Efter GODSENT og Fnatic tilbage i august 2016 endte med at bytte spillere har ingen af de to lineups opnået de ønskede resultater. Det ser nu ud til, at Jesper "JW" Wecksell og Robin "flusha" Rönnquist er blevet trætte af at tabe, og vender tilbage til Fnatic. Det er ikke en kæmpe overraskelse, men det bliver spændende at se om de kan genfinde niveauet. 

Med genetableringen af den spillertrup, som tilbage i 2015 og 2016 var enormt dominerende, bliver det spændende at se om de kan finde synergien igen. 

Patrik “cArn” Sättermon fra Fnatic udtaler:

Today we are announcing the return of JW and Flusha, who will reunite with Dennis, Krimz and Olofmeister with immediate effect.

Needless to say, the aftermath of the team’s split in August came with many challenges and although we have shown great promise of late, we are confident that the revival of our old line-up will accelerate our journey towards once again being the best Counter-Strike franchise in the World.

Speaking about challenges, we have just entered the most competitive year of esports and we appreciate that it’s not only about tackling our rivals in-game, but also about maintaining harmony within our group. I believe I speak for all our players when I say that the past months have been a time of many learnings, and the opportunity we once again get will not be taken for granted.

I would like to use this moment to thank twist and disco doplan for their awesome contributions to our team and organisation, and I wish them and Godsent the best of luck in the future!

Fnatic klarede sig fornuftigt til Majoren, men det var tydeligt at de ikke havde mange dimensioner at spille med. Hvem der skal være ingame leader for det nye Fnatic er stadig uvist, da det indtil nu ikke har været en opgave som nogen af spillerne har nydt at have.
Med skiftet så kommer Fnatic til at bestå af: 

  • Olof "olofmeister" Kajbjer
  • Dennis "dennis" Edman
  • Freddy "KRIMZ" Johansson
  • Robin "flusha" Rönnquist
  • Jesper "JW" Wecksell

Og GODSENT kommer til at være:

  • Markus "pronax" Wallsten
  • Andreas "znajder" Lindberg
  • Simon "twist" Eliasson
  • Jonas "Lekr0" Olofsson
  • Joakim "disco doplan" Gidetun

pronax udtaler at han ser frem til at arbejde med et ungt og sultent hold:

We are extremely excited about today's swap and have looked forward to presenting the new line-up including Joakim "disco doplan" Gidetun and Simon "twist" Eliasson. We're building a new, energetic and hungry team and both players are perfect fits for us and the way we want to play.

Our ambition is to grow as a team and to play a major role in all tournaments, we take part in, and we feel that the new combination is a major step in this direction.

We wish JW and flusha all the best and thank Fnatic for making this work out. We look forward to the future clashes between the two teams.

Begge hold skal i ilden ved IEM Katowice kvalifikationen senere i dag, hvor GODSENT møder Tricked kl. 15:00, og Fnatic møder mousesports 18:00. Der er faktisk mulighed for, at det nye Fnatic og det nye franske superteam, G2 Esports, tørner sammen senere i aften klokken 21:00, hvis de vinder deres kampe.  

Tror du, at de kan vende tilbage til deres frygtindgydende niveau fra tidligere?