SK Gaming is a German esports organization, they are primarily known for their hugely successful Counter-Strike team.. Schroet Kommando was founded in 1997 as a German Quake-Clan by siblings Ralf “Griff” Reichert, Tim “Burke” Reichert , Benjamin “Kane” Reichert and four friends in Oberhausen. According to Ralf Reichert, the original naming of the organization arose because one of the members repeatedly shouted, “Schroet!”, which is generally a term for a player playing with a double-shotgun . Since then, the team used the abbreviation SK more frequently until it eventually became SK Gaming. In 2003, SK Gaming became the first electronic sports organization to contract players, beginning with the SK Sweden Counter-Strike squad. Deutsche Telekom, Mercedes Benz, ARAG, HYLO, Western, Digital, 11teamsports, Nike, EPOS, AMD and Krombacher are some big leading companies that sponsor SK gaming.
On April 3th 2018, SK Gaming was announced by Supercell as a member of the Clash Royale League. In May 2018, SK Gaming signed Mthja, Flobby & Matt_01 as the foundation of their Clash Royale team.Then in June 2018, they signed Loay & Morten to complete their Clash Royale team. In July 2018, SK Gaming signed xMarkitus & GARCII as their analysts. In January 2019, they had to rebuild their team as Mthja, Matt_01 and Loay left SK Gaming. In May 2019, SK Gaming signed SergioRamos, xopxsam and Soking to complete their Clash Royale team. Later that year, Javi14 and BigSpin joined SK gaming. In early 2020, GARCII and Soking decided to leave SK Gaming. And on December 28th 2020, SK Gaming released Javi14 and SergioRamos.
In Game Name | Real Name | Joining Date |
Xopxsam | Samuel Klotz | 16-05-2019 |
Morten | Morten Mehmert | 26-08-2018 |
Tournament | Date | Position | Prize |
Clash Royale League 2020 World Finals | 06-12-2020 | 2nd | $70,000 |
Clash Royale League 2020 West Fall Season | 21-11-2020 | 2nd | $54,000 |
Clash Royale League 2020 West Spring Season | 18-07-2020 | 3-4th | $0 |
No Tilt League Special Edition 2020 | 10-05-2020 | 5-6th | $0 |
Clash Royale League 2019 World Finals | 07-12-2019 | 3-4th | $50,000 |
Clash Royale League 2019 West Fall Season | 20-10-2019 | 1st | $60,000 |
QLASH League 2 | 18-08-2019 | 1st | $5,000 |
World Cyber Games 2019 | 21-07-2019 | 1-3rd | $50,000 |
Clash Royale League 2019 West Spring Season | 07-07-2019 | 2nd | $40,000 |
Clash Royale League 2018 Europe Fall Season | 27-10-2018 | 2nd | $40,000 |
Majorly in Clash Royale SK Gaming earns from the tournament prize pools, and the total earnings till date are approximately $428,850. Also, there are various brand endorsements and the value is not disclosed by the organization