Top 5 Richest Pinoy DOTA 2 Players As Of 2017

This line, "Wala kang makukuha sa paglalaro ng computer games" (Translated : "You can't get anything from playing computer games."), was commonly said by our parents or concerned friends. But today this line is not effective anymore because of the establishment of esports which rewards players with money in a tournament. The most popular esports tournament which gives high prize to the players is the DOTA 2's The International which recently gave $9,139,002 or equivalent to Php458,330,089 to Wings Gaming (A professional Chinese DOTA 2 team) who bags the TI6 championship.

In the Philippines, we also have our professional DOTA 2 players which earn money from winning different DOTA 2 tournaments. And these are the Top 5 Richest Pinoy DOTA 2 Player as of April 2017:

#5 - Ryo "ryOyr" Hasegawa : 11.8M Pesos

Ryo "ryOyr" Hasegawa (age 24 as of 2017) with a DOTA 2 Player ID, Ryo / ryOyr, is a former player of Rave which currently plays for TNC Pro Team together with the other in this list, Raven, KuKU and sam_H. Ryo joined TNC Pro Team (a pro gaming team of Philippine net cafe chain TheNet.Com) on September 5, 2016 wherein in this team, he also earned his largest cash prize of $160,000.00 (Php8,022,240.00) from winning the championship in World Electronic Sports Games 2016 (Dota 2) on January 15, 2017 which have a total prize of $800,000.00 (Php40,120,800) for the 1st place. ryOyr's overall earning is $235,883.68 which is equivalent to Php11,833,340.69.

ryOyr's Solo MMR as of March 2017 is 6893. ryOyr plays as an Offlaner or Support and is well known for using the following heroes: Crystal Maiden, Dazzle, Vengeful Spirit, Zeus, Drow Ranger, Tusk, Centaur, Puck and Viper.

#4 - Marc Polo "Raven" Luis Fausto : 13.8M Pesos

Marc Polo "Raven" Luis Fausto with a DOTA 2 Player ID, Raven / AkoSiPolo-Raven, is a former player of Fnatic and a returnee player of TNC Pro Team. On November 29, 2016, Raven returns in TNC Pro Team as a carry and in this team also, he earned his largest cash prize of $160,000.00 (Php8,022,240.00) from winning the championship in World Electronic Sports Games 2016 (Dota 2) on January 15, 2017 which have a total prize of $800,000.00 (Php40,120,800) for the 1st place. Raven's overall earning is $275,581.30 which is equivalent to Php13,824,811.50.

Raven's Solo MMR as of March 2017 is 7674. Raven plays as a Carry and is well known for using the following heroes: Drow Ranger, Terrorblade, Sven, Lone Druid, Troll Warlord and Slark.

#3 - Sam "Sam_H" Enojosa Hidalgo : 14M Pesos

Sam "Sam_H" Enojosa Hidalgo with a DOTA 2 Player ID, sam_H / Paperchicken. In 2015, he started his DOTA 2 career in TNC Pro Team which is still his current team. Sam_H earned his largest cash prize of $160,000.00 (Php8,022,240.00) from winning the championship in World Electronic Sports Games 2016 (Dota 2) on January 15, 2017 which have a total prize of $800,000.00 (Php40,120,800) for the 1st place. Sam_H's overall earning is $280,422.98 which is equivalent to Php14,061,249.49.

Sam_H's Solo MMR as of March 2017 is 7794. Sam_H plays as an Offlaner and is well known for using the following heroes: Nature's Prophet, Beastmaster, Slardar, Spirit Breaker and Nyx Assasin.

#2 - Carlo "Kuku" Palad : 14.5M Pesos

Carlo "Kuku" Palad (age 20 as of 2017) with a DOTA 2 Player ID, KuKU / QQ, is a former player of Mineski which currently plays for TNC Pro Team as the team leader. Kuku earned his largest cash prize of $160,000.00 (Php8,022,240.00) from winning the championship in World Electronic Sports Games 2016 (Dota 2) on January 15, 2017 which have a total prize of $800,000.00 (Php40,120,800) for the 1st place. Kuku's overall earning is $289,255.97 which is equivalent to Php14,504,162.10.

Kuku's Solo MMR as of March 2017 is 7839. Kuku plays as a Solo Midlaner and is best known for using the following heroes: Huskar, Phantom Lancer, Windranger, Harbinger, Timbersaw, Tinker, Troll Warlord and Juggernaut.

#1 - Djardel Jicko B. "DJ" Mampusti : 23.7M Pesos

Djardel Jicko B. "DJ" Mampusti formerly known as Chrissy (age 22 as of 2017) with a DOTA 2 Player ID, DJ, is well known as a former member of Rave, MSI-EvoGT and Execration. He currently plays for Fnatic (a European Team) and is the only different team from our list. DJ earned his largest cash prize of $290,786.40 (Php14,591,370.77) from winning as 4th placer in The International 2016 on August 13, 2016 which have a total prize of $1,453,932.00 (Php72,969,939.22) for the 4th place. DJ's overall earning is $474,121.51 which is equivalent to Php23,782,883.18.

DJ wisely used his earnings from DOTA 2. He used his winnings at DAC 2015 to invest in an internet cafe chain in the Philippines called TheNet.Com, which is where TNC Pro Team is based from.

DJ's Solo MMR as of March 2017 is 6923. DJ plays as a Support or Offlaner and is well known for using the following heroes: Ember Spirit, Doom, Vengeful Spirit, Jakiro, Disruptor, Enigma, Enchantress and Earth Spirit.

Update: Top 5 Richest Pinoy DOTA 2 Players as of 2019

Sources : esportsearnings.com, wiki.teamliquid.net, gosugamers.net

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