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Fnatic
Esports organization Fnatic logo.svg
Nombre cortoFNC
DivisionesCounter-Strike: Global Offensive
Dota 2
FIFA
Fortnite Battle Royale
League of Legends
PUBG Móvil
Rainbow Six Siege
Valorant
Fundado23 de julio de 2004 ; Hace 16 años (2004-07-23)
LocalizaciónSede :
Londres
Equipos :
Berlín ( LoL )
Kuala Lumpur ( Dota 2 )
CEOSam Mathews
Socios
Asiento AMD Anda
BMW
Fnatic Gear
Hisense
Jack Link's
Letou
Monster Energy
OnePlus
Parimatch
PCSPECIALIST
Twitch [1]
Sitio webfnatic .com Edit this at Wikidata

Fnatic (pronunciado "fanático"; también estilizado como fnatic o FNATIC ) es una organización profesional de deportes electrónicos con sede en Londres , Reino Unido. [2] Fundado el 23 de julio de 2004, [3] el equipo tiene jugadores de todo el mundo, en una variedad de juegos, como Apex Legends , Counter-Strike: Global Offensive , Dota 2 , Heroes of the Storm , League of Legends , PUBG Mobile y Rainbow Six Siege . [4]

El equipo de League of Legends de Fnatic ganó el primer Campeonato Mundial de League of Legends en 2011, y también mantuvo el récord de la mayor cantidad de títulos divididos de League of Legends Championship Series en la LEC, en total siete de los dieciséis jugados hasta ahora (a septiembre de 2020 ) —Hasta que G2 Esports ganó su octavo título en el Split de verano de la LEC 2020 . Con el split de verano de la LCS EU 2015, se convirtieron en el primer equipo de la LCS en terminar un split invicto.

El equipo Counter-Strike de Fnatic , que tradicionalmente ha estado ubicado en Suecia, también es considerado uno de los mejores en la historia de la serie de videojuegos, habiendo ganado tres Global Offensive Majors y varios otros torneos.

Historia [ editar ]

La organización fue fundada el 23 de julio de 2004 por Sam Mathews y Anne Mathews. [5] Después de jugar varios años para Fnatic, Patrik "cArn" Sättermon, un jugador de Counter-Strike, se convirtió en el director de juegos de Fnatic en 2012. Wouter Sleijffers reemplazó a Anne Mathews como director general en 2015, [6] mientras que Sam Mathews es el El presidente del consejo.

Entre 2008 y 2009, Fnatic fue patrocinado por MSI y SteelSeries , lo que provocó un cambio temporal de nombre a FnaticMSI. [7] El 1 de junio de 2011, Fnatic se asoció con EIZO para lanzar sus monitores de juegos al mercado. [8]

En 2006, Fnatic adquirió un equipo de World of Warcraft , Fnatic. Guau. Los jugadores TooGood, Vo0 y Ztrider volvieron a representar a Fnatic en la comunidad 3v3 de World of Warcraft . El Fnatic. La división WoW obtuvo los mejores resultados en eventos como BlizzCon , Intel Extreme Masters (IEM) y Major League Gaming (MLG). [ cita requerida ]

En 2007, Fnatic adquirió un equipo DotA , Fnatic. DotA, representada por Ritter "Ritter" Rusli, Romi "melen" Gunawan, Ariyanto "Lakuci" Sony, Sugiarto "BaHaMuT" Cahyadi, Jeffry "Neo" Lu. [9] Antes eran conocidos como XcN DotA. [ cita requerida ]

En 2008, Fnatic incorporó un nuevo equipo DotA con una lista de Edvin "Kwom" Börjesson, Jonathan "Loda" Berg, Rasmus "Misery" Berth, Rene "Kebap-" Werner y Aringazin "Aidar" Aidar. [10]

En 2010, FnaticMSI.HoN se reestructuró con una lista de Johan " N0tail " Sundstein, Kalle "Trixi" Saarinen, Henrik "Freshpro" Hansen, Jascha "Nova" Markuse y Tal " Fly " Aizik. [11]

