Upon reaching all fourteen CS:GO Majors this year, The news follows of disappointing results of Fnatic failing to reach a Major for the first time in the history of the competition after finishing in fourth place at the recent Europe Minor. Fnatic still disappoint and their effort aren’t sufficient enough to secure a place at the Major. Fundamentally, both management and players agree that this is unacceptable of the standards and set their selves and of the black and orange in general.

On the official statement of Fnatic in their Twitter account. They announce the initial changes of their CS:GO new rooster as Simon ‘twist’ Eliasson and Richard ‘Xizt’ Landström will moved in their bench.

Richard ‘Xizt’ Landström stated:

“I’m thankful for the opportunity that Fnatic gave me to play there again and it’s unfortunate we were unable to accomplish the goals we made when the team was created.

During my time at Fnatic, there have been many ups but mostly downs. We showed some good results and played in two Premier finals but we couldn’t come out on top in either. However, lately, it’s only gotten worse and it has become clear that it’s time for a change.

I know I haven’t been playing well lately and certainly far from the level where I want to be myself. I think being on the bench will be beneficial for Fnatic and also have a positive effect on me in the long-run. I have no excuses for my bad performances and I only see this as a time for me to work even harder, to keep my head up, focus on myself and improve my individual skill. I am sure there will be more vetoes from me in grand finals in the near future!

I wish the team nothing but the best going forward – they have good players and Fnatic as an organisation is one of the best in esports.”

Simon ‘twist’ Eliasson:

“I do want to thank Fnatic for the opportunity once again and I’ll continue always trying to make Swedish CS fans proud.”

With the new players who joined the squad of Fnatic. The team next appearance will be at  DreamHack Masters Malmö and was scheduled at October 1-6.

Fnatic new rooster:

Jesper “JW” Wecksell

Freddy “KRIMZ” Johansson

Ludvig “Brollan” Brolin

Jimmy “Jumpy” Berndtsson (coach)

Richard “Xizt” Landström (benched)

Simon “twist” Eliasson (benched)