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Waxangel
Profile Blog Joined September 2002
United States31903 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-10-12 07:48:18
August 09 2010 10:25 GMT
#1
Estro will be officially disbanded

On September 17 2010 13:16 bokchoi wrote:
(i know its a bump, but thought it'd be better to post here than make a new thread)

Confirmed to be eStro. They closed down the dormitory and practice house last month. All of the players have had their contracts terminated and have returned home.

Source: Fomos
http://www.fomos.kr/board/board.php?mode=read&keyno=110612&db=issue


eSTRO will now be under KeSPA stewardship as they attempt to fine a buyer for eSTRO before the planned start of the new Proleague season in October.

+ Show Spoiler [Old News] +
Source: FOMOS

According to Fomos, one of Korea's pro-gaming team sponsors wants to either sell or disband the team. Anonymous sources state that they this sponsor has been interested in selling their team for some time now, and that they have stated their desires to do so during closed door meetings with other teams.

It is said that they are in contact with interested buyers, and if they cannot find a buyer, they will disband the team at the end of 2010.

In additional news, a new company is said to be in the running to found or buy a progaming team. According to more anonymous sources, this company is said to be doing research on the overall cost of operating a progaming team.
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Niton
Profile Blog Joined March 2009
United States2395 Posts
August 09 2010 10:26 GMT
#2
Interesting.. I wonder if it's Hite? They're not the team I thought of first (that'd be Woongjin), but given the last few months, it wouldn't shock me.
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moopie
Profile Joined July 2009
12605 Posts
August 09 2010 10:27 GMT
#3
Hite :O
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alffla
Profile Blog Joined November 2005
Hong Kong20321 Posts
August 09 2010 10:27 GMT
#4
my guesses..

defintiely not kt skt samsung or cj..

probably hite or estro D:
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motbob
Profile Blog Joined July 2008
United States12546 Posts
August 09 2010 10:28 GMT
#5
Well, Hite is OGN. It wouldn't make any sense for OGN to want to sell.
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GTR
Profile Blog Joined September 2004
50949 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-08-09 10:30:11
August 09 2010 10:29 GMT
#6
my money is on hite but rumors popping around it could be stx or estro
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Shinshady
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
Canada1237 Posts
August 09 2010 10:29 GMT
#7
On August 09 2010 19:28 motbob wrote:
Well, Hite is OGN. It wouldn't make any sense for OGN to want to sell.


I thought it would seeing how CJ bought OGN awhile back and having 2 teams doesn't really make sense as one of them is starting to fall apart after the scandal (I think this dealt the final blow to HITE).
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kaleidoscope
Profile Blog Joined December 2008
Singapore2887 Posts
August 09 2010 10:32 GMT
#8
What? High chance it would be Hite..

Teamliquid shud buy them over =DD
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nafta
Profile Joined August 2010
Bulgaria18893 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-08-09 10:33:54
August 09 2010 10:32 GMT
#9
I'm thinking it's Estro.With Upmagic and Sangho gone,Really and Hyvaa slumping,Action is the only one really worth mentioning and he doesn't even have a contract :/(not to mention he isn't doing too well either).
olof
Profile Joined July 2009
Sweden254 Posts
August 09 2010 10:34 GMT
#10
On August 09 2010 19:29 GTR wrote:
my money is on hite but rumors popping around it could be stx or estro

Isn't STX bronze the best that they've ever got?
hi man O_O
Waxangel
Profile Blog Joined September 2002
United States31903 Posts
August 09 2010 10:35 GMT
#11
In any case, this might be a positive sign for BW in Korea that a new company is looking to jump into the mix. It says that they expect the GomTV - KeSPA negotiations to go well, so that Proleague will continue with a 10~11 season o_O
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Waxangel
Profile Blog Joined September 2002
United States31903 Posts
August 09 2010 10:36 GMT
#12
There were rumors of STX wanting to get out after the match fixing scandal, but it would still be surprising after they committed to e-sports when they spent so much money on re-signing their free agents last year.
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wkcalex
Profile Joined August 2010
Uganda29 Posts
August 09 2010 10:37 GMT
#13
Probably hite. Beer brewers no longer interested in kiddy computer games
Noxide
Profile Joined July 2009
United States2870 Posts
August 09 2010 10:37 GMT
#14
I don't see how it can be anyone but Hite.

Maybe Estro but feels like a stretch.
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mmdmmd
Profile Joined June 2007
722 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-08-09 10:45:54
August 09 2010 10:39 GMT
#15
This is a great chance for Blizzard to show that they really want to help out Esport!!

Buy that team and change it to a bw/sc2 team!

But I totally predict that Blizz ain't gonna do shit. The truth is: They DON'T CARE!!!

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2000 - 2010
Cause of death: Activition Blizzard (aka Money)

Edit: Added a photo of the team, might be a place holder, might be the real thing like Savior incident. You decide

Mod Edit: The caption in the article explicitly states that the silhouette has nothing to do with what team it is

[image loading]
Hier
Profile Blog Joined November 2009
2390 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-08-09 10:45:47
August 09 2010 10:41 GMT
#16
Yeah, I'm actually more excited about there being interested buyers and a NEW company interested in either founding (!!) or acquiring a pro team than sad about a company losing interest in a promotional strategy.

This isn't all doom n gloom.

Edit:
Lol, mmdmmd. I doubt that's the real photo. "OK everyone, gather up for our possible-disband-or-new-sponsor-photo, which we will then release with your images blacked out to create lots of rumors in the community! Isn't this exciting?"
"But on a more serious note..." -everyone on this forum at some point.
Pyrrhuloxia
Profile Blog Joined May 2008
United States6700 Posts
August 09 2010 10:44 GMT
#17
guessing khan
Pyrrhuloxia
Profile Blog Joined May 2008
United States6700 Posts
August 09 2010 10:46 GMT
#18
On August 09 2010 19:39 mmdmmd wrote:
This is a great chance for Blizzard to show that they really want to help out Esport!!

Buy that team and change it to a bw/sc2 team!

But I totally predict that Blizz ain't gonna do shit. The truth is: They DON'T CARE!!!

Starcraft Esport RIP
2000 - 2010
Cause of death: Activition Blizzard (aka Money)

Edit: Added a photo of the team, might be a place holder, might be the real thing like Savior incident. You decide

Mod Edit: The caption in the article explicitly states that the silhouette has nothing to do with what team it is

[image loading]

Isn't that July on the left?
moopie
Profile Joined July 2009
12605 Posts
August 09 2010 10:46 GMT
#19
On August 09 2010 19:29 GTR wrote:
my money is on hite but rumors popping around it could be stx or estro

If its STX I hope they get bought out by Kyochon.
I'm going to sleep, let me get some of that carpet.
Pyrrhuloxia
Profile Blog Joined May 2008
United States6700 Posts
August 09 2010 10:46 GMT
#20
"Mod Edit: The caption in the article explicitly states that the silhouette has nothing to do with what team it is "

So did the savior one lol.
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