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Johnathan Wendel (born February 26, 1981), also known by the gamertag Fatal1ty (pronounced ''Fatality'' ), is a former professional esports player of the first-person shooter titles ''Quake'' and ''Painkiller'' and entrepreneur. Johnathan was an early pioneer of competitive gaming and was once considered one of the best professional gamers in the world.〔(Forbes 0:25 )〕〔(CBS 60 Minutes )〕 He founded Fatality Inc., a video game accessories company. ==Career== Fatal1ty became a professional in 1999 at age 18 playing Quake III Arena. Wendel has won approximately 450,000 in cash and prizes from professional competitions, mainly in the Cyberathlete Professional League (CPL).〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Johnathan "Fatal1ty" Wendel - Results By Year )〕 In addition to receiving numerous product partnerships with his company Fatal1ty Brand (Fatal1ty, Inc.), he has been featured in mainstream newsprint publications such as ''Time'', ''The New York Times'', Forbes, and the BBC World Service. He has also been featured on ''60 Minutes''. He has a training regimen〔(Fatal1ty On Pro Video Gaming ), Forbes.com, December 14, 2006〕 where he practices at least eight hours each day, sometimes more. Wendel has been a successful competitor in many first-person shooter games. He debuted as a professional gamer in October 1999 by placing 3rd in the ''Quake III Arena'' tournament at the CPL's FRAG 3 event. He has competed in tournaments with ''Counter-Strike'', ''Call of Duty'' and ''Quake III Arena'' which he won with his team clan Kapitol at the first-ever CPL Teamplay World Championships (FRAG 4). Most of his successes have been with one-versus-one deathmatch games including ''Quake III Arena'', ''Unreal Tournament 2003'', and ''Painkiller''. 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〔(The CPL Announces Past 1v1 Champions ), Cyberathlete Professional League, September 15, 2006〕 and one with the World Cyber Games.〔(World Cyber Games Challenge Pro Player Index ), The Challenge Network, October 6–12, 2000〕 On March 13, 2003, Wendel was profiled on an episode of MTV's ''True Life'' reality television series. The episode documented his life and how he prepared for the Cyberathlete Professional League's Winter 2002 Unreal Tournament 2003. Among those featured alongside Wendel in the professional gaming industry were his friends Phil "shogun" Kennedy, and Brian "astro" Lewis, who were also very well known in the professional gaming circuit.〔"I'm a Gamer", ''True Life'', MTV productions, original broadcast date 3/13/2003.〕 Wendel started a business, Fatal1ty, Inc., that sells his brand of gaming mouse pads, "FATpads". He later expanded this into other gaming products through a business partnership with OCZ Technology, Creative Labs, ASRock, GamerFood and Southern Enterprises, Inc. to create motherboards, energy snacks, sound cards, gaming desks, computer mice, headphones, and power supplies bearing his moniker. Wendel was the spokesman of the now defunct Championship Gaming Series and has put aside actively competing.〔(Championship Gaming Series: Johnathan 'Fatal1ty' Wendel ), Gaming Target, June 18, 2007〕 In honor of his contributions to video gaming, Wendel was awarded the first ever Lifetime Achievement Award by eSports. He was inducted into the International Video Game Hall of Fame in August 2010 and holds a spot in the Guinness Book of World Records. In July 2012, Topps released their 2012 Topps Allen & Ginter Baseball set, which includes autographs and worn shirt memorabilia cards of Wendel.〔(Topps 2012 Allen & Ginter Baseball Checklist ), Topps, July 2012〕 Wendel held the record for most prize money won in all of esports until he was overtaken by Korean ''StarCraft'' player Lee Jaedong near the end of 2013.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Jaedong: "It's an honor to be the highest-earnings esports player ever" )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Jaedong becomes the highest earning player in eSports, overtakes Fatal1ty )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Johnathan Wendel」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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