Evil Geniuses.ca

Team Information

Location:

United States

Region:

North America

Approx. Total Winnings:

$1,500

Games:

Counter-Strike

Links

History

Created:

2009-01-21

Disbanded:

2009-04-30

Evil Geniuses.ca was a sister team of the well-known American Evil Geniuses, fielding a fully Canadian roster in Counter-Strike alongside the main lineup. In 2009 the team was shut down indefinitely.

History[edit]

In early 2009, Evil Geniuses announced their highly anticipated new Canadian lineup, a little while after revealing their North American lineup in December, 2008.

We left no stone unturned, and really considered every possible roster combination available to us. We thought long and hard about our options, and came to the conclusion that this group of players was the best fit for EG. 2008 was a great year for Sway Gaming's Counter-Strike team, and Dave, Matt, and Wilson played a huge role in that success. We think that teaming them up with Nick and Halston, two of our most talented, dedicated players, will help EG to once again raise the standards for Canadian Counter-Strike.
Alex Garfield, Executive Director (^[1])

The new team would play for a few months before Evil Geniuses would shut it down, with CEO Alex Garfield citing that he felt this "was not the best way to reach out and represent the Canadian community"^[2], and that Evil Geniuses decided for the first time in five years that they would not have a Canadian roster. The players chose to return to their former squad - Sway Gaming.

I feel it is an appropriate decision for us to step down. EG deserves nothing but the best, and I don't feel we can properly represent the organization at this point in time. Various obligations in our personal lives have left us with little time to adequately prepare.
Matt “adr” Caverly (^[2])

Despite promising to find a new lineup, and that this was not a permanent move, the team has not been active since.

Timeline[edit]

2009

January 21st - Evil Geniuses announce a new canadian lineup consisting of chosen, Tekn1kal, adr, heller, and ryennn, formerly of team Sway Gaming. ^[1]
April 30th - The team releases its players and announce the Canadian division of Evil Geniuses will be inactive for an indefinite period of time. ^[2]

Player Roster[edit]

Former[edit]

Former Squad
ID	Name	Join Date	Leave Date	New Team
adr	(Matt Caverly) Matt Caverly	Join Date: 2009-01-21 ^[1]	Leave Date: 2009-04-30 ^[2]	Sway Gaming
Tekn1kal	(Halston Bellintani) Halston Bellintani	Join Date: 2009-01-21 ^[1]	Leave Date: 2009-04-30 ^[2]	Sway Gaming
chosen	(Nicolas Lalonde) Nicolas Lalonde	Join Date: 2009-01-21 ^[1]	Leave Date: 2009-04-30 ^[2]	Sway Gaming
heller	(Dave Marentette) Dave Marentette	Join Date: 2009-01-21 ^[1]	Leave Date: 2009-04-30 ^[2]	Sway Gaming
ryennn	(Wilson Chen) Wilson Chen	Join Date: 2009-01-21 ^[1]	Leave Date: 2009-04-30 ^[2]	Sway Gaming
YaYooo-	(Pedro Morim) Pedro Morim	Join Date: 2009-??-??	Leave Date: 2009-04-30 ^[2]	Sway Gaming
a2z	(Armeen Toussi) Armeen Toussi	Join Date: 2009-??-??	Leave Date: 2009-04-30 ^[2]	Sway Gaming

Former Players
ID	Name	Join Date	Leave Date	New Team
evaN	(Evan Ahlberg) Evan Ahlberg	Join Date: 2009-??-??	Leave Date: 2009-??-??
phys1ks	(Daniel Black) Daniel Black	Join Date: 2009-??-??	Leave Date: 2009-??-??

Organization[edit]

Former Organization
	ID	Name	Position	Join Date	Leave Date	New Organization
	FuzzyHat	Ian Olson	Manager	2009-??-??	2009-??-??

Results[edit]

References[edit]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 ^1.5 ^1.6 aMies (2009-01-21). "EG announces canadian team". compLexity. Retrieved 2016-10-18.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 ^2.4 ^2.5 ^2.6 ^2.7 ^2.8 ^2.9 aMies (2009-04-30). "EG.ca Reverts to Sway Gaming". compLexity.

[eg_pick_canadian_team-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 ^1.5 ^1.6 aMies (2009-01-21). "EG announces canadian team". compLexity. Retrieved 2016-10-18.

[eg.ca_released-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 ^2.4 ^2.5 ^2.6 ^2.7 ^2.8 ^2.9 aMies (2009-04-30). "EG.ca Reverts to Sway Gaming". compLexity.

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[2]

Date	Placement	Tier	Type		Result		Prize
2008-11-21	7th - 8th	S-Tier	Offline	IEM III American Championship Finals	0/0/3	Grp. S.
2008-10-18	7th - 8th	S-Tier	Offline	IEM III Global Challenge Montreal	14 - 16
2008-06-22	2nd	A-Tier	Offline	WCG Pan-American 2008	16 - 5		$1,500
2008-01-09	4th	Qualifier	Offline	KODE5 USA 2008	FF - W
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Date	Time	Tier	Type			Score	vs. Team
2008-11-21	10:30 EST	S-Tier	Offline	IEM III American Championship Finals	IEM III American Championship Finals	FF : W	EG
2008-11-21	09:30 EST	S-Tier	Offline	IEM III American Championship Finals	IEM III American Championship Finals	FF : W	MoB
2008-11-21	08:30 EST	S-Tier	Offline	IEM III American Championship Finals	IEM III American Championship Finals	FF : W	Gravitas
2008-10-18	20:25 EST	S-Tier	Offline	IEM III Global Challenge Montreal	IEM III Global Challenge Montreal	2 - 16	mibr
2008-10-18	18:30 EST	S-Tier	Offline	IEM III Global Challenge Montreal	IEM III Global Challenge Montreal	14 - 16	EG
2008-10-18	18:00 EST	S-Tier	Offline	IEM III Global Challenge Montreal	IEM III Global Challenge Montreal	17 - 13	Dynamo
2008-10-18	15:00 EST	S-Tier	Offline	IEM III Global Challenge Montreal	IEM III Global Challenge Montreal	9 - 16	SK
2008-06-22	14:15 BRT	A-Tier	Offline	WCG Pan-American 2008	WCG Pan-American 2008	5 - 16	EG
2008-06-22		A-Tier	Offline	WCG Pan-American 2008	WCG Pan-American 2008	16 - 5	mibr
2008-01-09	12:00 PST	Qualifier	Offline	KODE5 USA 2008	KODE5 USA 2008	FF : W	PhrenetiK
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