Evil Geniuses

Evil Geniuses is a North American esports organization.

Halo 2
Evil Geniuses first entered the Halo scene in 2005, sponsoring a team of Canadians G-SpOt and SadPandaEh The alongside Americans BLACKJAK and StrongSide. Team EG's first tournament was MLG Los Angeles 2005, where they finished 3rd. G-SpOt and SadPanda represented Canada and Evil Geniuses at the 2005 World Cyber Games Finals. They took 2nd at the event, losing only to the American Ogre twins of Team 3D. Team EG returned at MLG Atlanta 2005, where they placed in the top 6. Following Atlanta, Strongside left and was replaced by Mack. At MLG Chicago 2005, Team EG placed top 8, and at the 2005 MLG New York National Championships, they placed top 6, out of the prize money. Team EG returned for the 2006 season with a roster of G-SpOt, Prime, Cypher, and The Bo. They placed 13th at MLG New York 2006. The team disbanded after New York.

Halo 2: Anniversary
Evil Geniuses' return to Halo came 9 years after their first stint. On November 21, the organization announced its roster for HCS Season 1 - iGotUrPistola, Snip3down, and twin brothers Roy and Lunchbox, with coach Towey. EG's first tournament was Iron Games Columbus 2014, where they finished 2nd. After the Grand Finals match against Counter Logic Gaming, Pistola injured his hand. This forced EG to place him on injured reserve and pick up a replacement - Lethul. The new roster's first tournament was UGC St. Louis 2015, where they finished 3rd. Over the following weeks, EG took part in five HCS Online Cups. They won the last two and went into Gamers For Giving 2015 hoping to carry that momentum forward. They did not disappoint at the event, sweeping CLG in the finals for their first live event win. They returned at the HCS Season 1 Finals where they again finished 1st, defeating CLG in the finals. EG's average placing in HCS Season 1 was 1.75. Their total winnings amounted to $64,750.

During the off-season, Pistola officially left the team when it was confirmed that he was joining Cloud9. Their first event of HCS Season 2 was Iron Games Atlanta 2015. They went into the Grand Finals from the Winners Bracket and actually lost the first finals series against Denial eSports, but reversed the result in the second series to win their third straight tournament. Over the following weeks, EG won five of the seven HCS Cups they competed in. They then won HCS Indianapolis, defeating CLG in the finals once again. At the HCS Season 2 Finals, though they defeated CLG in the Winners' Bracket, CLG battled out of the Losers' Bracket for a Finals rematch. CLG took the first series 3-2, but were swept in the second series as EG won its fifth straight tournament and second straight Season Finals, closing out Halo 2: Anniversary as the undisputed kings. EG's average placing in HCS Season 2 was 1.00. Their total winnings amounted to $114,100.

Halo 5: Guardians
The dominant EG squad predictably stayed together through the offseason. In their first Halo World Championship 2016-affiliated tournament, NA Qualifier #1, they continued their official tournament winning streak, defeating Team EnVyUs in the finals. Their streak was broken the following week, as they finished top 4 in NA Qualifier #2. After EG failed to win the next two cups as well, Lethul was confirmed to have left the team on January 21 in a forum post by Snipedown. EG replaced him later that day with Commonly. Despite the last minute change, EG continued their streak of event wins, defeating Lethul and CLG in dramatic fashion in the finals at the X Games Aspen 2016 invitational after losing to CLG earlier in the event in Group Play. In addition to prize money, EG were awarded X Games gold medals for their efforts. The next month at the HWC NA Regional Finals, EG were defeated 4-0 in the semifinals by CLG, ending their historic winning streak with a top 4 finish. At Worlds, EG came out struggling, losing a close series to Renegades in their group. This resulted in a quarterfinals match against CLG, which EG lost 3-0, exiting the tournament with a top 8 finish.

On March 22, two days after the conclusion of HWC 2016, Evil Geniuses announced the release of Commonly and the signing of Suspector, formerly of Team Allegiance. They were invited to the first LAN qualifier for the Pro League, taking place at PAX East 2016, alongside three other teams. EG defeated Team EnVyUs in the finals 4-2, securing their spot in the Pro League. EG had their ups and downs throughout the season, ultimately failing to qualify for the Finals at the last minute on a loss to CLG. They finished 5th in the League overall, enough to secure their spot in the Fall Season.

