EPTOver the years Naama has grown to be one of the strongest players in the European StarCraft 2 scene. In Wings of Liberty he was a DreamHack champion. In Heart of the Swarm he was a center point of our squad. Not only is Naama a great StarCraft player but he is also an amazing friend. It's with great sadness that we announce the retirement of Naama from StarCraft 2.
We would like to thank Naama for everything he has done. Fnatic won't be the same without you! Goodluck to you in whatever you choose to do next.
Despite opening with the bad news, we also have some good news! Both Miniraser and Zanster have been on the up and up recently. They've both proven themselves in the European StarCraft 2 scene and have continued to show themselves as team players in Clan matches. They will now make the jump from the Fnatic Academy to the Fnatic Professional squad. We're very excited to see what they can do and the future is looking bright for them.
We have also promoted Harstem to team captain. He has stepped up as a leader within the squad and set an example for the younger guys to follow. We're proud of his recent success in the scene but even more proud to call him out captain.
Below you can find a statement from Team Manager and Creative Director, Elroy Pinto.
Elroy "Noname" Pinto, Creative Director & StarCraft 2 Manager:
I think with the recent changes that happened a couple of months ago on our StarCraft 2 division, where we parted ways with both NightEnD & SaSe it set us back a bit but I think we've made some great leaps and progress with our Academy players. Two of whom have particularly impressed us and the whole scene have been Viktor & Anton. Both players have come a long way since they joined us and I think they are ready to make it to the next stage by joining our Professional section on the team.
Unfortunately despite all the positivity there's a certain degree of sadness that we have to say goodbye to Santeri. I think Santeri has reached a stage in his life where he wants to look beyond StarCraft 2 and while I am sad to see him go, I do think it's for the best. If he ever returns back it will definitely be with Fnatic, but for now it's goodbye.
We would like to thank all the support our team has received over the years and more importantly we will continue to keep up our grassroots work when it comes to the Western StarCraft 2 scene.
We would like to thank Naama for everything he has done. Fnatic won't be the same without you! Goodluck to you in whatever you choose to do next.
Despite opening with the bad news, we also have some good news! Both Miniraser and Zanster have been on the up and up recently. They've both proven themselves in the European StarCraft 2 scene and have continued to show themselves as team players in Clan matches. They will now make the jump from the Fnatic Academy to the Fnatic Professional squad. We're very excited to see what they can do and the future is looking bright for them.
We have also promoted Harstem to team captain. He has stepped up as a leader within the squad and set an example for the younger guys to follow. We're proud of his recent success in the scene but even more proud to call him out captain.
Below you can find a statement from Team Manager and Creative Director, Elroy Pinto.
Elroy "Noname" Pinto, Creative Director & StarCraft 2 Manager:
I think with the recent changes that happened a couple of months ago on our StarCraft 2 division, where we parted ways with both NightEnD & SaSe it set us back a bit but I think we've made some great leaps and progress with our Academy players. Two of whom have particularly impressed us and the whole scene have been Viktor & Anton. Both players have come a long way since they joined us and I think they are ready to make it to the next stage by joining our Professional section on the team.
Unfortunately despite all the positivity there's a certain degree of sadness that we have to say goodbye to Santeri. I think Santeri has reached a stage in his life where he wants to look beyond StarCraft 2 and while I am sad to see him go, I do think it's for the best. If he ever returns back it will definitely be with Fnatic, but for now it's goodbye.
We would like to thank all the support our team has received over the years and more importantly we will continue to keep up our grassroots work when it comes to the Western StarCraft 2 scene.
This makes me sad. I've always loved Naama's play and he's such a nice guy. Hope he sticks around in some other respect. It would be a huge shame if we lost him completely.
