JW and KRIMZ sign three-year contracts with fnatic

1-2-2019 19:35

Jesper "⁠JW⁠" Wecksell and Freddy "⁠KRIMZ⁠" Johansson have extended their contracts with fnatic for another three years, the organization has announced.

The duo are fnatic's two longest standing members, having rejoined the organization in late 2016 (KRIMZ) and early 2017 (JW) following a short-lived period in GODSENT.

The players' tenure under the black-and-orange banner spans between four to five years each, as apart from the period at the brink of 2016 and 2017, they have been playing together since mid-2014, when KRIMZ joined the organization alongside Olof "⁠olofmeister⁠" Kajbjer, while JW first linked up with fnatic in mid-2013.

JW and KRIMZ to stay with fnatic for three more years

The news, which was first revealed on JW's Twitch stream, comes at a time when fnatic are on a steady rise in the rankings following a promising showing at IEM Chicago, where they placed 3rd-4th in their debut with Ludvig "⁠Brollan⁠" Brolin and Simon "⁠twist⁠" Eliasson, as well as a triumph at PLG Grand Slam late last year.

Most recently, the Swedish side have made another top-four finish at iBUYPOWER Masters, with their journey ending at the hands of the eventual champions, Liquid.

Their next showing will be in the New Challengers Stage of IEM Katowice, which is set to begin on February 13.

fnatic's roster remains the following:

Freddy "⁠KRIMZ⁠" Johansson
Jesper "⁠JW⁠" Wecksell
Richard "⁠Xizt⁠" Landström
Ludvig "⁠Brollan⁠" Brolin
Simon "⁠twist⁠" Eliasson

Jimmy "⁠Jumpy⁠" Berndtsson (coach)

Good luck!!! LEGENDS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2019-02-01 19:35

32 replies

+1 Edit: cs alive for 3 more years

2019-02-01 19:36

8 replies

NOW KICK XIZT LETS GO

2019-02-01 19:37

7 replies

why did they wtf

2019-02-01 19:41

5 replies

LMAO THREE YEARS TOO MUCH RIP JW

2019-02-01 19:42

4 replies

Sad for faze not taking krimz

3 replies

Bring pronax to coach

2019-02-01 20:00

2 replies

Don't say that name in this house.

2019-02-01 20:48

1 reply

LMFAO

2019-02-02 03:26

Xizt is a god shut your dumbass up

2019-02-01 20:38

Stupid decision jw washed up

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JW secured himself 3 more year of good salary lol

2019-02-01 19:40

And fnatic secure themself 3 more years of selling a lot of gear

And if someone wants to buy them out they gotta pay a lot of dolla

2019-02-01 22:40

+111111111111111111

2019-02-01 21:57

Change your name to 'Merkel did 7-1'

2019-02-06 20:26

Jw is the heart of fnatic, he will get back to his prior form

2019-02-01 20:29

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Ok jw

2019-02-01 20:36

2019-02-02 10:04

JW made a name for himself by exploiting OP weapons and catching other teams out with an aggressive gold nova style of gameplay. He has no real skill to fall back on, so his form is gone for good. He has been carried for years since by some of the best players in the world. And lets face it, the only reason why he has an iconic name/brand is because he embraced the pig meme. Calling him the heart of Fnatic is like calling Dosia the heart of Gambit.

2019-02-01 20:39

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Not really. 2018 wasnt a great year for him as a player, but being in the top 20 3 times means you have skill? Are you retard yeS

2019-02-01 21:17

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2019-02-02 02:26

nt JW75-Auto fanboy

2019-02-02 02:36

2019-02-02 07:23

Unfortunately, the HLTV ranking only takes into consideration performance not skill. What this means is, a low skilled player on an otherwise very skilled lineup can abuse overpowered weapons / farm easy kills while their teammates do all the hard work - and at the end of the year they will statistically be one of the best players at big events. Worth noting as well that JW even said in an interview with Thorin a while back that he felt his career benefitted immensely from weapons like the CZ being OP.

2019-02-02 14:57

nip >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> fnatic

2019-02-01 19:49

2019-02-01 21:53

how is JW still on a fucking team

2019-02-01 20:50

Money

2019-02-02 13:42

+100

2019-02-01 23:16

+1111

2019-02-04 14:47

nice

2019-02-01 19:39

wow

I have to question what fnatic is thinking, Krimz makes sense, but three years is a long time in CS. If you consider who was a top 20 player in 2015 and now you wouldn't want 3 year contracts. Get_right has gone from a top 5 player to a low fragging support - albeit with great veteran experience. Take Snax also. JW is also questionable and although is the face of your brand with his aggressive style he could go downhill at any time. Particularly when you consider that young CSGO only talent is beginning to unearth the old dynasties of the 1.6 pros, I do not know why fnatic have made this decision... One would assume that there are decent bench clauses in these contracts to cover poor performance of these two players.

