In the first interview in the 'Grilled' series Alex "TheSlaSH" Müller, Managing Director of SK Gaming, responds to public criticisms of SK's dealings with players, success levels over the years, approach to acquiring talent and more.

Hear TheSlaSH's explanations of what happened with HeatoN & Potti, Tentpole, zet and others. Plus whether SK buys talent rather than acquiring it, what he thinks of the SK-fnatic rivalry, f0rest and GeT_RiGhT joining SK and why SK struggled to have the number one team from 2006-2010.



[Note: this interview was conducted in March of 2012, so bear that context in mind regarding his comments about fnatic 2012]

Topics discussed:

00:00
intro

00:43
Does SK owe HeatoN and Potti money?

07:34
Players keeping hardware or being fined and claiming they didn't receive salary after-the-fact

12:54
Tentpole's departure

16:50
zet

21:00
SK.swe leaving in 2004, how the success of a team balances against marketting in an organisation's success

27:29
The SK-fnatic rivalry

30:08
f0rest and GeT_RiGhT leaving fnatic and joining SK

32:33
How long did it take to get used to seeing f0rest in SK colours?

33:44
Building the best CS team

39:10
Does SK buy its talent as opposed to developing its talent?

42:41
Players who would have been a great fit in SK but the deal never worked out. Players who came at the wrong time.

45:03
How do you decide how much a player is worth and how much would be overspending?

49:51
Who would be on the Mount Rushmore of SK?

51:53
Which Bayern Munich player would represent how TheSlaSH operates in life?

53:58
What intro music would TheSlaSH want?

55:11
Final words/outro