Daily eSports reported on September 15 that talks between SK Square and Comcast Spectacor over T1 shares and management rights had failed, followed by a struggle for influence inside the club. SK told the outlet it could not confirm the matter. The report does not include a transaction document or an on-record account from either shareholder establishing that those talks occurred.
The outlet offers two explanations for the alleged rift. It says SK reconsidered T1’s value after NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang visited the team and met Faker. It also says SK Square executive Kim Jae-rin joined T1’s board in April, giving SK four of six seats in response to Comcast’s influence. Those links between events, motives and board control are Daily eSports’ account, rather than independently established findings.
The earlier public record provides context, with limits. Sports Seoul quoted SK sources in June denying that a sale to Comcast had been considered or discussed. SK Square’s August interim report records a 52.1% stake in T1’s operating company as of June 30, down from 55.4% at the end of 2025 because of a third-party share issue. It classifies the company as jointly controlled under a shareholder agreement. The filing documents dilution, but does not address the alleged negotiations or a later change in board seats.
The board count in Daily eSports’ report differs from Joe Marsh’s August interview, in which he described a five-person board and said he remained CEO. The interview attributed a three-to-two SK–Comcast split to Sports Seoul; Marsh himself did not provide that split. A current director register or board resolution is needed to test Daily eSports’ four-to-two claim.
NVIDIA’s account confirms Huang met T1 and Faker in June. It provides no evidence that the meeting caused SK to change its position on a sale. A statement from either shareholder or a transaction record would be needed to establish whether the reported talks occurred and how they ended.
