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aLive and Oz part ways with fnatic - and more
With the release of a surprising statement it is now certain that two of the Korean players from the Starcraft II roster of fnatic will leave the organisation. Beside that, the closure of Korean SC II operations, the opening of a new training house and new members have been announced.
By Tobias 'noxilicious' .
Feb 12, 2013 03:05
With the release of a surprising statement it is now certain that two of the Korean players from the Starcraft II roster of fnatic will leave the organisation. Beside that, the closure of Korean SC II operations, the opening of a new training house and new members have been announced.The two well known players from Korea, the Terran player 
Lee-Seok 'aLive' Han and the Protoss player Hak Soo 'Oz' Kim, are no longer part of fnatic, as the organisation will leave Korea for now and shift the focus back on Europe.
It was not expected that both players will have to find a new home, but with the closure of the gaming house in Korea and no alternative available, it seems reasonable to end the support. Without a proper gaming house, neither aLive nor Oz would have been able to live and play and therefore it would have been hard to achieve good results. With those two major players gone it is no surprise fnatic will close the Korean SC II operations and focus on Europe again.
aLive and Oz joined fnatic in 2012 and were able to achieve decent results with aLive winning the IPL4 and Oz having good runs at MLG, ultimately resulting in a bronze medal at the Summer Arena.
Statement by aLive
Statement by Oz
fnatic won't continue all the support for Starcraft II, so that
Silviu 'NightEnD' Lazar, 
Kevin 'Harstem' de koning and 
Santeri 'Naama' Lahtinen will still be playing for the European organisation.
The team house of fnatic will be opening in a few weeks and it will be in Europe, but there is not any more information regarding that team house. New players will be joining fnatic as European academy players. More details are to follow tomorrow.
Source: fnatic.com
Lee-Seok 'aLive' Han and the Protoss player Hak Soo 'Oz' Kim, are no longer part of fnatic, as the organisation will leave Korea for now and shift the focus back on Europe.It was not expected that both players will have to find a new home, but with the closure of the gaming house in Korea and no alternative available, it seems reasonable to end the support. Without a proper gaming house, neither aLive nor Oz would have been able to live and play and therefore it would have been hard to achieve good results. With those two major players gone it is no surprise fnatic will close the Korean SC II operations and focus on Europe again.
aLive and Oz joined fnatic in 2012 and were able to achieve decent results with aLive winning the IPL4 and Oz having good runs at MLG, ultimately resulting in a bronze medal at the Summer Arena.
Statement by aLive
"I have experienced a lot in the last year while on Fnatic, and was particularly happy to have won my first tournament with the team. While I am sad that a new contract could not be agreed upon I would like to express my gratitude to everyone on the team for their constant support throughout my time with Fnatic, and wish the team all the best for the future."
Statement by Oz
"I was very happy throughout my time on Fnatic, and it was an honour to be with great players and managers. I would like to thank all the players and managers for all their hard work over the last year, and I wish only the very best for Fnatic"
fnatic won't continue all the support for Starcraft II, so that
Silviu 'NightEnD' Lazar, Kevin 'Harstem' de koning and Santeri 'Naama' Lahtinen will still be playing for the European organisation.The team house of fnatic will be opening in a few weeks and it will be in Europe, but there is not any more information regarding that team house. New players will be joining fnatic as European academy players. More details are to follow tomorrow.
Source: fnatic.com
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