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{{Infobox Team | {{Infobox Team | ||
| name = Evil Geniuses | | name = Evil Geniuses | ||
| image = | | image = Evil Geniuses 2020.png | ||
| location = San Francisco, United States {{Flag|USA}} | | location = San Francisco, United States {{Flag|USA}} | ||
| owners = Phillip Aram | | owners = Phillip Aram | ||
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| othergames =''Call of Duty''<br>''Dota 2''<br>''Rocket League''<br>''Street Fighter V''<br>''Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Siege''<br>''Fortnite''<br>''Halo'' | | othergames =''Call of Duty''<br>''Dota 2''<br>''Rocket League''<br>''Street Fighter V''<br>''Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Siege''<br>''Fortnite''<br>''Halo'' | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{ | '''Evil Geniuses''' ('''EG''') is a professional eSports organization that includes both divisions for traditional eSports games and a powerhouse fighting game division founded in 2010 and currently including multiple Evolution and major tournament winners. Currently, they also brand themselves as a "new media agency specializing in contracting professional gamers, creating online and offline video game broadcasts, and developing engaging marketing initiatives aimed at attracting and influencing gamers worldwide." They entered the ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' scene on May 9th, 2014, sponsoring {{Sm|PPMD}}. | ||
On December 12th, 2016, Twitch spun-off Evil Geniuses and [[Alliance]] into player-owned organizations. Top professional ''Dota 2'' player Peter "ppd" Dager was named CEO of Evil Geniuses. <ref>http://www.espn.com/esports/story/_/id/18262358/2016-evil-geniuses-alliance-leave-parent-company-goodgame</ref> | |||
On March 24th, 2017, Evil Geniuses would venture into {{forwiiu}} with the signing of Midwest {{SSB4|Diddy Kong}} player {{Sm|Zinoto}}.<ref>https://pvplive.net/c/smash-4-player-zinoto-picked-up-by-evil-geniuses</ref> | |||
== | ==Pro Smashers== | ||
{|class="wikitable sortable" | {|class="wikitable sortable" | ||
! | ! | ||
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|{{Sm|dekillsage}} | |{{Sm|dekillsage}} | ||
|Jon Coello | |Jon Coello | ||
|''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'' | |''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' | ||
|{{head|Chrom|g=SSBU|s=24px}}{{head|Fox|g=SSBU|s=24px}} | |{{head|Chrom|g=SSBU|s=24px}}{{head|Fox|g=SSBU|s=24px}} | ||
|2020-03-18 | |2020-03-18 | ||
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==Former smashers== | ==Former smashers== | ||
{|class="wikitable sortable" | {|class="wikitable sortable" | ||
! | ! | ||
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|Kevin Nanney | |Kevin Nanney | ||
|''Super Smash Bros. Melee'' | |''Super Smash Bros. Melee'' | ||
|{{head| | |{{head|Marth|g=SSBM|s=24px}}{{head|Falco|g=SSBM|s=24px}} | ||
|2014-05-09 | |2014-05-09 | ||
|2021-01-15 | |2021-01-15 | ||
|} | |} | ||
==Other== | |||
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|{{flag|United States}} | |||
|{{Sm|NyChrisG}} | |||
|Christopher Gonzalez | |||
|''Street Fighter V'' | |||
|{{head|Richter|g=SSBU|s=24px}} | |||
|2017-01-01 | |||
|} | |||
== | ==References== | ||
{{reflist}} | |||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*[http://evilgeniuses.gg/ Official | *[http://evilgeniuses.gg/ Official site] | ||
*[http://evilgeniuses.gg/Read/327,Evil-Geniuses-Welcomes-Kevin-PPMD-Nanney/ Post announcing PPMD joining the team] | |||
[[Category:American sponsors]] | [[Category:American sponsors]] |