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The International Winner Evil Geniuses
Team logo Evil Geniuses.png
United States United States
Created:1999 - Organization founding
2011-10-24 - Dota 2 division
Team Information
Coach(es):Sam "BuLba" Sosale
Manager(s):William "ReaverXai" Burden
Phillip "Tallgeese" Aram
Sponsor(s):Monster Energy
Kingston HyperX
SteelSeries
PlanetSide 2
100TB
CYBERPOWERPC
AverMedia
Design By Humans
NEEDforSEAT USA
BenQ
Links
Website:evilgeniuses.gg
datdota:39
DOTABUFF:39
OpenDota:39
Facebook:EvilGeniuses
Twitter:EvilGeniuses
VK:evilgeniuses
YouTube:myEGnet
Winnings
Prizemoney:$14,698,353 USD

Evil Geniuses (EG) is a professional gaming organization based out of the United States. Founded in 1999, the organization is known as being the premiere North American electronic sports organization, boasting highly successful players across each competitive genre.

History[edit]

  • 2018-05-28: Fly and s4 join the team.

  • 2017-08-30: zai leaves the team.[3]
  • 2017-09-01: Fear returns to the team.[4]

  • 2016-08-27: Fear and zai are released from the team.[10]
  • 2016-09-03: The team is temporarily disbanded.[10]
  • 2016-09-14: Fear retires and becomes the coach.[11]

  • 2015-08-30: Zai rejoins the team as an official sub.[15]

  • 2014-06-02: Fear is replaced by common stand-in player mason due to a wrist injury. Fear remains with the organization as a coach for the team.[17]

  • 2013-03: SexyBamboe joins the team, while Maelk steps down from the main squad to become the coach.[20]

  • 2011-10-24: EG sees the return of two former DotA players, Clinton "Fear" Loomis and Jimmy "DeMoN" Ho, with the acquisition of their first Dota 2 squad.[22]

  • 2009-12-03: EG's North American DotA squad departs, following two months of minimal practice and insufficient exposure.[23]

  • 2008-04-08: Evil Geniuses acquires the eMg DotA team.[24]

Roster[edit]

Active[edit]

ID Name Position Join Date
Canada Arteezy Artour Babaev 1 2016-09-15[12]
Pakistan SumaiL Syed Sumail Hassan 2 2016-09-15[12]
Sweden s4 Gustav Magnusson 3 2018-05-28
Denmark Cr1t- Andreas Franck Nielsen 4 2016-09-15[12]
Israel Fly Tal Aizik 5 2018-05-28

Former Players[edit]

