Highest-earning Crossfire player ever

As of 5 February 2025, Wang "N9" Hao (China) has won $867,059 from competing in 58 esports tournaments playing Crossfire (Smilegate Entertainment, 2007) – one of the top 10 most popular titles in China.

N9's entire gaming income derives from playing Crossfire, according to Esports Earnings. The 2007 tactical first-person shooter is one of the world's most-played - and highest-earning - videogames, thanks to its ongoing popularity in China and South Korea. One of N9's most recent big wins was a $100,000 share of the first-prize pot in CrossFire Stars 2023, held in Chengdu, China, from 29 November to 10 December, playing with team BaiSha Gaming, aka White Shark Esports Club; the five-player clan claimed the $500,000 first prize.