Nationality

USA

Birthday

26 Feb 81

Age

30

Hometown

Kansas City

Currently Playing

Battlefield 3

Favorite Game

Battlefield 3

Favorite Platform

PC

Lucky Number

4

Biography

Johnathan became the world’s first full time professional video gamer in 1999 after accepting an invitation to represent the USA at an international tournament in Stockholm, where he went undefeated with a perfect performance, winning all 18 maps. He has continued to dominate competitions all over the world, competing on 6 continents during his 8-year professional career, including a Gold Medal finish for the USA at the 2000 World Cyber Games in Seoul, Korea.

Winning the 2005 CPL World Tour Finals in New York City secured his twelfth World Title, accomplished while competing in 5 different games - an unprecedented achievement. His New York City victory earned him $150,000 and brought his 2005 total winnings to $231,000. During his competitive gaming career Fatal1ty has placed 1st in 65% of all the competitions he has entered and top 3 in 90% of them. 

In December 2006, Johnathan joined forces with Championship Gaming Series (CGS) as exclusive on-air analyst, global spokesperson and gaming ambassador to help establish competitive video gaming as a 21st century sport. Catch Johnathan and all the action on DirecTV’s channel 101, Sky or Star as well as a live stream on www.thecgs.com. 

In August 2007, Johnathan was awarded the first ever Lifetime Achievement Award in the four-year history of the eSports-Award for “showing exceptional sportsmanship, taking part in shaping eSports into what it is today and for being the prime representative of this young sport. He has become the figurehead for eSports worldwide”. 

Accomplishments

Winner of 12 World Championships in 5 different games

• 1st - XSi (Quake 3) - Stockholm, Sweden
• 1st - CPL Razer (Quake 3) - Dallas, TX
• 1st - CPL Frag4 (Quake 3 Team Deathmatch - clan Kapitol) - Dallas, TX 
• 1st - World Cyber Games 2000 (Quake 3) - Seoul, South Korea
• 1st - CPL Cologne (Quake 3) - Cologne, Germany
• 1st - CPL Australia (Quake 3) - Melbourne, Australia
• 1st - CPL Winter (Aliens VS Predator 2) - Dallas, TX
• 1st - CPL Winter (Unreal Tournament 2003) - Dallas, TX
• 1st - QuakeCON2004 (DOOM3) - Grapevine, TX
• 1st - CPL Singapore World Tour Stop (PainkilleR) - Singapore, Indonesia
• 1st - CPL USA World Tour Stop (PainkilleR) - Dallas, TX
• 1st – CPL World Tour Finals (PainkilleR) – New York City, NY

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