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Zanster and Ignite leave Fnatic.

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Aeromi
Profile Blog Joined August 2012
France14461 Posts
August 11 2014 15:36 GMT
#1
Zanster and Ignite joined the Fnatic academy together on February 12th back in 2013, but sadly the time has come where we must part ways. The two youngsters have turned some heads with their talents and we were honoured to have them as a part of our StarCraft 2 team, but the times are such where changes are imminent.

Both of these players have played a massive part no only in Fnatic but in developing the academy. Ignite has been a solid player in both individual league and team leagues. Zanster has consistently shown that he's the best Swedish StarCraft 2 player, recently clinching E-Sport Swedish Masters victory. It was a great experience for us working with these two players who have very promising careers ahead of them.


Elroy Pinto, Fnatic SC2 Manager
Today we bid farewell to two of our SC2 players that have been on the team for almost eighteen months. Zanster and Ignite have been one of the driving forces behind Fnatic's growth when we rebuilt our team around young and upcoming European talent. In many ways we set a trend when we decided to work with these players and am personally glad I could work with them. Zanster and Ignite will be an asset to any team that they choose to go to. We have nurtured and raised these players to a point where they should be ready to take on any challenge in the future.

A lot of questions might get sparked by this announcement, but we feel at this point it's the right way forward.


Anton "Zanster" Dahlström
I had a great time with Fnatic but unfortunately nothing lasts forever. I have grown a lot both as a person and a player during my time with Fnatic and I wish them the best of luck in the future.


Alexander "Ignite" Haugsted
Had a lot of fun playing for fnatic in individual tournaments and teamleauges in the last 1½ year. The team was great when it comes to the players and the staff that i got to meet. I've just started my gap year so i will continue playing although not for fnatic. Best of luck to the team and the players in it.


Source : http://www.fnatic.com/content/96185/farewell-zanster-ignite
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nkr
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
Sweden5451 Posts
August 11 2014 15:44 GMT
#2
Hm it seemed to be that Zanster was putting up quite decent results, a bit surprised to see him removed
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HighArT
Profile Joined June 2011
Croatia189 Posts
August 11 2014 15:44 GMT
#3
On August 12 2014 00:44 nkr wrote:
Hm it seemed to be that Zanster was putting up quite decent results, a bit surprised to see him removed


Same.
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mikkmagro
Profile Joined April 2011
Malta1513 Posts
August 11 2014 15:48 GMT
#4
Zanster was just becoming a major figure in European SC2, and he gets dropped/leaves? I don't understand how they brought him on when no one knew who he was, but just when he started showing impressive results, they let him go Come on Fnatic, you're supposed to be one of the biggest brands in eSports!
mousesports, Team Acer, Fnatic!
TheOneAboveU
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
Germany3367 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-08-11 16:36:09
August 11 2014 16:35 GMT
#5
Interesting. Fnatic spent a lot of time and effort to build these guys up (with success - Zanster had a lot of great results lately) and now they remove them from the team before they can collect the fruits of their work - seems not logical to me. o.O
I always like it, when one these academy projects actually produces good players.

Best of luck to everyone involved!
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Bowzar
Profile Joined December 2011
Sweden741 Posts
August 11 2014 16:41 GMT
#6
I think Zanster is better than Harstem even tho he gets less chances to travel. Just a reminder what esports is really about.
Betelgeuse
Profile Joined February 2012
Canada210 Posts
August 11 2014 16:47 GMT
#7
wow fnatic's roster has really shrunk. I do think Neeb will get pushed up the the main roster with this news, as he has been doing well in NA lately.
Through victory, my chains are broken.
nkr
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
Sweden5451 Posts
August 11 2014 16:53 GMT
#8
On August 12 2014 01:41 Bowzar wrote:
I think Zanster is better than Harstem even tho he gets less chances to travel. Just a reminder what esports is really about.


thats stretching it too far ;P
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SuperHofmann
Profile Joined September 2013
Italy1741 Posts
August 11 2014 16:56 GMT
#9
Good luck Zanster!
Vasacast always in my <3
Rollora
Profile Joined February 2012
2450 Posts
August 11 2014 17:02 GMT
#10
who?