En enero de 2012, Fnatic asumió RaidCall como patrocinador. [12] Con el nuevo patrocinador principal, Fnatic se expandió a Corea del Sur y se convirtió en el primer equipo de deportes electrónicos no coreano en adquirir una casa de juegos profesional en Seúl . [13]

En 2012, Fnatic eligió al antiguo equipo de GamersLeague Dota 2 para competir con otros equipos importantes. El equipo quedó cuarto en ESWC , pero poco después, el equipo se separó de Fnatic. [14]

En agosto de 2014, Fnatic anunció que se había asociado con Luke Millanta para producir varios acabados de armas de Counter Strike: Global Offensive . [15] [16] [17]

En 2015, Fnatic anunció un regreso a Dota 2 , adquiriendo y patrocinando al Equipo Malasia . [18]

El 1 de octubre de 2015, el sitio web de apuestas deportivas Dafabet se convirtió en patrocinador de Fnatic. [19]

El 23 de marzo de 2017, Fnatic anunció que hará un regreso único a Heroes of Newerth con una lista totalmente sueca compuesta por Makke, iNsaniA, Xibbe, Boxi y miCKe y competirá en las finales mundiales de la temporada 5 de HonTour en Bangkok . [20] El 2 de abril de 2017, Fnatic se convirtió en el campeón de HonTour Season 5, derrotando a [MiXs] Phoenix MiXs en la gran final. [21]

El 6 de octubre de 2017, Fnatic se unió a la escena competitiva de Rocket League después de adquirir la antigua lista de Leftovers . [22]

El 12 de abril de 2018, Fnatic se unió a la escena competitiva de Rainbow Six Siege después de adquirir la antigua lista de Mindfreak. [23]

La compañía tiene su sede en Londres, cerca de Silicon Roundabout en Old Street , con un equipo de alta gerencia a tiempo completo que incluye un CEO, CGO, Director de Ventas, Director de Cuentas y Jefe de Servicios Creativos. [24]

Fnatic también dirige una agencia digital independiente, Sannpa , para empresas que buscan involucrarse en deportes electrónicos. [ cita requerida ]

En abril de 2019, Fnatic recaudó $ 19 millones en la ronda de financiamiento de la Serie A y reestructuró su liderazgo mientras planea una gran expansión en Asia y América del Norte. [25]

En noviembre de 2019, Fnatic anunció que se había asociado con la empresa japonesa Sanrio para colaborar en contenido y mercadería en torno a su marca Hello Kitty . [26] [27]

En octubre de 2020, Fnatic anunció una asociación global de varios años con el líder del mercado mundial de electrodomésticos y electrónica de consumo con sede en China, Hisense . [28] El mismo año Fnatic firmó una asociación de varios años con BMW . [29]

En marzo de 2021, Fnatic anunció la renovación de su asociación con un servicio global de entretenimiento de juegos en línea "LeTou" y servirá como patrocinadores oficiales para su escuadrón DOTA 2. [30]

Divisiones actuales [ editar ]

Counter-Strike [ editar ]

El equipo de Fnatic Counter-Strike en 2007.

Counter-Strike: Fuente y 1.6 [ editar ]

Fnatic entró en la escena competitiva de Counter-Strike en 2004, cuando el equipo fue fundado por Freek "FraK" Tammeling. La lista inicial, liderada por Benjamin "diGitaL" Hildén, logró ganar la CPL Singapur 2005, pero luchó para tener un gran impacto en otros eventos internacionales. A principios de 2006, Fnatic lanzó la alineación completa excepto por el francotirador Harley "dsn" Örwall, quien tenía la tarea de armar una nueva lista. Örwall reclutó a Patrik "cArn" Sättermon, el líder del juego de Eyeballers; Oscar "Archi" Torgersen, del Team GoN; y el dúo de Begrip Patrik "f0rest" Lindberg y Kristoffer "Tentpole" Nordlund. [31] Esta alineación ganaría muchos eventos importantes en 2006,culminando con un primer puesto en CPL Winter 2006. [32]En 2011, el equipo Counter-Strike de Fnatic se colocó entre los tres primeros en muchos eventos con su jugador recién adquirido, Michael "Friis" Jørgensen. [33] Esto llevó simultáneamente a eliminar a muchos jugadores no contratados como Qet ( Counter-Strike ), Lauke ( UT ) y Vo0 ( Q3 ).

