f0rest
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Patrik "f0rest" Lindberg (born June 10, 1988) is a Swedish professional Counter-Strike: Global Offensive player and former professional Counter-Strike player who currently plays for Dignitas. He is known for his long-standing performance and has gained a reputation as one of the greatest Counter-Strike players of all time.
He is best known for his four years of tenure with Fnatic which he helped bring to prominence as the dominant team of 2009 and broke the record for the highest-earning team in a calendar year for Counter-Strike at the time as well as his almost decade-long stint with Ninjas in Pyjamas that saw the team creating an invincible dynasty in the early days of CS:GO with a record 87-map win streak.
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Professional Career[edit]
- See also: f0rest's Professional Career
Gear and Settings[edit]
Mouse Settings [1] (list of)
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Logitech G Pro | 1240 | 400 | 500 Hz | 3.1 | 1 | On | ||||||
Last updated on 2020-04-19 (356 days ago). |
Mouse Settings [1] (list of) (calculate)
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Mouse | Curvature | Circumference | Mouse Setup | Sensitivity | Zoom | Raw. | ||||||
Logitech G Pro | 1637 MPI 1.074 deg/mm | 13.2 in/rev 33.5 cm/rev | 400 DPI @ 500 Hz | 3.1 | 1 | On | ||||||
Last updated on 2020-04-19 (356 days ago). |
Hardware [1] |
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HyperX FURY S (Speed Edition) |
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ZOWIE by BenQ XL2546 | 240 Hz | 1280×960 | Stretched |
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Last updated on 2020-04-19 (356 days ago). |
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Last updated on 2020-07-15 (269 days ago). |
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Achievements[edit]
Date | Placement | Tier | Type | Tournament | Team | Result | Prize | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2017-11-19 | 1st | S-Tier | Offline | ![]() |
Intel Extreme Masters XII - Oakland | 3 : 2 | $129,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017-07-15 | 1st | A-Tier | Offline | ![]() |
DreamHack Open Valencia 2017 | 2 : 0 | $50,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016-11-20 | 1st | S-Tier | Offline | ![]() |
Intel Extreme Masters XI - Oakland | 2 : 1 | $128,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016-09-11 | 1st | S-Tier | Offline | ![]() |
StarLadder i-League StarSeries Season 2 | 2 : 0 | $130,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016-04-17 | 1st | S-Tier | Offline | ![]() |
DreamHack Masters Malmö 2016 | 2 : 0 | $100,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2015-03-15 | 2nd | S-Tier | Offline | ![]() |
ESL One: Katowice 2015 | 1 : 2 | $50,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2014-08-17 | 1st | S-Tier | Offline | ![]() |
ESL One: Cologne 2014 | 2 : 1 | $100,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2009-03-08 | 1st | S-Tier | Offline | ![]() |
Intel Extreme Masters III | 16 - 13 | $50,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2006-12-20 | 1st | S-Tier | Offline | ![]() |
2006 CPL Winter | 2 : 0 | $30,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2005-07-01 | 1st | S-Tier | Offline | ![]() |
WEG 2005 S02 | 13 - 7 | $50,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Trivia[edit]
- Got engaged to longtime girlfriend Sandra on January 14, 2017. [3] The couple married on August 5, 2017. [4]
- Was named the best Swedish player of 2007 by Fragbite. [5]
- Was ranked the 6th best player of 2010 by HLTV. [6]
- Was ranked the 5th best player of 2011 by HLTV. [7]
- Was ranked the 2nd best player of 2013 by HLTV. [8]
- Was ranked the 7th best player of 2014 by HLTV. [9]
- Was ranked the 16th best player of 2015 by HLTV. [10]
- Was ranked the 7th best player of 2016 by HLTV. [11]
- Was ranked the 10th best player of 2016 on Thorin's Top 10 CS:GO Players ranking.
- Was named the MVP of StarLadder i-League StarSeries Season 2 by HLTV. [12]
- Was named the MVP of Intel Extreme Masters Season XI Oakland by HLTV. [13]
- Was named the MVP of DreamHack Valencia 2012 by the HLTV community. [14]
- Considers RobbaN and Xizt two of the best players he's been under the leadership of, due to their unique way of in-game leading. [15]
- f0rest, GeT_RiGhT, and Xizt form one of the longest standing Global Offensive player trios ever. Their first period together was under Ninjas in Pyjamas' banner and lasted 5 years and 187 days, from August 10th, 2012 to February 13th, 2018 (when Xizt was replaced by dennis). The trio then reunited on January 20th, 2020 in the new Dignitas line-up.
- f0rest and GeT_RiGhT form one of the longest partnerships of all time in Counter-Strike. Their first stint of partnership lasted 3,902 days, from the time GeT_RiGhT joined Fnatic on January 19th, 2009 to when he stepped down from NiP on September 26th, 2019. The duo then extended their time together when they reunited on January 21st, 2020 under the Dignitas banner.
- Is one of the three players who has been a permanent member of all three historical Swedish teams Ninjas in Pyjamas, SK Gaming and Fnatic. The other two are GeT_RiGhT and Tentpole.
Highlights[edit]
Interviews[edit]
Gallery[edit]
f0rest at DreamHack Masters Marseille 2018 with Ninjas in Pyjamas
f0rest at DreamHack Open Summer 2015 with Ninjas in Pyjamas
f0rest at DreamHack Valencia 2015 with Ninjas in Pyjamas
f0rest at DreamHack Summer 2012 with SK Gaming
f0rest at IEM New York 2011 with SK Gaming
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 FIRST EVER BOOTCAMP FOR DIG CS:GO | Off The Record
- ↑ PLAY CSGO LIKE A PRO | f0rest Video & Crosshair Settings 2020
- ↑ f0rest (2017-01-14). "Feel honored to end up on 7th place this year, looking forward to this year! And also BOOM engaged!".
- ↑ Patricia Thern (2017-08-05). "Precis hemkommen från dagens så fina bröllop med Sandra och Patrik" [Just returned from today's wedding with Sandra and Patrick] (in
Swedish).
- ↑ ufear (2008-01-15). "f0rest Elected Best Swedish Player of 2007". HLTV.
- ↑ Tgwri1s (2011-01-15). "Top 20 players of 2010: f0rest (6)". HLTV.
- ↑ Tgwri1s (2012-01-16). "Top 20 players of 2011: f0rest (5)". HLTV.
- ↑ Tgwri1s (2014-01-19). "Top 20 players of 2013: f0rest (2)". HLTV.
- ↑ Tgwri1s (2015-01-14). "Top 20 players of 2014: f0rest (7)". HLTV.
- ↑ Tgwri1s (2016-01-05). "Top 20 players of 2015: f0rest (16)". HLTV.
- ↑ LucasAM (2017-01-14). "Top 20 players of 2016: f0rest (7)". HLTV.
- ↑ Tgwri1s (2016-09-15). "SLi StarSeries S2 Finals: Top players". HLTV.
- ↑ Striker (2016-11-21). "f0rest: MVP medal for my whole team". HLTV.
- ↑ Tgwri1s (2012-10-09). "f0rest MVP of DH Valencia". HLTV.
- ↑ "Who's the best IGL you've ever played with?". ESL. 2017-07-06.
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