Patrik "f0rest" Lindberg has officially ended his professional playing career and, after 17 years in Counter-Strike, has transitioned to an ambassador role with Ninjas in Pyjamas. In this news, we will review the legend's journey, highlighting all the significant aspects of his career.
Peak Performance
His best year in terms of statistics and gameplay was 2012 when he first joined NIP. His performance at that time was simply phenomenal, achieving an incredible result that year. Along with the team, since his joining, they managed to win 98.4% of maps, with 1 draw and 0 losses. This is just an astonishing result.
Prize Winnings
During his 20-year career, f0rest played for around 6 professional teams, where he became memorable at NIP and became a legend of the team. The majority of his career was spent there. Throughout his career, he earned $739,104 solely from prize winnings, although it should be noted that most earnings came between 2005-2018, when the dollar rate was lower than it is now.
Number of Trophies
The Swedish star participated in many tournaments during his career, winning over 100 tournaments by securing 1st place. This is an extraordinary achievement in his career, with one of the most significant being the victory at ESL One Cologne 2014, which was a major.
Throughout his career, he participated in 12 major tournaments, winning only once, but this does not diminish his strength. He finished in second place at majors 4 times, which is also a very impressive result.
Career Duration
His career spanned over 20 years, during which he played for 4 popular teams, including Fnatic, SK Gaming in CS 1.6, NIP, and Dignitas in CS:GO. He also filled in for KRIMZ, playing at IEM Dallas 2023 alongside Fnatic.
Best Duo?
In his career, f0rest did not have many teammates, but he was most remembered in a duo with GeT_RiGhT, with whom he went through a lot. He began playing with him back in January 2009 and continued until September 2019. After which, they parted ways and reunited in Dignitas, playing together for about 4 months.
Together, they won many tournaments, specifically finishing over 50 tournaments in first place. They were also part of NIP when they achieved an 87-0 winning streak at LAN tournaments, a record that remains unbeaten.
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f0rest's Future Life
According to f0rest, he does not plan to become a coach but intends to share his experience with NiP in his new role.
f0rest has already debuted as an ambassador for NiP at the Svenska Cupen 2024 tournament, where the team faced Alliance in the semifinals and already managed to win, thus advancing to the tournament finals.
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