Following the departure of star player ToD back in 2007, the retirement of Creolophus and with DeMusliM leaving the British 4K organisation, the world famous Four Kings Warcraft III team were recently left with an active four men line-up, consisting of Grubby, FuRy, LiiLD.C and Zeus[19].
Although rumors suggested the organisation would continue to support Warcraft III in 2008, today the Four Kings organisation officially announced they have decided to say goodbye to their International Warcraft III team. The 4K team, active in both the NGL ONE and WC3L, was considered to be one of the absolute top teams in Warcraft III, receiving the title "Esports Team of the Year" back in 2005.
According to 4Kings Director Toby "tobes" Aldridge the main reason for the decision to release the team is that "our company income is predominantly UK focussed and as the WarCraft III scene has flourished, so has the costs which are needed to support it. Financially as an organisation we need to put our focus back into the UK and have a lot of grass roots work that needs to be done and as such our efforts and budget need to be redirected closer to home (Four-Kings.com)."
Grubby
FuRy
LiiLD.C
Zeus[19]
Creolophus (retired)
Press Release Four Kings, www.four-kings.com: "This must be one of the hardest post i have to make so far. I do not know how to start writing this post or what to start with. Hereby, i am making this post with a teary eye. Here goes: Today is a very sad day for 4Kings Warcraft III Team. Due to the lack of players and other reasons, we decided to shut down. I announce this with utmost regret that 4Kings Warcraft III team will not exist anymore after today. This will also mean we are giving up our WC3L spot to another team, thus we wish all the best for the next deserving team.
We are not certain at this point where our players will go. Hopefully everyone will find a new home. We are very thankful to all the fans who had supported us and stayed with us through all the good and bad times. We were once the best, the top team ever, and hopefully we will remain so in your hearts.
Wherever our players go, i hope you will continue to show them support, hopefully everyone will keep improving and be successful in this game. Maybe one day, perhaps, 4Kings Warcraft III members might reunite again when the time is ripe. Who knows. :)"
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btw Camiel newsstealer ;)
gl all :)
Shame for Grubby though, he's a good guy
edited 2008-01-22 23:37:44
Some people just don't realise how much money is spent on WC3 players. The word "hemorrhage" comes to mind.
good luck to all ex-4K players, Grubby & MYM !!!
Also Geepak, your team was perhaps the best team in the world, was it because it's not asian that profits were lower than expected?