Johnathan "Fatal1ty" Wendel - Hyper Scape Player
United States
Johnathan "Fatal1ty" Wendel is a professional electronic sports player and entrepreneur, known for his Fatal1ty line of products with various companies, such as headphones, motherboards, and other gaming peripherals. He is considered the world's first prominent and accomplished professional gamer, and one of the best professional gamers in the world.
Fatal1ty has been a successful competitor in many first-person shooter games. He debuted as a professional gamer at the CPL's FRAG 3 event, taking 3rd place. Most of his successes have been with one-versus-one deathmatch games including Quake III Arena, Unreal Tournament 2003, and Painkiller. He has also competed in tournaments for Counter-Strike, Call of Duty and Quake III Arena which he won with his team Clan Kapitol.
During his career, he has won a total of twelve world championship titles, including four player of the year awards with the Cyberathlete Professional League and one with the World Cyber Games.
For years, Fatal1ty had been at the top of the prize money rankings. But on November 9, 2013 at BlizzCon 2013, Fatal1ty was dethroned by Lee "Jaedong" Jae Dong with his 2nd place finish at the 2013 StarCraft II World Championship Series Global Finals.
Earnings By Year
| Total Results | Online Results | Offline/LAN Results | |||||||||
| 2020 | $400.00 | 1 | 0.09% | | | $400.00 | 1 | 0.09% | | | $0.00 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 2006 | $19,892.26 | 5 | 4.34% | | | $0.00 | 0 | 0.00% | | | $19,892.26 | 5 | 4.34% |
| 2005 | $231,000.00 | 10 | 50.36% | | | $0.00 | 0 | 0.00% | | | $231,000.00 | 10 | 50.36% |
| 2004 | $36,550.00 | 5 | 7.97% | | | $0.00 | 0 | 0.00% | | | $36,550.00 | 5 | 7.97% |
| 2003 | $3,000.00 | 1 | 0.65% | | | $0.00 | 0 | 0.00% | | | $3,000.00 | 1 | 0.65% |
| 2002 | $15,000.00 | 2 | 3.27% | | | $0.00 | 0 | 0.00% | | | $15,000.00 | 2 | 3.27% |
| 2001 | $53,922.65 | 7 | 11.75% | | | $0.00 | 0 | 0.00% | | | $53,922.65 | 7 | 11.75% |
| 2000 | $94,974.32 | 8 | 20.70% | | | $0.00 | 0 | 0.00% | | | $94,974.32 | 8 | 20.70% |
| 1999 | $4,000.00 | 1 | 0.87% | | | $0.00 | 0 | 0.00% | | | $4,000.00 | 1 | 0.87% |
Earnings By Age
| Total Results | Online Results | Offline/LAN Results | |||||||||
| 39 Years Old | $400.00 | 1 | 0.09% | | | $400.00 | 1 | 0.09% | | | $0.00 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 25 Years Old | $19,892.26 | 5 | 4.34% | | | $0.00 | 0 | 0.00% | | | $19,892.26 | 5 | 4.34% |
| 24 Years Old | $231,000.00 | 10 | 50.36% | | | $0.00 | 0 | 0.00% | | | $231,000.00 | 10 | 50.36% |
| 23 Years Old | $34,550.00 | 4 | 7.53% | | | $0.00 | 0 | 0.00% | | | $34,550.00 | 4 | 7.53% |
| 22 Years Old | $5,000.00 | 2 | 1.09% | | | $0.00 | 0 | 0.00% | | | $5,000.00 | 2 | 1.09% |
| 21 Years Old | $15,000.00 | 2 | 3.27% | | | $0.00 | 0 | 0.00% | | | $15,000.00 | 2 | 3.27% |
| 20 Years Old | $53,172.65 | 6 | 11.59% | | | $0.00 | 0 | 0.00% | | | $53,172.65 | 6 | 11.59% |
| 19 Years Old | $93,224.32 | 8 | 20.32% | | | $0.00 | 0 | 0.00% | | | $93,224.32 | 8 | 20.32% |
| 18 Years Old | $6,500.00 | 2 | 1.42% | | | $0.00 | 0 | 0.00% | | | $6,500.00 | 2 | 1.42% |
Earnings By Game
