Just yesterday, Muzahidul “Muzzy” Islam announced his retirement on Twitter. He said that no matter the results, this will be his final season of Grandmasters.
Muzzy was a vital part of Hearthstone esports for the last few years. He started playing the game back in Beta, his competitive career took off in 2015, and he has seen his first huge successes in 2017. That’s the year he took the scene by the storm, winning Dreamhack tournament, Americas Spring Championship and participating in World Championship. It wasn’t the last time he tried to reach for the biggest Hearthstone title. In 2018, after another amazing tournament streak, he attended World Championship once again. While he didn’t have as much luck recently, he was still present (and often ranking high) in the most important tournaments, including the Grandmasters league.
It will be very sad to see him go, but we wish him the best of luck in the future. For now, you can still watch him during Americas Grandmasters matches. And who knows – maybe if he qualifies for World Championship, he will decide to postpone his retirement after all?
just a heads up to everyone. no matter the result, this will be my final season of gm. had a great 8 years with the game, but it’s about time that i moved on and let some more young blood have a shot at their dreams. pic.twitter.com/nsBW45LlYb
— muzzy (@muzzy_HS) August 23, 2021
How much money did Muzzy make in his career? In most sports, we know what players earn. For esports, I have no idea. Any clues?
Sadly there’s no way to tell. We could add all of his official tournament winnings and that would total to around $200k. Which is not much all things considered – especially since it’s over 6 years.
But the thing is – all teams have sponsorship deals and pay their players. Many pro players also stream as another source of revenue. But those deals aren’t disclosed and we have no idea how much he got from those. Players participating in Grandmasters also get paid for their matches weekly, so that would also add up.
I’m nearly sure that he made more from sponsorship deals etc. than from actual winnings – at least that was the case with other pro players I know and have personally talked with.
got an estimate now, thanks