Rattlesnake has just released an official statement regarding the alleged exposed article former Speed manager Marco A. Fernandez announced yesterday night, an hour prior to Speed Gaming International's grand final game against DK.
The statement started off with Rattlesnake thanking both Speed Gaming and DK for putting up a good show in MLG Columbus and moved on to explain Fernandez was the one who delayed the players' payment and everything he wrote are blatant lies.
Rattlesnake went on to say Speed Gaming will be going to China to compete in the G-League although they did not indicate if the team will be staying in China after the tournament ends. According to a chatlog posted by Fernandez yesterday, Weir, owner of Rattlesnake, allegedly said Speed Gaming players should not go back to their home country after G-League because there will be more matches in January, presumably to save air ticket expenses.
Rattlesnake statement:
First, let me humbly thank everyone for watching MLG the past weekend. Speed Gaming has not let everyone down despite not performing well on day 1; they came back on day 2 and eventually were awarded the MLG Championship.
At the same time, we would like to express our greatest respect for our opponents Team DK as one of the strongest teams in China. The grand finals were extremely tense and exciting, and allowed both teams to learn a lot. I hope that Speed will be able to share and learn with the other Chinese teams upon their arrival in China.
As for the questions fans have been asking us about the future of Speed Gaming, here are some answers.
1. Speed Gaming.int's previous manager Mark delayed the payment of to the players, and has been fired during the course of MLG. Speed Gaming is an organisation that strongly believes in protecting the players' rights and benefits, and Mark's actions have caused a lot of anger in the team. Whatever Mark has publicised over the course of MLG (including the Speed Gaming twitter) is nonsense.
2. Speed Gaming.int will arrive and meet their fans in China at the start of december. I believe Speed Gaming will become an integral part of the Chinese scene, and become good friends with the other teams in developing Dota in China.
3. Speed Gaming will continue to be sponsored by Speed Private Limited. towards greater success. We condemn the lies and accusations that Mark has posted on Twitter and other websites, and reserve the right to identify who is responsible for this debacle. We hope you fans will continue supporting us!
From the statement, it seems like Rattlesnake is indicating that the five players of the current Speed Gaming will continue to play under the tag and will now be managed by a new manager. The identity of the new manager has not been announced.
Source: Rattlesnake Weibo
