DreamHack Cluj-Napoca is coming up, and while Fnatic have been the best CS:GO team for most of this year, it seems that they have heavy competition to face. Is their dynasty over? Over on Goldper10.com, Stephen Chiu thinks so:
The Fnatic era that extended from the latter half of 2014 to now was did amongst jeering, boos and generally hostile crowds. None of that mattered. You could hate them all you want, but you could never take away their skill, their accomplishments or their record. The best and most consistent team in the most competitive era of CS:GO. 2 Major victories. 22 top 4 finishes, 13 titles. They have ruled the CS:GO with an iron first, yet in the next coming Major, DH Cluj-Napoca, they will for the first time in a long time, not be the favorite to take the whole thing.
In Fnatic’s last three lan outings,they got top 4 at ESL ESEA Pro League Invitational, Top 2 at Gfinity Champion of Champions, and 3rd at PGL Season 1. While the placings themselves are good, it is the context of what happened in each tournament that matters. At ESL ESEA Pro League, they lost to TSM in a close overtime match in the group stages, before getting beaten handily by Virtus Pro 2-1 in the semis. At GFinity, they beat Nip to get to the finals where they lost the series 2-3 to EnVyUs. At PGL, Fnatic showed lost to both TSM and VP to get 3rd in the tournament. Fnatic has never looked so weak as now.
Fnatics run started near the end of 2014, and unless something drastic changes, they may not be able to dominate any longer. Fnatic seem to be beatable now. How did this happen? We will have to see at DreamHack! Check out the full article here!
