Emil Christensen

Emil Christensen at the Gothenburg Book Fair 2017.

Emil "HeatoN" Christensen (born June 14, 1984 in Stockholm , Sweden ) is a former Swedish Counter-Strike player and current team manager. He had to his playing days as one of the best players in the world and has worked with Ninjas in Pajamas and SK Gaming several e-Sport won world championships. Christensen then became General Manager of Stockholm Magnetik , one of the franchise teams in the Championship Gaming Series . Over time, his person has developed into a real cult status .

Career

In 1999 Emil "HeatoN" Christensen founded the Clan Ninjas in Pajamas together with Tommy "Potti" Ingemarsson. In 2000 and 2001, the Swedish Counter-Strike players finished in first place at the CPL Dallas Babbages, the CPL London, the CPL Berlin and the CPL World Championship in Dallas, making them number one worldwide.

In mid-2002, most of NiP, including Christensen, moved to SK Gaming. After the Norwegian Ola “elemeNt” Moum was signed in 2003 , SK could not be beaten by anyone until the end of the year: The team came first at the CPL Summer, CPL Winter and the World Cyber ​​Games. After Moums left in 2004, SK struggled to maintain their position as the strongest team in the world. Due to the poor results towards the end of the year, there was a break with the management of SK Gaming; the contracts were not renewed.

As a result, the Clan Ninjas in Pajamas was reopened by Christensen and his four SK teammates in January 2005. At first, however, he could not live up to the high expectations. In the middle of the year all players except Christensen left NiP after an argument. Christensen had to put together a new squad and largely relied on rather unknown players. With these ninjas in pajamas in the third season of the World e-Sports Games and fourth at the CPL Winter.

In mid-2006 Christensen paused his career for half a year. When he returned to the active scene at the beginning of 2007, another major restructuring was necessary at NiP. Since then, however, the clan has not been able to celebrate any significant successes. September 2007 it was announced that Christensen is retiring from his playing career to become General Manager of the Championship Gaming Series. Shortly thereafter, the clan of Ninjas in Pajamas was disbanded.

After two seasons in which Stockholm Magnetik , headed by Christensen, did not have any particular successes, those responsible announced the end of the large-scale TV league in November 2008 because the audience numbers fell short of expectations.

With the first tournaments in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive , the ninjas in pajamas returned to the esports stage in 2012. HeatoN made himself available to the Swedish organization as a manager. Under his leadership, the clan's marketing flourished . In addition to the usual fan items such as jerseys or mouse pads, the organization has been bringing unusual products with their logos onto the market since then. At the end of 2013, for example, the so-called McNiP burger was available in Swedish restaurants of the McDonald’s fast food chain . HeatoN usually presents the new products on its Facebook or Twitter account.

In the fall of 2015, Christensen was sentenced to 40 daily fines on charges of tax evasion.

Clans

• Ninjas in Pajamas (1999 - June 2002)
• SK Gaming (June 2002 - December 2004)
• Ninjas in Pajamas (January 2005 - September 2007)
• Stockholm Magnetik (as General Manager, September 2007 - November 2008)
• Ninjas in pajamas (manager since 2012)

successes

• CPL World Championship 2001: 1st place
• CPL Summer 2002: 1st place
• CPL Winter 2002: 3rd place
• Electronic Sports World Cup 2003: 3rd place
• CPL Summer 2003: 1st place
• World Cyber ​​Games 2003: 1st place
• CPL Winter 2003: 1st place
• Electronic Sports World Cup 2004: Top 8
• CPL Summer 2004: 2nd place
• World Cyber ​​Games 2004: 4th place
• Electronic Sports World Cup 2005: Top 12
• GameGune 2005: 1st place
• World e-Sports Games 2005 Season 3: 4th place
• CPL Winter 2005: 4th place
• WSVG Dreamhack Summer 2006: 1st place
• Electronic Sports World Cup 2006: Top 8
• WSVG Louisville 2007: 3rd place
• Electronic Sports World Cup 2007: Top 8

Web links

• Emil Christensen's Facebook account
• Emil Christensen's Twitter account
• Emil Christensen in the Electronic Sports League

Individual evidence

1. ↑ readmore.de: CGS: HeatoN becomes General Manager in Stockholm
2. ↑ NiP gets its own burger at Mc Donalds. readmore.de, October 23, 2013, accessed on January 14, 2015 . 
3. ↑ In Regards To The Case Against Emil 'HeatoN' Christensen. (No longer available online.) Ninjas in Pajamas, October 29, 2015, archived from the original on December 29, 2015 ; accessed on December 29, 2015 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.