FnaticMSI's world number one Counter-Strike team are today saying goodbye to the great Rasmus "Gux" Ståhl from our line-up, a player that has attributed a lot to the golden year of FNATIC in 2009 and received many award nominations. Read on for more information as to the reasons for the departure.

pictureWith Rasmus in the team, our Counter-Strike squad became arguably the greatest team of all time, racking up almost 200,000$ and 6 Major titles in one year. They have attended eight major events, winning six of them and having only one placement out of the top two for the entire year!

pictureRasmus joined us in January 2009, a relative newcomer surprising many who weren't sure if his skills could match the renowned Fnatic players. Over the year, he has proved many wrong and has turned into an allstar of the game. Unfortunately, things don't always work out outside the game as they do in-game.

It was a tough decision, but after much deliberation the team collectively has decided to let him go. It's extremely important for the team to work together for the same goal, and are at all times tight friends outside the game, as well as in-game. Any conflicts cause strife and upsets the rhythm of the teams game. Gux and the rest of the team grew apart towards the latter half of the year, which lead us to our current situation. He is still one of the best players in the world, and will be a great threat for us in the future when he no doubtly joins another team.

His replacement will be announced later this evening. But for now, the FnaticMSI.CS team contains the following four players:

  • Harley "dsn" Örwall
  • Patrik "f0rest" Lindberg
  • Christopher "GeT_RiGhT" Alesund
  • Patrik "cArn" Sattermon

We wish Rasmus the absolute best of luck and good fortune in all of his future endevours in Esports and out, and thank him for helping make Fnatic become the best of the best, and complete our best year yet.