Fnatic

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Fnatic
Team Information
Org Location	United Kingdom
Region	EU  Europe
Sponsor	Fnatic Gear Monster GG.BET e-sports BenQ XSplit Twitch DXSeat
History
Created 2004-07-23 Halo Division: 2009-12-13 Disbanded Halo Division: 2013
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Fnatic is a professional gaming organization based out of England, Australia, and Netherlands. Founded by Sam Mathews with Joris Van Laerhoven and Anne Mathews in 2004. They acquired a roster of SK Gaming in 2009 to start their journey in Halo and console gaming.

History

Halo 3

Fnatic's first North American event was at MLG Orlando. They placed 22nd.

In 2010, Fnatic returned to North America for MLG Columbus placing 23rd.

Halo: Reach

2011 - 2012: Noth American Investment

Fnatic returned to Halo in 2011, signing Gimme My Money. Their first event they placed 19th. Elitest and Mikwen were then replaced by Prototype and Russo. Their peak performance would happen at Anaheim, placing 3rd

2012

Fnatic returned with the same roster to the MLG Winter Championships placing 7-8th.

Halo 4

Fnatic returned for the first ever Halo 4 event at MLG Fall Championship with a 17-24th placing.

2013

After the departure of Str8 SicK and no announced tournaments for months the roster stayed quiet. BesT MaN was acquired few weeks before AGL Nashville. They improved their placing with a 9-12th placing. Fnatic's last event would be AGL Knoxville where Ryanoob replaced BesT MaN. They placed 3rd. Weeks after the event Spikemouth would announce that the the Halo team has left the organization, citing management negligence towards the Halo division as one of the main factors.

Timeline

• 2013
• 2012
• 2011
• 2010
• 2009

• 9th June - 3rd Place at AGL Knoxville.
• Fnatic close the Halo division.

• 4th April - Str8 SicK leaves.
• 3rd September - Str8 SicK joins.

• 22nd January - 1st Place at Reflex
• 24th April - 1st Place at ECL 2.
• 29th May - Fnatic release their European Halo team. Baxter, Reaction, Vardd, and AdamsKi leave.
• 31st July - 3rd place at MLG Anaheim.

• 1st August - 2nd Place at ECL 1.
• 14 Septmeber - Baxter leaves.

• 13 December - Fnatic signs former roster of SK Gaming. MVP, CoNz, FragTaLe, and ZicKneX join.

Player Roster

Former

	ID	Name	Role	Next Team
	Chig	Kyle Lawson		Pulse Esports
	Mikwen	Austin McCleary		Pulse Esports
	Russo	Mike Russo		iSolation eSports
	Ryanoob	Ryan Geddes		Pulse Esports
	Best Man	Nick Johnson		Slaughterhouse
	Prototype	Ezekiel Martinez		Str8 Rippin
	Str8 SicK	Cory Sloss		Vas'Avi Gaming
	Elitest	Sammy Satullo		Gimme My Money
	Baxter	Jack Baxter		Power Gaming
	Adamski	Adam		apeX eSports
	Reaction	Eddie Leck		LiNK
	Vard	Ed Burrows		Power Gaming
	ZicKneX	Daniel Rosenberg		None
	Riotz	Max Cottle		Team Dignitas
	Inspired2Kill	Daryoush Waheed		Western Wolves
	MVP	Steffan		Power Gaming
	Conz	Connor		None
	FragTale	Rasmus Roberg		Team Dignitas

Organization

	ID	Name	Position
		Sam Mathews	{{{1}}}
		Ann Mathews	{{{1}}}
	Noname	Elroy Pinto	{{{1}}}
	cArn	Patrik Sättermon	{{{1}}}
		Saad Sarwar	{{{1}}}
	StreeT	Danijel Remus	{{{1}}}
		Matthew Gillott	{{{1}}}

Tournament History

End Date	Game	Place	Prize	Event	Players (Coach)
June 9, 2013		A33		AGL 7 Knoxville	Chig • Russo • Mikwen • Ryanoob
March 14, 2013		A99 - 12		AGL 5 Nashville	Chig • Russo • Best Man • Mikwen
November 4, 2012		B717 - 24		MLG Fall Championship 2012	Chig • Prototype • Russo • Str8 SicK
March 25, 2012		A77 - 8		MLG Winter Championship 2012	Chig • Prototype • Russo • Str8 SicK
November 20, 2011		A44		MLG Providence Championships 2011	Chig • Prototype • Russo • Str8 SicK
October 16, 2011		B111		MLG Orlando 2011	Chig • Prototype • Russo • Str8 SicK
August 28, 2011		A66		MLG Raleigh 2011	Chig • Prototype • Russo • Str8 SicK
July 31, 2011		A33		MLG Anaheim 2011	Chig • Prototype • Russo • Str8 SicK
June 5, 2011		B919		MLG Columbus 2011	Elitest • Mikwen • Chig • Str8 SicK
April 24, 2011		A11		ECL 2 Blackpool	Baxter • Adamski • Reaction • Vard
August 1, 2010		A22		ECL 1 Liverpool	Baxter • ZicKneX • Riotz • Inspired2Kill
June 6, 2010		C323		MLG Columbus 2010	Baxter • ZicKneX • Riotz • Inspired2Kill
January 10, 2010		C222		MLG Orlando Championships 2009	ZicKneX • MVP • Conz • FragTale

External Content

Interviews

• ProToType with a new focus on Halo

Articles

• FnaticMSI Release European Halo Team

Gallery

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  Fnatic in 2011. Str8 SicK, Chig, Elitest, and Mikwen.

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  Russo, Prototype, Str8 SicK, and Chig.