Fatal1ty

Infobox Pro Gaming player
playername = Johnathan Wendel (Fatal1ty)

birthday = February 26, 1981
nickname = Fatal1ty
status = Active
hometown = Houston, Texas
country = United States
team = Independent
leagues = Cyberathlete Professional League(defunct)
World Series of Video Games(defunct)
World Cyber Games
Championship Gaming Series
years = 1999-2006 [ [http://www.fatal1ty.com/fatal1ty/stats/ Fatal1ty.com - Fatal1ty Statistics ] ]
games = Quake
Quake 2
Quake 3
Aliens versus Predator 2
Return to Castle Wolfenstein
Call of Duty 2
Counter-Strike
Unreal Tournament 2003
Doom 3
Painkiller
Quake 4
coach =
website = http://www.fatal1ty.com

Johnathan Wendel (born February 26, 1981 in Houston, Texas), also known by the pseudonym Fatal1ty, is a professional electronic sports player.

Biography

Wendel has won approximately US$500,000 in cash and prizes from professional competitions, mainly in the now defunct Cyberathlete Professional League (CPL). In addition to receiving numerous product partnerships with his company Fatal1ty Brand (Fatal1ty, Inc.), he has been featured in mainstream newsprint publications such as "Time", "The New York Times", Forbes, and the BBC World Service. He has also been featured on "60 Minutes". He has a training regime [ [http://www.forbes.com/technology/2006/12/10/games-fatal1ty-wendel-tech-cx_kn_games06_1212provideo.html Fatal1ty On Pro Video Gaming] , Forbes.com, December 14, 2006] where he practices at least two hours each day, sometimes more.

Wendel has been a successful competitor in several first-person shooter games. He debuted as a professional gamer in October 1999 by placing 3rd in the "Quake III Arena" tournament at the CPL's FRAG 3 event. He has competed in tournaments with "Counter-Strike", "Call of Duty" and "Quake 3 Team Deathmatch" which he won with his team clan Kapitol at the first-ever CPL Teamplay World Championships (FRAG 4). [http://www.fatal1ty.com/fatal1ty/stats/ Fatal1ty stats] ] Most of his successes have been with one-versus-one deathmatch games including "Quake III Arena", "Unreal Tournament 2003", and "Painkiller". During his career, he has won a total of five world championship titles, including four with the Cyberathlete Professional League [ [http://www.thecpl.com/league/?s=news&p=newsitem_1015 The CPL Announces Past 1v1 Champions] , Cyberathlete Professional League, September 15, 2006] and one with the World Cyber Games [ [http://www.challenge-tv.com/players/tourney.php?in=59 World Cyber Games Challenge Pro Player Index] , The Challenge Network, October 6-12, 2000]

On March 13, 2003 MTV featured Wendel on the True Life series. It was filmed in Kansas City, Kansas; San Antonio, Texas; and Dallas, Texas. The episode documented his life and how he prepared for the Cyberathlete Professional League's Winter 2002 Unreal Tournament 2003. Among those featured alongside Wendel in the professional gaming industry were his friends Phil "shogun", and Brian "astro", who were also very well known in the professional gaming circuit. ["I'm a Gamer", "True Life", MTV productions, original broadcast date 3/13/2003.]

Wendel has started a business, Fatal1ty, Inc., selling his brand of gaming mouse pads, "FATpads". He later expanded this into other gaming equipment through a business partnership with Universal abit, Creative Labs and XFX to create motherboards, coolers, sound cards, video cards, computer mice, computer cases, headphones, and even clothes bearing his moniker.

Wendel is the spokesman of the Championship Gaming Series and has temporarily put aside actively competing. [ [http://www.gamingtarget.com/article.php?artid=7101 Championship Gaming Series: Johnathan 'Fatal1ty' Wendel] , Gaming Target, June 18, 2007]

Wendel was awarded the first Lifetime Achievement Award in the four-year history of the eSports Award. According to the Esports Award Organization, he “claims the honor for showing exceptional sportsmanship, taking part in shaping eSports into what it is today and for being the prime representative of this young sport”.

Additionally, Wendal will be attending the 2008 E for All [ [http://kotaku.com/5033773/e-for-all-sees-fatal1ty-is-a-selling-point E for All sees Fatal1ty Is A Selling Point] ] which prompted the organizers of Penny Arcade Expo to publish a press release stating he will not be welcomed at PAX 2008.” [ [http://www.penny-arcade.com/2008/08/06/ For Immediate Release] ]

Notable accomplishments

"All winnings listed are in USD."

