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Updated: Infiltration and Laugh no longer a part of Western Wolves

Posted by Catalyst
February 22, 2013 at 11:43 a.m. PST

Updated: Infiltration and Laugh no longer a part of Western Wolves

Updated: Ryan "Laugh" Ahn also revealed his departure from Western Wolves via his Facebook page, stating:

My days as a Western Wolf is over, but I had a year full of memorable moments during my time with the team. Thanks to everyone who share the same passion!

One of the best fighting game players on the planet, Seonwoo "Infiltration" Lee, is no longer a part of the sponsorship group, Western Wolves. Lee announced the news via his official Twitter today.

I am no longer part of Western Wolves, but I had an unforgettable year in 2012 and I wish them the best in the future. Thank you everyone!

Infiltration has had a hefty win streak at major tournaments as of late, taking home top honors in both Super Street Fighter 4 Arcade Edition v2012 and Street Fighter X Tekken at EVO 2012, the Capcom Street Fighter 25th Anniversary Grand Finals, and many other tournaments.

Infiltration is regarded by many as the best player currently at these two titles, and it will be interesting to see which group signs him to a deal next, but there is no official word yet on if Infiltration has been picked up by another squad.

Western Wolves still list Premium Hands, Louie and Ryan Hart as team members of their fighting game division.

Which sponsorship group do you think Infiltration will sign with in the future? Leave a comment below with your thoughts.

Tip from KiraYagami.

Comments

foolly said on February 21, 2013 at 11:52 a.m.

HE wants that MadCatz money!!

wideawakeanimal said on February 21, 2013 at 11:55 a.m.

He gonna be apart of those Madcatz gods I bet.

NvhA said on February 21, 2013 at 11:59 a.m.

EMP Infiltration.

christianlazo said on February 21, 2013 at 12:01 p.m.

Cliff Notes Infiltration

Super_Shoto_Fighter_4 said on February 21, 2013 at 12:03 p.m.

EG I reckon

Cinderkin said on February 21, 2013 at 12:06 p.m.

Yeah I agree that he will end up joining Team Madcatz.

CyberAthlete said on February 21, 2013 at 12:07 p.m.

No point in splitting all that pot money with sponsors

MrMasters375 said on February 21, 2013 at 12:10 p.m.

I hope he does well (if not, great) wherever he winds up.

rakuko said on February 21, 2013 at 12:17 p.m.

@7: iirc he gives a lot to his parents, and plus he needs travel/hotel funds if he wants to play in international tournaments.

Tensa said on February 21, 2013 at 12:17 p.m.

yeah I think he will end up with MCZ....maybe EG

#10

Lionheart819 said on February 21, 2013 at 12:18 p.m.

agree with #10...

at this point, it's either MCZ or EG

#11

eaz105 said on February 21, 2013 at 12:18 p.m.

If he stayed independent he would keep all the winnings and can use some of it to fly to the events and such....But tbh say hello to MCZ|Infiltration

#12

RagingDemon said on February 21, 2013 at 12:18 p.m.

Infiltration... why? :(

#13

ScrubStep said on February 21, 2013 at 12:22 p.m.

He did help Capcom/Combofeind with that VS Brazil thing, sooo maybe Capcom-Infiltration....?

#14

Reddy1124 said on February 21, 2013 at 12:27 p.m.

@14 Then he would most likely not be allowed in tournaments. Considering how well he's been doing as of late, I doubt he would want to do that.

#15

gtfopanda said on February 21, 2013 at 12:33 p.m.

Gotta make them big bucks, no surprise there.

#16

throughsilence said on February 21, 2013 at 12:41 p.m.

MCZ, EG, or coL

#17

throughsilence said on February 21, 2013 at 12:44 p.m.

Anyone know how old Infil is?

#18

s1lentway said on February 21, 2013 at 12:53 p.m.

CORN | Infiltration

#19

caruga said on February 21, 2013 at 12:55 p.m.

Companies don't sponsor Infiltration. Infiltration sponsors companies.

#20

Shinebox said on February 21, 2013 at 12:57 p.m.

If he goes with Madcatz doesn't he have to use their sticks?

#21

GakoTheChef said on February 21, 2013 at 12:58 p.m.

@18 If i remember correctly he said that he was 27

#22

Teags said on February 21, 2013 at 12:59 p.m.

Maybe a Korean company / team? Considering Korea has the largest esports scene in the world with StarCraft.

#23

Aqua said on February 21, 2013 at 1:04 p.m.

@7, @12: that's not how sponsorships work, sheesh!

infiltration is not splitting prize money with his team, what would be the point of a SPONSORSHIP then? he just promotes the team sponsors (the companies on his shirt) and he gets free travel/hotel accomodation.

#24

Hogun said on February 21, 2013 at 1:11 p.m.

He's gonna join Complexity Cross Counter Kappa

#25

Vulcan said on February 21, 2013 at 1:16 p.m.

MCZ, to be team mates with Daigo and join the rank of legend.

#26

MrTimtastic said on February 21, 2013 at 1:16 p.m.

