Evil Geniuses Evil Geniuses North America Rank #22 Derrek Derrek Ha NaturE Nicholas Garrison supamen Phat Le icy Jacob Lange yay Jaccob Whiteaker are parting ways with Kyle "ScrewFace" Jensen, and have bid farewell to Kelden "Boostio" Pupello, who was signed by 100 Thieves 100 Thieves North America Rank #6 zander Alexander Dituri Cryocells Matthew Panganiban eeiu Daniel Vucenovic Boostio Kelden Pupello Asuna Peter Mazuryk , and Corbin "C0M" Lee, who is joining LEVIATÁN LEVIATÁN Latin America South Rank #1 Demon1 Max Mazanov tex Ian Botsch kiNgg Francisco Aravena C0M Corbin Lee nataNk Nathan Bocqueho . The move follows the departure of Ethan and Demon1 to NRG Esports NRG Esports North America Rank #1 FiNESSE Pujan Mehta s0m Sam Oh Verno Andrew Maust mada Adam Pampuch Ethan Ethan Arnold , as well as the release of their reserve roster. Only jawgemo and coach potter remain from the team that won Champions 2023.
Boostio was a part of the organization since their initial rebuild back in 2021. A number of moves were made, including potter moving from the active roster to a coaching role.
The announcement comes just shy of a two year stay for C0M, who joined the team back in April 2022. He helped the team qualify to their first-ever Challengers, but they were unable to obtain meaningful results in VCT.
By the end of the year, Evil Geniuses were confirmed to be part of the inaugural Americas League, BcJ . They opted to keep their former roster while signing four additional players, including ScrewFace, who joined as part of their reserve roster.
LOCK//IN Sao Paulo would be the organization's first international event. They went out in round two, taking a win against Team Heretics Team Heretics Europe Rank #1 MiniBoo Dominykas Lukaševičius Wo0t Mert Alkan RieNs Enes Ecirli benjyfishy Benjamin David Fish Boo Ričardas Lukaševičius but losing 2-0 to TALON TALON Asia-Pacific Rank #17 Crws Thanamethk Mahatthananuyut JitBoyS Jittana Nokngam primmie Papaphat Sriprapha ban Joseph Seungmin Oh Governor Peter No . Ahead of the Americas League, BcJ was benched for Demon1.
They ended league play with a 4-5 record, squeaking their way into the playoffs where they made a dark horse run to the lower bracket finals. The third place finish earned them spots at Masters: Tokyo and Valorant Champions.
Evil Geniuses were able to carry their playoff momentum into the international events. They finished at the top of their group on both occasions, and only suffered three losses overall, both against the respective grand finalists. However, at Valorant Champions, they were able to overcome defeat, beating Paper Rex Paper Rex Asia-Pacific Rank #3 mindfreak Aaron Leonhart Jinggg Wang Jing Jie f0rsakeN Jason Susanto d4v41 Khalish Rusyaidee something Ilya Petrov 3-1 to hoist the trophy.
A few weeks later, Evil Geniuses announced the release of their reserve roster and allowed ScrewFace to look for offers. Yesterday, Boostio was announced to be a part of 100 Thieves' 2024 roster. Despite the departures, the organization has not named any replacements.
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