers dedicate their whole lives to developing gaming skills and strategies. Zhou Yang, a professional gamer, admits to spending up to 12 hours a day practicing for competitions. Professional gaming all started In 1997 when The Cyberathlete Professional League was founded It was around this time that avid gamers started to make a name for themselves. Gamers make the majority of their money by winning tournaments.E-sports is a video game competition between professional gamers from all over the world. Throughout the year there are different tournaments such as League of Legends Championship Series, Call of Duty World League and the Overwatch League where professional gamers have a chance to win millions of dollars in prizes. After getting recruited to join E-sports EG he started making the big bucks. Hassan was the youngest player to earn $1,000,000 as a professional gamer. In 2016 he was even featured in Time Magzine as one of the most influential teenagers in the world. Hassan has earned around $2,676,991 in prize money.
