Caps and GuardiaN among esports stars named in Forbes 30 under 30 list 2019 Forbes has released its \u2018Sports and Games\u2019 30 under 30 list for 2019, featuring a number of high profile esports stars from League of Legends, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, Super Smash Bros, Rocket League and more. The coveted list, which is revealed on an annual basis by Forbes magazine, highlights the achievements of thirty top industry figures in each category. This year, the sports and games category features a number of esports stars, showcasing some of the best talent which competitive gaming has to offer, as well as gamers who have went on to become founders of their own businesses. Established figures from the League of Legends branch of esports include: Fnatic\u2019s Martin \u2018Rekkles\u2019 Larsson from Sweden, retired midlaner Carlos \u2018ocelote\u2019 Rodriguez \u2013 who is now the founder of G2 Esports, as well as G2 player Rasmus \u2018Caps\u2019 Winther. NiP\u2019s Christopher \u2018GeT_RiGhT\u2019 Alesund and FaZe Clan\u2019s Ladislav \u2018GuardiaN\u2019 Kov\u00e1cs are two CS:GO players to make the list. Multiple time Rocket League World Champion Pierre Silfver and Super Smash Bros\u2019 Adam \u2018Armada\u2019 Lindgren also made the cut. Last year\u2019s 2018 list also featured many esports and gaming stars, including Tyler \u2018Ninja\u2019 Blevins, Alistair \u2018Ali-A\u2019 Aitken and Jake \u2018Stewie2K\u2019 Yip. The class of 2019 was not all about esports players, though, with people from a wide variety of sports featuring in the list. Some notable mentions include: Chelsea\u2019s Ngolo Kante and Atletico Madrid\u2019s Antoine Griezmann \u2013 who both won the 2018 World Cup with France \u2013 as well as Team Norway\u2019s cross-country skier Ingvild Ostberg, Joe Root from England\u2019s cricket team and Team Austria\u2019s snowboarder Anna Gasser.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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