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{{Infobox Team
!colspan=2|Evil Geniuses
| name      = Evil Geniuses
|-
| image      = [[File:Evil Geniuses 2020.png|250px|class=invert-dark]]
|colspan="2"| [[File:EVILGENIUS.jpg|center|250px|Official logo.]]
| location  = San Francisco, United States {{Flag|USA}}
|-
| owners    = Phillip Aram
! Location
| manager    =
| United States
| 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''
! Executive Director
}}
| Peter Dager (ppd)
{{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
|-
|-
! Sponsors
|{{flag|USA}}
|
|{{Sm|dekillsage}}
*[http://www.monsterenergy.com/ Monster Energy]
|Jon Coello
*[http://www.xfinity.com/gaming xfinity]
|''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''
*[https://steelseries.com/ SteelSeries]
|{{head|Chrom|g=SSBU|s=24px}}{{head|Fox|g=SSBU|s=24px}}
*[http://www.sandisk.com/ SanDisk]
|2020-03-18
*[http://www.amd.com/ AMD]
*[https://scufgaming.com/ SCUFGaming]
*[http://www.designbyhumans.com/ DesignByHumans]
*[http://www.needforseatusa.com/ NEEDforSEAT USA]
|-
! Other Games
|
* ''Call of Duty''
* ''Dota 2''
* Fighting games
* ''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}}.
==Former smashers==
 
===Professional smashers===
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>
 
==Pro Smashers==
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!
!
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!Main(s)
!Join Date
!Join Date
!Leave Date
|-
|{{flag|United States}}
|{{Sm|Zinoto}}
|Julian Carrington
|''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U''
|{{head|Diddy Kong|g=SSB4|s=24px}}
|2017-03-24
|2018-03-07
|-
|-
|{{flag|United States}}
|{{flag|United States}}
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|Kevin Nanney
|Kevin Nanney
|''Super Smash Bros. Melee''
|''Super Smash Bros. Melee''
|{{head|Marth|g=SSBM|s=24px}}{{head|Falco|g=SSBM|s=24px}}
|{{head|Falco|g=SSBM|s=24px}}{{head|Marth|g=SSBM|s=24px}}
|2014-05-09
|2014-05-09  
|2021-01-15
|}
|}
===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==
*{{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==
*[http://evilgeniuses.gg/ Official website]


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}
==External links==
*[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]]

Latest revision as of 13:31, 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 smashers[edit]

Professional smashers[edit]

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

Former smashers[edit]

Professional smashers[edit]

ID Name Game Main(s) Join Date Leave Date
United States Zinoto Julian Carrington Super Smash Bros. for Wii U Diddy Kong (SSB4) 2017-03-24 2018-03-07
United States PPMD Kevin Nanney Super Smash Bros. Melee Falco (SSBM)Marth (SSBM) 2014-05-09 2021-01-15

Other smashers[edit]

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

Other famous players[edit]

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

External links[edit]

References[edit]

  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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