It's not long since Tsvetelin "CeRq" Dimitrov left Evil Geniuses and left the team without an AWPer. That problem has now been solved as the North American organization has now announced that they are promoting AWPer Jerric “wiz” Jiang to the main roster as AWPer for the BLAST Premier Stage.

21-year-old wiz showed impressive performances while playing for EG Black, which has paid off for the talented AWPer who now will get to play his first-ever international LAN event at BLAST Premier. 

Evil Geniuses fans will have the opportunity to see wiz playing for Evil Geniuses for the first time on January 19th, when the team will face off against Heroic in the BLAST Premier Spring Groups. The match will kick-off at 15:00 (CET).

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Tsvetelin "⁠CeRq⁠" Dimitrov will no longer be a part of Evil Geniuses’ main roster, which also were heavily reported by several media outlets this week. Yesterday evening the North American organization confirmed the news on Twitter.

CeRq ended up representing the Evil Geniuses banner for three years, NRG for two years before that and was an integral part of their big success in 2018-2019. But as the numbers at the bottom of the article show, the Bulgarian’s career has taken a big descent.

- Time flies, five incredible years of being part of first NRG then EG. Forever grateful for the emotions, support and all the things we achieved together. Wishing all the best to the whole team. It's time for a new beginning, CeRq said on [link:{"url":"https://twitter.com/cerq/status/1611045312964984848","isNewTab":true,"text":"Twitter"}].

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Tsvetelin "CeRq" Dimitrov’s days at Evil Geniuses seem to be numbered according to a fresh report by Dust2.us and Ryan Friend. The media outlet state to multiple sources telling them that the Bulgarian AWPer is most likely to depart the North American organization going into the 2023 season.

Following the above-mentioned report, Dexerto could [link:{"url":"https://www.dexerto.com/csgo/sources-cerqs-eg-future-in-doubt-as-team-turns-to-young-trio-for-blast-premier-2022726/","isNewTab":true,"text":"inform "}]that Evil Geniuses has listed three other AWPers on their team sheet for the upcoming BLAST Premier Spring Groups, the first big event of the year – without leaving in CeRq, worth mentioning.

The players Evil Geniuses registered in CeRq’s place are Wesley “viz” Harris (EG White), Jerric “wiz” Jiang (EG Black), and Jeorge “jeorgesnorts⁠” Endicott (Nouns).

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That was Owen “Smooya” Butterfield’s words when talking about his CS:GO colleagues Vincent “Brehze” Cayonte and Tsvetelin “CeRq” Dimitrov and their wages on Evil Geniuses. 

Because according to Smooya, the EG duo is being paid more than $30k a month each by their North American organization.

It was on the latest episode of [link:{"url":"https://www.twitch.tv/hltvorg","isNewTab":true,"text":"HLTV Confirmed"}] where smooya decided to spill the beans. You can watch the sequence in the video below.

There is no official information on the actual contract arrangement between Evil Geniuses and the two players, nor when the contracts were signed. Nonetheless, it's still quite compelling that a team is paying such a high amount of money for two players who've been playing way under their top level for such a long period. 

The entire HLTV Confirmed episode featuring Smooya:

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Everyone loves an underdog. Sadly for Evil Geniuses, however, their journey at BLAST Premier Fall Groups was put to a stop by the Scandinavian Ninjas in Pyjamas just now. 

Whilst Evil Geniuses were expected to be defeated by NiP, the American-based roster put up a great fight against the Scandinavians and put them through a test of all three maps in the Bo3-series. 

Having had a tough last year and struggling with finding things, the Evil Geniuses camp must be somewhat content with how the roster managed to put up a fight against one of the best rosters in the current CS:GO scene. 

A player that has tried to get back to his winning ways is "CeRq". The talented AWP'er from Bulgaria was once one of the most promising talents in CS:GO and has, since hitting a bump in the road, decided to switch his style of playing into a more aggressive one. If you ask the man himself, he will tell you that a big part of his recent performances comes down to his new teammate in "neaLaN": 

To hear more from the just-eliminated "CeRq" about the recent loss, as well as the upcoming future for EG, you can watch the entire interview with him down below: 

The BLAST Premier Spring Showdown consists of a Bo3 single-elimination bracket, which means that every match is life or death. The winner will take one of the remaining two spots at BLAST Premier Spring Final 2022.

Here we give you a run-through of the teams, that we have placed in different brackets; Favorites, Contenders, and Outsiders.

