100 Thieves
100 Thieves
North America
Rank #7
zander
Alexander Dituri
Cryocells
Matthew Panganiban
eeiu
Daniel Vucenovic
Boostio
Kelden Pupello
Asuna
Peter Mazuryk
have snatched up reigning world champion Kelden "Boostio"
Pupello from
Evil Geniuses
Evil Geniuses
North America
Rank #21
Derrek
Derrek Ha
NaturE
Nicholas Garrison
supamen
Phat Le
icy
Jacob Lange
yay
Jaccob Whiteaker
as their new in-game leader.
After two years of lackluster results with Evil Geniuses, Boostio and the rest of his team began to turn things around in 2023. Despite an early exit from LOCK//IN at the hands of
TALON
TALON
Asia-Pacific
Rank #10
Crws
Thanamethk Mahatthananuyut
JitBoyS
Jittana Nokngam
primmie
Papaphat Sriprapha
ban
Joseph Seungmin Oh
Governor
Peter No
, the roster narrowly advanced to the playoffs of the Americas League and claimed a spot at Masters: Tokyo following a risky roster change.
Following their return to the international stage, EG tore through the competition and defeated team after team without dropping a map. However, the villains were eventually subdued by fan-favorites
FNATIC
FNATIC
Europe
Rank #6
crashies
Austin Roberts
Boaster
Jake Howlett
kaajak
Kajetan Haremski
Chronicle
Timofey Khromov
Alfajer
Emir Ali Beder
in the upper and grand finals of the event, sending EG home with a second-place finish.
Having already qualified for Los Angeles' Champions, EG once again took the stage by storm as they handled
FunPlus Phoenix
FunPlus Phoenix
China
Rank #8
Autumn
Kale Dunne
Life
Qu Donghao (瞿东豪)
AAAAY
Zhang Yang (张杨)
BerLIN
Zhang Bolin (張柏霖)
yosemite
Wang Lei (王磊)
and
FUT Esports
FUT Esports
Europe
Rank #8
xeus
Doğan Gözgen
MrFaliN
Furkan Yeğen
yetujey
Eray Budak
AtaKaptan
Ata Tan
qRaxs
Doğukan Balaban
in the group stage. Although they managed to reach the upper final without much resistance, the roster was once again sent to the lower bracket, this time by
Paper Rex
Paper Rex
Asia-Pacific
Rank #6
mindfreak
Aaron Leonhart
Jinggg
Wang Jing Jie
f0rsakeN
Jason Susanto
d4v41
Khalish Rusyaidee
something
Ilya Petrov
.
After a five-map series took both EG and
LOUD
LOUD
Brazil
Rank #1
dgzin
Douglas Silva
v1nny
Vínicius Gonçalves
pANcada
Bryan Luna
tuyz
Arthur Andrade
cauanzin
Cauan Pereira
the distance, North America's last hope emerged victorious and continued their villainous run in the grand finals, where they flipped the script and defeated Paper Rex 3-1 to give North America its first-ever Champions trophy.
A spectacular conclusion to an amazing storyline. (Photo: Colin Young-Wolff/Riot Games)
Following their win in L.A. and amid the roster shuffles preluding 2024, EG saw the departure of Ethan "Ethan"
Arnold and Max "Demon1"
Mazanov to
NRG Esports
NRG Esports
North America
Rank #4
FiNESSE
Pujan Mehta
s0m
Sam Oh
Verno
Andrew Maust
mada
Adam Pampuch
Ethan
Ethan Arnold
before Boostio followed suit with 100T.
Despite starting off 2023 with a strong top eight finish at LOCK//IN, 100 Thieves were unable to outdo their previous results. The team was denied a spot at the Americas League playoffs after a knife in the back from
MIBR
MIBR
Brazil
Rank #2
artzin
Arthur Araujo
xenom
Eduardo Soeiro
cortezia
Gabriel Cortez
nzr
Agustin Ibarra
aspas
Erick Santos
forced them into an unfavorable tiebreaker.
With one last chance at making Champions in the form of the Americas LCQ, 100T took Pearl from
Sentinels
Sentinels
North America
Rank #3
N4RRATE
Marshall Massey
bang
Sean Bezerra
Zellsis
Jordan Montemurro
zekken
Zachary Patrone
johnqt
Mohamed Amine Ouarid
in their opening match, but could not close out the series and were eliminated from contention, effectively ending their year.
Shortly after, the organization released two players and brought on Daniel "eeiu"
Vucenovic from
M80
M80
North America
Rank #5
Kyu
Mirel Braco Hrustemovic
Sato
Eduardo Kenzo Nagahama Sato
bao
Okeanos
Anthony Nguyen
bdog
Brandon Sanders
while making changes to their coaching staff. Boostio's acquisition completes the roster ahead of the 2024 VCT as the thieves look to make off with a title this time around.
100 Thieves
100 Thieves
North America
Rank #7
zander
Alexander Dituri
Cryocells
Matthew Panganiban
eeiu
Daniel Vucenovic
Boostio
Kelden Pupello
Asuna
Peter Mazuryk
are now: