2001, 2002, 2005) WCG: 1 (2000) Post-retirement Wendel started a business, Fatal1ty, Inc., that sells his brand of gaming mousepads, "FATpads". He later expanded this into other gaming products through a business partnership with OCZ Technology, Creative Labs, ASRock, Universal Abit, GamerFood and Southern Enterprises, Inc. to create motherboards, energy snacks, sound cards, gaming desks, computer mice, headphones, and power supplies under the Fatal1ty name. In honor of his contributions to video gaming, Wendel was awarded the first ever Lifetime Achievement Award by eSports. He was inducted into the International Video Game Hall of Fame in August 2010 and holds a spot in the Guinness Book of World Records. In July 2012, Topps released their 2012 Topps Allen & Ginter Baseball set, which includes autographs and worn shirt memorabilia cards of Wendel. Personal life Wendel was born on February 26, 1981, to James and Judy Wendel and grew up in Kansas City, Missouri. Fatal1ty played on his high school tennis team. His parents divorced when he was 13. He moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 2006 and lived on the Las Vegas Strip as of 2014. References External links 1981 births Living people American esports players 21st-century American businesspeople People from Independence, Missouri People from Kansas City, Missouri People from Overland Park, Kansas Quake (series) players Painkiller players People from Las Vegas Team Razer players