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Canadian players were not admitted into the tournament at the time due to the nascent pro gaming circuit, but were allowed to warm up with the contestants. Members from both the Canadian and American roster were present during the 1997 Gameworks Tournament with access to the gaming lounge. Many new members located in Seattle joined the clan and would regularly spar with members of DR including the world's first pro gamer, Thresh. The Onramp and the EG clan were very popular in the emerging gaming circuit, being on the West Coast and having access to a T1 internet connection while the rest of the world was still on dial-up. Playing from the first cyber cafe in Victoria, the Underground Onramp, the original roster included Dakine, MikeJ, Killboy, Zakath, Muppetman, Jello and the EG girls featured in Wired Magazine, Jasp and Mystique. History Įvil Geniuses was founded as a Quake clan in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada in 1997. Their Call of Duty: WWII roster won the 2018 Call of Duty Championship. ĮG's Dota 2 squad won The International 2015, receiving the largest prize payout in esports history at the time. While independently owned at the time of the acquisition, it was formerly a subsidiary of GoodGame Agency, which in turn was owned by through its division Twitch. In May 2019, EG was acquired by PEAK6 Investments LLC, a Chicago-based investment company.

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, StarCraft II, Rocket League, Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege, and World of Warcraft. JSTOR ( November 2022) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)Įvil Geniuses ( EG) is an American esports organization based in Seattle, Washington.Please improve this article by adding secondary or tertiary sources. This article relies excessively on references to primary sources.

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