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Fnatic<\/a> is one of the most popular and successful esports organizations in the industry. With almost 20 years of competing in titles such as League of Legends, Valorant, Dota 2, and CS:GO, the European org has had no shortage of success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Join us in the review of this org as we go through its history, greatest accomplishments, and current rosters. In the meantime, if you want to place your esports bet<\/a> on Fnatic you can do so right here at Thunderpick. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fnatic\u2019s History<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

If you want to know more about Fnatic, you’ve come to the right place. Founded in 2004 with its headquarters located in London, Fnatic entered the esports scene by fielding a team to compete in Counter-Strike 1.6.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Early success saw the org expand to other titles, including World of Warcraft in 2006, Dota in 2007, League of Legends in 2011, and CS:GO in 2012. Its quest for success in an ever longer list of games has continued throughout the years. This led the org to the holy grail of joining the sprawling Valorant scene in 2021. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fnatic\u2019s greatest accomplishments<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Team Fnatic has set some incredible records that no other esports organization can boast, so let’s recap them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First League of Legends World Champions<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Worlds may be dominated by Asian teams in recent years, but old-school League of Legends fans know that Fnatic was the first-ever LoL Worlds winner back in 2011. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Granted, the championship at that time was far from the spectacle that Worlds has become today, with packed arenas cheering for their favorite teams as they fight for prize pools that rise above $2 million. Only eight squads competed during the event, with the Fnatic LoL team taking home the trophy and $50,000. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

First CS:GO Major Winners<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Similar to their League of Legends counterpart, the Fnatic CS:GO squad pulled a massive win that’s still remembered fondly by Counter-Strike fans. The crew came out on top at the first-ever CS:GO Major event and didn\u2019t slow down for years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The major CS:GO tournaments are directly sponsored by Valve, the CS:GO devs, and they hold a level of prestige way above anything else in the Counter-Strike esports scene. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fnatic won the inaugural tournament in 2013, defeating Ninjas in Pyjamas<\/a>. The team would go on to land two more big wins in 2015, making them the second most successful CS:GO organization, trailing only Astralis<\/a>, a team that has won four of the events. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fnatic\u2019s CS:GO Team<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Fnatic\u2019s esports success in CS:GO<\/a> is unmatched. Sadly, those glory days seem long gone. The team has not performed well at any recent Majors, and it even failed to qualify even once from 2019 to 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Worse, there’s some uncertainty regarding the future of the team\u2019s roster, thanks to the impending move to CS2. Whether we’ll see a new Fnatic team formed to compete in CS2 remains to be seen. As it stands, the current CS:GO roster is:<\/p>\n\n\n\n