Former Players
ID Name Position Join Date Leave Date New Team
United States Fear Clinton Loomis 2 2017-09-01[4] 2018-05-27[2]
Denmark MiSeRy Captain Rasmus Filipsen 5 2017-12-20[5] 2018-05-28[1]
United States UNiVeRsE Saahil Arora 3 2016-09-15[12] 2017-12-20[5] Fnatic Fnatic
Sweden zai Ludwig Wåhlberg 4 2016-09-15[12] 2017-08-30[3] OpTic Gaming OpTic Gaming
The International 2016 Squad
ID Name Position Join Date Leave Date New Team
America Fear Clinton Loomis 1 2011-10-24 2016-08-27 Evil Geniuses Evil Geniuses (Coach)
Pakistan SumaiL Syed Sumail Hassan 2 2015-01-05 -
America UNiVeRsE Saahil Arora 3 2016-06-09 -
Sweden zai Ludwig Wåhlberg 4 2015-08-30 -
America ppd Captain Peter Dager 5 2014-02-21 2016-09-03 WanteD WanteD
Former Players
ID Name Position Join Date Leave Date New Team
Canada Aui_2000 Kurtis Ling 1 2016-03-25 2016-06-13 Team Secret Team Secret (Coach)
United States Bulba Kanishka Sosale 3 2016-03-25 2016-06-09 Team Secret Team Secret
The International 2015 Squad
ID Name Position Join Date Leave Date New Team
America Fear Clinton Loomis 1 2011-10-24 -
Pakistan SumaiL Syed Sumail Hassan 2 2015-01-05 -
America UNiVeRsE Saahil Arora 3 2016-06-09 -
Canada Aui_2000 Kurtis Ling 4 2015-01-07 2015-08-14 Digital Chaos Digital Chaos
America ppd Captain Peter Dager 5 2014-02-21 -
The International 2014 Squad
ID Name Position Join Date Leave Date New Team
Canada Arteezy Artour Babaev 1/2 2014-02-21 2015-01-07 Team Secret Team Secret
United States mason Mason Venne 1/2 2014-06-02 2014-07-28 High Council of Wizards&Priests High Council of Wizards&Priests
America UNiVeRsE Saahil Arora 3 2013-09-19 -
Sweden Zai Ludwig Wåhlberg 4 2014-02-21 2015-01-07 Team Secret Team Secret
America ppd Captain Peter Dager 5 2014-02-21 -
Former Players
ID Name Position Join Date Leave Date New Team
America Fear Clinton Loomis 1 2011-10-24 2015-05-28 Evil Geniuses Evil Geniuses (Coach)
America MSS Arif Anwar 2 2013-09-19 2014-02-21 Team Dog Team Dog
America Fogged Ioannis Loucas 5 2013-09-19 2014-02-21 Team Dog Team Dog
The International 2013 Squad
ID Name Position Join Date Leave Date New Team
Canada Jeyo Jio Madayag 1 2012-10-19 2014-02-11 Eyes of Tiger Eyes of Tiger
United States DeMoN Jimmy Ho 2 2011-10-24 2013-09-19 Take Five Take Five
Netherlands SexyBamboe Alaan Faraj 3 2013-05-01 2013-09-19 Super Strong Dinosaurs Super Strong Dinosaurs
United States Fear Captain Clinton Loomis 4 2011-10-24 -
United States Bdiz Robert Tinnes 5 2012-10-19 2013-09-19 Team Dignitas Team Dignitas
The International 2012 Squad
ID Name Position Join Date Leave Date New Team
United States Fear Captain Clinton Loomis 1 2011-10-24 -
United States BuLba Sam Sosale 2 2012-05-08 2012-09-12 Team Liquid Team Liquid
United States DeMoN Jimmy Ho 3 2011-10-24 -
Denmark Maelk Jacob Toft-Andersen 4 2012-02-03 2013-05-01 Evil Geniuses Evil Geniuses (Coach)
United States UNiVeRsE Saahil Arora 5 2012-05-08 2012-09-12 Quantic Gaming Quantic Gaming
Former Players
ID Name Position Join Date Leave Date New Team
Croatia Lacoste Dominik Stipic 3 2012-02-03 2012-05-08 Darer Darer
Former Squad
ID Name Position Join Date Leave Date New Team
America Fear Clinton Loomis 1 2011-10-24 -
Denmark MiSeRy Rasmus Berth Filipsen 2 2011-10-24 2012-05-08 Counter Logic Gaming Counter Logic Gaming
United States DeMoN Jimmy Ho 3 2011-10-24 -
Denmark PlaymatE Amel Barudzija 4 2011-10-24 2012-05-08 Eclypsia Eclypsia
Sweden Pajkatt Per Anders Olsson Lille 5 2011-10-24 2012-01-08 eXperience Gaming eXperience Gaming

Achievements[edit]

