According to the Cambridge dictionary, esports or electronic sports is the activity of playing online games in a competitive system between individuals or groups of players, which can generally be watched by others.
In recent years, esports has grown into a large industry, with many international-level tournaments offering fantastic prizes to their winners.
In Indonesia itself, esports has been officially recognized by the Indonesian National Sports Committee (KONI) as one of the achievement sports branches.
According to Esports Earnings data, the highest-earning Indonesian esports player from tournament winnings is Kenny Deo, with US$361,400 or approximately Rp5.18 billion.
Kenny Deo is a professional DOTA 2 player. He is also the first Indonesian gamer to participate in the "The International" esports competition, along with Matthew Filemon.
Here is a list of the highest-earning Indonesian esports players up to April 2022:
1. Kenny Deo: US$ 361,480.38 (Rp5.18 billion)
2. Matthew Filemon: US$305,886.67 (Rp4.4 billion)
3. Made Bagus Prabaswara: US$181,398.2 (Rp2.6 billion)
4. Muhammad Albi: US$177,545.2 (Rp2.55 billion)
5. Hansel Ferdinand: US$176,326.8 (Rp2.53 billion)
Esports Earnings collects this data from various sources such as news articles, official statements, direct interviews, and other publicly accessible information sources.
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