One of the largest streaming platforms in the world Twitch reportedly suffered a massive leak yesterday on 6th October 2021, revealing streamer payouts amidst other crucial information. This leaked information contained ESL's earning from Twitch for having broadcasted all their tournaments exclusively via the platform. The payout reportedly amounts to about $1,903,580.27 USD from August 2019 to October 2021.
The channel 'ESL_CSGO' was ranked 29th amongst the top hundred highest paid streamers / stream channels for the 26 month duration specified above. For perspective, this amount is as much as the total prize pool of the upcoming PGL Major Stockholm 2021, which is the first CS:GO Major to take place in more than two years.
ESL has established itself as one of the leading tournament organizers for competitive CS:GO. Since August 2019 they have organized multiple huge tournaments for the Valve shooter. ESL even adapted accordingly to the online phase of the game as well. A list of CS:GO events from August 2019 to October 2021 looks as follows,
ESL CS:GO Tournaments | Schedule (Aug 2019-Oct 2021) | Total Prize Pool (USD) |
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ESL One: New York 2019 | 26-29 Sep, 2019 | $200,000 |
DH Masters Malmö 2019 | 1-6 Oct, 2019 | $250,000 |
IEM Beijing 2019 | 7-10 Nov, 2019 | $250,000 |
ESL Pro League Season 10 | 3-8 Dec, 2019 | $600,000 |
IEM Katowice 2020 | 24 Feb-1 Mar, 2020 | $500,000 |
ESL Pro League Season 11 | 16 Mar-12 Apr, 2020 | $750,000 |
DH masters Spring 2020 | 19 May-14 June, 2020 | $160,000 |
ESL One: Cologne 2020 | 18-30 Aug, 2020 | $460,000 |
ESL Pro League Season 12 | 1 Sep-4 Oct, 2020 | $675,000 |
IEM Beijing 2020 | 6-22 Nov, 2020 | $150,000 |
DH Masters Winter 2020 | 30 Nov-6 Dec, 2020 | $150,000 |
IEM Global Challenge 2020 | 15-20 Dec, 2020 | $500,000 |
IEM Katowice 2021 | 16-28 Feb, 2021 | $1,000,000 |
ESL Pro League Season 13 | 8 Mar-11 Apr, 2021 | $750,000 |
DH Masters Spring 2021 | 29 Apr-9 May, 2021 | $250,000 |
IEM Summer 2021 | 3-13 June, 2021 | $250,000 |
IEM Cologne 2021 | 6-18 July, 2021 | $1,000,000 |
ESL Pro League Season 14 | 16 Aug-12 Sep, 2021 | $750,000 |
IEM Fall 2021 | 29 Sep-10 Oct, 2021 | $255,000 |
All the tournaments combined have resulted in a successful phase for CS:GO despite undergoing the transition from LAN to Online, which now is heading towards its first CS:GO Major in more than two years - PGL Major Stockholm 2021.
It has also managed to beat Riot Games which had a reported payout of $1,052,571.76, ranking them 75th overall on the list which includes other names of the likes of xQc, summit1g, shroud, and other popular creators.
ESL's payout through Twitch in the 26 months
According to a report by Video Games Chronicle, the now publicly available data is legitimate. An anonymous source told the publication that Twitch is aware of the breach and the data was obtained on Monday. The leak reportedly includes:
The entirety of Twitch’s source code including comment history
Creator payout reports from 2019 and beyond
Twitch clients for all platforms
Proprietary software development kits
An unreleased Steam competitor codenamed Vapor
Internal security tools
ESL will be conducing a few more CS:GO tournaments before the end of the year and it has also announced its competitive schedule for the 2022 season.
ESL 2022 CS:GO Competitive Calendar
This includes the plan for hosting multiple LAN tournaments alongside coordinating with Valve for hosting a CS:GO Major in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.