2018
Date Place Event Opponent Winnings
2018-07-29 A11st Dota Summit 9 3 : 0  Fnatic Fnatic $40,000
2018-06-06 A99th - 12th China Dota2 Supermajor 0-2  OpTic Gaming OpTic Gaming $22,500
2018-05-27 B010th ESL One Birmingham 2018 0/-/2  Grp. S. $8,000
2018-05-12 A55th - 6th GESC: Thailand Dota2 Minor 1 : 2  Keen Gaming Keen Gaming $17,500
2018-04-07 A77th - 8th Dota 2 Asia Championships 2018 0 : 1  Virtus.pro Virtus.pro $35,000
2018-03-18 A11st GESC: Indonesia Dota2 Minor 2 : 0  VGJ.Thunder VGJ.Thunder $110,000
2018-03-11 A55th - 6th The Bucharest Major 1 : 2  Team Liquid Team Liquid $30,000
2018-02-25 A55th - 6th ESL One Katowice 2018 1 : 2  Virtus.pro Virtus.pro $50,000
2018-01-19 A33rd ESL One Genting 2018 0 : 2  Team Liquid Team Liquid $40,000
2018-01-19 A22nd Galaxy Battles II: Emerging Worlds 0 : 3  VGJ.Thunder VGJ.Thunder $85,000
2018-01-05 A55th - 8th Captains Draft 4.0 1 : 2  Team Secret Team Secret $12,000
2017
2017-12-16 A66th - 7th Dota Summit 8 0 : 2  OG OG $9,000
2017-12-03 A33rd DreamLeague Season 8 0 : 2  Team Liquid Team Liquid $100,000
2017-11-24 A33rd Midas Mode 0 : 2  VGJ.Storm VGJ.Storm $4,500
2017-10-28 A55th - 6th ESL One Hamburg 2017 1 : 2  Newbee Newbee $40,000
2017-10-22 A33rd - 4th PGL Open Bucharest 0 : 2  PSG.LGD PSG.LGD $30,000
2017-08-08 A99th - 12th The International 2017 0 : 2  Team Empire Team Empire $359,911
2017-07-08 A55th - 6th Mars Dota 2 League 2017 1 : 2  OG OG $12,500
2017-06-11 A22nd EPICENTER 2017 1 : 3  Team Liquid Team Liquid $100,000
2017-05-28 A11st The Manila Masters 3 : 1  Newbee Newbee $125,000
2017-04-30 A33rd - 4th Kiev Major 2017 0 : 2  OG OG $250,000
2017-04-03 A55th - 6th DAC 2017 1 : 2  Newbee Newbee $36,719
2017-01-22 A11st Dota Pit League Season 5 3 : 2  OG OG $62,937
2016
2016-12-18 A11st China Top 2016 2 : 0  Newbee Newbee $114,952
2016-12-10 A33rd - 4th Boston Major 2016 0 : 2  OG OG $250,000
2016-11-20 A33rd The Summit 6 1 : 2  OG OG $13,000
2016-11-12 A44th Northern Arena BEAT Invitational 0 : 1  Team NP Team NP $8,000
2016-10-02 A11st MarsTV Dota 2 League Autumn 2016 3 : 1  Newbee Newbee $112,500
2016-08-13 A33rd The International 2016 1 : 2  Digital Chaos Digital Chaos $2,180,898
2016-07-23 A55th - 6th StarLadder i-League StarSeries Season 2 1 : 2  F.R.I.E.N.D.S. F.R.I.E.N.D.S. $15,000
2016-06-08 B313th - 16th Manila Major 2016 0 : 1  Vici Gaming Reborn Vici Gaming Reborn $30,000
2016-05-14 A55th - 6th EPICENTER 2016 0 : 2  compLexity Gaming compLexity Gaming $20,000
2016-05-01 A33rd WePlay League Season 3 1 : 2  Vega Squadron Vega Squadron $22,906
2016-03-20 A22nd Dota Pit League Season 4 0 : 3  MVP Phoenix MVP Phoenix $46,732
2016-03-06 A33rd Shanghai Major 2016 0 : 2  Team Liquid Team Liquid $315,000
2016-01-17 A22nd SLTV Star Series Season 13 & i-League 0 : 2  Alliance Alliance $60,000
2015
2015-12-13 A11st The Summit 4 3 : 2  Virtus.pro Virtus.pro $48,079
2015-11-21 A33rd Frankfurt Major 2015 1 : 2  OG OG $315,000
2015-10-18 A22nd MLG World Finals 2015 1 : 3  Team Secret Team Secret $68,389
2015-10-03 A55th - 8th ESL One New York 2015 0 : 2  Vega Squadron Vega Squadron $14,260
2015-08-08 A11st The International 2015 3 : 1  CDEC Gaming CDEC Gaming $6,616,014
2015-07-12 A11st Dota Pit League Season 3 3 : 0  Cloud9 Cloud9 $126,055
2015-06-21 A22nd ESL One Frankfurt 2015 1 : 3  Team Secret Team Secret $59,241
2015-06-06 A55th - 6th JoinDOTA MLG Pro League Season 2 0 : 1  London Conspiracy London Conspiracy $8,362
2015-05-17 A22nd The Summit 3 1 : 3  Team Secret Team Secret $61,129
2015-04-12 A22nd JoinDOTA MLG Pro League Season 1 1 : 2  Team Empire Team Empire $21,615
2015-02-09 A11st Dota 2 Asia Championship 2015 3 : 0  Vici Gaming Vici Gaming $1,284,158
2015-01-06 A33rd Dota 2 League Season 5 1 : 2  Virtus.pro Virtus.pro ~$8,550
2014
2014-12-18 A33rd - 4th Dota Pit League Season 2 2 : 3  Virtus.pro Virtus.pro ~$8,866
2014-12-07 A44th The Summit 2 0 : 3  Team Secret Team Secret ~$26,712
2014-11-29 A11st ASUS ROG DreamLeague Season 2 6 : 8  Cloud9 Cloud9 $40,000+
2014-11-25 A55th XMG Captains Draft 2.0 3 : 2  League Play $17,018+
2014-10-26 A11st SLTV Star Series Season 10 3 : 2  Team Secret Team Secret ~$105,291
2014-10-10 A22nd ESL One New York 2014 1 : 2  Vici Gaming Vici Gaming ~$26,000
2014-09-19 A33rd - 4th Nvidia Game24 Invitational 1 : 3  Cloud9 Cloud9 $2,000
2014-09-07 A11st World Esports Championship 4 : 1  Cloud9 Cloud9 ¥600,000
2014-07-20 A33rd The International 2014 1 : 2  Vici Gaming Vici Gaming $1,038,416
2014-06-29 A22nd ESL One Frankfurt 2014 1 : 2  Invictus Gaming Invictus Gaming $30,000
2014-06-24 A11st D2L Western Challenge 3 : 2  Natus Vincere Natus Vincere ~$28,666
2014-06-14 A66th ASUS ROG DreamLeague Season 1 0 : 2  mousesports mousesports ~$19,500
2014-06-08 A11st The Summit 3 : 2  Team DK Team DK ~$45,257
2014-04-28 A11st JoinDOTA League America Season 1 2 : 0  Team Liquid Team Liquid ~$1,421
2014-04-20 A33rd SLTV Star Series Season 9 1 : 2  Team Empire Team Empire $26,062
2014-04-05 A11st MLG T.K.O. America 3 : 1  Team Liquid Team Liquid $14,000
2014-03-09 A11st Monster Energy Invitational 3 : 2  Cloud9 Cloud9 $10,000
2013
2013-10-31 A22nd Electronic Sports World Cup 2013 0 : 2  Team Empire Team Empire $7,500
2013-07-24 A33rd The Defense Season 4 1 : 2  Kaipi Kaipi $4,000
2013-07-21 A33rd The Premier League Season 5 0 : 2  mousesports mousesports $2,000
2013-07-14 A22nd RaidCall EMS One Summer 2013 1 : 3  mousesports mousesports $7,000
2013-07-07 A22nd American Dota League 0 : 3  Team Liquid Team Liquid $3,000
2013-06-17 A33rd - 4th Dreamhack Summer 2013 ASUS ROG Cup 0 : 2  Quantic Gaming Quantic Gaming 25,000 SEK
2013-05-13 A22nd WePlay Dota 2 League Season 1 0 : 3  Alliance Alliance $2,500
2012
2012-11-25 A22nd Dreamhack Winter 2012 Corsair Vengeance Cup 1 : 2  No Tidehunter No Tidehunter 50,000 SEK
2012-11-18 A22nd RaidCall Dota 2 League 1 : 3  Team Empire Team Empire $3,000
2012-06-17 A33rd - 4th Dreamhack Summer 2012 Corsair Vengeance Cup 0 : 2  Natus Vincere Natus Vincere 25,000 SEK
2012-03-24 A33rd The Defense Season 1 0 : 2  Quantic Gaming Quantic Gaming €1,500