Shortly after the conclusion of the season, Snip3down unofficially left the team, opting to join Team EnVyUs. Suspector followed suit, joining Enigma6 Group. This left Roy and Lunchbox to recruit Ninja and Victory X, formerly of Cloud9. On August 25, the moves were made official by the organization, as well as the acquisition of Halo legend OGRE2 as a "remote analyst". In their second match of the season, EG made a statement, becoming only the second team to defeat the OpTic Gaming (formerly CLG) roster in an official match since X Games. Prior to this series, EG had not managed to take a single game off of CLG in numerous tournaments and Pro League matches since defeating them at X Games. Over the following weeks, EG had less success, ultimately resulting in the decision to release Victory X and pick up StelluR in his place. Their first event with StelluR was UGC St. Louis 2016, where they finished 3rd, following losses to a hybrid Team EnVyUs/OpTic Gaming lineup and Enigma6 Group. EG started off slowly in the Pro League season with StelluR, losing six straight matches and falling as low as 7th place. In Week 7 of the Pro League, EG turned their performance around, winning their final two matches of the season to finish in 6th place and avoid Relegation. At ME Las Vegas, EG were able to secure wins over Most Wanted (3-0) and Enigma6 (3-2) before falling to EnVyUs 3-2 in the Winners Semis. They were then defeated 3-2 by Str8 Rippin and finished top 6.

On January 12, at the end of the pre-Halo World Championship 2017 season transfer period, Evil Geniuses announced the release of StelluR and Ninja and the signing of ContrA and PreDevoNatoR. The team's first event together was UGC St. Louis 2017. In the Winners Bracket, EG was ousted early by the underdog Inconceivable team. In Losers, they managed to take out Velvet Gaming and Luminosity Gaming in 3-0 sweeps, but could not get past Team Liquid, who defeated them 3-1 to end their event with a top 6 placing. Following the disappointing placing and subsequent online qualifier results, PreDevoNatoR was released by Evil Geniuses on February 23 and replaced by OGRE2, coming out of retirement and moving up from his position as EG's analyst.< Days later, EG notably managed to get its highest placing of the online qualifier series with 3rd place in the fifth and final qualifier. At ME Las Vegas 2017, EG were upset in Winners Round 1 by Team CryptiK, sending them to the Losers Bracket early. They managed a 3-1 victory over Second Nature, but had the unfortunate circumstance of facing Splyce in the next round. Splyce won 3-1 and sent EG home with a top 12 finish. EG's final chance to qualify came in the Last Chance Qualifier. They started off strong with victories over Need Org, Wise Gaming and 3sUP, but were again ousted from the Winners Bracket by Team CryptiK in a 4-1 loss. In the Losers Finals, EG faced tournament favorites Splyce, who were undergoing a dramatic Losers Bracket run after an early loss. EG narrowly lost to Splyce 4-3 and missed out on Worlds.

Following Worlds, EG let Contra and OGRE2 go, replacing them with the young Falcated and the veteran Naded. At their first event, UMG Daytona, EG went winless in Group Play against OpTic Gaming and Str8 Rippin, resulting in an 8th seeded berth in the Championship Bracket. They beat eRa Eternity early on, but could not put a dent in OpTic, who swept them out of Winners. In Losers, they immediately met Luminosity Gaming, who beat them 3-1 to send EG home with a top 12 finish. The following week, both Naded and Towey announced their retirement, paving the way for the acquisition of Mexican phenom Tapping Buttons and the return of OGRE2 in a coaching position. EG struggled for most of the Summer 2017 season, posting a 3-4 record and finishing in fifth place, high enough to bypass the Relegation phase. At the DreamHack Atlanta Finals, EG were upset early by Oxygen Supremacy in a 3-2 loss. After wins over Str8 Rippin, Team Infused and Luminosity Gaming, EG took a hard 3-0 loss from Team EnVyUs and finished in the top six.

Rather than making a roster change, EG went into the Fall 2017 season with an identical roster. They struggled harder than they had in the Summer, finishing in sixth with a record of 2-5. At the DreamHack Denver Finals, EG swept Vexed.Ebuyer in their opening match before falling to Team Liquid in a 3-0 sweep. In the Elimination Bracket, EG defeated Team CryptiK in a close five-game series before falling to Luminosity Gaming 3-0 and finishing in the top eight. On November 3, Evil Geniuses confirmed the retirement of Roy and the release of its roster.