SK Gaming to announce acquisition of Luminosity CS: GO team
It looks like SK Gaming is set to announce its acquisition of the Luminosity Gaming Counter-Strike: Global Offensive squad according to sources. The move ends a months-long worry over the future of one of the best CS:GO teams in the world.
A contract was signed between Luminosity and SK in late May. The players reportedly signed letters of intent with Luminosity Gaming in December of last year only to enter talks with SK Gaming two months later. They eventually signed contracts with SK that would see them move to the European organization in July. But before the move was completed, the team changed their minds again and announced that they wanted to stay with Luminosity and that SK Gaming had allegedly pressured them into signing contracts.
In an official response to the dispute, Gabriel “Fallen” Toledo, captain of the side, told the Daily Dot that he and his teammates were “proud to be part of LG.”
The team’s future seemed to be held in limbo. Then just yesterday, SK Gaming announced it was parting ways with its current CS:GO squad, telling fans to expect news soon. That led to widespread speculation that the dispute had finally been resolved. Sources close to the organization confirm that the team’s big announcement is about signing the Luminosity Gaming players.
Under the Luminosity Gaming banner, the team of Brazilians seemingly came out of nowhere to become one of the best teams in the world and cemented their dominance with a win at the MLG Columbus major in April.
