Evil Geniuses

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Evil Geniuses
Short nameEG
DivisionsRocket League
Valorant
Founded1999; 25 years ago (1999)
Based inSeattle, Washington, United States[1]
CEOChris DeAppolonio (Interim)
Head coachPeter Dun (League of Legends)
Christine Chi (Valorant)
Kuno Hildebrandt (Rocket League)
ManagerMatthew Speidel (Head of Gaming)
Simon Arnautovic (Rocket League)
Andrew Barton (League of Legends)
PartnersWolverhampton Wanderers
Secretlab
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
LG UltraGear
Parent groupPEAK6 Investments LLC
Websitewww.evilgeniuses.gg Edit this at Wikidata

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.

  1. ^ Demers, Matt (May 29, 2019). "Evil Geniuses x PEAK6". Evil Geniuses. Archived from the original on November 18, 2019. Retrieved June 13, 2019.
  2. ^ "Evil Geniuses x PEAK6". May 29, 2019. Archived from the original on November 18, 2019. Retrieved June 13, 2019.
  3. ^ "Twitch to Acquire GoodGame Agency – Twitch Blog". December 9, 2014. Archived from the original on January 14, 2015. Retrieved August 18, 2017.
  4. ^ Te, Zorine (December 9, 2014). "Twitch Acquires Evil Geniuses' Agency GoodGame". GameSpot. Retrieved December 10, 2014.
  5. ^ Gies, Arthur (August 8, 2015). "Here are the winners of Valve's $18 million dollar 2015 International Dota 2 Championships". Polygon. Vox Media. Retrieved October 17, 2017.
  6. ^ "Evil Geniuses win 'record-setting' Call of Duty World League tourney". Engadget. August 21, 2018. Retrieved December 4, 2020.