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has throughout the last couple of years cemented themselves as one of the strongest teams in the Americas, and as the best team in Brazil. With a combination of uncontrollable aggression and enormous amounts of talent, this squad has proven to be one of the hardest teams to play against. After acquiring "drop" and "saffee" the team has been trending upwards, and if all their pieces are working they will be very hard to deal with.

Player to watch: {cflag:BR} Andrei "arT" Piovezan is by far the most aggressive player in the world both stylistically and statistically. Furthermore, he is one of the most successful players in opening duels making him an extremely exciting, unique, and entertaining player.

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had a rough start to the year after some big roster changes, but they have started showing why they should still be considered one of the top contenders in America. With "nitr0", who earlier led the team to an Intel Grand Slam, leading a band of star players who are currently performing on an extraordinarily high level, this squad can take on even the toughest opponents. 

Player to watch: {cflag:FR} Richard "shox" Papillon will not deliver the same high numbers as some of his teammates, but the Frenchman is one of the most exciting players to watch when the situations get tough and he can really flex his brain!

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have been together for about three months now, and even though they have not consistently been able to challenge the top-tier teams, they have done exceedingly well against their American rivals. They are a very young team full of talent which means that anything can happen.

Player to watch: {cflag:US} Ricky "floppy" Kernery has been the consistent player on this team. With great fundamentals and an impeccable aim, the 22-year-old rifler is one to look out for.

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is one of the most exciting teams in the world, as they have a very unique approach to the game. It is a team that is hard to play against because you never know what they are going to throw at you. The Brazilian squad has a great track record over the last couple of months, but many of those matches are against lower-tier teams.

Player to watch: {cflag:BR} Jhonatan "JOTA" Willian has been delivering consistently high numbers since he started playing professionally and is right now playing some of his best CS!

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went Brazilian a little more than a year ago, and even though the project was a little uncertain the young roster has flourished under the leadership of "TACO". The team recently picked up "HEN1" as the main AWP'er, and if things fall into place with the ex-FURIA star this is a team that can challenge the big boys.

Player to watch: {cflag:BR} Henrique "HEN1" Teles has not found the level he displayed in 2020 yet, but he will need to if GODSENT want to have a chance at securing the Spring Final spot.

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has had a rough go of it in recent times. They have rarely managed to beat tier 1 or tier 2 teams and will have to shake things up to make an upset.

Player to watch: {cflag:BR} Wesley "hardzao" Lopes needs to step up. He has enormous talent but needs to deliver on a higher level than he has.

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 was also one of the teams that made a roster change at the start of the year, but they have not yet had much success. Even though there are several Major-winners from the old Cloud9 that won the ELEAGUE Boston Major 2018, this constellation can not seem to find the winning ticket.

Player to watch: {cflag:BG} Tsvetelin "CeRq" Dimitrov was once considered one of the best AWP'ers in the world, and he needs to find out how to get back to that level if the Geniuses are to stand a chance.

are at #114 the lowest-ranked team at the event, and not a lot is expected from them. They did however recently beat Imperial twice, both in a Bo3 and a Bo1.

Player to watch: {cflag:BR} Romeu "zevy" Rocco has been a beam of light for the Sharks. The 20-year-old AWP'er will have to play the tournament of his life to make the Sharks' dreams come true.

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Four out of five North American teams clocked in a victory in the second round of the Swiss Group Stage at the Regional Major Ranking tournament in Bucharest for the teams of North and South America.

Most notable was the Team Liquid slaughter of TeamOne. Jonathan "EliGE" Jablonowski and the rest of the Liquid roster looked highly motivated to prove that the early defeat of the day against 00NATION was a fluke.

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Evil Geniuses also retaliated with their first win on European soil in 278 days. Tsvetelin 'CeRq' Dimitrov was pivotal for the North Americans in their 16-5 against 9z.

The North American star of the day was found in Complexity's outstanding 16-5 win against 00NATION. Paytyn 'junior' Johnson went 27-8 in K-D on Nuke against the South Americans to put Complexity 2-0 up on the scoreboard alongside FURIA, Imperial, and MIBR. The four teams are now in a prime position to secure their spot at the Antwerpen Major.

The RMR tournament continues tomorrow. Teams that are 2-0 up or 2-0 down will play BO3 from here on.

Junior

NAVI's Ilya "Perfecto" Zalutskiy had just killed the lone B defender, with the 22-year-old rifler only having to cross the double doors to secure the safe plant. However, there was a problem - Tsvetelin "CeRq" Dimitrov. 