"Aliens versus Predator 2"

* 1st CPL World Championship ($40,000, Ford Focus)

"Doom 3"

* 1st QuakeCon 2004 ($17,000.35)

"Painkiller"

* 2nd CPL Summer Championships 2004 ($5,750)
* 4th CPL Turkey March 26, 2005 ($5,000)
* 6th CPL Spain May 1, 2005 ($2,500)
* 2nd CPL Brazil May 28, 2005 ($10,000)
* 2nd CPL Sweden June 18, 2005 ($10,000)
* 1st CPL Summer Championships 2005 ($15,000) [ [http://www.abit-usa.com/news/2005/20050713.php Fatal1ty Wins CPL Summer 2005] ]
* 2nd CPL UK September 04, 2005 ($10,000)
* 1st CPL Singapore October 16, 2005 ($15,000)
* 2nd CPL Italy October 22, 2005 ($10,000)
* 5th CPL Chile October 30, 2005 ($3,500)
* 1st CPL NYC World Tour Finals 2005 ($150,000)

" Quake III Arena "

* 3rd Frag 3 1999 ($4,000)
* 1st XSR Invitational 2000 (Bragging Rights)
* 1st RazerCPL Tournament April, 2000 ($40,000)
* 1st BattleTop Universal Challenge July 22, 2000 ($15,000)
* 1st World Cyber Games Challenge October, 2000 ($25,000)
* 1st CPL Australia ($10,500)
* 3rd CPL Holland
* 2nd QuakeCon 2001 ($10,000)
* 2nd CPL Brazil

"Quake 4"

* 4th WSVG Kentucky June 18, 2006
* 4th WSVG Intel Summer Challenge July 9, 2006 ($6,500)
* 9–12th QuakeCon August 05, 2006
* 5th WSVG London October 8, 2006
* 3rd Digital Life October 15, 2006 ($2,500)
* 5th World Cyber Games October 19, 2006
* 2nd WSVG Finals New York, December 10, 2006 ($10,000)
* 1st Championship Gaming Invitational Los Angeles, December 17, 2006

World Championships

* CPL: 4 (2000, 2001, 2002, 2004)
* WCG: 1 (2000)

GGL Rankings

* Top ranking: 1st (05-2006, 06-2007) [ [http://www.ggl.com/news.php?NewsId=2947 The ReDeYe Report: GGL World Rankings, May 2006] , Global Gaming League, May 2, 2006]
* Current ranking: 6th [ [http://www.ggl.com/news.php?NewsId=4302 Redeye Report: November 2006] , Global Gaming League, November 30, 2006]

References

External links

* [http://www.fatal1ty.com/ Fatal1ty's official website]
* [http://www.gotfrag.com/pk/story/6454/ Interview with GotFrag.com]
* [http://www.tomshardware.com/game/200507221/ Interview with TomsHardware.com]
* [http://www.blogtalkradio.com/hostpage.aspx?show_id=22445 Interview with Dr. Blogstein's Radio Happy Hour]
* [http://bbcworld.com/content/clickonline_archive_21_2005.asp?pageid=665&co_pageid=3 Interview with the BBC]
* [http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/01/19/60minutes/main1220146.shtml Interview with 60 Minutes]
* [http://www.forbes.com/video/?video_url=http://www.forbes.com/video/fvn/business/ab_06work_fatal&id=ab_06work_fatal&title=Video%3A+Not+Just+Fun+And+Games Interview with Forbes Video]
* [http://www.fatal1ty.com/news/?type=DN&ID=67 Interview with Spike TV]
* [http://videogames.aol.com/canvases/wsvg/_a/johnathan-fatal1ty-wendel/20060615131309990001 Interview with AOL Games]
* [http://www.livedigitally.com/2007/01/13/exclusive-ces-interview-with-fatal1ty/ CES 2007 Interview with LIVEdigitally]
* [http://www.n2ku.org/?s=viewarticle&id=19 Interview with Nice To Kill You e-Sports Club (in Spanish)]
* [http://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/fun.games/04/11/fatal1ty.profile/index.html Featured article at CNN.com (April 11, 2007) under "People You Should Know"]
* [http://grrr.pl/2008/01/09/topster-3-najlepszych-graczy-na-swiecie/ Interview with GRRR.pl from Poznan Game Arena 2007]
* [http://www.geekentertainment.tv/2008/03/04/a-day-in-the-life-of-a-pro-video-gamer/ Interview with Geek Entertainment TV 2008]