15 Of The Highest-Paid Professional Female Video Gamers

Mirlet "Hitomi 1" Delgadillo, who's from Mexico, earned her cash playing "Dead or Alive 4."

Samantha "Ricochet" Whale was part of a team that came in third place for a "Dead or Alive 4" tournament, back in 2007.

Jennifer "jso" So earned $6,000 in one tournament alone. Her game of choice is Counter-Strike. She was also the champion in three different Counter-Strike tourneys. She's on the SK.Ladies Counter-Strike team.

Christine "potter" Chi is also a Counter-Strike player, who's based in the U.S. She was the champion in three different tournaments. She's on the SK.Ladies Counter-Strike team.

Alice "ali" Lew is on the SK.Ladies Counter-Strike team. She took home the championship in three different tournaments.

Alana "Ms.X" Reid, who hails from Canada, made all her money in one tournament. She was the runner-up in a "Quake III Arena" tournament.

Livia "Liefje" Teernstra originally played "Quake" and "Unreal Tournament" in New Zealand, before moving to Europe and making a name for herself playing "Dead or Alive 4."

Jamie "Missy" Pereyda, from California, came away with the first prize in the QuakeCon 2005: Ms. QuakeCon Quake III tournament.

Rumay "Hafu" Wang is a "World of Warcraft" champion. But she's switched over to "Hearthstone," which she streams on her Twitch channel.

Vanessa "Vanessa" Arteaga earned most of her money — $15,000 — taking home the championship prize playing "Dead or Alive 4."

Sarah "Sarah Lou" Harrison made her cash winning a "Dead or Alive 4" tournament in 2008.

The year before Sarah Harrison took the prize, Marjorie "Kasumi Chan" Bartell was the "Dead or Alive 4" champ.

Sasha "Scarlett" Hostyn is a Canadian "StarCraft II" player who broke onto the scene in 2011. She's taken first place in seven tournaments.

Katherine "Mystik" Gunn made $22,000 playing "Dead or Alive 4," but made the big bucks taking home the championship prize playing "Halo: Reach."

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