Fnatic is a professional esports organization headquartered in London, United Kingdom.
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50 Facts About Fnatic
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On 1 June 2011, Fnatic partnered with EIZO to launch their gaming monitors into the market.
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In 2012, Fnatic picked up the former GamersLeague Dota 2 team in order to compete with other top teams.
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On 2 April 2017, Fnatic became the champions of HonTour Season 5, defeating [MiXs] Phoenix MiXs on the grand finals.
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On 6 October 2017, Fnatic joined the competitive Rocket League scene after acquiring the former roster of Leftovers.
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On 12 April 2018, Fnatic joined the competitive Rainbow Six Siege scene after acquiring the former roster of Mindfreak.
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In October 2019, Fnatic acquired Indian PUBG Mobile team Xspark, consisting of Sc0utOP, Ronak, Paritosh, Owais and InYoDream.
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In November 2019, Fnatic announced it had entered into a partnership with Japanese company Sanrio to collaborate on content and merchandise around its Hello Kitty brand.
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In October 2020, Fnatic announced a multi-year global partnership with Chinese-based global consumer electronics and home appliances market leader, Hisense.
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In March 2021, Fnatic announced a renewal of partnership with a global online gaming entertainment service "LeTou" and will serve as official sponsors for their DOTA 2 squad.
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Fnatic entered the Counter-Strike competitive scene in 2004, when the team was founded by Freek "FraK" Tammeling.
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At the beginning of 2006, Fnatic released the entire lineup except for sniper Harley "dsn" Orwall, who was tasked to assemble a new roster.
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When Fnatic switched to Counter Strike: Global Offensive, they became one of the top teams in the world.
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In late 2013, Fnatic won the 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.
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In 2014, Fnatic took in 2 ex-LGB players, Olof "olofmeister" Kajbjer and Freddy "KRIMZ" Johansson.
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Fnatic was replaced with Dennis "dennis" Edman from international team G2 Esports.
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In 2014, Fnatic parted ways with its Dota 2 squad with each member deciding to leave the organization.
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Fnatic entered the League of Legends scene in March 2011 by acquiring the roster of the esports team myRevenge.
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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.
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In July 2013, Fnatic announced changes to their League of Legends roster.
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Fnatic later won the Season 3 Summer Split and qualified for the World Championship in Los Angeles, California.
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Month later, Fnatic announced the return of Yellowstar to the lineup for the 2016 Spring Split.
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On 13 May 2016, Fnatic announced the departure of Gamsu from the starting line-up.
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Fnatic was replaced by former G2 Esports top laner Mateusz "Kikis" Szkudlarek.
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Fnatic finished the 2016 EU LCS Summer Split regular season in 4th after a playoff match against H2k-Gaming.
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In between the two fixtures, Fnatic parted ways with head coach Luis "Deilor" Sevilla and replaced him with Nicholas "NicoThePico" Korsgard.
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On 12 April 2018, Fnatic signed their first Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege team just days before the Season 7 APAC Finals where they placed first, beating Japanese rivals, PET Nora-Rengo.
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On 19 May 2018, Fnatic went out in the quarter finals of the Season 7 Finals losing to eventual champions Team Liquid.
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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.
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On 12 March 2019, Fnatic signed Ryan "Speca" Ausden as a sixth player after Virtue filled NeophyteR's spot.
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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.
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Fnatic later defeated reigning two-time world champions, G2, before falling to BDS Esport.
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On 10 May 2022, Fnatic signed Enzo, as a full-time member, as well as Alfajer to complete the roster.
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On 21 September 2022, Fnatic was selected as a partner to compete in the Valorant Champions Tour EMEA.
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On 3 April 2018, Fnatic announced that it was entering and competing in the upcoming Clash Royale League.
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In Clash Royale League Season 2, Fnatic finished 4th in the Group Stage of West Region, thereby failing to qualify for finals.
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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.
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Fnatic disbanded its Heroes of the Storm division on 19 December 2018.
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On 8 November 2014, Fnatic signed its first Smite team, acquiring the roster of Exposed Secrets.
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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.
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In November 2012, Fnatic announced that they picked up a ShootMania Storm team.
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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.
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Fnatic then acquired several talented players from the Korean StarCraft II scene.
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On 18 October 2019, Fnatic entered the PUBG Mobile scene after signing the roster of Indian team XSpark.
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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.
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