1. Home
  2. /
    News
  3. /
    NS on Esports Salaries in 2012: "They Gave Us Mere Pennies"
NS on Esports Salaries in 2012: "They Gave Us Mere Pennies"
Yaroslav "NS" Kuznetsov. Source: hawk.live

NS on Esports Salaries in 2012: "They Gave Us Mere Pennies"

Yaroslav "NS" Kuznetsov, a streamer and former professional esports player, shared insights about the salaries of pro players in the early 2010s during a Twitch livestream.

NS provided the following perspective:

"I remember that there was hardly any money, and no salaries to speak of. Meanwhile, the team manager, Konstantin 'groove' Pikiner, was walking around in branded clothing. This is just my personal assessment and assumption, but it seemed like back then, some people got their hands on the 'feeding trough' and pocketed the money. They would give us mere crumbs. Players had no salaries, yet the manager or the team owner would be driving around in a Maserati."

Reflecting on his past, Yaroslav "NS" Kuznetsov highlighted the disparity in earnings within the esports industry during those years.

Previously, in a detailed interview with Cybersport, NS mentioned that the salary of an esports player in 2010 was barely enough to live on.

Tags
Share
Get the latest news to your inbox
Subscribe to the newsletter
We value your privacy and promise not to distribute your email to third parties