Swedish gossip site
rakaka.se have claimed that Shane "rapha" Hendrixson will be the latest high profile name to leave SK. This follows the recent departures of manager Andreas "bds" Thorstensson and WC3 star June "Lyn" Park after persistent rumours of financial difficulties within the team. SK have yet to clarify the situation and were unavailable for comment at the time of publication.
Rakaka's Anders Neldin credited "various sources" as the basis for their claim and even went so far as to suggest the American QuakeLive star will soon join up with fnatic. Quite how the American would fit in with fnatic's current recruitment policy remains unclear but attempting to secure his service would be undeniably tempting for SK's bitter rivals. The likes of EG and mousesports are also likely to have taken notice of the news but are likely to await further confirmation before making any moves.
The original article can be read in Swedish on
rakaka.se. Stay tuned to TEK9 for further updates on this developing story.
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Good luck to him. Would rather see him in Fnatic than any other org, although coL would be my next guess...
When bds left he mentioned that the organisation will be run differently in the future due to him and theslash having different views on things. Since he left:
- Halo3 team left for fnatic.
- Rapha to leave for fnatic (?)
- Lyn leaves.
- Ongoing changes and people leaving the news staff.
Sk-Gaming aint going strong into 2010 that's for sure, they are huge in esports though and will survive, but we need a strong organisation to follow like the north star.