SK Gaming
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| Team Information | |
| Location: |  Germany
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| Manager: | Ko "reis" Min Sik |
| Website: | SK Gaming |
| Sponsor: | Toshiba Kingston Sansibar Sylt Roxio Gamed!de Bigben Inferno Online CoolIT Raidcall Gunnar |
| TLPD: | SK Gaming |
| Twitter: | SKGaming |
| Player Breakdown | |
| Number of Players: |
1 |
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| History | |
| Created: | 2010-08-07 |
| Recent Player Trades: | MC from oGs (2012-01-13) NaDa remains with oGs (2012-01-13) |
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[edit] Overview
SK Gaming is one of the oldest names in electronic sports, based out of Germany and best known for its Counter-Strike successes. SK Gaming consists of the following divisions:
- League of Legends
- StarCraft II
- Quake III
- Sports
[edit] History
[edit] 2010
- August 7th, SK Gaming begins its StarCraft II division with the acquisition of former top-tier WarCraft III undead player Fredrik "MaDFroG" Johansson.[1]
[edit] 2011
- January 9th, SK Gaming announces the recruitment of Terran players Jimmy "Jimpo" Wölfinger and Hun "inuh" Park.[2]
- January 12th, SK Gaming announces the departure of MaDFroG.[3]
- March 12th, SK Gaming announces the recruitment of protoss player Johannes Sabroe "Joe" Witt.[4]
- July 4th, SK Gaming releases the European roster of inuh, Jimpo and Joe.[5]
- July 15th, SK Gaming announces a partnership with Old Generations, giving joint sponsorship of players Min Chul "MC" Jang and Yoon Yeol "NaDa" Lee.[6]
- November 16th, SK.SC2 Assistant Manager Samuel "DarthBotto" Horton announces his departure from SK Gaming.[7]
[edit] 2012
- January 13th, the oGs.SK partnership ends, with MC becoming a full-time player for SK Gaming, while NaDa remains with oGs.[8]
- May 17th, GOMTV announces that SK Gaming and Incredible Miracle would be partnering for the upcoming 2012 Global StarCraft II Team League Season 2.[9]
[edit] Roster
[edit] Active
| ID | Name | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | ||
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MC | Jang Min Chul | 1st 
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[edit] Former
| ID | Name | New Team | ||
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inuh | Hun Park |  Alien Invasion
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Jimpo | Jimmy Wölfinger |  inFerno eSports
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Joe | Johannes Sabroe Witt | Retired |
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MaDFroG | Fredrik Johansson | Retired |
[edit] Organization
| ID | Name | Position | ||
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TheSlaSH | Alexander T. Müller-Rodic | CEO | |
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reis | Min-Sik Ko | Manager |
[edit] Former
| ID | Name | New Team | ||
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DarthBotto | Samuel Horton |  Evil Geniuses
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[edit] Gallery
Fredrik "MaDFroG" Johansson, member from August 7th, 2010 to January 12th, 2011.
Hun "inuh" Park, member from January 9th, 2011 to July 4th, 2011.
Jimmy "Jimpo" Wölfinger, member from January 9th, 2011 to July 4th, 2011.
Johannes Sabroe "Joe" Witt, member from March 12th, 2011 to July 4th, 2011.
Lee "NaDa" Yoon Yeol, member from July 15th, 2011 to January 13th, 2012.
Jang "MC" Min Chul, member since July 15th, 2011.
[edit] Links
Official SK Gaming Website
Official ESL Page
[edit] References
- ↑ SK.MaDFroG returns for StarCraft 2
- ↑ SK Gaming welcomes Jimpo, inuh
- ↑ MaDFroG departs from SK Gaming
- ↑ SK Gaming welcomes "Joe" to the SC2 roster
- ↑ SK closes division: Jimpo, Joe & inuh released
- ↑ SK acquires MC and NaDa in oGs deal
- ↑ Twitter / @DarthBotto
- ↑ "MC leaves oGs and joins SK full-time" SK-Gaming.com. January 13th 2012. Thread on TeamLiquid.net
- ↑ [1] GSTL Season 2 changes
