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natu
Player Information
Name:
Joona Leppänen
Nationality:
Born:
May 7, 1985 (age 39)
Status:
Years Active (Player):
2001 – 2015
Years Active (Org):
2016 – Present
Years Active (Coach):
2015
Years Active (Talent):
2013 – 2022
Role:
Team:
Alternate IDs:
naUt, utanishu
Approx. Total Winnings:
$31,676
Links
History
Counter-Strike
Counter-Strike: Source
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Broadcasting
Organization
200?-??-?? – 2002-11-01
2003-03-18 – 2003-04-14
2003-??-?? – 2003-??-??
2003-??-?? – 2003-09-05
2003-09-08 – 2003-11-27
2003-11-27 – 2005-04-06
2005-04-06 – 2005-08-10
2005-08-10 – 2007-02-27
2007-02-27 – 2007-08-09
2007-08-19 – 2008-01-10
200?-??-?? – 2008-07-11
2008-07-29 – 2008-08-17
2009-05-23 – 2009-09-20
2009-09-20 – 2010-01-10
Counter-Strike: Source
2008-??-?? – 2008-05-09
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012-08-22 – 2012-09-06
2012-09-06 – 2012-11-12
2012-11-12 – 2012-12-05
2012-12-05 – 2013-04-26
2013-04-26 – 2013-05-15
2013-07-20 – 2013-09-12
2013-09-12 – 2014-06-30
2014-07-09 – 2014-09-08
2014-09-08 – 2015-04-23
2015-04-27 – 2015-08-28
Ninjas in Pyjamas (Coach)
Broadcasting
2016-08-31 – 2018-??-??
Organization
2016-01-04 – Present
ENCE (Organization)
Joona "natu" Leppänen (born May 7, 1985) is a retired Finnish professional Counter-Strike: Global Offensive broadcast analyst, player and coach, and a former Counter-Strike player. He currently works as Marketing Director for ENCE.
Professional Career[edit]
One of the most experienced players still involved within the scene, Leppänen has been around since Counter-Strike's inception and has since then played competitively on and off in various teams. He called an end to his fifteen-year career as a player in late April 2015, and days later it was announced that he would begin coaching Ninjas in Pyjamas. [1][2] Later that year, on August 28th, Ninjas in Pyjamas released him as a coach. [3]
Achievements[edit]
| Date | Placement | Tier | Type | Tournament | Team | Result | Prize | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2014-09-26 | 3rd - 4th | S-Tier | Offline |  |  | DreamHack Invitational II |  | 0 : 2 |   | $3,500 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007-06-24 | 1st | S-Tier | Offline |  |  | WSVG Louisville 2007 |  | 2 : 1 |   | $13,500 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007-05-27 | 1st | B-Tier | Offline | |  | ASUS Open Spring 2007 | | 2 : 1 |   | $7,722.30 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007-04-01 | 1st | S-Tier | Offline | |  | NGL-One Season II - Finals | | 2 : 1 |  | $20,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006-07-09 | 4th | S-Tier | Offline | |  | CPL Summer 2006 |  | 2 - 16 | | $13,500 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004-09-05 | 1st | C-Tier | Offline | |  | European Online Gaming Championships |  | 13 - 10 |  | $6,026.50 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004-08-01 | 4th | S-Tier | Offline | | | CPL Summer 2004 | | 8 - 13 |   | $9,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004-07-25 | 2nd | A-Tier | Offline | |  | GameGune 2004 | | 0 : 2 |  | $4,836.24 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004-01-11 | W | Showmatch | Offline | | | Cyber X Games | | 16 - 8 | | $10,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2001-12-09 | 3rd | S-Tier | Offline | |  | World Cyber Games 2001 | | 7 - 13 | | $10,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2018-07-22 | 3rd | A-Tier | Offline | |  | Europe Minor Championship - London 2018 |  | 0 : 2 |   | $5,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018-07-05 | 7th - 8th | S-Tier | Offline | |  | ESL One: Cologne 2018 | | 1 : 2 |  | $7,500 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018-06-06 | 1st | B-Tier | Offline | |  | GG.BET Majestic | | 2 : 0 |  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015-08-22 | 5th - 8th | S-Tier | Offline | |  | ESL One: Cologne 2015 |  | 0 : 2 |  | $10,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015-07-17 | 5th - 6th | S-Tier | Offline | |  | FACEIT 2015 Stage 2 