Kurt Fenech Retiring from FIFA for the 'Foreseeable Future' - A Potential Loss

This past year has been great for international Maltese eSports, with our very own international events such as the Betting Invitational which we held, and a number of individual Maltese competitors finding their way in the esports of Call of Duty, Halo, Tekken 7, Battalion 1944 and most notably, FIFA 18. It's certain that almost all of you have heard of Kurt  kurt0411 Fenech, especially after the interview we had with him that generated some strong opinions in the endless comments section. Sadly, I tuned into his Twitter yesterday to find this on his profile:

"After careful consideration, I have decided to retire from playing FIFA for the foreseeable future. This wasn't an easy decision but one which I have to make. "

Kurt via Twitter

As noted in the title, this is definitely a loss for Maltese eSports on an international scale; say what you want about his personality, but he's taken home over $35,000 in winnings and is officially one of the top 4 FIFA players in the world. From the interview which we conducted, which you may view here: https://www.gamers.com.mt/news/813/interview-with-the-maltese-fifa-star-kurt-kurt0411-fenech, Kurt is an incredibly passionate and strong-willed competitor. After monitoring his progress and performance for the past year and a half, I can confidently say that he's always had this attitude, no matter the amount of success he earns. The following is a list of his notable placements. 

1.) 3rd-4th at the FIFA eWorld Cup 2018 - $20,000

2.) 5th-8th at the Global Series Playoffs 2018 - $10,000

3.) 9th-16th at the FUT Champions Cup 2018 - Barcelona - $2,500

4.) 17th-32nd  at the FUT Champions Cup 2018 - Manchester - $2,500

5.) 3rd-4th at the FeCWC 2018 - $2,500

These are his placements from just this year. Kurt kurt0411 Fenech has proved that eSports is a viable career to many of the Maltese people. We trust that whatever path he's taking now, he'll succeed in and make the most of it. Gamers.com.mt would like to congratulate Kurt for his great career, and all the best for the 'foreseeable future'. From what we can gather, his retirement is a form of rebellion against FIFA, with who he had a little 'war' with due to the fact that the next game, FIFA 19, refused to fix some of the problems which he addressed in our interview with him.

Feel free to participate in local events, Kurt! Yet, we're still unsure whether this is a temporary decision, or if he'll be back soon.