cArn gained a reputation as one of Counter-Strike's premier in-game leaders and strategy callers from 2006 to 2012 due to his ability to lead several completely different Fnatic rosters to major tournament wins. However, in March 2012, he announced his surprise retirement before the IEM Season VI World Finals, going on to become the first Chief Gaming Officer (CGO) for Fnatic.[34] Xizt took on the role of the in-game leader, replacing cArn with Finn "karrigan" Andersen, another Danish player. The new team won their first major LAN event at Copenhagen Games 2012. On the same weekend, FnaticRC.aLive won his first ever major tournament at IPL4 Las Vegas.[35]

After Fnatic CS won 2012 DreamHack Summer and the Swedish Championships, Rasmus "Gux" Stahl retired from Counter-Strike, leaving an open spot in Fnatic. On 26 June, Fnatic announced that Martin "trace" Heldt will join the team. In August, Richard "Xizt" Landstorm left the team to play CS:GO for NiP; Emil "FYRR73" Karlsson was announced as his replacement.

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive[edit]

When Fnatic switched to Counter Strike: Global Offensive, they became one of the top teams in the world. In order to complete the roster, Fnatic announced that Xyp9x & JOKERN will join them to compete in Counter Strike: Global Offensive.[36] The team was able to finish in the 3rd/4th position of the EMS Season 1 Finals.[37]

In late 2013, Fnatic won their first ever major tournament in Counter Strike: Global Offensive, under the guidance of their new leader, Markus "pronax" Wallsten, taking out the team Ninjas in Pyjamas. In 2014, Fnatic took in 2 ex-LGB players, Olof "olofmeister" Kajbjer and Freddy "KRIMZ" Johansson. They went on to win ESL One Katowice 2015 after defeating NiP, and on 24 August 2015, Fnatic won ESL One Cologne 2015, after defeating Team EnVyUs.[38] Because of this roster's back-to-back major wins and 11 other international titles, some consider this Fnatic team to be the strongest roster ever assembled in the history of CS:GO.[39]

In November 2015, after a few disappointing tournament performances, pronax decided to take a hiatus from competitive CS:GO. He was replaced with Dennis "dennis" Edman from international team G2 Esports.[40] In December 2015, Fnatic beat NiP 2-1 and secured their second Fragbite Masters win, the other being in season 3.[41] Fnatic regained the #1 position in HLTV.org's team rankings after the tournament,[42] and remain the #1 ranked team in the world until 18 April 2016.[43]

In April 2016 olofmeister had a wrist injury, and John "wenton" Eriksson took his place temporarily.[44]

On 15 August 2016 Fnatic announced that flusha, JW, and KRIMZ will be transferred to GODSENT and the team would be welcoming Twist and Lekr0 in return. Wenton, who is already a sub for Fnatic, will be completing the lineup.[45][46]

On 20–21 August 2017 Fnatic announced that olofmeister will depart from Fnatic to join FaZe Clan, and dennis will also leave Fnatic and joined GODSENT; they would be replaced by Golden and Lekr0.[47][48]

As of December 2019, Fnatic's roster consists of JW, KRIMZ, Brollan, flusha and Golden. The latter two both rejoined Fnatic in September 2019. Since the roster move, Fnatic has enjoyed much success, winning Dreamhack Master Malmo, placing second at Starladder Starseries I-League Season 8, and placing third to fourth at the ECS season 8 finals, after losing to Team Liquid in the semi-finals.[citation needed]

Current roster[edit]

Fnatic CS:GO roster
PlayersCoaches
HandleNameNationality
KRIMZ Johansson, Freddy  Sweden 
JW Wecksell, Jesper  Sweden 
Brollan Brolin, Ludvig  Sweden 
Jackinho Ström Mattsson, Jack  Sweden 
Golden Selim, Maikil  Sweden 
Peppzor Substitute player Borak, Peppe  Sweden 
Head coach
  • Andreas "Samuelsson" Samuelsson
Legend
  • (I) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • Substitute player Substitute
  • Injured Injury / Illness

Latest roster transaction: 22 April 2021.

