Evil Geniuses Evil Geniuses North America Rank #22 Derrek Derrek Ha NaturE Nicholas Garrison supamen Phat Le has announced Jaccob "yay" Whiteaker to round out their 2025 VCT roster. He joins EG alongside icy and the retained core of NaturE , supamen , and Derrek .

yay is no stranger to VCT, having been a dominant force in the pre-partnership era of Valorant with Envy Envy Inactive Marved Jimmy Nguyen Victor Victor Wong crashies Austin Roberts FiNESSE Pujan Mehta yay Jaccob Whiteaker and OpTic Gaming OpTic Gaming Inactive . With a resume including three grand finals appearances and a masters trophy, OpTic's accomplishments were unmatched at the time. yay himself was arguably the best player of 2022, with his dominance even earning him the title of Esports Player of the Year at the Game Awards. However, following his run with OpTic, it has been nothing but turmoil for the star.

After only two official matches with his new team Cloud9 Cloud9 North America Rank #7 Xeppaa Erick Bach v1c Victor Truong mitch Mitch Semago neT Michael Bernet OXY Francis Hoang in 2023, yay was suddenly released, leaving him out of the inaugural year of the partnership leagues. He would join the Challengers circuit by signing with Disguised Disguised Inactive steel Joshua Nissan Genghsta Amgalan Nemekhbayar clear Joseph Allen Exalt Drake Branly nerve Michael Yerrow yay Jaccob Whiteaker , but the team immediately collapsed upon his arrival, failing to win a single match for the rest of the year.

Looking for redemption in 2024, he crossed the ocean to join the Ascension winning BLEED BLEED Inactive in Pacific. However, both yay and Bleed were a shell of their former selves, as the team could only muster one win throughout Kickoff and Stage 1. Soon after, yay stepped down from the active roster citing health issues. He returns from his brief hiatus back in North America with EG.

yay has already made an unofficial debut with EG at the Sen City Classic, finding one win against Cloud9 to place third at the event.

Evil Geniuses Evil Geniuses North America Rank #22 Derrek Derrek Ha NaturE Nicholas Garrison supamen Phat Le are now:

  • Nicholas "NaturE" Garrison
  • Derrek "Derrek" Ha
  • Phat "supamen" Le
  • Jaccob "yay" Whiteaker
  • Jacob "icy" Lange
  • Christine "potter" Chi (Head coach)
  • Mike "pho" Panza (Assistant coach)