American esports organization based in Seattle, Washington
For the 2020 book by Kurt Andersen, see Evil Geniuses: The Unmaking of America. For other uses, see Evil genius.
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Evil Geniuses
Short name
EG
Divisions
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Dota 2 League of Legends Super Smash Bros. Rocket League Valorant
Founded
1999; 25 years ago (1999)
Based in
Seattle, Washington, United States[1]
CEO
Chris DeAppolonio (Interim)
Head coach
Juan Angulo (Dota 2) Peter Dun (League of Legends) Tommy Ryan (CS:GO) Joeseph Lima (CS:GO) Christine Chi (Valorant) Kuno Hildebrandt (Rocket League)
Manager
Matthew Speidel (CS:GO) Simon Arnautovic (Rocket League) Andrew Barton (League of Legends)
Partners
Wolverhampton Wanderers Secretlab Hewlett Packard Enterprise LG UltraGear
Parent group
PEAK6 Investments LLC
Website
www.evilgeniuses.gg
Evil Geniuses (EG) is an American esports organization based in Seattle, Washington. Founded in 1999, the organization has fielded players in various fighting games, Call of Duty, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, Dota 2, Fortnite Battle Royale, Halo,League of Legends, Valorant, StarCraft II, Rocket League, Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege, and World of Warcraft.
In May 2019, EG was acquired by PEAK6 Investments LLC, a Chicago-based investment company.[2] While independently owned at the time of the acquisition, it was formerly a subsidiary of GoodGame Agency, which in turn was owned by Amazon.com through its division Twitch.[3][4]
EG's Dota 2 team won The International 2015, receiving the largest prize payout in esports history at the time.[5] Their Call of Duty: WWII team won the 2018 Call of Duty Championship.[6] Their Valorant team won the 2023 Valorant Champions.
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^"Twitch to Acquire GoodGame Agency – Twitch Blog". December 9, 2014. Archived from the original on January 14, 2015. Retrieved August 18, 2017.
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