MaTaFe – Age, Height, Net Worth, Family Status and Complete Biography

Matej “MaTaFe” Fekonja is a professional Apex Legends player currently with the Vexed Gaming team. The 28 year old Slovenian was born on May 28, 1995. He retired from playing Counter Strike in 2018 and began a professional Apex career the next year with North.

Overview

Real Name	Matej Fekonja
Nationality	Slovenian
Birthday	29th May, 1995
Age	Age: 29 Years
Height	NA
Team	Vexed Gaming
Currently Playing	Apex Legends
Net Worth	$150k

What to Know About MaTaFe’s Personal Life?

The name MaTaFe was derived from a combination of the player and his brother’s name with Ma from his first name, Ta from his brother’s first name and Fe from their surname. They started off playing off the same computer as kids and so chose a suitable name they could both use simultaneously while gaming. Matej went ahead to become a professional gamer and continued using the name.

He’s not particularly active on social media as his accounts see minimal posts. This often indicates the player likes to keep a low profile. Matej loves tattoos as he often posts beautiful body art on his Instagram.

His lack of social media activity and minimal interviews keeps most of his personal life shrouded in mystery. It is important not to speculate on personal information about players who have chosen anonymity.

How did MaTaFe Become a Professional Esports Player?

Most of the personal details of how Matej became a professional Esports player is unknown as the player hasn’t shared his story in full. However, his career path to the top is still visible and can be mirrored.

He started out playing online gaming with his brother from the same computer. They shared the same computer and online gaming name “MaTaFe” with the type of game they played remaining unknown. However, when Counter Strike launched in 2012, it quickly became a favorite for him as he began to spend hours playing the game. This was the game that brought him into the world of professional gaming and recognition.

He played CS:GO professionally from 2017 to 2018, participating in several tournaments. The CS:Go journey started with XPC Gaming to Fnatic Rising and finally to a trial at ex-Fnatic Academy. However, it’s his participation in the GAMERZ Reality Show that gained him the most recognition in the CS:GO community. The exposure at GAMERZ led to the trial at the prestigious Fnatic Academy.

Fekonja would go on to retire from professional CS:GO and transition to Apex Legends after its release in 2019. His dedication and skill earned him a move to North, a Danish Esports team founded in 2017.

He has since participated in numerous Apex tournaments with several high-placed finishes and winnings to go with it. However, it was not all promising as Slovenia is not an ALGS-eligible country and he has also had to forego up to four LAN tournaments he qualified for. He has since participated in two LAN tournaments with more expected in the future.

What are MaTaFe’s Esports Achievements?

A long list of achievements is every gamer’s dream at the end of their careers. Taking part in team tournaments and invitationals are avenues to achieve more. MaTaFe has a good list of achievements as an Esports gamer playing Apex. Here are some of them from 2019 to date:

October 19, 2020: 1st in ALGS Autumn Circuit #2 – Europe, winning $6000
December 5, 2021: 3rd in ALGS: 2021 Split 1 Pro League – EMEA, winning $12500
January 22, 2022: 10th in ALGS: 2022 Split 1 Playoff s – EMEA, winning $5000
February 20, 2022: 1st in G-Loot Monthly Showdown #3, winning $1375
October 19, 2022: 2nd in Code Red: Freedom Season 1 – Qualifier 1, winning $3000
November 18, 2022: 1st in VERSUS Shiv Series – Europe, winning $2586
December 10, 2022: 3rd in JBL Quantum Cup 2022 – Europe, winning $5000
December 18, 2022: 3rd in ALGS: 2022 Split 1 Pro League – EMEA, winning $12000
May 1, 2023: 2nd in Realm Pro League – EMEA Season 1, winning $1633
May 7, 2023: 2nd in ALGS: 2023 Split 2 Pro League – EMEA, winning $15000

What is MaTaFe’s Net Worth?

