Top 10 richest Esports players

#8 Ivan 'Mind_Control' Ivanov - $4,483,493

Mind_Control won TI7 with Liquid

Ivan 'Mind_Control' Ivanov is a Bulgarian off-laner who started his career off in small teams around the European online circuit. He had little success in big tournaments, seldom qualifying for any but managed to win a few smaller online tournaments. He jumped from team to team several times until he was picked up by Kuroky in his new team, 5Jungz.

After Kuroky's team started producing results they were picked up by Team Liquid. But after a disappointing performance at TI6, Kuroky made several roster moves to turn Liquid into a much younger squad. Mind_Control stayed with the team and this new-look Liquid would go on to dominate 2017 as a team and win The International of that year as well.

His win at TI7 and his performances made him one of the best off-lane players in the world. He has also won the China Dota 2 Supermajor in 2018 and finished top 4 in two more Internationals. As a result he has amassed just under $4.5 Million in earnings.

His highest earnings come from his TI finishes in the Top 4. The highest of them are: his victory at TI7 ($2,172,536), 2nd place at TI9 ($892,581) and 4th at TI8 ($357,450).

He is the highest earning Bulgarian player of all time and the 6th highest earning European esports player of all time.