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02nd September 2008, 10:00

The end of SK's WC3-team?

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When SK Gaming announced that Korea, South Lyn and Korea, South ReMinD had joined their team last year in July, the WarCraft-community was buzzing with activity. The players had been an integral part of the World Elite-team that had been dominant in the just finished WC3L-season, and boosted SK's squad to new heights. Shortly after the ESWC WC3-champion Korea, South SoJu followed his former team-mates, and in December 07, the last player from the WE-quartet - Korea, South ReiGn - completed the SK squad.

While the team proved to be somewhat succesful in team-events, taking 1st and 3rd in WC3L - alongside a 2nd place in NGL ONE and a 2nd place at Road of the King, the players didn't perform up to par in the solo-tournaments (with Lyn being the exception).

It seems like SK Gaming has taken the consequence of that, and is going to shut down their WC3-team. According to several sources, the German organization has decided not to renew the team's contract, as they are deemed 'too expensive'.

The reasoning behind the action is said to be the 'low price-money involved in team-based WC3-tournaments in comparison to the costs of having a team'.

With this action, SK Gaming is following the footsteps of Mousesports who earlier this summer decided to hand off their WarCraft3 team. Just like Mouz, SK will probably keep some of their players though, as Germany Human Miou and Korea, South Orc Lyn is rumoured to stay on board for solo-tournaments.

As we approached SK's General Manager TheSlaSH with the story, he refused to comment as long as it is only a rumour.

- There is no statement, as we don't see the necessarity to comment on this rumour at the moment at all, he said.

It still remains a question whether SK will support a full WC3-team in the future, as the organization is yet to announce the extension of the player's contracts. Be sure to follow the story right here on myMYM.com in the coming weeks.


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(10 months ago)  #101 RESTINPEE
RESTINPEE
I bet if SK lost the last war against MYM they would've closed their squad down :D

Overall I can't find any signs that this might be true. And the comparison of the wc3 squads that was made earlier in the comments is true as well. Lyn wins most of the cash but it's just the same as in MYM although MYM is better in team competitions :)
(10 months ago)  #102 goglins
goglins
mym > all
(10 months ago)  #109 Moule
Moule
rumours are bulls**t!!!
http://www.FragDominant.com/ QuakeNet: #FragDominant
(10 months ago)  #110 Wind
Wind
When were we last wrong about the WC3 rumors? :)
(10 months ago)  #113 Moule
Moule
i do not give a fuck about that, posting rumours all the day is just so ridiculous bleh....
http://www.FragDominant.com/ QuakeNet: #FragDominant
(10 months ago)  #114 Wind
Wind
And why so?
(10 months ago)  #115 Flex-
Flex-
Maby becouse sometime inforcing rumors makes them more likelly to happen...
Sup?
(9 months ago)  #117 sandfish
 
really?i love sk so much,god

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