2019-02-01 19:46

jw is just 23.he has far more years.even gtr stayed in NiP lqast 3 years without doing anything. pasha,taz,neo got 4 year contacts when they were like 28 years old.

2019-02-01 20:05

i <3 u beena

OMEGALUL who cares dead swedish cs

Nice name bruh

2019-02-02 00:12

Nepal cs scene is dominating the tournaments ofcourse how could I forget. In comparison with the Nepal CS scene swedish scene is dead

2019-02-02 10:42

Shut the fuck up

2019-02-03 01:29

Swedish CS>Brasilian CS, look ranking bye bye I spice my beef with your salty tears

2019-02-05 18:05

I don't cry because the sweden scene is really better, I just asked not to say anything because you're a toxic

2019-02-05 22:55

Very nice that you acknowledge, very good

2019-02-07 20:47

MONEY MONEY MONEY

MUST BE FUNNY

2019-02-01 20:16

LIVING IN A

2019-02-01 20:20

RICH MANS WORLD

2019-02-01 21:59

Finnish guy ruined it...

2019-02-02 02:02

fnatic owners did the same mistake as vp ceo - soon they will realize

Fnatic are not playing in tier 5 cs unlike vp

2019-02-01 19:44

2019-02-01 19:58

2019-02-01 20:06

2019-02-01 20:35

Vp - squad didn't play like a tier 3 either when they singed the contract

+100 huge difference between Fnatic n VP.

2019-02-01 20:31

make swedish superteam

Golden-IGL Krimz-Entry Brollan-Entry/Second Awp Twist-Awp Lekr0-Lurker Jumpy-coach

2019-02-01 19:59

no flusha no swedish superteam

2019-02-01 20:08

Flusha banned check steam

golden as igl? lekro as lurk? twist as primary awp? jw in awp > twist in awp. so just dual awp based on map and form on that day. just add flusha as igl/lurk.

2019-02-01 20:09

-brollan +f0rest

2019-02-02 05:12

dennis olof f0rest krimz lekro/twist >dennis calls suit for fluid/puggy playstyle which is very suitable for hybrid fraggy players like olof and f0rest >krimz is just the best support out there >lekro depending if you want to go even more fluid playstyle with no real awper

2019-02-02 11:43

GODKrimz

3 year wow

expected

CS:GO won't last 3 more years tbh

n1ce

CSGO WILL NOT EXIST IN 3 YEARS OMG

+111

2019-02-01 20:11

Cmon heard that 100 times and the game is still alive 11 years later

2019-02-01 20:28

2019-02-01 20:52

+1 this game will probably never die

2019-02-02 02:30

wtf CSGO existed in 2008?

2019-02-02 02:37

no but cs 1.6 which died when csgo came out..

2019-02-02 03:28

1.6 was relevant since 2004 so a lot more than 11 years

2019-02-02 09:29

2019-02-02 13:36

rip krimz's career

vp all over again...

RIP KRIMZ

Ezzz

lmao WHAT AMAZING NEWS WOW!

gl guys

nice!

LETS GO!

No offense hltv but how many people actually care if they signed new contracts or not? we want NEWS, not this.

wth are you talking about this is HUGE news this literally means that csgo won’t die in the next 3 years

2019-02-01 19:43

do their work then

-1

2019-02-01 19:54

2019-02-01 20:19

2019-02-01 21:32

you can check out any time you like, but you can never leave

LUL

#AlwaysFnatic

#ALWAYSFNATIC

ez pig

tomorrow: jws and krimz contracts sold for 5$

i thought JW would replace Guardiano on FaZe OMEGALUL

ripperino Faze Krimz

OMG!!! JWBOT!!!!!!

sad day for swedish cs

2019-02-01 19:47

OMG BOT KRIMZ GETS 3 MORE YEARS HNAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAH

2019-02-01 19:51

No faze krimz confirmed

LOL JW look not like PIG 0_0 OK GL

forever in fnatic

2019-02-01 19:52

JW MORE 3 YEARS DESTROYING FNATIC!!! LUL

2019-02-01 19:53

Not even news-worthy

2019-02-01 19:55

LULW if fnatic wont pass main quals, this would be great mistake ever

LOL

2019-02-19 01:29

Expected

2019-02-19 07:43

Legends

I thought it was gonna be -Xizt, kinda dissapointed

2019-02-01 19:56

As if cs would still be alive in three years xd

maybe not ur scene

2019-02-01 20:02

Dude, i'm just being rational.

2019-02-02 01:37

Were the people that said that in 2015 being rational?

2019-02-04 16:33

In 2015 I didn't open my mouth. It's 2019 bro. And tbh, there isn't such a big scene nowadays.

