SK Gaming Managing Director on why the org left CS:GO and their big bet on the League of Legends - Video

1:56 - What was the pitch to Riot for making it into the LEC?
9:50 - Without CS:GO, what is the SK Gaming brand today?
12:05 - Trading CS:GO for LoL
21:38 - Does something need to change in CS to make it more palatable for sponsors? 
24:00 - You just made a long term bet on LoL, why?

SK Gaming are no strangers to long-time European League of Legends fans, but their three-year absence from the LCS may make some newer watchers wary of the newly-minted LEC organization.

SK's managing director, Alexander Muller, joined theScore esports Podcast to explain what the brand should mean to LoL fans, what happened to their three-time Major-winning CS:GO roster, and why sponsors are more interested in LoL than CS:GO.

Hosted by:

Colin McNeil (@McNeilColin)
Daniel Rosen (@Daniel_Rose)

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