Evil Geniuses
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| Short name | EG |
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| Divisions |
Call of Duty Dota 2 Fighting games Halo Super Smash Bros. Overwatch |
| Founded | 1999 |
| Location | San Francisco, California, United States |
| Managing director | Peter Dager (CEO) |
| Head coach |
Clinton Loomis (Dota 2) Ryan Towey (Halo) |
| Manager | Phillip Aram (Dota 2) |
| Partners |
Monster Energy xfinity SteelSeries SanDisk AMD SCUFGaming DesignByHumans NEEDforSEAT |
| Website | www |
Evil Geniuses (EG) is an eSports organization based in San Francisco. Founded in 1999, the organization fields players in various fighting games, Dota 2, League of Legends, StarCraft II, World of Warcraft, and Halo.
It was formerly a subsidiary of GoodGame Agency, which in turn was owned by Amazon.com through its division Twitch.
The Dota 2 squad won The International 2015, receiving one of the largest prize payouts in eSports history at the time.
Evil Geniuses was founded as a Counter-Strike team in Canada in 1999. Philadelphia native and future CEO Alex Garfield started working for the team in 2004.
Evil Geniuses acquired a Defense of the Ancients (Dota) roster on April 12, 2008, made up of players transferring from team eMg. EG entered the StarCraft: Brood War scene on April 25, 2009, with the recruitment of World Cyber Games USA champions Geoff "iNcontroL" Robinson, and Dan "Nyoken" Eidson, along with Eric "G5" Rothmuller, Jake "LzGaMeR" Winstead, and Bryce "Machine" Bates. EG saw its North American DotA squad depart on December 3, 2009, following two months of minimal practice and insufficient exposure.
Evil Geniuses expanded into StarCraft II during the game's launch year of 2010 with the recruitment of top American player Gregory "IdrA" Fields as well as the well-known commentator and player Nick "Tasteless" Plott on September 9. In a controversial move, EG acquired the brand of fellow North American gaming organization, Loaded, on October 9, 2010, but the deal only constituted the company sponsors, team owner and their Heroes of Newerth squad.
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