The biggest esports winners of September 2025

Steven Rondina Published 29/09/2025

The September esports calendar was dominated by a handful of huge events in prominent titles.

Dota 2, Rocket League, and Fortnite all crowned new world champions. Valorant kicked off its own season-ending tournament, while the contenders for the League of Legends World Championship

The highest-earning esports teams and biggest winners of September 2025

September was a big month of action in a few different major esports titles, though this also made for a light schedule. Other tournaments largely got out of the way of the big boys, while some notable titles are also in a holding pattern. Still, the biggest esports winners of September won big and either took home major championships or set themselves up for the opportunity to do so later this year.

Team Falcons (Dota 2)
SwizzY, Queasy, Merstach (Fortnite)
NRG (Rocket League)
Bilibili Gaming (League of Legends)
Furia (Counter-Strike 2)

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Team Falcons Dota 2 ($1,220,025)

Team Falcons was comfortably the biggest winner in esports in September. After developing a bit of a reputation for falling short in Dota 2’s biggest tournaments, the team took home the big one by winning The International 2025.

TI ain’t what it used to be in terms of prize pool, with Valve washing its hands of the esports scene and repackaging various elements fof the TI Battle Pass. Still, the $1.2 million prize makes them the top earners of the month even if this same achievement would’ve gotten them $18 million in 2021.

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SwizzY, Queasy, Merstach Fortnite ($450,000)

Fortnite crowned a new set of world champions at the global championship. The trio of Andrejs “Merstach” Piratovs, Aleksa “Queasy” Cvetkovic, and Egor “SwizzY” Luciko earned that moniker alongside the $450,000 top prize. Similar to The International, the current state of Fortnite esports isn’t as lucrative as it was in the Fortnite World Cup era, but it was still enough to place them near the top of this list.

The squad got off to a white-hot start to the tournament, getting the victory royale in three out of the first four maps at the event. That set them up for smooth sailing through the remaining eight maps.

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NRG Rocket League ($300,000)

Rocket League was the third major esports world championship event of September, and it had one of the most surprising outcomes. Karmine Corp and Team Falcons were far and away the biggest favorites to win the tournament. NRG was a fringe contender, but didn’t look to be a serious threat.

Despite that, the North American posted a shockingly strong showing and swept Geekay Esports before topping Team Falcons in the finals. That feat was worth $300,000 and established NRG as the world champion.

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Bilibili Gaming ($323,333)

September saw the field of competitors finalized for the 2025 League of Legends World Championship. Basically every team that made the cut realistically qualifies as one of the biggest esports winners of the month, but Bilibili Gaming took home the biggest paycheck for their efforts.

The LPL 2025 Split 3 champions took home $323,333 for the wins, alongside earning a berth in Worlds. LCK champions Gen.G also took home a pretty penny for their efforts, bringing in $212,810.

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Furia Counter-Strike 2 ($240,000)

Furia has been a staple of competitive Counter-Strike for years, but the Brazilian organization fell on hard times in early 2025. A roster shakeup before the BLAST Austin Major saw the team improve considerably. In September, those efforts started translating into first-place finishes.

After a top-four finish in BLAST Open Fall, Furia won Fissure Playground 2 and beat stiff competition including G2 Esports, Team Falcons, and The MongolZ along the way. That championship was worth $200,000, which is actually the biggest prize pool take in the organization’s Counter-Strike history.

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About Steven Rondina

Steven Rondina is a true lifelong gamer. His earliest memories are of playing video games, and he has continued playing them throughout his life with no plans to stop any time soon. Steven’s favorite franchises in gaming include Pokemon, Dark Souls, and Counter-Strike. He has previously published with Bleacher Report and other gaming outlets.

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