Even though Heroes of the Storm is still in beta it already has a surprisingly large eSports following. There are multiple pro games that take place every day and prize pools are already breaking the $15,000 mark, with some going up to $30,000, or even offering college scholarships.

In fact, some of the biggest eSports organisations in the world, including Natus Vincere, Evil Geniuses and Cloud 9 all have Heroes teams, and with support from Blizzard it seems likely that numbers will continue to rise. The MOBA may still be in closed beta, but there isn't a lack of incredible games in the archive, actually quite the opposite. Here are five of our favourites.

1. SK Gaming vs ESC Gaming – Champions of the Storm Qualifiers

The debate around having a surrender option in Heroes has been going on for months, despite Blizzard saying that it has no intention of implementing the feature. This game between SK Gaming and ESC Gaming backs up Blizzard's reasoning for not including the feature, as at the seven-minute mark the game appears almost lost for SK. They're down by two levels, an early Garden Terror has decimated their towers and forts, and they only have six more seeds than ESC. Somehow SK are still in the game at 19-minutes but a poorly executed team fight costs them two heroes and ESC head straight for the core, looking to end the game. However things don't go quite as planned and you can see exactly what happens in the video above.

2. We are NOT prepared vs 3DMAX – GO4Heroes Monthly Final

Seeing a game go over half-an-hour on Dragon Shire is always going to be entertaining but this wasn't just a 30-minute plus game, it also featured each team having at least two clear opportunities to win, multiple Dragon Knight defenses and tons of kills. The first Dragon Knight isn't actually picked up until the 19-minute mark, but even then 3DMAX accomplish little with it and come out on the losing side of a team fight that spans almost the entire length of the map, and lasts several minutes. Ultimately it comes down to one team managing to secure the Dragon Knight, despite some attempted body-blocking heroics around the core. Maybe the 3DMAX team had one eye on their move to Gamers2 in March.

3. Cloud 9 vs Evil Geniuses – Heroes of the Storm Exhibition Tournament 2014

The best of three series between Cloud 9 and Evil Geniuses at Blizzcon last year is regarded by many to be one of the most impressive Heroes performances by any team in a best-of-five. Cloud 9 convincingly took the first two games, although they are still worth a watch, but then game three happened (Jump to the 1:09 mark in the video above).

It saw incredible fights, with some unbelievable individual plays and great team coordination from both sides. The ending neatly sums up why this match (and the whole series) was so great: Cloud 9 push into the base and manage to turn around a fight that they really shouldn't have won. It's a fitting ending to a great series that the score line doesn't really represent, and having the crowd adding to the atmosphere makes it even better.

4. EL Nexo vs. Fnatic – ESL Major League

This match (that starts at the 41-minute mark in the video above) seems to swing from one extreme to another at times. There are plenty of moments that will leave you scratching your head as to what a squad were actually thinking, then minutes later a perfectly executed team fight will take place.

Things start off in a somewhat comical way when El Nexo's Illidan wanders into two Fnatic players, something that no one seemed to expect as they all just spin and walk away. After that the game maintains a decent pace, with some big fights breaking out over tributes. Things end when El Nexo attempt to back door the core with four heroes while a boss pushes into their base.

5. NaVi vs Team Kick – GO4Heroes Monthly Final

There are close games and then there is this. The first 23-minutes are great to watch on their own, full of well executed team fights and brilliantly timed ultimates, but the last two minutes of the game are what make it truly essential viewing. NaVi manage to secure a boss and head down to the exposed core on the bottom lane, but just as they enter the base all three temples come online. Despite only having three heroes alive Kick split-up and claim all three temples that instantly target the core. The base race is on and is too close to call, and things end with one core sat at one percent as the other explodes.