Ten most feared people in sport

Posted on 27. Oct, 2005 by Cassandra in Totally Whack

Behold…the face of a killer. This is Johnathan Wendel aka "Fatal1ty"….the world champ cyberathlete.

According to an article just published by Foxsports (The ten most feared people in sports), this kid is the second most feared person in sport, just behind Mike Tyson. He was recently in South Africa at our very own rAge gathering and obviously kissed some local boerie.

So, why are his opponents so scared of him?

Believe it or not, there are
thousands of professional video game players around the globe. Known as
"cyberathletes," these characters earn hundreds of thousands of dollars a year
doing what hungover college kids do on Sunday mornings for a living. Wendel,
whose "handle" is "Fatal1ty," is the nastiest one of all.

In an October 10th
article in Business Week, we learn, "In this new world, Johnathan Wendel
is the undisputed star. Over a period of five years, he has won more tournaments
and pulled in more prize money than any other player, a total that has now
topped $350,000. Girl gamers buzz about him at matches, like a group of Swedish
players in Barcelona this summer. And boys idolize him. "He’s so good," says
Iisakki "Beam" Ahonen, an up-and-coming 17-year-old Finn player. ‘I want to be
like him — to travel and compete in tournaments and make a living at it.’" He’s
pretty much the Matt Leinart/Derek Jeter/Jason from "Laguna Beach" of the
video-game world.

Girls want him, and guys want to be him. And yet, no one wants
to face him one-on-one.

Our prediction – this kid will win Olympic gold in 2012. [Thanx Willoe for the tip]

6 Responses to “Ten most feared people in sport”

soooo

27. Oct, 2005

This guy looks a lot like one of your co-bloggers who REALLY likes to have his
picture taken and put up on his site for the world to view regularly
…….ooooooh, was that me being nasty?
Martin

27. Oct, 2005

Yeah whatever. I’d whip his ass 6-0 in Quake, as soon as I dust off my mouse…
I mean, I was a professional Quake III player (read “Hons B.Comm Marketing student”) a few years ago!
Michelle

27. Oct, 2005

Dunno about his gaming abilities, but his face alone is pretty scary! Wouldn’t want to meet him in a dark alley – cyber or otherwise.
TomorrowConnecting.biz

27. Oct, 2005

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