Dota 2[edit]

On 30 March 2012, Fnatic's Heroes of Newerth team, consisting of Johan "N0tail" Sundstein, Jascha "NoVa" Markuse, Tal "Fly" Aizik, and Adrian "Era" Kryeziu officially switched to Dota 2. By early September of the same year, a roster was finalized with the addition of Kai "H4nn1" Hanbückers and Kalle "Trixi" Saarinen, the latter of whom replaced Jascha "NoVa" Markuse.

In 2014, Fnatic parted ways with its Dota 2 squad with each member deciding to leave the organization.

In 2015, Fnatic announced a return to Dota 2, acquiring the roster of Team Malaysia.

Fnatic placed 4th at The International 2016.

Current roster[edit]

Fnatic Dota 2 roster
PlayersCoaches
HandleNameNationality
Moon Boon Seng, Kam  Malaysia 
DJ Mampusti, Djardel  Philippines 
Jabz Jirawong, Anucha  Thailand 
Raven Polo Luis Fausto, Marc  Philippines 
Masaros Ouanphakdee, Natthaphon  Thailand 
Head coach
  • Lee "SunBhie" Jeong-jae
Legend
  • (I) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • Substitute player Substitute
  • Injured Injury / Illness

Latest roster transaction: 24 November 2021.

FIFA[edit]

In 2008, Fnatic picked up Maximo12, a Spanish FIFA football video game player who won several titles in 2008 & 2009, such as the WCG Spain Champion in 2008.[49]

League of Legends[edit]

Fnatic
Short nameFNC
SportLeague of Legends
Founded2011
LeagueLEC
Based inAdlershof, Treptow-Köpenick, Berlin
ArenaAm Studio 20A[50]
ColorsBlack and orange
Head coachAlfonso "Mithy" Aguirre Rodríguez
ManagerCarlos Miguel Malzahn and Alexander Hugo
Championships1× World Championship (2011)
7× LEC
  • Spring 2013
  • Summer 2013
  • Spring 2014
  • Spring 2015
  • Summer 2015
  • Spring 2018
  • Summer 2018
BroadcastersRiot Games, Twitch
Websitefnatic.com/players/LoL/

Season 1[edit]

Fnatic entered the League of Legends scene in March 2011 by acquiring the roster of the esports team myRevenge. Two months later, the squad consisting of xPeke, LaMiaZeaLoT, Shushei, CyanideFI, Mellisan and MagicFingers qualified for the Season 1 World Championship after WetDream left.[51] Fnatic performed well during the championship and after taking down against All authority 2-1 they were crowned the Season 1 world champions.

Season 2[edit]

In Season 2 and the preseason before it, the team participated in the Intel Extreme Masters Season VI circuit and Azubu The Champions Spring 2012, where they reached the quarter finals. After that, the team lost many of its players. Between June and September 2012, Shuhei, Mellisan, Pheilox, and Lamia moved on and were replaced by sOAZ, and nRated.[52][53][54][55] Among these roster changes the team did not manage to qualify for the Season 2 World Championship after losing the deciding series in the Regional Finals with 0–2 against Counter Logic Gaming EU.

Season 3[edit]

In the Season 3 preseason, Rekkles joined the team and Fnatic won DreamHack Winter 2012, finished second at IPL 5 in Las Vegas and IEM Season VII – Global Challenge Cologne.[56]Rekkles did not meet the minimal age requirements for Riot's Season 3 League Championship Series and was replaced by YellOwStaR on 26 December.[57]

In 2013, Fnatic won the Spring Split of Season 3, but during the Summer Split, the team struggled and decided that a player change was necessary. In July 2013, Fnatic announced changes to their League of Legends roster. nRated, the main support, left the team and YellOwstaR, the former AD carry, switched roles to play support. Puszu then joined the team in their Cologne gaming house to finish Season 3 as Fnatic's AD Carry.[58] Fnatic later won the Season 3 Summer Split and qualified for the World Championship in Los Angeles, California.

