by Jeremy Waxman on Jul 14, 2015
Things have gone downhill for SK Gaming this Summer Split. After being one of the best teams in Europe for most of the Spring, letting AD Carry Konstantinos "Forg1ven" Tzortziou and welcoming back Adrian "CandyPanda" Wubbelmann has not produced results. SK is sitting in 9th place with a dismal 4-10 record, and it seems they've decided some changes need to be made.
According to German site Summoner's Inn, SK Gaming is kicking Support player Christoph "nRated" Seitz from the active roster. While this doesn't come as a complete surprise due to some questions that have surrounded the player's performance for some time now, the ramifications could be huge.
It's being reported that if nRated goes, the rest of the player roster (with the exception of mid laner Hampus "Fox" Myhre) feels inclined to follow him and leave the SK organization. In an attempt to at least salvage the rest of the split, SK Gaming's Managing Director Alexander Muller has reportedly offered the rest of the players a significant financial incentive to remain with the team at least until the end of the season. It has also been reported that Gamers2 Support Glenn "Hybrid" Doornenbal was asked to replace nRated, but has turned down the offer.
While the details of this situation are not officially confirmed, AD Carry CandyPanda certainly has made it clear that all is not all in the SK Gaming house:
So sad Wish I could write up whats going on.
— Adrian Pander (@CandyPandalol) July 10, 2015
Point of no return - Sad times
— Adrian Pander (@CandyPandalol) July 12, 2015