Xiang "TH000" Huang was the highest earning player in 2011 with €34,175 in tournament winnings. This according to statistics from the pillar Chinese WarCraft 3 site Tatazu.com.

Doubters of WarCraft 3's continued popularity can feast their eyes on China and Korea, where tournament organizations handed out a total of more than €145,000 EUR in 2011.

The top three earners were the Chinese trio of TH000, Infi, and Fly100%, respectively. The aforementioned TH000 cashed in the most after winning the G-League, two Esports Champion League titles, and many other competitions.

Coming in at fourth, fifth, and sixth we find the Korean trio of Lyn, Moon, and ReMinD. While Lyn and ReMinD will continue to play in the land of Azeroth, Moon's last year of WarCraft 3 ended with €10,459 EUR in the bank from his IEF grand final victory back in October.

To find a player born outside of Asia we have to scroll down to eighth place, with Nikita "Nicker" Pomadov. After signing with TyLoo, it appears his trip to China was well worth it, as winning the CEC and finishing second in the G-League grand final netted the Russian Night Elf a total of €6,038.

Note that online cups such as ZOTAC were not included in the money list.

Top earnings 2011

1 TH000 €34,175
2 Infi €25,613
3 Fly100% €18,781
4 Lyn €14,957
5 Moon €10,459
6 ReMinD €7,069)
7 Sky €6,197)
8 nicker €6,038
9 JN €5,230
10 Yumiko €2,328
11 TeD €1,868
12 HopeStaR €1,245
12 Soccer €1,245
14 Sai €809
15 ELegant €784
16 C!ooL_X at €747
17 Grubby €623
17 Wulin €623
17 Future €623
20 FoCuS €478
21 Zhou_Xixi €436
22 moonfans €398
23 Believe €311
24 wfz €274
25 Dove €249

Source: Tatazu.com via Fragster.de