Dota 2 streamer and analyst Evgeniy Sh4dowehhh Alekseev told how much money a good player from the CIS can make. In a video from Parimatch, he also explained why older esports players find it harder to compete with younger gamers.
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According to Alekseev, in good teams from the CIS, players can receive about $ 5,000 a month, and if they wish, this amount can reach $ 15,000 if, in addition to their salary, they engage in media and win prize money at tournaments.
“We had a sFz team, and at first there was a salary of $ 250, then $ 350, then $ 450, plus there from tournaments … And then there were no tournaments for such crazy money. At that time, we had The International for $ 15 million and the rest of the tournaments were not bright at all, especially for tier-3 teams. Well, some thousand [долларов]maybe dripping. Then there was a little stagnation, after which I started coaching teams in 2017. We went to The International, took the top 3 majors to EPICENTER, and some money had already gone there, and I felt that life had become a little more interesting. <…>
Let’s not talk about average teams. Let’s say a successful team in the CIS – you can earn somewhere around $ 5 thousand. It’s clear that if you win at world tournaments, your salary will be much higher. In addition, you can also have some $ 5 thousand on the media, and this is already $ 10 thousand. You can also come to the Major and earn something there. In general, somewhere around $ 15 thousand, if you wish, you can have it. If you try. If you don’t try, you will receive one salary. ”
Sh4dowehhh also explained why many esports players start to decline by age 30. He believes that it is not at all about mechanical skills, but about the overestimation of priorities that occurs at this age.
“Everyone says that 30 years is already fingers [плохо работают], you cannot press anything, etc., but in reality everything is a little different. Everything works in such a way that such thoughts appear in your head that you need to somehow be realized. If you make money, then you need to open some kind of business. That is, you are already starting to think not about the game, like 18-year-old guys, but about business. You also have a family, and then you need to get married, it’s time to have children. 30 years is not about your reaction getting worse. It’s just that the head is not hammered by the game, but by something else. “
The analyst recalled how he started his streamer career, and admitted that this activity requires constant dedication.
“It happened by chance with streams. When I was still in my freshman year, I sometimes streamed. Then it was hard to get up, about 30-40 people watched – mostly acquaintances who somehow found out about me. Streaming is the kind of thing that you need to give yourself completely. I have already explained many times that streaming is like an eternal series. “
In the video for Parimatch, Alekseev said that studios should discuss with advertisers in advance the presence of community casters and the fact that they can take over part of the audience.
“At The International, at the World Cup, there simply cannot be any piracy. Valve wants community casters like me to develop. If we have our own viewers and our fans, then Valve wants people to watch those they like. Nobody has rights to The International except Valve. You can hang at least ten advertisements there – casinos, bookmakers, whatever you want. <…>
Tournaments, as a Major, as now in Kiev, are not The International. Often someone buys the rights to such tournaments. <…> WePlay and Maincast have their own requirements, they have their own sponsors, their own bookmakers, whatever. And the sponsors want some numbers from them, but we [комьюнити-кастеры] allegedly we steal these numbers. Well, my point of view is: you know in advance that I will do what I do. How should you warn your advertisers about this. And the rights would cost two or three times more if you had some maximally exclusive rights. On this basis there were some [скандальные] moments “.
Earlier, Alekseev said how much he earns from donations on streams on Twitch. According to him, in the best month he received about ₽210 thousand.
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