The Most Valuable Teams In The NFLAlready a popular esport, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive grew immensely in 2016 with $1 million prize pools and new events like ELEAGUE. READ: How SK Gaming Won $1.8 Million In 2016Luminosity entered the year ready to prove themselves to CS:GO’s titans and did so in only half a year. The all-Brazilian squad won 98% of the organization’s total prize money before departing for SK Gaming in July. $797,868.42Known for its legendary Call of Duty team, OpTic took the plunge into CS:GO in 2016 by signing the former Conquest roster. Still, it managed to nab $140,000 for second at ELEAGUE Season 1 and took first at Intel Extreme Masters X.
Source: Forbes January 27, 2017 15:00 UTC