Fatal1ty
Ok, so I said that I’d get some information about some of the top gamers in their league, so here is a biography of one such gamer. He plays in the Cyberathlete Professional League mostly playing Counter Strike and Quake. His name is Johnathon “Fatal1ty” Wendel. Here is his biography: (from Fatal1ty.com)
Johnathan “Fatal1ty” Wendel started professional gaming in 1999 by entering the CPL (Cyberathlete Professional League) tournament in Dallas and won $4,000 for placing third. Emerging as one of the top players in the United States, he then flew to Sweden where he competed in a tournament against the top 12 players in the world.
By winning 18 straight games and losing none he took first place, becoming the number one ranked Quake III player in the world. Two months later he followed that success in Dallas by successfully defending his title as the world’s best Quake III player and winning the $40,000 grand prize.
Since then Fatal1ty has traveled the globe to compete against the best in the world, winning prizes and acclaim, including the largest prize in competitive video game history by capturing first place at the CPL World Tour Finals and winning the $150,000 prize in PainkilleR. He’s now won a World Championship in 5 different games, a feat never before accomplished.