There’s a lot of confidentiality in the Esports environment keeping most of the deals there including salaries and sponsorships private. Therefore, it is challenging to estimate the exact net worth of a player, even more so for a player like MaTaFe who doesn’t share a lot. Nevertheless, through intelligent guesses, we approximate his net worth to be around $150k. Our estimate considered his total winning, sponsorship, potential salary and streaming revenue.

How Much Does MaTaFe Earn?

We still have to employ approximates here with the lack of definite information concerning Matej’s earnings. His earnings have increased consistently over the years as his career progresses and we estimate his current yearly earnings to be around $50k. Here’s why we think so:

Salary

The average Esports salary in the UK is around £37000, which gives us a decent starting point to estimate his current salary. Matej’s salary contributes the highest to his earnings.

Streaming

Streaming sites like Twitch and YouTube pay creators for using their platforms and Matej can make a decent earnings from the two channels.

What are MaTaFe Apex Legends Settings?

MataFe plays Apex in a certain way that makes him unique. We’ll be analyzing his basic settings while playing the game. His style of mastering legends like Wraith and Pathfinder, while focusing on positioning and rotating.

With 400 DPI and a sensitivity of 2.5, he has top-notch mouse cursor speed but may lose a bit of precision. Thankfully, his strategic and specific style means he can be spontaneous when necessary. Fekonja is more adventurous with his ADS sensitivity multiplier setting it at 1.28, as against the default 1.

Full screen display at 75% brightness and with a 1920×1080 display resolution ensures the video quality is good and he can see the screen without straining his eyes. Field of view is 100 as he likes to keep it at a decent level.

Learn more about MaTaFe Apex Legends Settings.

What Gear Does MaTaFe Use?

Are you interested in knowing his gaming gear for Apex? MaTaFe Uses a setup that supports his style with video clarity to help his positioning and transition.

Monitor: ZOWIE XL2540
Mouse: Razer DeathAdder V3 Pro Black
Keyboard: HyperX Alloy Origins 6
Headset: HyperX Cloud II Wireless
Mousepad: HyperX Fury S Pro

What is Unique About MaTaFe’s Playing Style?

Apex Legends gamers have varying styles that may have been influenced by their gaming history and general fundamentals. MaTaFe’s style involves being strategic with his positioning and transition. Understanding the map helps him discover possible opponent positions and hiding locations.

His positioning also helps him balance his aggression with calculated moves that may involve an aggressive attack or subtle defense. Matej’s highly adaptable style and teamwork are other strong point that sets him apart from most players. Known as the IGL of the team due to his leadership qualities. He can lead, offer advice, and develop strategies in-game.

His adaptability stretches to his mastery of certain legends like Wraith and Valkyrie. Mastering unusual weapon combinations and attacking moves makes him a dangerous player to play against.

How Can You Play Apex Legends Like MaTaFe?

If you want to play like MaTaFe, you must learn his playing style and what makes him unique. One of the best ways to master these strategies is by following his online activities including social media and game streams. Other ways to play like him include getting similar gears that support the style and can deliver similar results.

Matej’s leadership qualities are exceptional as he captains the team and has the in-game leader role. While his leadership qualities may have come with experience, you can develop some by practicing.

Adaptability is another quality you need to build as MaTaFe is able to switch tactics based on his teammates and their Legends. He’s also able to use certain legends to a high level while unorthodox weapon combinations catch opponents unawares. Practice using different weapons and try out attack moves that may initially seem impossible.

Learning the map layout will help your position and also make it easier to identify possible opponent positions. Strategy is the key with Matej as he combines aggression and tactics to defeat opponents.

What are MaTaFe’s Official Social Media Channels?

Remember, following MaTaFe’s social media channels will help you understand his style better and learn valuable gaming moves. He is not the most active with some of his accounts seeing minimal activities in a long time. However, he focuses on channels like Twitch and Instagram.

Trivia

Are you interested in learning about some interesting facts about MaTaFe? He has so far kept most of his personal activities offline but we’ve some interesting information about him in this trivia section.

Name Change Mystery

He mysteriously changed his name from “RadifresH” to MaTaFe without mentioning the reason for the change. Many are still wondering why the change happened but we may never know.