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The fighting games esports scene gets crowded with top-level organizations.

For Fnatic, Mangja (known also as Malgu) is the first step in Tekken esports. One more FGC player is already supported by Fnatic — Chris Wong, a Street Fighter competitor.

The official announcement about Mangja joining Fnatic was published via the official social account.

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Also, Fnatic made a blogpost, explaining some details.

“We recently had the privilege to meet Mangja in his home country of South Korea, where we knew we had found the perfect player to join the Black and Orange. This collaboration allows us to support his journey forward as a professional and gives us a great opportunity to contribute to the Tekken scene and community, taking new steps towards fostering our fanbase in South Korea. We’re fired up to get to work alongside him, and even more fired up to see him in action.”

Mangja in Tekken 8

The player has proved himself as an exceptional competitor at many local Korean tournaments of the AfreecaTV TEKKEN League. With the release of Tekken 8, Mangja started shining even brighter, including on the international scene.Before joinning Fnatic, Mangja participated at Tekken 8 Evo Japan 2024 and finished 4th, which is an impressive achievement itself. And also, thanks to this placement, the player qualified for the Esports World Cup 2024.

Chikurin becomes Evo Japan 2024 TEKKEN 8 champion!

The player took home the bulk of the 2 million yen prize pool. He also qualified for the Esports World Cup 2024 event.

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Fnatic in fighting games esports

The esports organization is present in many disciplines, and it’s great to see Fnatic supporting the fighting games community. At the beginning of May 2024, the brand signed Wong “Chris Wong” Yuk-cheung and thus joined Street Fighter 6 esports.

Fnatic has returned to the Street Fighter scene.

SF6 at DreamHack Dallas 2024 Results: Clash of Titans

Some of the best SF6 players participated in this tournament to fight for eight Esports World Cup 2024 qualifying spots.

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We will follow the results of Fnatic | Mangja with great interest! Stick around onesports.ggfor everything important from the world of fighting games.

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A tweet by Fnatic | Mangja

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