During the Group Stage of the Season 3 World finals, Fnatic went into the quarter-finals against Cloud9, considered the best team in North America at the time. After defeating Cloud9 2–1, Fnatic advanced to the semi-finals against Royal Club Huang Zu. They later lost against Royal Club and placed tied for third place.[59]

Season 4[edit]

In the 2014 season, Rekkles rejoined the team and Fnatic secured their third LCS title after defeating SK Gaming in the playoffs final of the Spring Split. The Summer Split saw Fnatic struggle against Alliance in another playoffs final but even after losing the match, Fnatic had collected enough points to qualify for the 2014 World Championship.

The World Championship saw Fnatic placed in Group C with Samsung Blue, OMG, and LMQ. The team was only able to win 2 out of 6 matches, meaning that they would go no further in the tournament.[60]

Season 5[edit]

Fnatic on stage at the 2015 League of Legends World Championship semi-finals

In the 2015 preseason, sOAZ, Rekkles, xPeke and Cyanide left Fnatic and were replaced by Huni, Reignover, Febiven, and Steeelback.[61][62]

Fnatic won the 2015 Spring Split, after beating the Unicorns of Love on 19 April 2015 in Madrid, Spain in the playoffs grand final that went 3–2 in favor of Fnatic.[63] They would later attend the Mid Seasonal Invitational, an international competition attended by the top teams of each region.[64] They went 2–3 in the group stage and made it to the playoffs. They were matched against former world champion SK Telecom T1, to whom they lost 2–3.

In the 2015 EU LCS Summer Split, Fnatic became the first LCS team to complete a regular split undefeated, finishing with a score of 18 wins and 0 losses.[65] They would go on to win the 2015 EU Summer Split Playoffs, beating Origen 3–2, and qualifying for the 2015 League of Legends World Championships as the #1 seed from Europe.

In the 2015 League of Legends World Championship, Fnatic won Group B in the group stage with a 4–2 record. In the quarterfinals they defeated the Chinese team EDward Gaming with a score of 3–0.[66] In the semifinal, they lost to the Korean team KOO Tigers with a score of 0–3, giving them a third/fourth-place finish in the tournament.

Season 6[edit]

Fnatic on stage at the 2016 League of Legends European Championship finals

The 2016 preseason saw the departure of Huni, Reignover and Yellowstar from the team.[67][68] It was then announced that they would be replaced by Spirit, Gamsu and NoxiaK.[69]

In the 2016 Spring Split the team struggled to find its footing at first but the replacement of NoxiaK by Klaj saw an improved Fnatic make it to the final of the Intel Extreme Masters Katowice where they lost 0–3 against SKT T1.[70] The team finished the split in sixth place and made it to the playoffs where they upset Team Vitality 3-1 before losing to eventual champions G2 Esports 3–1 in the semifinals. They then defeated H2k Gaming 3–2 to secure third place overall.[71]

A month later, Fnatic announced the return of Yellowstar to the lineup for the 2016 Spring Split.[72]

On 13 May 2016, Fnatic announced the departure of Gamsu from the starting line-up. He was replaced by former G2 Esports top laner Mateusz "Kikis" Szkudlarek. Kikis debuted with Fnatic during the start of the 8th week of the EU LCS. Fnatic finished the 2016 EU LCS Summer Split regular season in 4th after a playoff match against H2k-Gaming. They would go on to play H2k again in the playoffs. In between the two fixtures, Fnatic parted ways with head coach Luis "Deilor" Sevilla and replaced him with Nicholas "NicoThePico" Korsgård. After their series against H2k was delayed due to technical issues, H2k defeated Fnatic 3–0 on 16 August 2016.

