Emil Christensen - Wikipedia

Emil Pathric William Christensen, also known as HeatoN, is an esports manager and former Swedish professional Counter-Strike player, formerly playing as ... EmilChristensen FromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopedia Jumptonavigation Jumptosearch FortheDanishfilmactor,seeEmilHassChristensen.FortheDanishwrestler,seeEmilChristensen(wrestler).Fortheformericehockeyequipmentbrand,seeCCM(icehockey). HeatoNPersonalinformationNameEmilChristensenBorn1983/1984(age 37–38)[1]NationalitySwedishCareerinformationGamesCounter-StrikePlayingcareer2001–2007Coachingcareer2007TeamhistoryAsplayer:2001–2002NinjasinPyjamas2002–2004SKGaming2005–2007NinjasinPyjamasAscoach:2007NinjasinPyjamas EmilPathricWilliamChristensen,alsoknownasHeatoN,isanesportsmanagerandformerSwedishprofessionalCounter-Strikeplayer,formerlyplayingascaptainofthegamingteamNinjasinPyjamas(NiP).HeatoNwasthemanagerofNiPupuntilOctober2018whenhedecidedtopartwayswiththeorganisationtofocusonhisownbrand.HeiswidelyconsideredoneofthebestCounter-Strikeplayersofalltime. Contents 1Playingcareer 2Managingcareer 3References 4Externallinks Playingcareer[edit] ThenameHeatoNcomesfromabrandofequipment,whichisnowownedbyCCM,heusedwhenheplayedicehockey.Emil'sfirsthobbywasicehockey,butheretiredbecauseofaninjury.Afriend(CSplayerfRa1L,fromRevolutioN)toldhimtotryCounter-Strike.ChristensenwaspartoftheoriginalNinjasinPyjamasteamof2001whichwontheCyberathleteProfessionalLeagueWorldChampionshipthatyear.HeandtheothermembersofNinjasinPyjamaswentontobecomethefoundationtothehighlysuccessfulSKSweden,oneofthemostsuccessfulteamsinelectronicsportshistory.[2]ChristensenledSKGamingtotheWorldCyberGamesCounter-Strikechampionshipin2003andto4thplacein2004.[3][4] HeatoNandNiPcompetedintheWorldSeriesofVideoGames.[5] ChristensenwasnominatedforBestCounter-StrikePlayeroftheYearin2004,losingouttoSKGamingteammate,Tommy"potti'"Ingemarsson.[6]HewasselectedfortheGlobalGamingLeagueEuropeanCounter-StrikeAll-Starteamin2005.[7] Atthebeginningof2005,heandtherestofSKSwedenchosenottorenewtheircontractswithSKGamingandre-formedNiP.[8]SincethensomeoftheNiPplayersmovedbacktoSKGamingbutChristensenandothershavestayedonatNinjasinPyjamas.NiParenowcompetingatprofessionalLANtournamentsagain,afterahiatusinwhichSpawNjoinedafterHeatoNdecidedtotaketimeoffforpersonalreasons. Christensen,alongwiththeothermembersofNinjasinPyjamas,assistedinthedesignoftheSteelSound5H(USB)HeadphonesproducedbySteelSeries. InDecember2006,hetravelledtoNewYorkandDallastoprovidesupportforhisteammatesastheycompetedintheWorldSeriesofVideoGames(WSVG)worldfinalsandCPLwinterrespectively.NiPwereexpectedtobestrongcontendersinbothtournaments,howeverbowedoutuncharacteristicallyearly. InJune2016,HeatoNbecamethefirstpersoninductedintotheESLHallofFame.[9] Managingcareer[edit] InSeptember2007,HeatoNquitplayingCounter-StriketobecoachofNiPbutwasthenofferedachancetobeageneralmanagerforStockholmintheChampionshipGamingSeries(CGS).HeatoN'sCGSfranchisewascalledtheStockholmMagnetikandhadaCounter-Strike:Sourceteam,onemaleandonefemaleDeadorAlive4player,aFIFA08player,andtwoForzaMotorsport2players. AftertheCGS'sfoldinginlate2008ChristensenmovedtopromoteacomputerhardwarecompanynamedQpad,[10]fromhisnativecountrySweden,forthefirstpartof2009.Laterintheyearhowever,heleftQpadtojoinwithhisformerteammateAbdisamad"SpawN"MohamedinproductdevelopmentatZOWIEGEARwhichisamanufacturerofcompetitivegaminggear,foundedlate2008.