

Two days later, Fnatic saw themselves competing to stay in the tournament's double-elimination bracket. They were dominated after a relatively calm first 25 minutes of the game. Fnatic's first game was against StarTale where the Korean playstyle caught Fnatic completely off-guard. They were placed in the so-called "Group of Death," Group D. Fnatic lost to Natus Vincere 2-0 in the grand finals, taking second place.įrom March 21 to May 19, Fnatic was invited to compete in Korea at Azubu The Champions Spring 2012. They started strong by defeating LowLandLions 1-0 in the round of 16, TCM Gaming 2-0 in the quarterfinals, and Millenium 2-0, advancing them to the finals.

Two weeks later, Fnatic placed second at the SK Trophy March. Fnatic took wins against Millenium and Dignitas, while falling to Team ALTERNATE, against All authority, and Counter Logic Gaming Prime. Unfortunately, Fnatic couldn't emulate their success at previous IEM events, and placed fifth, being eliminated in the group stage. The next major event Fnatic competed in would be the IEM Season VI - World Championship in March. On January 19, 2012, MagicFingers left Fnatic due to the dissatisfaction with only being a substitute player. In the playoffs, Fnatic swept Sypher 2-0 in the semi finals and SK Gaming 2-0 in the grand finals, taking home first from the event. Here, Fnatic displayed a dominant performance, going 3-0 and taking first in the group stage by defeating Counter Logic Gaming, Dignitas, and Team Solomid. The next event that Fnatic would participate in was the IEM Season VI - Global Challenge New York. However, Fnatic would fall to Team Solomid 2-1 in the semifinals, relegating Fnatic to play against Millenium for third place, where Fnatic was able to come out on top with a 2-1 victory. Fnatic placed second in the tournament's group stage with a 2-1 record, defeating SK Gaming and Frag Executors, while falling to Counter Logic Gaming. Two months later, Fnatic placed third at the IEM Season VI - Global Challenge Cologne. Riot later created and released Fnatic-themed skins, a custom for World Championship winners, and chose each player's most-played champions during the Season 1 Worlds: Jarvan IV (Cyanide), Karthus (xPeke), Gragas (Shushei), Corki (LamiaZealot) and Janna (Mellisan). Fnatic faced aAa again in an all-European final, pulling out a 2-1 victory to be crowned the League of Legends Season 1 champions. They would power through and defeat Counter Logic Gaming 2-0 in the relegation round, Epik Gamer 2-0 in the semi-finals, and won versus against All authority in the finals of the winner’s bracket, propelling Fnatic to the grand finals. Fnatic would see more success in the playoffs largely due to xPeke, who had finally arrived after missing the first day due to a delayed flight. Fnatic placed third in the Group Stage by going 1-2, narrowly escaping elimination by defeating Team Pacific, while losing to against All authority and Epik Gamer. In May of 2011, WetDreaM left Fnatic to form AbsoluteLegends.įnatic were one of the eight teams to qualify for the Riot Season 1 Championship, which was held from June 18 to June 20 of 2011, as the third and final European seed from the Regional Qualifier. Fnatic is one of the strongest European teams since the early days of competitive League of Legends, having been the champion of the Riot Season 1 Championship.įnatic’s first venture into the League of Legends scene began on March 14, 2011, when they acquired the roster from myRevenge consisting of WetDreaM, xPeke, LaMiaZeaLoT, Shushei, CyanideFI, Mellisan, and MagicFingers. On March 14, 2011, Fnatic entered the League of Legends scene with the acquisition of myRevenge.
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Fnatic is a professional esports organization consisting of players from around the world across a variety of games.
