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{{Infobox Team
| name      = Evil Geniuses
| image      = [[File:Evil Geniuses 2020.png|250px|class=invert-dark]]
| location  = San Francisco, United States {{Flag|USA}}
| owners    = Phillip Aram
| manager    =
| sponsors  =[http://www.monsterenergy.com/ Monster Energy]<br>[https://www.razer.com/ Razer]<br>[https://www.lg.com/us/gaming-monitors LG UltraGear]<br>[https://www.motorola.com/us Motorola]<br>[https://secretlab.co/ Secret Lab]<br>[https://www.twitch.tv/ Twitch]<br>[https://peak6.com/ PEAK6]<br>America's Navy
| 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''
}}
{{art-wikipedia|Evil Geniuses}}
 
'''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 includes 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." 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>
 
They entered the ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' scene on May 9th, 2014, sponsoring {{Sm|PPMD}}.<ref>[http://evilgeniuses.gg/Read/327,Evil-Geniuses-Welcomes-Kevin-PPMD-Nanney/ Post announcing PPMD joining the team.]</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>
 
==Current smashers==
===Professional smashers===
{|class="wikitable sortable"
!
!ID
!Name
!Game
!Main(s)
!Join Date
|-
|-
|colspan="2"| [[File:EVILGENIUS.jpg|center|250px|Official logo.]]
|{{flag|USA}}
|-
|{{Sm|dekillsage}}
! Location
|Jon Coello
| United States
|''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''
|{{head|Chrom|g=SSBU|s=24px}}{{head|Fox|g=SSBU|s=24px}}
|2020-03-18
|}
 
==Former smashers==
===Professional smashers===
{|class="wikitable sortable"
!
!ID
!Name
!Game
!Main(s)
!Join Date
!Leave Date
|-
|-
! Executive Director
|{{flag|United States}}
| Alex Garfield (ottersareneat)
|{{Sm|Zinoto}}
|Julian Carrington
|''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U''
|{{head|Diddy Kong|g=SSB4|s=24px}}
|2017-03-24
|2018-03-07
|-
|-
! Sponsors
|{{flag|United States}}
|
|{{Sm|PPMD}}
*[http://www.monsterenergy.com Monster Energy]
|Kevin Nanney
*[http://www.kingston.com/hyperx Kingston HyperX]
|''Super Smash Bros. Melee''
*[http://www.razerzone.com Razer]
|{{head|Falco|g=SSBM|s=24px}}{{head|Marth|g=SSBM|s=24px}}
*[http://www.zam.com ZAM Network]
|2014-05-09
*[http://www.needforseatusa.com NEEDforSEAT]
|2021-01-15
*[http://www.jinx.com J!NX]
*[http://cyberpowerpc.com/ CyberPowerPC]
*[http://gaming.benq.com/ BenQ]
|-
! Pro Smashers
|
*{{Sm|PPMD|c1=Falco|c2=Marth|USA|g=SSBM}}
|-
! Other Games
|
* ''Ultra Street Fighter IV''
* ''Ultimate Marvel Vs. Capcom 3''
* ''Injustice: Gods Among Us''
* ''Killer Instinct''
* ''DotA 2''
* ''StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm''
* ''Heroes of the Storm''
|}
|}


'''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}}.
===Other smashers===
 
*{{Sm|NYChrisG|USA|c1=Richter|g=SSBU}} (Primarily Fighting Games player, joined on January 1st, 2017 and was released on June 23rd, 2020)
==Other Famous Players==
*Justin Wong <small>''USF4/UMVC3/KI''</small>
*Ricki Ortiz <small>''USF4''</small>
*Eduardo Perez-Frangie (PR Balrog) <small>''USF4/UMVC3/KI/Injustice''</small>
*Kenneth Bradley (K-Brad) <small>''USF4/UMVC3''</small>
*Yusuke Momochi <small>''USF4''</small>
*Peter Dager (PPD) <small>''DotA 2''</small>
*Clinton Loomis (Fear) <small>''DotA 2''</small>
*Syed Sumail Hassan <small>''DotA 2''</small>
*Saahil Arora (Universe) <small>''DotA 2''</small>
*Kurtis Ling (Aui 2000) <small>''DotA 2''</small>
*Lee Jae Dong <small>''StarCraft II''</small>
*Chris Loranger (Huk) <small>''StarCraft II''</small>
*Greg Fields (IdrA) <small>''Heroes''</small>
 