Honours[edit]

Domestic[edit]
  • LEC
    • Winners (7): 2013 Spring, 2013 Summer, 2014 Spring, 2015 Spring, 2015 Summer, 2018 Spring, 2018 Summer
International[edit]
  • World Championship
    • Winners (1): 2011

Current roster[edit]

Fnatic LEC League of Legends roster
PlayersCoaches
RoleHandleNameNationality
Top Bwipo Rau, Gabriël  Belgium 
Jungle Selfmade Boderek, Oskar  Poland 
Mid Nisqy Dinçer, Yasin  Belgium 
Bot Upset Lipp, Elias  Germany 
Support Hylissang Galabov, Zdravets  Bulgaria 
Head coach
  • Jakob "YamatoCannon" Mebdi
Assistant coach(es)
  • Gary "Tolki" Mialaret
Legend
  • (I) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • Substitute player Substitute
  • Injured Injury / Illness

Latest roster transaction: 26 November 2020.

Rainbow Six Siege[edit]

On 12 April 2018, Fnatic signed their first Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege team just days before the Season 7 APAC (Asia Pacific) Finals where they placed first, beating Japanese rivals, PET Nora-Rengo. Fnatic acquired the former Australian roster of Mindfreak. The original roster consisted of Matthew "Acez" McHenry, Jason "Lusty" Chen, Etienne "Magnet" Rousseau, Daniel "NeophyteR" An, Ethan "RizRaz" Wombwell, and Jayden "Dizzle" Saunders as coach.[73][74][75]

On 19 May 2018, Fnatic went out in the quarter finals of the Season 7 Finals losing to eventual champions Team Liquid. On 17 November 2018, Fnatic unexpectedly beat top North American team, Evil Geniuses 2–0 in a stunning upset in the Season 8 Finals. The following day, Fnatic fell to G2 Esports without winning a single round in either of the played maps, losing 6–0, 6–0, and placing 3-4th in the event.

On 30 November 2018, Fnatic signed Jake "Virtue" Grannan as a sixth player after having their coach, Dizzle, substitute for Magnet after he contracted appendicitis, leaving Fnatic a man down in the Season 8 Finals, where they surprisingly upset against Evil Geniuses. Virtue officially replaced NeophyteR after the latter left in early March 2019 after having Virtue play for him on many events since his signing. On 12 March 2019, Fnatic signed Ryan "Speca" Ausden as a sixth player after Virtue filled NeophyteR's spot. On 19 May 2019, Fnatic placed 3-4th in the Season 9 Finals after beating their rivals, PET Nora-Rengo in the quarter finals but losing to eventual champions Team Empire. Fnatic placed 13-16th in the Six Major Raleigh 2019, falling to both DarkZero Esports and FaZe Clan without taking a single map. At the Season 10 APAC Finals, Singaporean Aerowolf upset against Fnatic, winning 2-1 and stopping Fnatic from qualifying to the Season 10 Finals and possibly prevented them from reaching the Six Invitational 2020.

After a disappointing result at the Season 10 APAC Finals, RizRaz and Speca both left, with the former retiring from competitive Rainbow Six Siege. They were replaced by Tex "Tex" Thompson from fellow Australian Pro League team, Team Sinister, and the only notable Chinese player in Rainbow Six Siege, Patrick "MentalistC" Fan from Aerowolf.[76] At the Six Invitational 2020, Fnatic stunned all by making it out of the "Group of Death" which contained Team Empire, DarkZero, and FaZe Clan, who were all considered to be the top of their regions. Fnatic later defeated reigning two-time world champions, G2, before falling to BDS Esport. After the Six Invitational, Virtue was acquired by G2 making the first ever APAC to EU transfer in Rainbow Six competitive history.[77] Acez was moved returned to the main roster to replace Virtue after he was previously moved to a substitute rule.

Current roster[edit]

Fnatic Rainbow Six Seige roster
PlayersCoaches
HandleNameNationality
Mag Rousseau, Etienne  Australia 
Lusty Chen, Jason  Australia 
Acez McHenry, Matthew  Australia 
MentalistC Fan Patrick China 
Tex Thompson, Tex  Australia 
Stigs Mills, Riley  Australia 
Head coach
  • Jayden "Dizzle" Saunders
Legend
  • (I) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • Substitute player Substitute
  • Injured Injury / Illness

Latest roster transaction: 27 April 2020.

