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.