Gallery[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Rasmus "MiSeRy" Filipsen (2018-05-27). Twitter. https://twitter.com/MiSeRyDOTA/status/1000826156046864386. Retrieved 2018-05-28.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Clinton "Fear" Loomis (2018-05-27). Twitter. https://twitter.com/feardota/status/1000864365640232960. Retrieved 2018-05-28.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Evil Geniuses Dota roster and company structure update". Facebook. 2017-08-30. Retrieved 2017-09-02.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Evil Geniuses - News - Just when I thought I was out". Evil Geniuses. 2017-09-01. Retrieved 2017-09-02.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "Evil Geniuses Dota 2 roster update". Evil Geniuses. 2017-12-20. Retrieved 2017-12-20.
  6. ↑ "Arteezy and Universe leave to join Secret".
  7. ↑ "Evil Geniuses Announces Dota 2 Roster Changes".
  8. ↑ Team Secret (2016-06-09). "The Road To The International 2016". Retrieved 2016-06-09.
  9. ↑ "Welcome Home Universe and Zai!".
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 "DOTA 2 MAJORS REGISTRATION". Valve. 2016-08-27.
  11. ↑ "DAY ONE FEAR RETIRES". Evil Geniuses. 2016-09-14.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 12.5 "The boys are back.". Twitter. 2016-09-15. Retrieved September 15, 2016.
  13. ↑ "Open Season: Evil Geniuses at DAC 2015".
  14. ↑ "Changes to the EG Dota 2 Lineup".
  15. ↑ "Zai becomes official sub".
  16. ↑ "Evil Geniuses Welcome New Dota 2 Team".
  17. ↑ "Fear Sidelined by Injury".
  18. ↑ "EG B L O G LOL!!".
  19. ↑ "Fear Returns".
  20. ↑ "EG brings exciting changes to Dota 2 division!".
  21. ↑ "Evil Geniuses officially add Maelk, Lacoste to Dota 2 lineup".
  22. ↑ Samuel Horton (2011-10-23). "EG acquires Dota 2 team". SK Gaming. Retrieved 2011-10-24.
  23. ↑ Danny Ooi (2009-12-03). "EG.DotA officially disbands". MeetYourMakers. Retrieved 2011-10-24.
  24. ↑ Matthias S. (2008-04-16). "eMg DotA morphs to Team EG DotA". SK Gaming. Retrieved 2011-11-04.
  25. ↑ "'Bdiz' and 'Jeyo' Added to Dota 2 Team".
  26. ↑ "The Rebirth of EG DotA 2".
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