Team MRN!!!

#27

Zanomaru said on February 21, 2013 at 1:24 p.m.

That's why he canceled his participation to 2 tournaments in Europe lately. Also WW=MCZ so he was already sponsored by madcrap.

#28

ssf4evo said on February 21, 2013 at 1:25 p.m.

dat fight money tho.

#29

DORMWORM said on February 21, 2013 at 1:27 p.m.

Hes signing with Bad Boy records...Diddy posted it

#30

BlackMasamune said on February 21, 2013 at 1:30 p.m.

Cafeid Infiltration.

#31

Paine said on February 21, 2013 at 1:32 p.m.

#3 has it right.

#32

TheMasterPlayer said on February 21, 2013 at 1:36 p.m.

EG|Infiltration!

#33

xanderglz said on February 21, 2013 at 1:46 p.m.

What you waiting for, Triforce? Drop Sanford Kelly and sign this one! My call is EMP|Infiltration (and EMP|Alioune as a throw-in bonus for no reason whatsoever)

#34

DevilMaySpy said on February 21, 2013 at 1:52 p.m.

Infiltration is cheating himself if he doesn't join Evil Geniuses, Complexity, or Madcatz.

#35

umeshoryu89 said on February 21, 2013 at 1:53 p.m.

MCZ Infiltration

#36

Dtwizzy said on February 21, 2013 at 2:15 p.m.

Samsung|Infiltration > i mean he already does some very intensive promoting for them during tournaments xD At least 5 minutes showing of a mobile b4 each match :')

#37

Ronin said on February 21, 2013 at 2:17 p.m.

@37. Lol, I think we have a winner.

#38

Tiso said on February 21, 2013 at 2:17 p.m.

Emp Based Infiltration

#39

chipndip said on February 21, 2013 at 2:19 p.m.

Obviously...he's with Young Money Cash Money Business...

#40

TioClone said on February 21, 2013 at 2:32 p.m.

My Bipson Bucks are on #4 or #37.

#41

kara said on February 21, 2013 at 2:34 p.m.

EMP... keep dreaming,

he's been hanging around EG a lot though,

#42

Raven said on February 21, 2013 at 2:44 p.m.

Let him join Daigo and let them battle. If Daigo and Infiltration join up, oh my god. They will destroy the universe.

#43

RunningWild said on February 21, 2013 at 2:50 p.m.

cafeID|Infiltration

#44

BumblebeeCody said on February 21, 2013 at 2:50 p.m.

I signed him up!

#45

Freeyu said on February 21, 2013 at 2:53 p.m.

I'm calling it: Brazzers | Infiltration representing that Korean ass rape.

#46

yoshisixtyfour said on February 21, 2013 at 3:22 p.m.

CORN | YungSeon Infiltration

#47

mrpowerhouse said on February 21, 2013 at 3:23 p.m.

LB|Infiltration Kappa

#48

DivinePhoenix69 said on February 21, 2013 at 3:56 p.m.

Well OBVIOUSLY he is joining C.O.R.N. He wants that Coalition Of Real Neanderthals hype. I can see it now... CORN|Infiltration. Has a nice ring to it Kappa.

In all seriousness though he will definately join either Madcatz, EG, or Complexity.

#49

wingzx20 said on February 21, 2013 at 4:11 p.m.

Translation...The Capcom tournament money he one finally cleared

#50

SnakeX said on February 21, 2013 at 4:11 p.m.

To everyone saying he's going to join MadCatz: Uh, guys...Western Wolves WAS a Madcatz affiliated sponsor. What did you think the MCZ in "WW MCZ Infiltration" stood for? If he was dropping out of just Western Wolves and sticking purely with Madcatz, wouldn't he have just said so from the start?

I dunno, maybe I'm over-thinking it but to me this implies he's looking for a fresh start completely. Like someone already mentioned, for all we know he may be looking for a Korean-based sponsor.

#51

Freeyu said on February 21, 2013 at 4:11 p.m.

What has Complexity done to deserve getting mentioned in the same breath as EG and MadCatz? I only know Complexity through Mike and Gootecks so someone enlighten me.

Oh nevermind, Starcraft -__-

#52

RealPrismsword said on February 21, 2013 at 4:40 p.m.

Brokentier Infiltration.

The Infiltration Line-up!

#53

thf24 said on February 21, 2013 at 4:45 p.m.

@51 I thought all of those MadCatz affiliate sponsorships didn't have nearly the benefits that a real MadCatz sponsorship has. I may be wrong though.

#54

iuweiuiuhsdf said on February 21, 2013 at 5:25 p.m.

(This user was banned.)

#55

GoddessOf2ch said on February 21, 2013 at 5:25 p.m.

LG | Infiltration
Samsung | Infiltration

#56

MaverickHunterX said on February 21, 2013 at 5:43 p.m.

col|Infiltration?

#57

wiggaplz said on February 21, 2013 at 5:58 p.m.

Samsung or LG sponsoring him would be dope, but very unlikely. Hopefully a Korean Esports company signs him, so fighting games get more promotions over there.

