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10 Gaming Tournaments That Are Seriously Making It Rain

Winning a gaming tournament takes skill, and WD Ventito™ is the place to start boning up. Here's what you could buy with the winnings from the top 10 tournaments.

10. StarCraft II World Championship Series

Location: Shanghai, China in 2012

1st Place Winner: WON "PartinG" LEE SAK (KOR)

1st Place Prize: $100,000 USD

9. Championship Gaming Series: Forza Motorsport 2

Location: Santa Monica, California in 2008

1st Place Winner: BIRMINGHAM SALVO (UK)

1st Place Prize: $100,000 USD

8. Battle.net World Championship: World of Warcraft

Location: Anaheim, California in 2012

1st Place Winner: BRING IT (USA, CAN)

1st Place Prize: $105,000 USD

7. Smite Launch Tournament

Location: Atlanta, Georgia in 2014

1st Place Winner: TEAM SOLOMID (DEN, UK, SWE, NOR)

1st Place Prize: $104,597 USD

6. Halo 4 Global Championship

Location: Seattle, Washington 2013

1st Place Winner: AARON "Ace" ELAM (USA)

1st Place Prize: $200,000 USD

5. Championship Gaming Series: Counter-Strike

Location: Santa Monica, California in 2008

1st Place Winner: BIRMINGHAM SALVO (UK)

1st Place Prize: $250,000 USD

4. CPL World Tour Finals

Location: New York City, New York in 2005

1st Place Winner: JOHNATHAN "Fatal1ty" WENDEL (USA)

1st Place Prize: $150,000 USD

3. Call of Duty Championship

Location: Los Angeles, California in 2013

1st Place Winner: FARIKO.IMPACT (CAN, USA)

1st Place Prize: $400,000 USD

2. League of Legends World Championship

Location: Los Angeles, California in 2013

1st Place Winner: SK TELECOM T1 (KOR)

1st Place Prize: $1,000,000 USD

1. The International 2013: Dota 2 Championships

Location: Seattle, Washington in 2013

1st Place Winner: ALLIANCE (SWE)

1st Place Prize: $1,437,204 USD

All stats courtesy of E-Sports Earnings.