Top 10 richest Esports players

#9 Maroun 'GH' Mehrej - $4,086,426

GH(right) won TI in his first attempt

Very few people have won The International in their first-ever attempt. Maroun 'GH' Mehrej is one of those people. Born in Lebanon, GH gained notoriety for the first time when he reached 9k MMR, the highest in European servers. After playing in some Middle-Eastern teams, most notably E-Labs, GH was asked to stand in for Team Liquid in November 2016.

He would play in place of Bulba at DreamLeague Season 6 and Liquid would go on to win that tournament. His performance impressed team captain Kuroky so much that the team would go on to officially sign him in January of 2017 in place of Bulba as part of their new-look young squad led by Kuroky.

After some time together and a few mediocre performances, the team started dominating the pro scene. They won StarLadder i-League StarSeries Season 3 and Epicenter 2017 in convincing fashion. Their success in 2017 would eventually lead to them win The International 2017 and life the coveted Aegis of Champions.

GH was an integral part of winning TI7 for Liquid. He also became the 7th player to win TI in their first attempt (of course excluding TI1). Most of his earnings came from 3 TI finishes, all in the top 4. His highest earnings came from: Victory at TI7 ($2,172,536), 2nd at TI9 ($892,581) and 4th at TI8(357,450).

He is the second highest-earning Asian esports player in addition to being the highest-earning Lebanese player of all time.