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This is a list of Influential Esports Players . The list does not include online poker or online chess players, since they are usually separated from esports . This is not a complete list of all active, professional esports players; but rather a consolidation of the most influential or significant.
Influential Players
Name
ID
Nationality
Age
Team
Game(s)
Career
Park Se-jun Park Se-jun
South Korea
Pokémon 2014–present
Matthew Haag NaDeSHoT
United States
OpTic Gaming Call of Duty 2007–2015
Ray Rizzo Ray Rizzo
United States
Pokémon 2010-2015
Byun Eun-jong JJu
South Korea
Samsung Khan StarCraft 2002–2007
Stevie Case KillCreek
United States
Quake 1998–?
Michael Cavanaugh StrongSide
United States
Halo series2005–2009
Chang Young-suk
FreedoM
South Korea
Samsung KHAN
StarCraft Warcraft III 2003–2007
Emil Christensen HeatoN
Sweden
Counter-Strike 2001–2007
Vanessa Arteaga Vanessa
United States
San Francisco Optx Dead or Alive 4
Ryan Danford Saiyan
United States
StK/Team 3D/Final Boss Halo 2 2004–2007
Luo Feichi Ferrari_430
China
Invictus Gaming Defense of the Ancients Dota 2
Lee Jae-dong
Jaedong
South Korea
Evil Geniuses StarCraft: Brood War StarCraft II 2007–present
Jang Jae Ho
Moon
South Korea
Warcraft III StarCraft II 2003–2013
Danylo Ishutin Dendi
Ukraine
Natus Vincere Defense of the Ancients Dota 2 2009–present
Fredrik Johansson MaDFroG
Sweden
StarCraft II Warcraft III 2001–2005
Sander Kaasjager Vo0
Netherlands
Painkiller , Quake III Quake 4 World of Warcraft 2004–2009
Maciej Krzykowski av3k
Poland
Serious Gaming
Quake series
Patrik Lindberg f0rest
Sweden
Ninjas in Pyjamas Counter-Strike Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Christopher Alesund GeT RiGhT
Sweden
Ninjas in Pyjamas Counter-Strike Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Adam Friberg friberg
Sweden
Ninjas in Pyjamas Counter-Strike: Source Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Aleksi Jalli allu
Finland
FaZe Clan
Counter-Strike Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Chris Loranger HuK
United States/Canada
Evil Geniuses StarCraft II
Yoan Merlo
ToD
France
Fnatic Warcraft III StarCraft II
Jang Min-chul
MC
South Korea
StarCraft: Brood War StarCraft II
Laurens Pluijmaekers Lauke
Netherlands
Unreal series
Sujoy Roy Sujoy
United Kingdom
Quake
Tom Ryan Ogre2
United States
29
Counter Logic Gaming Halo seriesCall of Duty
Daigo Umehara Daigo
Japan
Team MadCatz Street Fighter (series)
Manuel Schenkhuizen Grubby
Netherlands
Warcraft III StarCraft II
Park Sung-Joon
July
South Korea
StarTale
StarCraft StarCraft II
Andreas Thorstensson bds
Sweden
Counter-Strike
David Walsh Walshy
United States
Halo 2 Halo 3
Jonathan Walsh Jinro
Sweden
Team Liquid StarCraft II
Lu Weiliang
Fly100%
China
Warcraft III
Johnathan Wendel Fatal1ty
United States
Quake III Unreal Tournament 2003 Painkiller Quake 4
Justin Wong JWong
United States
Evil Geniuses Fighting games
Lim Yo-Hwan
BoxeR
South Korea
SlayerS
StarCraft StarCraft II
Lee Young-Ho
FlaSh
South Korea
StarCraft
Lee Yun-yeol
NaDa
South Korea
StarCraft: Brood War StarCraft II
Wang Xuwen
Infi
China
Warcraft III StarCraft II
Ken Hoang Ken
United States
Team Liquid Super Smash Bros. Melee
Juan Debiedma Hungrybox
United States
Team Liquid Super Smash Bros. Melee Project M
Adam Lindgren Armada
Sweden
Alliance Super Smash Bros. Melee Project M
Joseph Marquez Mango
United States
Cloud9 Super Smash Bros. Melee Project M
Kevin Nanney PPMD
United States
Evil Geniuses Super Smash Bros. Melee Project M
Jason Zimmerman Mew2King
United States
COGnitive Gaming, Most Valuable Gaming
Super Smash Bros. Melee Project M Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
William Hjelte Leffen
Sweden
Team SoloMid Super Smash Bros. Melee 2010–present
Gonzalo Barrios ZeRo
China
Team SoloMid Super Smash Bros. for Wii U ?–present
Nairoby Quezada Nairo
United States
Team Liquid Super Smash Bros. for Wii U 2010–present
Christopher Szygiel PC Chris
United States
Super Smash Bros. Melee 2005–2015
Andy Dinh Reginald
United States
Team SoloMid League of Legends
Sebastian Fors Forsen
Sweden
Team Forsen Boys
Starcraft II Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft
Christopher Gonzalez NYChrisG
United States
TempoStorm Fighting Games
Yusuke Momochi Momochi
Japan
Evil Geniuses Street Fighter (series)
Lee Seon-woo
Infiltration
South Korea
Street Fighter (series)
Enrique Cedeño Martinez xPeke
Spain
Origen League of Legends 2010–present
Lee Sang-hyeok Faker
South Korea
SK Telecom T1 League of Legends 2013–present
Bora Kim YellOwStaR
France
Paris Saint-Germain League of Legends 2010–2016
Kenny Schrub kennyS
France
G2 Esports Counter-Strike: Source , Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 2012–present
Filip Kubski NEO
Poland
Virtus.pro Counter-Strike , Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 2004–present
Mikail Bill Maikelele
Sweden
FaZe Clan Counter-Strike , Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 2010–present
Olof Kajbjer olofmeister
Sweden
fnatic Counter-Strike , Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 2012–present
Søren Bjerg Bjergsen
Denmark
Team SoloMid League of Legends 2012–present
Zachary Scuderi Sneaky
United States
Cloud9 League of Legends 2012–present
Hai Lam Hai
United States
Flyquest League of Legends 2012–present
Peng Yiliang Doublelift
United States
Team SoloMid League of Legends 2011–present
Luka Perković PerkZ
Croatia
G2 Esports League of Legends 2014–present
Martin Larsson Rekkles
Sweden
Fnatic League of Legends 2012–present
Gabriel Toledo FalleN
Brazil
SK-Gaming Counter-Strike , Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 2004–present
Clinton Loomis
Fear
United States
29
Evil Geniuses (coach)
Dota 2
2005-present
Shane Hendrixson Rapha
United States
Team Liquid Overwatch 2016-present
See also References
