Team Razer and Evil Geniuses to Take the World by Storm
May 21 2019 - 9:00PM
Business Wire
Razer signs on the powerhouse esports team from
San Francisco for two years.
Razer™, the leading global lifestyle brand for gamers, today
announced a new partnership with Evil Geniuses (EG), one of the
longest-running professional esports teams with a worldwide fan
base. This marks Evil Geniuses’ return to Team Razer just as their
Dota 2 team qualified for The International 2019 tournament. The EG
Dota 2 team has been the most consistent in averaging top five
finishes in the last five outings of the intense tournament.
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Team Evil Geniuses joins Team Razer
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Evil Geniuses will be outfitted with Razer’s esports-grade
peripherals including headsets, keyboards, mice, and surfaces
(mouse mats) for all training and tournaments over the next two
years.
Evil Geniuses is well-known for their premier Dota 2 and Call of
Duty (COD) teams, and also has teams competing in Fortnite, Rocket
League, Rainbow Six: Siege, Artifact, Smash Bros., and Street
Fighter V. Their major achievements include winning The
International 2015 Dota 2 Championship and Call of Duty World
League Championship 2018. Their Dota 2 team recently placed third
at the MDL Disneyland Paris Dota 2 Major and is in top form going
into the upcoming The International 2019 tournament.
“Team Razer is proud to partner with Evil Geniuses at the
highest level of esports,” said David Tse, Global Director of
Esports at Razer. “We are always inspired by their passion and
commitment, and our partnership will be fueled by the best of
esports technology and skills.”
The EG Dota 2 team features a pair of star esports athletes:
Artour “Arteezy” Babaev is an Uzbekistan-born Canadian with over
half a million livestream followers. Syed Sumail “SumaiL” Hassan,
the Pakistani esports prodigy, became the youngest player to win
The International Dota 2 Championship and the youngest to surpass
$1 million in esports winnings at the age of only 16. When this
year’s The International tournament kicks off in August and Team EG
takes on some of the world’s best Dota 2 teams in their fight for
another trophy, all eyes will be on them and their teammates.
EG’s COD team features a duo of two-time Call of Duty World
Champions, Jordan “JKap” Kaplan (2015, 2016) and Bryan “Apathy”
Zhelyazkov (2016, 2018). They are the only two players to have made
an appearance in three consecutive Call of Duty Championship Grand
Finals, with JKap also holding the record for most grand finals
appearances out of any COD player (four). Rounding out the 5-man
squad is another Call of Duty World Champion, Dillon “Attach”
Price, who is the youngest player ever to win a COD Championship
(2015, at the age of 18).
“The partnership with Team Razer adds incredible value,” added
Phillip Aram, COO of Evil Geniuses, “Razer’s high-performance
gaming devices are top-tier and give our players a new performance
edge. Razer is the perfect brand with which to enjoy continued
success and to compete for a repeat win at The International.”
For more information on Team Razer
visit https://www.razer.com/team.
For more information on Evil Geniuses:
- Visit the Evil Geniuses website
at www.evilgeniuses.gg
- Download image assets here
- Like the Evil Geniuses
Facebook page
- Follow Evil Geniuses on Twitter
and Instagram
- Subscribe to / join Evil Geniuses on
Twitch and Discord
ABOUT EVIL GENIUSES
Evil Geniuses is a premier professional gaming team with a
worldwide following. Founded in 1999 from humble beginnings, the
team has grown to a place of massive influence as one of gaming’s
best-known brands. Long known by a hallmark of elite players with
unbreaking determination, we are unapologetic in victory and the
world’s best video game team.
ABOUT RAZER
Razer™ is the world’s leading lifestyle brand for gamers.
The triple-headed snake trademark of Razer is one of the most
recognized logos in the global gaming and esports communities. With
a fan base that spans every continent, the company has designed and
built the world’s largest gamer-focused ecosystem of hardware,
software, and services.
Razer’s award-winning hardware includes high-performance gaming
peripherals, Blade gaming laptops, and the acclaimed Razer
Phone.
Razer’s software platform, with over 60 million users, includes
Razer Synapse (an Internet of Things platform), Razer Chroma (a
proprietary RGB lighting technology system), and Razer Cortex (a
game optimizer and launcher).
In services, Razer Gold is one of the world’s largest virtual
credit services for gamers, and Razer Pay is the e-wallet designed
for youth and millennials.
Founded in 2005 and dual-headquartered in San Francisco and
Singapore, Razer has 18 offices worldwide and is recognized as the
leading brand for gamers in the USA, Europe, and China. Razer is
listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (Stock Code: 1337).
Razer – For Gamers. By Gamers.™
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