Fnatic has found success throughout different game genres throughout the years but in 2018, the organisation returned to one area it hadn’t fully explored, the fighting game community. After joining the Gfinity Elite Series, Fnatic picked up a team in Street Fighter V and hit the ground running.

Part of that original team were Shakil “Shakz” Ghazi and Christ “Akainu” Onema who helped the organisation reach the Elite Series finals at the first time of asking before placing third the following season. Both players also represent Fnatic in the Capcom Pro Tour and 19-year-old Frenchman Akainu had a good performance in 2018, reaching multiple finals.

Meanwhile, 21-year-old Shakz just missed out on a place in the top 100 last year but has got off to a great start to 2019 with a high finish at Brussels Challenge. The Englishman recently signed a new contract and will be hoping that 2019 will be the brightest year of his career so far.