According to OGN, Korean Professional E-sports Association (KeSPA) has set up a minimum wage policy for professional players in 20 15 seasons, which will increase the wages of e-sports players and put them on the same standard as other competitive sports professionals, thus helping e-sports professionals to obtain a more stable career. At the same time, it also puts forward a minimum contract requirement of one year for each club, but this requirement will not be implemented until the 20 16 season.
Although the exact figure is still inconclusive, according to the follow-up analysis on Inven(onGamers website translation), in South Korea, the minimum wage for baseball players is about $27,000 a season, football players are about $24,000, and basketball players are at least over $35,000. The website predicts that based on the difference between e-sports and traditional sports audiences, the minimum wage for Korean professional players is about $20,000.
Then the problem is obvious. Erik "DOA" Lonnquist, a senior commentator of League of Legends in Korea, said: "Players have nowhere else to make money. There is indeed a lot of money in the LOL field through the hands of various sponsors, but in the end, there is little money in the hands of professional players. Moreover, the income of Korean artists and athletes has always been lower than that of other parts of the world. When the players find a place to make money and see the opportunity of overseas gold panning, then the major teams can't keep people, and all kinds of bleeding. The birth of this new policy is to solve this problem to a certain extent. "
Inven also reported: "The fist company will provide financial support for the eight teams participating in the competition, but the specific amount of funds has not yet been announced."