During the season from September to December, the city becomes the meeting place for anglers from around Australia and around the globe with many tournaments offering high prize money for the winning teams. (wikiaustralia.com)
The first season of official competitive play culminated with the SMITE World Championship in January, where nearly 2.9 million cumulative daily unique viewers from around the globe watched eight teams battle for more than $ 2.6 million in prizes, the third highest prize pool ever for an eSports tournament at the time. (thatvideogameblog.com)
in fact four of the top 5 competitions with highest prize money are football events (Champions League, FIFA World Cup, Europa League, UEFA Euro) (totalsportek.com)