2019-02-04 17:26

Prize pools are higher than ever Player count is very consistent We get new sponsors in the scene every week Every player says how competitive the scene is and how difficult it is to stay at the top. There are players earning well over 500k a year after sponsors and tournament wins + salary Last major was the most viewed major ever There is an entire new wave of players becoming elite And we are reaching scenes that we never reached before (south African team in top 30) Launched south American, Oceania, Indian leagues. What data do you have to suggest that "the scene isnt as big nowadays" or are you just talking out of your ass like everyone who says that.

2019-02-04 18:04

Great bait

JW, what a waste of money.

2019-02-01 20:03

RIP Faze krimz

OK krimz fucked himself in the ass.

will be expensive to buy them out

2019-02-01 20:04

game will be dead by 2020 so who cares.

Heard that about 2019 too

2019-02-01 20:07

Heard that about 2018 too

2019-02-01 20:10

Bigger than ever :^)

heard that about 2013 too CS WILL NEVER DIE

2019-02-01 20:13

poor krimz gg

KRiMZ and JW are getting past their prime and 3 years is very risky, they need to work hard to stay relevant but I know they have it in em, Keep Brollan too if you are fnatic org, that kid has tremendous talent and potential it's just a matter of unlocking it, I think being a long side a veteran core such as JW will hopefully be beneficial

Past their prime? They are 23 and 24 lol...

2019-02-01 20:26

players can hit their peek at any age, they are slowly losing their footing and it shows

2019-02-03 17:57

lol i thought JW is atleast 25 while dude is 23 ffs

I FUCKING LOVE YOU BOYS!

Ballz move 3 years after their prime is long gone

2019-02-01 20:14

Bring us back some trophiiies

rip fnatic jw should have been kicked 3 years ago

2019-02-01 20:17

+1236445

2019-02-01 22:47

Csgo will be dead in 2 months anyways, what a waste

2019-02-01 20:18

Ez4Krimz and boi JW

rip krimz talent

2019-02-01 20:23

3 Years for the old farts ? :D Only krimz is relevant. It's not that they will get better or back in glory form. Why not get some fresh young blood ?

2019-02-01 20:27

JW is good too dude, he is just little bit fat thats all xD

Nah. CS is a young mans game. If they are smart they get fresh blood now so they are relevant again in a year or so.

jw : 23

2019-02-01 21:09

Bin playing forever at highest level and isn't improving anymore, only gets weaker and weaker until you have the next Neo who ruins his reputation.

2019-02-01 21:11

2019-02-01 20:49

pog

2019-02-01 20:59

wp VERY WELL Mrs!

2019-02-01 21:04

krimz to faze :( </3

Nice Maybe sign a contract with flusha as well

2019-02-01 21:24

JW is the problem...

2019-02-01 21:30

why?

Haven't fnatic learned from VP's mistakes?

2019-02-01 21:40

-xizt +golden just watch

Good to see the legends are still together

2019-02-01 21:44

Hahahhahahahhahaha JWashed getting a long contract with respected legend tier2-3 team "fnatic" This guy has never achieved anything and his team never will as long as his there enforcing his botesque plays

for how long do you follow the scene? he has won 3 majors with fnatic

2019-02-02 00:30

LOL! Delusional Portuguese

2019-02-02 08:34

PLEASE REMOVE XIZT IF YOU GUYS CAN BACKSTAB FLUSHA IT SHOULD BE NO PROBLEM BACKSTABBING A USELESS SHITTER LIKE XIZT.

2019-02-01 22:01

I mean, a lot can change in 3 years, isn't that move a bit stupid?

2019-02-01 22:05

Ask vp

2019-02-01 23:04

Nice

2019-02-01 22:07

Noooooo KRIMZ WHY???

2019-02-01 23:22

PLSSSSSSS NEW TEAM

2019-02-01 23:33

nice, big money for next 3 years secured chill life, no big hustle for #1 dreamlife lol

2019-02-02 00:20

fnatic isnt a wealthy org at all krimz could go to NA/FaZe for way more cash

2019-02-02 15:02

yeah but then its not so chill anymore, cuz of roster changes they did everything correct get good salary in a t2 team, just cruise along

2019-02-03 17:00

basically they chill in fnatic for legacy 1,5-2 years then retire

2019-02-03 17:01

Good news

2019-02-02 01:44

faze krimz big riperino

2019-02-02 02:42

Unexpected

2019-02-02 07:10

expectered legends of csgo

2019-02-02 07:22

weird, what about the other 2?

2019-02-02 08:00

More like 3 years of Employment.

2019-02-02 08:05

Why would anyone in esports industry sign 3 year contract? Things are changing so quickly, it's guaranteed you will regret it. Unless you are so washed up you are stealing paychecks to begin with.

2019-02-02 10:02

2019-02-02 13:04

It could also be the other way around. Let's say someone contracted the astralis guys for 5 years 2014.. The wages could rise and they could fall. You never know, this is 50/50 who benifits in the end. Maybe fnatic thinks cs will grow the following years to come.

2019-02-02 23:35