
World of WarCraft
Release Date:
2004
Prize Money Awarded:
$4,957,837.61 From 118 Tournaments
Recorded Date Range:
2007-04-28 to
World of WarCraft is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) by Blizzard Entertainment. It is the fourth released game set in the fantasy WarCraft universe, which was first introduced by WarCraft: Orcs & Humans in 1994. World of WarCraft takes place within the WarCraft world of Azeroth, approximately four years after the events at the conclusion of Blizzard's previous WarCraft release, WarCraft III: The Frozen Throne. Blizzard Entertainment announced World of WarCraft on September 2, 2001. The game was released on November 23, 2004, on the 10th anniversary of the WarCraft franchise.
Largest Prize Pools
Top Players
Player ID | Player Name | Total (Game) | |
---|---|---|---|
1. | ![]() | Rene Pinkera | $176,924.35 |
2. | ![]() | Fabio Nardelli | $145,387.44 |
3. | ![]() | Kelvin Nguyen | $119,458.34 |
4. | ![]() | Simon Merlin Heinks | $114,874.35 |
5. | ![]() | Shaun Andreas Meaney | $99,678.77 |
6. | ![]() | Oscar Nicolai Wulff | $85,975.00 |
7. | ![]() | Charles Dewland | $85,958.34 |
8. | ![]() | Adam Chan | $81,395.83 |
9. | ![]() | Martin Moazzez | $73,950.00 |
10. | ![]() | Mathias Esterlechner | $72,808.33 |
11. | ![]() | Marcel Rodriguez | $68,858.34 |
12. | ![]() | Josef Stoianov | $68,308.33 |
13. | ![]() | Cameron MacDonald | $60,608.34 |
14. | ![]() | Ryan Costello | $59,383.34 |
15. | ![]() | Richard Simpson | $58,716.67 |
16. | ![]() | Elliott Venczel | $58,183.34 |
17. | ![]() | Alex Ringe | $55,516.67 |
18. | ![]() | Maxime Montesquieu | $54,675.00 |
19. | ![]() | Maroš Molčan | $53,283.33 |
20. | ![]() | Alex Sheldrick | $46,841.67 |
21. | ![]() | Patrick Costales | $46,833.33 |
22. | ![]() | Niki Kasper Hietala | $45,575.00 |
23. | ![]() | Joseph Michael Fernandes | $44,786.91 |
24. | ![]() | Vincent Tran | $44,425.00 |
25. | ![]() | Jonathan Andersson | $44,416.66 |
Online/LAN Breakdown
Location | Prize Money | % of Total |
---|---|---|
Online Only | $341,948.70 | 6.90% |
Offline/LAN | $4,615,888.91 | 93.10% |
Comparisons
» Counter-Strike | -$8,571,823.42 |
» StarCraft: Brood War | -$3,472,333.00 |
» WarCraft III | -$853,642.12 |
Top Countries
Country Name | Prize Money | |
---|---|---|
1. | ![]() | $1,416,887.48 |
2. | ![]() | $469,755.22 |
3. | ![]() | $371,133.34 |
4. | ![]() | $327,325.01 |
5. | ![]() | $324,971.83 |
6. | ![]() | $322,722.67 |
7. | ![]() | $256,785.83 |
8. | ![]() | $243,791.66 |
9. | ![]() | $145,387.44 |
10. | ![]() | $116,333.32 |
Other Notable Players
The following players may not have necessarily competed in this game, but have contributed to the competitive scene in other ways.
![]() | James Harding | Commentator |
![]() | Paul Chaloner | Commentator |