INTRODUCTION

The Fnatic Team is a professional video gaming team, consisting of players from across the globe who all make a living through competing in video game tournaments. The Fnatic Team won the ESPORTS TEAM OF THE YEAR AWARD 2006 and 2009 and are the current reigning ESL IEM Champions.

The Fnatic team is an ambitious and already highly successful gaming organization; with registered offices in Australia, the UK and the Netherlands they have a global reach. The Fnatic team is currently supporting three highly successful squads in World of Warcraft, Quake Live, and Counter-Strike, to name but a few and has established itself as a vibrant, well coordinated outfit with a clear vision for the future of competitive gaming. The Fnatic team was founded by Sam Mathews with the help of Joris Van Laerhoven and Anne Mathews.





MISSION STATEMENT

"To turn enthusiasm, passion and entrepreneurial skills into a thriving global business at the infancy of a new world sport. Achieved through the creation of the most prolific and well known esports team and brand."


THE TEAMS

At Fnatic we have dedicated gaming squads that will endeavor to be the very best in their particular discipline. Our main focus is on the most popular of competitive games, which is Counter-Strike, Quake Live and World of Warcraft. Furthermore Fnatic is hosting an academy where top players get the chance to turn professional in the future, such as the Call of Duty series, Starcraft and DotA.

Through these teams we have become a brand name recognized world wide. The teams already have their own fan base, which supports them at events and follow all of their activities closely. The Counter-Strike team has proved to be one of worlds best teams in 2006 and 2009, while our Counter-Strike team showed up in every big tournament on the planet and is seen as the number one team in the world. Our Quake Live squad is to seed amongst the best in their particular discipline and have done so at many international events. In addition, recently our World of Warcraft team have reached new heights with great media attention.

The Fnatic Organisation manages these teams, to create a star-like status; allowing our players to turn professional, and attend every major event across the globe. Through the Team section on our site, fans are able to read about our squads, follow their progress, watch their results, read news reports, find a program of events and watch replays of their matches, plus much more ...

A full list of achievements can be found here.


Unprecedented comrades-in-arms

What makes a gaming clan great? Is it the brotherhood? Is it a clear goal vision? Well, whatever you preceive the success factor to be, Fnatic has it all. With their dedication to become the best out there, in whatever discipline they participate in. This is why we at the guide to Texas hold em online, PokerListings have decided that we want to support Fnatic in their efforts to make this band of brothers grow even further. If you want to follow the teams, check out the Fnatic galleries for full coverage from the tournaments.