Former divisions[edit]

Clash Royale[edit]

On 3 April 2018, Fnatic announced that it was entering and competing in the upcoming Clash Royale League. They finished 7th in the group stage.[78]

In Clash Royale League Season 2, Fnatic finished 4th in the Group Stage of West Region, thereby failing to qualify for finals.[citation needed]

Heroes of the Storm[edit]

On 9 October 2014, Fnatic expanded into Heroes of the Storm, announcing a temporary team for the BlizzCon Exhibition Tournament, featuring key players from the StarCraft II and League of Legends competitive scenes (Johan Lucchesi, Kim Hammar, Manuel Mildenberger, Cristian Lippa and Joaquim Fitas). After this event, there was a rotation of new players, notably Jonathan Gunnarsson, Simon Svensson, Thomas Cailleux, Alexandre Laignel or Lawrence Harper. The team won nearly every HOTS tournament in 2017, but the game slowly began to lose its popularity and player base. Fnatic disbanded its Heroes of the Storm division on 19 December 2018.

Smite[edit]

On 8 November 2014, Fnatic signed its first Smite team, acquiring the roster of Exposed Secrets.[79] The team made it to the semifinals of the Season 1 EU regional Championship but did not manage to qualify for the SMITE World Championship. On 23 December 2014 the team disbanded.[80]

On 6 March 2015 Fnatic announced signing the roster of SK Gaming.[81] The team competed in the Smite Pro League and finished 5th in the Summer Finals, winning $18,250.[82]

For the Season 3 Spring Split, Fnatic announced the addition of BigManTingz and Jiffy to the team after Badgah and CaptainTwig left at the start of 2016.[83] The team finished the season in 8th place with an 8–20 record.

The Fnatic SMITE team disbanded on 18 July 2016.

ShootMania Storm[edit]

In November 2012, Fnatic announced that they picked up a ShootMania Storm team. The team recruited Kévin "Strenx" Baéza, a former member of their previous Quake team, as well as two new players, Maikel "LeKaiM" Peeters and Jean Pierre "JiePie" Janssen. The trio won numerous small cups, and the Shootmania Launch Party, where they won $30,000.[84] In December, Christoffer "Luxxiz" Losell joined the team after the departure of LeKaiM.[85]

On 8 January 2014 Fnatic announced the departure of their ShootMania squad and the closure of their Shootmania division, stating a decline in quantity and quality of ShootMania tournaments as the main reason.[86]

Real-time strategy games[edit]

With DXRacer joining the list of sponsors, Fnatic decided to expand to Korea. On 19 March 2012 they announced that they would open a Fnatic Gaming House in Seoul. They became the first foreign team to establish a permanent training facility for players in Seoul.[87]Fnatic then acquired several talented players from the Korean StarCraft II scene. In January, "DeParture" and Warcraft legend "Moon", and "aLive" moved into the gaming house. They were coached by Hwanni, who also joined Fnatic that month. Later, OZ and Luvsic signed a contract with Fnatic. In 2012, Rain announced his retirement and left the team, followed by Byul, Ares and Moon. Only two players were left in Korea, forcing Fnatic to announce their closure of their gaming house in Seoul and the end of their contracts with aLive and OZ.[88] Harstem was later promoted from the Academy to the main roster, and the team picked up SaSe, another well known player in the scene.[89]

PUBG Mobile[edit]

On 18 October 2019, Fnatic entered the PUBG Mobile scene after signing the roster of Indian team XSpark.[90] Following the acquisition, Fnatic announced plans to construct a gaming facility in India.[91] On 28 November 2019, Fnatic underwent a roster change with Inyourdream being replaced by Ash along with Pratik "Aurum" Mehra being brought in as a coach.[92][93] On 22 December 2019, the team won its first offline event at the PUBG Mobile All Stars in Hyderabad, India.[94]

On 27 January 2020, Fnatic began training at a temporary boot camp in Mumbai.[95][96] On 24 May 2021, Fnatic Disbanded their Indian PUBG Mobile Roster and released the players after the recent PUBG Mobile ban in India due to the India-China dispute.[97]

Tournament results[edit]

Main article: List of Fnatic tournament results

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