The Edge - Volume One
TEAM OWNER
BACKGROUND
LEAGUE ( S )
League of Legends
Former NBA player
Rick Fox
League of Legends League of Legends; Starcraft: Brood War; Heroes of the Storm; Halo; Dota 2; etc. League of Legends NRG eSports
Owner of Milwaukee Bucks (NBA) Former NBA player and current owner of Los Angeles Dodgers (MLB), Los Angeles Football Club (MLS), and Los Angeles Sparks (WNBA) Owner of Tampa Bay Lightning (NHL) Former NBA player Former NBA player Owner of New England Patriots (NFL) COO of New York Mets Owner of Kroenke Sports & Entertainment Owner of Dallas Mavericks (NBA) Actor
Wesley Edens and Ryan Edens (son) Magic Johnson
Jeff Vinik Shaquille O’Neal Alex Rodriguez Robert Kraft Jeff Wilpon Stan Kroenke Mark Cuban Ashton Kutcher
NRG eSports Overwatch Overwatch Overwatch Unikrn Unikrn
DEFENCE OF THE ANCIENTS 2 (DOTA 2) Top eSports game 2017 2017 Total Prize Money: $38.0 million
LEAGUE OF LEGENDS Top eSports game 2017 Total Prize Money: $12.0 million 9
MICROSOFT XBOX Biggest game was Halo: Combat Evolved
POKÉMON GO
CALL OF DUTY: INFINITE WARFARE Top eSports game 2017 2017 Total Prize Money: $4.0 million
WORLD OF WARCRAFT
MINECRAFT
2005
2009
2012
2013
2015
2016
2017
2001
2008
2010
COUNTER STRIKE: GLOBAL OFFENSIVE Top eSports game 2017 2017 Total Prize Money: $19.2 million
HEROS OF THE STORM Top eSports game 2017 2017 Total Prize Money: $4.8 million
FORTNITE Top eSports game Proposed 2018-2019 Prize Money: $100.0 million 10
FARMVILLE & ANGRY BIRDS
MICROSOFT XBOX 360
9 All prize money amounts as provided on XY Gaming’s website. 10 Epic Games announced in May 2018 that it would provide $100,000,000 in the 2018-2019 season to fund Fortnite competition prize pools.
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