[11]InJuly2010,ZOWIEGEARannouncedHeatoN'sfirstseriesofmiceco-developedbyhimselfcalledECafterplayer'sinitials.[12]InMarch2012ZOWIEGEARannouncedanewversionoftheECseries,namedtheECeVoserieswhichfeaturesanimprovedopticalsensorandwasreleasedinApril.[13] In2012,ChristensenreturnedtoNinjasinPyjamasandbecametheorganization'smanager. InSeptember2015,ChristensenandtwootherformersNiPownerswerechargedwithmisleadinganauditoraboutNinjasinPyjamasAB'sfinancesduringitssaletoDiglife.[14]Christensenwasfoundguiltyoffraud,andwassentencedpayafineandperformcommunityservice.[15] Duringtheendofsummer2019,formerandcurrentplayersofNinjasinPyjamassteppedforwardaccusingChristensenandotherleadersoftheorganisationofpurposelywithholdingmoneyfromtheplayers.Accordingtoplayers,thetimeslotinwhichtheywerenotpaidwasaroundthesametimeasthefraudtookplace2013-2014(sentenced2015).ThefirstplayerthatsteppedforwardwasRobin"Fifflaren"Johansson.ShortlythereafteranumberofformerNiPplayersfurthercorroboratedtheallegationsmadebyJohansson.SomeoftheotherplayersamongJohanssonwhosteppedforwardincludeRichard"Xizt"Landström,Adam"friberg"Friberg,Christopher"GeT_RiGhT"AlesundandPatrik"f0rest"Lindberg.[16]ChristensenuploadedavideotoYouTubeonthe22ofAugust2019whereheclaimsthatitwashiscompanion,Niklas"Fiskoo"Fischier,whowasresponsibleforplayersnotgettingtheirsalaries,aswellasahugetaxpayupthatcompaniesandorganisationsinSwedenpaytotheSwedishtaxbody(Skatteverket).[17]Fischierdeniedtheallegations.[18] References[edit] ^Nordmark,Sam(25October2017).""HeatoN:Gamblingwithyourlife"offersthemosthonestlookyetatanesportslegend".DotEsports.Retrieved5May2021. ^"pcgames.gwn.com".pcgames.gwn.com.Archivedfromtheoriginalon13December2014.Retrieved22January2013. ^"WCGOfficialWebsite".Wcg.com.Archivedfromtheoriginalon2March2012.Retrieved22January2013. ^"WCGOfficialWebsite".Wcg.com.Archivedfromtheoriginalon2March2012.Retrieved22January2013. ^Graves,Will(5July2007)."video-gamers-try-bust-lazy-boy-image".NBCNews.Retrieved1December2015. ^"eSportsJournalistAward ::".Esports-award.org.Archivedfromtheoriginalon23February2012.Retrieved2013-01-22. ^[1]Archived13March2007attheWaybackMachine ^"Counter-Strike:TheNinjasAreBack".SKGaming.1January2005.Archivedfromtheoriginalon27September2007.Retrieved22January2013. ^"LegendaryCounter-StrikeplayerHeatoNisfirstinducteeintoESL'sEsportsHallofFame|theDailyDot".TheDailyDot.Archivedfromtheoriginalon30June2016.Retrieved30June2016. ^[2][deadlink] ^[3]Archived28September2009attheWaybackMachine ^"SouthAmericaW2B".ZowieGear.Archivedfromtheoriginalon14January2013.Retrieved22January2013. ^"IntroducingtheECeVo".ZowieGear.Archivedfromtheoriginalon25November2012.Retrieved22January2013. ^Wynne,Jared(29September2015)."Counter-Strikelegendmayfacejailtime".TheDailyDot.Archivedfromtheoriginalon11January2016.Retrieved12November2015. ^Lingle,Samuel(30October2015)."Counter-StrikelegendHeatoNguiltyofcarelessnessinaccountingfraudcase,avoidsjailtime".TheDailyDot.Archivedfromtheoriginalon11January2016.Retrieved12November2015. ^Rondina,Steven."FifflarenaccusesHeatoNofconspiringagainstplayersatNiP-CS:GO-News-WIN.gg".WINEsports.Retrieved10November2019. ^HeatoN'srespondtotheNiPscandal,archivedfromtheoriginalon13December2021,retrieved10November2019 ^"NiPsförraVDtalarut:"NoIdidn'ttakeanymoney"".Fragbite.se(inSwedish).Retrieved10November2019. Externallinks[edit] Christenseninterviewedbefore(byFragbite)andafter[permanentdeadlink](ByNiP-Gaming.com)theChampionshipGamingInvitationaleventinSanFrancisco vteCounter-StrikeinesportsGames Counter-Strike ConditionZero Source GlobalOffensive Tournaments BLASTPremier DreamHack ELeague ESEALeague ESL ESLProLeague IntelExtremeMasters EsportsWorldConvention FACEIT InternationalEsportsFederation WorldElectronicSportsGames XGames Majors Winter2013 Katowice2014 Cologne2014 Winter2014 Katowice2015 Cologne2015 Cluj-Napoca2015 Columbus2016 Cologne2016 Atlanta2017 Kraków2017 Boston2018 London2018 Katowice2019 Berlin2019 Rio2020 (cancelled) Stockholm2021 Antwerp2022 Rio2022 Paris2023 Defunct BLASTProSeries ChampionshipGamingSeries CyberathleteProfessionalLeague WorldCyberGames Worlde-SportsGames WorldSeriesofVideoGames NotableteamsEurope ALTERNATEaTTaX Astralis Cloud9 ComplexityGaming Dignitas ENCE FaZeClan Fnatic G2Esports Godsent Heroic LDLCOL MOUZ NatusVincere NinjasinPyjamas OG TeamVitality Virtus.pro NorthAmerica EvilGeniuses TeamLiquid SouthAmerica MIBR(ImmortalsGamingClub) Asia/Oceania EternalFire Renegades ViciGaming Defunct 100Thieves CopenhagenWolves CounterLogicGaming EchoFox EpsilonEsports FlipsideTactics FunPlusPhoenix GambitEsports Gen.G LuminosityGaming MisfitsGaming North NRGEsports OpTicGaming SelflessGaming SKGaming SpaceSoldiers Splyce Team3D TeamEnvy TeamSoloMid TempoStorm Titan VegaSquadron Notablecommentators AndersBlume RichardLewis(journalist) PaulChaloner Sgares Sjokz JoeMiller(commentator) Authoritycontrol VIAF 1 WorldCat(viaVIAF) Retrievedfrom"https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Emil_Christensen&oldid=1105487137" Categories:1984birthsLivingpeopleSwedishesportsplayersCounter-StrikeplayersSwedishbusinesspeopleWorldofWarcraftplayersSwedishcriminalsSKGamingplayersNinjasinPyjamasplayersCounter-StrikecoachesHiddencategories:WebarchivetemplatewaybacklinksAllarticleswithdeadexternallinksArticleswithdeadexternallinksfromJanuary2013CS1Swedish-languagesources(sv)UsedmydatesfromJune2013ArticleswithdeadexternallinksfromSeptember2017ArticleswithpermanentlydeadexternallinksArticleswithVIAFidentifiersArticleswithWorldCat-VIAFidentifiers Navigationmenu Personaltools NotloggedinTalkContributionsCreateaccountLogin Namespaces ArticleTalk English Views ReadEditViewhistory More Search Navigation MainpageContentsCurrenteventsRandomarticleAboutWikipediaContactusDonate Contribute HelpLearntoeditCommunityportalRecentchangesUploadfile Tools WhatlinkshereRelatedchangesUploadfileSpecialpagesPermanentlinkPageinformationCitethispageWikidataitem Print/export DownloadasPDFPrintableversion Inotherprojects WikimediaCommons Languages DeutschFrançaisBahasaIndonesiaمصرىBahasaMelayuPolskiРусскийSvenskaTürkçe中文 Editlinks