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作者: lunar (月影) 看板: LoL
标题: [外絮] Elements终于成功售出他们的LCS席位
时间: Sun May 8 01:36:13 2016
来源 http://esportsobserver.com/4258-2/
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抱歉英文很烂，只翻个大意
Sources: Bundesliga club FC Schalke 04 purchases Elements’EU LCS spot
德甲联赛的球队"FC Schalke 04"买下Elements位于LCS的席位
Today the Esports Observer learnt that long-established German Bundesliga club
FC Schalke 04 has acquired the EU LCS spot of Elements. Multiple sources
confirm the deal which is most likely going to be presented next week. In
November, after a disappointing performance in the Summer Split 2015, Elements
had reportedly invited private bids on the LCS spot already but wasn’t able
to find a buyer after all. The organisation ultimately decided to field a new
roster for the upcoming Spring Split 2016, but only finished 7th place the
third time in a row.
Esports Observer得到了历史悠久的德甲球队"FC Schalke 04"将会买下Elements位于LCS
的席位的消息，而且有很多来源证实了这件事将会在下周正式宣布。
去年在结束了Elements令人失望的2015夏季赛后，队伍开始招募对于LCS位置的私人投标
(可参考这篇#1MNK1YCu)，不过最终因为没有找到合适的买家而以失败作收。
队伍最终决定为了迎战即将到来的2016春季赛而筹组了一个新阵容，但是例赛结束后却只
得到了第七名的成绩(ps.连续三次XDDD)。
While FC Schalke 04 isn’t the first sports club that gets into esports—
VfL Wolfsburg, Besiktas Istanbul, or just recently West Ham spring to mind—its
commitment to a top tier esports title like League of Legends marks a new
level. With all the resources available to the 14th-most valuable football
club an impressive new challenger approaches. In terms of operating income,
Schalke possesses the seventh-highest operating income of any football club
more than $60 million. Schalke is the second-largest football club in Germany
and the sixth-largest in the world in terms of memberships.
这段稍微省略，大意是在讲也有很多其他投入电子竞技的体育队伍，还有介绍
"FC Schalke 04"，他们是一支很会赚钱而且很成功的足球队伍。
It looks like 2016 is truly becoming the year when esports went mainstream.
看来2016年将会是电竞成为主流的一年。