The 24-year-old German retired from active gaming last December because he “could not put the time and effort anymore which were required for a professional gaming career” and was the then Team SPEEDLINK captain. The team subsequently collapsed three months later after a disappointing Crossfire Devotti Challenge 4 (CDC4), finishing 9-16th after a defeat to third place finishers eSuba.HAL 3000.

'Fuchsstute' takes over from former manager Tony 'Creepy' Löschner, who left the team just over three weeks ago due to health issues, he was part of the original team (THE6DEVILS) which joined SK Gaming in February.

SK Gaming.CoD4

Enrico 'Fuchsstute' Ausborn (Team manager)

Andy 'flie' Rhein
Andre 'iFEARdilemma' Merzinsky
Burak 'MOKAI' Bolat
Turgut 'Respawn' Yildiz
Michael 'spaR' Ege
Volkan 'thunder' Kocakahya

What role will you fulfill within the SK.CoD4 squad?
I'll step into the shoes of Creepy, their former manager. Because of my time as an active player I know how important the role of a team manager is, furthermore I believe that I can help the team with my experience obtained over the last few years in gaming.

Does this role influence the reason why you've come back to CoD and also the reason you initially 'left'?
I stopped with gaming because of job-related issues, but I never lost the interest in Call of Duty 4. I'm founder of the biggest community website in Germany and I had an eye of the SK CoD 4 team since I met them on the Crossfire LAN in march. They can be the best team in Europe and I'll try to help them as much as I can.

Would that involve playing, if the opportunity presented itself?
They recently added spaR, a former teammate of mine so they don't need another player. Currently the team consists of one of the best players in Germany and I haven't played since December. I'll try to help them with my experience. They're on the best way to the top of the European teams without me as player.

How big is the challenge, both for the players themselves and you as a manager to get the team performing to their full capability? And what does it involve?
There are many teams out there with the same intention - to get the best team in Europe, so it won't be easy. But I pushed my own team to reach that goal and now I'll try everything to help iFEARdilemma. One of my strengths is the team building including the motivation and my experience.