User was temp banned for this post.
TheBloodyDwarf
Profile Blog Joined March 2012
Finland7524 Posts
August 11 2014 17:07 GMT
#11
On August 12 2014 02:02 Rollora wrote:
who?

random swede


Yeah, it's quite weird that they don't keep Zanster
Fusilero: "I still can't believe he did that, like dude what the fuck there's fandom and then there's what he did like holy shit. I still see it when I close my eyes." <- reaction to the original drunk santa post which later caught on
MatKay
Profile Joined October 2013
Germany30 Posts
August 11 2014 17:08 GMT
#12
just a Fan | All the best for TotalBiscuit!
vult
Profile Blog Joined February 2012
United States9400 Posts
August 11 2014 17:12 GMT
#13
Hmm strange that they would drop Zanster, since he has shown decent results under Fnatic. Will be interesting to see where he ends up.
I used to play random, but for you I play very specifically.
BaneRiders
Profile Joined August 2013
Sweden3630 Posts
August 11 2014 17:19 GMT
#14
Zanster and Sortof will now come together and form the New Wave of Swedish Zerg (for Immediate World Domination), you just wait and see!
Earth, Water, Air and Protoss!
Bowzar
Profile Joined December 2011
Sweden741 Posts
August 11 2014 18:08 GMT
#15
On August 12 2014 01:53 nkr wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 12 2014 01:41 Bowzar wrote:
I think Zanster is better than Harstem even tho he gets less chances to travel. Just a reminder what esports is really about.


thats stretching it too far ;P

If Harstem is good enough to be on the main team then so should Zanster.
mouzChase
Profile Joined April 2011
Germany66 Posts
August 11 2014 18:17 GMT
#16
Sad to hear, i rly like Zanster : / hope he finds a good time. Would love to see him in the Mouz-shirt but thats just my personal view : /
My opinion here does not reflect the views of my team / twitter @mouzChase / I <3 Scarlett
MidnightZL
Profile Joined August 2012
Sweden203 Posts
August 11 2014 18:28 GMT
#17
On August 12 2014 02:07 TheBloodyDwarf wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 12 2014 02:02 Rollora wrote:
who?

random swede

Yeah, it's quite weird that they don't keep Zanster



Zanster been around for quite some time now, he has shown very good results and should be adressed with proper respect, the only one that's random here is you i guess!
- I'm fairly certain YOLO is just Carpe Diem for stupid people - Jack Black
EngrishTeacher
Profile Blog Joined March 2012
Canada1109 Posts
August 11 2014 18:42 GMT
#18
On August 12 2014 03:28 MidnightZL wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 12 2014 02:07 TheBloodyDwarf wrote:
On August 12 2014 02:02 Rollora wrote:
who?

random swede

Yeah, it's quite weird that they don't keep Zanster



Zanster been around for quite some time now, he has shown very good results and should be adressed with proper respect, the only one that's random here is you i guess!


lol relax, read his post objectively and you'll see he's "on your side", hence,
"Yeah, it's quite weird that they don't keep Zanster."


Nationalism FTW

On a side note, can anyone give me a quick breakdown on Fnatic's history? There was the Korean Fnatic team (that got disbanded?), an international one, and Fnatic academy? Are they backed by the same sponsor(s), and are they the same organization?
Abradix1
Profile Joined November 2012
Netherlands609 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-08-11 18:51:45
August 11 2014 18:51 GMT
#19
On August 12 2014 03:42 EngrishTeacher wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 12 2014 03:28 MidnightZL wrote:
On August 12 2014 02:07 TheBloodyDwarf wrote:
On August 12 2014 02:02 Rollora wrote:
who?

random swede

Yeah, it's quite weird that they don't keep Zanster



Zanster been around for quite some time now, he has shown very good results and should be adressed with proper respect, the only one that's random here is you i guess!


lol relax, read his post objectively and you'll see he's "on your side", hence,
Show nested quote +
"Yeah, it's quite weird that they don't keep Zanster."


Nationalism FTW

On a side note, can anyone give me a quick breakdown on Fnatic's history? There was the Korean Fnatic team (that got disbanded?), an international one, and Fnatic academy? Are they backed by the same sponsor(s), and are they the same organization?


Uh, Fnatic is one of the most prominent gaming teams/brands as far as I know. They're not super heavily into SC2 I believe, but the name Fnatic is one that should be well recognised.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fnatic
TheBloodyDwarf
Profile Blog Joined March 2012
Finland7524 Posts
August 11 2014 18:54 GMT
#20
On August 12 2014 03:42 EngrishTeacher wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 12 2014 03:28 MidnightZL wrote:
On August 12 2014 02:07 TheBloodyDwarf wrote:
On August 12 2014 02:02 Rollora wrote:
who?

random swede

Yeah, it's quite weird that they don't keep Zanster



Zanster been around for quite some time now, he has shown very good results and should be adressed with proper respect, the only one that's random here is you i guess!


lol relax, read his post objectively and you'll see he's "on your side", hence,
Show nested quote +
"Yeah, it's quite weird that they don't keep Zanster."


Nationalism FTW

On a side note, can anyone give me a quick breakdown on Fnatic's history? There was the Korean Fnatic team (that got disbanded?), an international one, and Fnatic academy? Are they backed by the same sponsor(s), and are they the same organization?

Canada is little Finland

Yes, same organization
Fusilero: "I still can't believe he did that, like dude what the fuck there's fandom and then there's what he did like holy shit. I still see it when I close my eyes." <- reaction to the original drunk santa post which later caught on
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