#58

Portal23 said on February 21, 2013 at 8:23 p.m.

Brazzers | Infiltration

Get it?! LOL!!

#59

Just_drink_oe said on February 21, 2013 at 8:32 p.m.

(This user was banned.)

#60

Emp_tri_force said on February 21, 2013 at 8:41 p.m.

we still in negotiations, but Santhrax aint feelin' it...I'll keep you guys posted

#61

Smorgasboard said on February 21, 2013 at 10:38 p.m.

What about Laugh?

#62

scytheavatar said on February 21, 2013 at 11:39 p.m.

@24, 51 and 54: no one knows what deal Inflitration is getting from WW, it could be that he's getting peanuts, maybe airplane fee paid but accomodation not paid ect, either way it's not hard to imagine him getting a better deal from other sponsors.

#63

CoNr said on February 22, 2013 at 1:11 a.m.

Laugh has also left WW,

#64

Sasuga said on February 22, 2013 at 2:11 a.m.

He will be sponsored by whatever tournament he is participating in.

#65

JIHADJOE said on February 22, 2013 at 4:04 a.m.

Well he's using Laugh's sticks right? The most logical thing is:
Laugh|Infiltration

lol'd at
EMP|Infiltration
and
MRN|Infiltration

#66

BumblebeeCody said on February 22, 2013 at 4:31 a.m.

Hovis Bread|Infiltration

#67

jjjjjoyboy said on February 22, 2013 at 9:14 a.m.

Local Battles|Infiltration

#68

ShaithEatery said on February 22, 2013 at 9:20 a.m.

BrokenTier! they need some more sf players other than Dieminion

#69

GakoTheChef said on February 22, 2013 at 11:44 a.m.

Launch! WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU LAUNCH! Kappa

#70

Kuai said on February 22, 2013 at 11:49 a.m.

IPL Infiltration

#71

RiyuRimururu said on February 22, 2013 at 11:52 a.m.

dang...Laugh is out too. I wish them good luck to both of them finding them another sponsorship group.

#72

kara said on February 22, 2013 at 12:02 p.m.

somehow i don't see how they'd want to be on the same team as the daigo trio,
could be cafe ID altogether, Korea represent?

#73

Major_Dog said on February 22, 2013 at 12:11 p.m.

@ #73
Apparently Poongko and Infiltration dont get along, hence why we never see these 2 monsters team up and rep Korea.

#74

Orichalkos said on February 22, 2013 at 12:11 p.m.

Looks like they'll be able to share them notes now since both of them aren't sponsored

#75

xanderglz said on February 22, 2013 at 12:27 p.m.

#74

But Poongko is TotalHeads, isn't he? Or did he switch sponsor to CafeID??

I KNEW IT. Infiltration is nothing without Laugh. He'd do no better if he lacks a training partner of such caliber. Whenever they land in, they'll both be together (... as gay as... my post reads).

#76

sibarraz said on February 22, 2013 at 12:32 p.m.

YO USE YOUR PROMO CODE AGEINFILTRATION

10% SALE ON ANY AGE PRODUCT

#77

G0dmqsteR said on February 22, 2013 at 12:35 p.m.

This is nothing to Laugh about.

#78

jacker said on February 22, 2013 at 1:25 p.m.

infiltration and laugh....

the jordan and pippen of the fgc community.

They ain't never going to be apart unless infil retires....Pray it doesn't happen anytime soon....

#79

ShinzoBishamon said on February 22, 2013 at 2:37 p.m.

Infiltration and Poongko don't hate eachother

#80

TheMasterPlayer said on February 22, 2013 at 3:59 p.m.

Infiltration and Poongko may not hate each other. But that doesn't mean they like each other as well. They probably dislike each other, or they probably have some unspoken personality conflict. That's why you do not see Poongko with Infiil and Laugh.

#81

Caliban said on February 22, 2013 at 4:15 p.m.

he's going with cafeid, or eg

#82

ShinzoBishamon said on February 22, 2013 at 4:31 p.m.

First off Cafeid isn't a sponsor its literally just a gaming cafe with beds ran by one of the KOF XIII players. Second Infiltration and Poongko have no beef with eachother both of them have said this, Infiltration just prefers to only have Laugh as a training partner. And what reason would they have to dislike eachother?

#83

throughsilence said on February 22, 2013 at 6:30 p.m.

For those who don't know, coL was also famous for CS back in the day... but yeah...as I said earlier, it's probably going to be EG, coL, MCZ or something as big. Who knows, maybe even a lesser known sponsor with money. Right now he has a plethora of options seeing as he is a pretty hot all star right now.

#84

dvazriel said on February 22, 2013 at 7:22 p.m.

KEKEKE|Infiltration

#85

Tensa said on February 22, 2013 at 7:48 p.m.

CORN|Infiltration and CORN|Laugh calling it now #NoKappa

#86

dopvlur said on February 22, 2013 at 9:21 p.m.

etokki|Infiltration

#87