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Lore & Background

Lindberg began his professional gaming career in early 2005, when he made his international debut at the global finals in South Korea for the World e-Sports Games, alongside the new Swedish team of Begrip Gaming. There, Begrip defeated all opponents, including the defending champions Catch-Gamers and won $20,000 of the prize pot. Following this victory, Lindberg dropped out of high school to concentrate on his Counter-Strike career. In 2005, Lindberg was nominated for the eSports Award 2005, under the categories for "Newcomer of the Year" and "Best Counter-Strike Player". In early 2006, Lindberg left Begrip alongside his teammate Kristoffer "Tentpole" Nordlund, and signed a contract with Fnatic and became a permanent member of the team. Lindberg's first year in Fnatic proved to be successful, having the team earn upwards of US$100,000, which was acknowledged by Turtle Entertainment. During 2006, Fnatic won the CPL World Tour Finals, along with a silver medal at the Electronic Sports World Cup. Lindberg was once again nominated for the eSports Award and won the Counter-Strike Player of the Year Award. However, Fnatic faced a major slump from 2007 through 2008, as the team failed to win any major tournaments and only achieved a handful of medals. The team regained its form and chemistry in 2009, however, with the retirement of Oscar "Archi" Torgersen and Oscar "ins" Holm and the recruitment of Christopher "GeT_Right" Alesund and Rasmus "GuX" Ståhl. During 2009, Fnatic was the single most-dominant team, having garnered gold medal victories at the Intel Extreme Masters Global Challenge, European Finals and World Championship, ESWC 2009, e-Stars Seoul, KODE5 and World eSports Masters. In 2009, Lindberg was nominated for the eSports Award 2009, under the category of "Regional eSports Player of the Year Northern Europe", but lost to his teammate Alesund, who won the main category for eSports Player of the Year. Fnatic could not repeat its success from 2009 in the 2010 season, however, as the team found itself at odds with the Ukrainians from Natus Vincere, with their winnings being upward of US$220,000. Following this underwhelming year, Lindberg, along with his teammates Alesund and Ståhl, attempted to have Fnatic replace the team's in-game leader, Patrik "cArn" Sättermon, as well as its captain, Harley "dsn" Örwall, with

In Their Own Story

The year was 2005. A young Patrik Lindberg, just seventeen, stood on a stage in South Korea for the World e-Sports Games global finals. He was with Begrip Gaming, a new Swedish team nobody expected much from. They faced the defending champions, Catch-Gamers. Lindberg and his teammates defeated every opponent, taking the 50,000 USD prize. That victory changed everything. Lindberg dropped out of high school to pursue Counter-Strike full-time. By 2006, he had signed with Fnatic, and the team earned over US$100,000 that year, winning the Cyberathlete Professional League Championship and the World Tour. But then came the slump. From 2007 through 2008, Fnatic failed to win any major tournaments. The team rebuilt in 2009, bringing in Christopher 'GeT_Right' Alesund and Rasmus 'GuX' Ståhl. That year, Fnatic became the single most-dominant team in Counter-Strike, winning gold at the Intel Extreme Masters Global Challenge, European Finals and World Championship, ESWC 2009, e-Stars Seoul, KODE5 and World eSports Masters. They broke the record for the highest-earning team in Counter-Strike history. Lindberg was nominated for the eSports Award 2009 as 'Regional eSports Player of the Year Northern Europe', but lost to his own teammate, Alesund. In 2010, Fnatic could not repeat that success, finding themselves at odds with Natus Vincere. Lindberg and Alesund tried to replace Fnatic's leadership with SK Gaming players, but the move was not approved. So they left for SK Gaming. Early 2011 was slow for SK, failing to surpass the group stage at IEM European Championship Finals. But SK regained form, finishing as the second highest-earning team of 2011. On July 26, 2012, SK Gaming fell into disarray. The head coach resigned, and Lindberg, along with Dahlström and Alesund, left the organization. The following August, Lindberg transitioned to Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, joining Ninjas in Pyjamas alongside Alesund. From 2012, NiP became the single most dominant team, winning the vast majority of tournaments and maintaining an 87-map winning streak. They reached the grand finals of every major $250,000 CS:GO tournament until ESL One Cologne 2015. In August 2014, they won ESL One Cologne. At Dreamhack Cluj-Napoca, they were ousted by NaVi in the semi-finals. In 2020, Lindberg left NiP to join Dignitas.

Reader's Guide

Lindberg is a legendary Counter-Strike player known for his longevity and skill. His career spans from 2005 through the transition to CS:GO. Key periods: Begrip Gaming (2005–early 2006), Fnatic (early 2006–late 2010), SK Gaming (late 2010–July 2012), Ninjas in Pyjamas (August 2012–2020), Dignitas (2020 onward). He is best known for his time on Fnatic during their dominant 2009 run and for being part of the dominant NiP CS:GO roster in 2012–2013.

Did You Know?

• Lindberg dropped out of high school after Begrip Gaming won $50,000 at the WEG 2005 global finals.
• He won the Counter-Strike Player of the Year Award in 2006.
• Lindberg and Christopher "GeT_Right" Alesund left Fnatic together in 2010 to join SK Gaming.
• Ninjas in Pyjamas had an 87-map winning streak in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive.