Let's take a look at how four different coaches from LCS organizations approached working with amateur talent at NASG 2019, and in doing so, examine how their respective approaches benefitted the players, the organizations, and the community at large.
On the 4th (KST), DragonX announced Jeong "Chovy" Ji-hoon as their newest starting mid laner for their League of Legends team. With this addition to their roster,, two former Griffin players have now
Daniele Jiizuke di Mauro - AKA the Italian Stallion - has come to the LCS in perhaps the most on-brand signing of the entire off-season, joining Evil Geniuses. Read more about the EU mid laner and how he fits in the team here:
The newest org in the LCS franchise, Evil Geniuses, has had a busy off-season. They've now announced Irean as their head coach, who was most recently on CLG as a strategic coach. Learn more about Irean and EG's moves here:
Colin "Kumo" Zhao will join Jungler Dennis "Svenskeren" Johnsen, Bot Laner Bae "Bang" Jun-sik, and Support Tristan "Zeyzal" Stidham as confirmed members of the EG roster.
Evil Geniuses returns to the LCS after four years away, but not choosing to recycle the FOX roster, EG had a lot of work to do and little time to do it. So far they've got three great picks! Here's how they look:
The 2019 Honda Scouting Grounds Draft has concluded, and these are your drafted players with their respective teams. As expected, KatEvolved claimed first pick, see the rest here:
Sources close to Inven Global report that EG has bought IMT's NASG 2019 draft pick for an undisclosed amount. EG now has the first and fifth overall draft pick. Read more here:
According to a report by ESPN Esports' Jacob Wolf, Evil Geniuses is set to acquire Jungler Dennis "Svenskeren" Johnsen and Support Tristan "Zeyzal" Stidham from Cloud9 ahead of the 2020 LCS season.
If there was any doubt that Evil Geniuses had made its return to the Counter-Strike: Global Offensive competitive scene, it's time to shoot those doubts into the sun.
The first Semifinals match of ESL One New York 2019 featured a tense, back-and-forth match between Astralis and Evil Geniuses. The second Semifinals match, which featured Evil Geniuses and G2 Esports, was nothing like that.
ESL One New York 2019 continued with the Group Stage on day 2, with both Semifinals set by the end of the day. Group A featured a single best-of-three sandwiched into three Group B matches to decide who would play on the Barclays Center stage in Brooklyn this weekend. Let's take a look at how ESL One NY day 2 played out.
Esports organization Evil Geniuses just had its most important day in years. The organization finalized its acquisition of the NRG Esports Counter-Strike: Global Offensiver roster, and is set to acquire the open franchise spot that previously belonged to Echo Fox.
CHICAGO, May 29, 2019 (PR NEWSWIRE) – With the acquisition of Evil Geniuses, a premier global esports team, PEAK6 Investments is in for the win. Headquartered in Seattle, Evil Geniuses carries a
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