==Other famous players==
*{{Flag|Israel}} Tal Aizik (Fly) <small>''Dota 2'' player, streamer and current support</small>
*{{Flag|Canada}}{{Flag|Uzbekistan}} Artour Babaev (Arteezy) <small>''Dota 2'' player, streamer and current carry</small>
*{{Flag|South Korea}} Jeong Eon-young (Impact) <small>''League of Legends'' Worlds Championship 2013 winner and current top laner</small>
*{{Flag|Denmark}} Dennis Johnsen (Svenskeren) <small>''League of Legends'' triple LCS winner and current jungler</small>
*{{Flag|USA}} Dominique McLean (SonicFox) <small>Fighting Games player and multiple EVO champion across several different Fighting Games</small>
*{{Flag|USA}} Ricki Ortiz (Ricki Ortiz) <small>Fighting Games player and Capcom Cup 2016 runner-up</small>


==External links==
==External links==
*[http://evilgeniuses.gg/ Official site]
*[http://evilgeniuses.gg/ Official website]
*[http://evilgeniuses.gg/Read/327,Evil-Geniuses-Welcomes-Kevin-PPMD-Nanney/ Post announcing PPMD joining the team]


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==References==
{{reflist}}


[[Category:American sponsors]]
[[Category:American sponsors]]

Latest revision as of 14:31, May 20, 2024

Evil Geniuses
New 2020 EG logo
Location San Francisco, United States USA
Owners Phillip Aram
Sponsors/Partners Monster Energy
Razer
LG UltraGear
Motorola
Secret Lab
Twitch
PEAK6
America's Navy
Other games Call of Duty
Dota 2
Rocket League
Street Fighter V
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Siege
Fortnite
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 includes 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." 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. [1]

They entered the Super Smash Bros. Melee scene on May 9th, 2014, sponsoring PPMD.[2] On March 24th, 2017, Evil Geniuses would venture into Super Smash Bros. for Wii U with the signing of Midwest Diddy Kong player Zinoto.[3]

Current smashersEdit

Professional smashersEdit

ID Name Game Main(s) Join Date
  dekillsage Jon Coello Super Smash Bros. Ultimate    2020-03-18

Former smashersEdit

Professional smashersEdit

ID Name Game Main(s) Join Date Leave Date
  Zinoto Julian Carrington Super Smash Bros. for Wii U   2017-03-24 2018-03-07
  PPMD Kevin Nanney Super Smash Bros. Melee    2014-05-09 2021-01-15

Other smashersEdit

  •   NYChrisG   (Primarily Fighting Games player, joined on January 1st, 2017 and was released on June 23rd, 2020)

Other famous playersEdit

  •   Tal Aizik (Fly) Dota 2 player, streamer and current support
  •    Artour Babaev (Arteezy) Dota 2 player, streamer and current carry
  •   Jeong Eon-young (Impact) League of Legends Worlds Championship 2013 winner and current top laner
  •   Dennis Johnsen (Svenskeren) League of Legends triple LCS winner and current jungler
  •   Dominique McLean (SonicFox) Fighting Games player and multiple EVO champion across several different Fighting Games
  •   Ricki Ortiz (Ricki Ortiz) Fighting Games player and Capcom Cup 2016 runner-up

External linksEdit

ReferencesEdit

  1. ^ http://www.espn.com/esports/story/_/id/18262358/2016-evil-geniuses-alliance-leave-parent-company-goodgame
  2. ^ Post announcing PPMD joining the team.
  3. ^ https://pvplive.net/c/smash-4-player-zinoto-picked-up-by-evil-geniuses

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