| Total Results | Online Results | Offline/LAN Results | |||||||||
| Aliens versus Predator 2 | $40,000.00 | 1 | 8.72% | | | $0.00 | 0 | 0.00% | | | $40,000.00 | 1 | 8.72% |
| Counter-Strike | $2,000.00 | 1 | 0.44% | | | $0.00 | 0 | 0.00% | | | $2,000.00 | 1 | 0.44% |
| Doom 3 | $25,000.00 | 1 | 5.45% | | | $0.00 | 0 | 0.00% | | | $25,000.00 | 1 | 5.45% |
| Hyper Scape | $400.00 | 1 | 0.09% | | | $400.00 | 1 | 0.09% | | | $0.00 | 0 | 0.00% |
| Painkiller | $240,550.00 | 13 | 52.44% | | | $0.00 | 0 | 0.00% | | | $240,550.00 | 13 | 52.44% |
| Quake 4 | $19,892.26 | 5 | 4.34% | | | $0.00 | 0 | 0.00% | | | $19,892.26 | 5 | 4.34% |
| Quake III Arena | $116,896.97 | 15 | 25.48% | | | $0.00 | 0 | 0.00% | | | $116,896.97 | 15 | 25.48% |
| QuakeWorld | $1,000.00 | 1 | 0.22% | | | $0.00 | 0 | 0.00% | | | $1,000.00 | 1 | 0.22% |
| Unreal Tournament 2003 | $13,000.00 | 2 | 2.83% | | | $0.00 | 0 | 0.00% | | | $13,000.00 | 2 | 2.83% |
Earnings By Team
| Total Results | Online Results | Offline/LAN Results | |||||||||
| Clan Kapitol | $442,539.23 | 34 | 96.47% | | | $0.00 | 0 | 0.00% | | | $442,539.23 | 34 | 96.47% |
| <independent> | $16,200.00 | 6 | 3.53% | | | $400.00 | 1 | 0.09% | | | $15,800.00 | 5 | 3.44% |
Highest Prize Money Won
| 1. | 2005-11-22 | 1st | » CPL World Tour Finals 2005 | $150,000.00 | Painkiller |
| 2. | 2001-12-09 | 1st | » CPL World Championship 2001 (AvP2) | $40,000.00 | Aliens versus Predator 2 |
| 3. | 2000-04-16 | 1st | » Razer / CPL Tournament | $40,000.00 | Quake III Arena |
| 4. | 2004-08-15 | 1st | » QuakeCon 2004 (Doom 3 Duel) | $25,000.00 | Doom 3 |
| 5. | 2000-10-15 | 1st | » WCG Challenge 2000 (Quake III Arena) | $25,000.00 | Quake III Arena |
| 6. | 2000-07-22 | 1st | » BattleTop Universal Challenge (Quake III) | $15,000.00 | Quake III Arena |
| 7. | 2005-10-16 | 1st | » CPL Singapore 2005 (Painkiller) | $15,000.00 | Painkiller |
| 8. | 2005-07-10 | 1st | » CPL Summer 2005 (Painkiller) | $15,000.00 | Painkiller |
| 9. | 2005-05-30 | 2nd | » CPL Brazil 2005 (Painkiller) | $10,000.00 | Painkiller |
| 10. | 2005-10-23 | 2nd | » CPL Italy 2005 | $10,000.00 | Painkiller |
Top Placements
Other Statistics
Overall Ranking
At present, Fatal1ty is ranked #627 in highest overall earnings, and #102 in highest earnings for players from 
United States.
Largest Prize from a Single Tournament
The largest cash prize that Fatal1ty has been awarded from a single tournament was $150,000.00 from CPL World Tour Finals 2005 on November 22, 2005. His 1st place finish makes up 32.70% of his total prize money won.
$100,000 Milestone
Fatal1ty overtook the $100,000 milestone on April 1, 2001, winning $485.30 and placing 1st at CPL Pacific Atomic Event. Prize money from 11 tournaments got him to that point.
References
ClanBase - Math lesson for Fatal12ty - Tuesday 2 January 2007
Last Checked 2014-10-22 5:00:04 PM
Fatal1ty - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Last Checked 2014-11-14 1:00:14 AM
Pro Player Index
Last Checked 2015-01-16 3:00:27 PM
The once and future king of esports | The Daily Dot
Last Checked 2016-11-01 9:35:43 PM
Jaedong: "It's an honor to be the highest-earnings esports player ever" - onGamers
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