Finals | | 0 : 2 | | $6,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015-06-24 | 5th | S-Tier | Online | |  | ESL ESEA Pro League Season 1 - Europe | | 14/-/8 | Grp. S. | $13,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015-06-15 | 1st | B-Tier | Offline | |  | ESPORTSM 2015 | | 2 : 0 |  | $12,166.70 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015-06-15 | 3rd - 4th | S-Tier | Offline | | | DreamHack Open Summer 2015 | | 0 : 2 | | $3,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015-05-16 | 5th - 6th | S-Tier | Offline | |  | Gfinity Spring Masters 2 | | 1/2/1 | Grp. S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015-05-03 | 2nd | S-Tier | Offline | | | FACEIT League 2015 Stage I Finals | | 1 : 2 |   | $18,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | Tier | Tournament | Position | Partner List | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2019-11-24 | S-Tier |   | CS:GO Asia Championships 2019 | Analyst | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018-12-09 | S-Tier |  | ESL Pro League Season 8 - Finals | Analyst | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018-02-25 | S-Tier |  | StarLadder & i-League StarSeries Season 4 | Analyst | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017-07-23 | S-Tier |  | PGL Major Kraków 2017 | Analyst | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017-03-05 | S-Tier |  | Intel Extreme Masters XI - World Championship | Analyst | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017-01-15 | S-Tier |   | World Electronic Sports Games 2016 | Analyst | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016-10-23 | S-Tier |  | EPICENTER 2016 | Analyst | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016-10-02 | S-Tier | | ESL One: New York 2016 | Remote Commentator | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016-09-11 | S-Tier | | StarLadder i-League StarSeries Season 2 | Analyst | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015-11-01 | S-Tier | | DreamHack Open Cluj-Napoca 2015 | Analyst | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| About achievementsBroadcasts from any Tournament | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Trivia[edit]
- Leppänen's handle is a shortened version of "natural", which was also his old nickname.
- Spoke against the Molotov grenades in 2012. [4]
Highlights[edit]
Interviews[edit]
- 2003-03-20 | All*natu Interview by lurppis of GotFrag
- 2012-12-08 | THOR: Curse's natu interviewed after booking playoff spot by myesplanet at THOR Open 2012
- 2012-12-08 | THOR Open 2012 – Interview with natu by HLTV at THOR Open 2012
- 2012-11-23 | DH Winter 2012 – Interview with natu by HLTV at DreamHack Winter 2012
- 2012-09-09 | natu: "Confident we are goot at GO" by MIRAA of HLTV
- 2013-03-30 |
CPHG 13: Haastattelussa natu putoamisen jälkeen by SETT.fi at Copenhagen Games 2013
- 2014-10-31 | natu: "The format is a bit brutal" by rich of Fragbite at Electronic Sports World Cup 2014
- 2014-08-01 | ASM14: natu haastattelussa by milA of SETT.fi at Assembly Summer 2014
- 2014-06-05 | natu: "First goal is to advance" by lurppis of HLTV at DreamHack Summer 2014
- 2015-03-08 | natu: "stonde will bring chaos" by Striker of HLTV
- 2015-02-25 | Natu after Allu leaving: ”Realistically, there’s no replacing a player like him” by Aftonbladet Esport
- 2015-01-31 | natu: "We should've close it out as T" by Striker of HLTV at Assembly Winter 2015
- 2018-06-16 | Интервью с CEO Ence - Natu by OverDrive at GG.BET Majestic
Gallery[edit]
natu at DreamHack Open Tours 2018
natu at DreamHack Open Cluj-Napoca 2015
natu at FACEIT League 2015 Stage I Finals with Ninjas in Pyjamas
natu at ESL One: Katowice 2015 with 3DMAX
natu at DreamHack Stockholm Invitational II with 3DMAX
natu at ESWC 2013 with ENCE eSports
natu at Thor Open 2012 with Team Curse.EU
natu at DreamHack Winter 2012 with The Hawks!
References[edit]
- ↑ MIRAA (2015-04-23). "natu announces retirement". HLTV.
- ↑ MIRAA (2015-04-27). "natu joins NiP as coach". HLTV.
- ↑ MIRAA (2015-08-25). "NiP release natu". HLTV.
- ↑ Tgwri1s (2012-10-09). "Players speak out: "Ban molotovs"". HLTV.