Watch the Bulgarian and his wallbang in today's Pley of the Day.

The big North American esports organization Evil Geniuses has completed the creation of their new superstar roster, with the addition of William “RUSH” Wierzba. The experienced rifler will be the last piece in the lineup which also features profiles like Jake "⁠Stewie2K⁠" Yip and Vincent "⁠Brehze⁠" Cayonte, EG confirmed on Thursday evening.

With the transfer to Evil Geniuses, RUSH returns to activity after having been out of competition since July last year, where he was benched by Complexity after a period of lacklustre results.

- BACK WITH THE BOYS.  Having a break was the perfect mental reset I needed from Complexity to get me into the mindset needed for a fresh project.  I'm looking forward to proving myself again with this group of gamers, RUSH wrote on [link:{"url":"https://twitter.com/RUSH/status/1484229750050766854","isNewTab":true,"text":"Twitter"}]. 

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The revived Evil Geniuses team will get their debut at BLAST Premier Spring Groups in nine days when they take on Vitality in the opening round of the big event. A matchup where we will see the former ELEAGUE Boston Major winner trio of RUSH, Stewie2K and autimatic back on the server together after years apart.

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{cflag:FR} Damien "⁠maLeK⁠" Marcel (coach)

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Last night the Chief Executive Officer at Evil Geniuses, Nicole LaPointe Jameson posted a rather cryptic tweet on her personal Twitter account, starting out “Regarding Evil Geniuses CS:GO…”.

The post looks like to be a quite unusual announcement or teaser for the new-look Evil Geniuses side, which has been rumoured to contain the ELEAGUE Boston Major winners Timothy "⁠autimatic⁠" Ta, Jake "⁠Stewie2K⁠" Yip, and William "⁠RUSH⁠" Wierzba.

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Here is the entire Twitter thread by the EG CEO:

- I know you all want roster news to come Autimatically

- But our official announcement next week will make things easy-Brehze

- In all seriousness, we are here to save NA CS. Get hyped to learn about the team and why they joined starting next week. Give Evil Geniuses a follow to get all the content!

It doesn’t take an expert to identify the hidden players in Jameson’s tweets, as they also correspond with all the players which have been reported to the North American organization. The roster will most likely look like this going into the 2022 season.

{cflag:BG} Tsvetelin "⁠CeRq⁠" Dimitrov 

{cflag:US} Timothy "⁠autimatic⁠" Ta (Not confirmed)

{cflag:US} Jake "⁠Stewie2K⁠" Yip (Not confirmed)

{cflag:US} William "⁠RUSH⁠" Wierzba (Not confirmed)

Timothy “autimatic” Ta’s days at the Valorant organization called T1 are numbered as he will look for a new destination in 2022, the North American wrote in a Twitlonger. The news of his departure from the Valorant side comes after rumours of him returning to competitive Counter-Strike for Evil Geniuses, following an 11-month period away from the game.

- Going into 2022 I will no longer be competing with T1. We didn't get the results we were aiming for but I am so grateful to have been a part of this team. I worked with great people, tried the best I could to improve myself day in and day out, and got to do what I love most - compete, autimatic wrote.

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If the rumours are true, the ELEAGUE Major winners from Boston will team up with Vincent "⁠Brehze⁠" Cayonte and Tsvetelin "⁠CeRq⁠" Dimitrov, who already are signed by Evil Geniuses. The team is led by the profiled French coach Damien "⁠maLeK⁠" Marcel – the newly-departed G2 head coach.

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The transfer of the North American superstar Jake “Stewie2K” Yip to Evil Geniuses seems to be right around the corner, with an agreement between the two parties closing in. That has been reported by [link:{"url":"https://rushbmedia.com/evil-geniuses-close-to-finalizing-stewie2k-transfer/","isNewTab":true,"text":"Rush B Media"}].

The media outlet released a report yesterday about the blockbuster transfer of the current Team Liquid player, stating to have spoken with sources who can confirm the rumours. The rumours of a potential shift between EG and Liquid came out right before Christmas, where it also was reported that Timothy “autimatic” Ta is set to join the North American organization.

Evil Geniuses has at the moment only two active players on their lineup, as Vincent “Brehze” Cayonte and Tsvetelin “CeRq” Dimitrov are the only two individuals left standing after a substantial rebuild project. Besides Stewie2K and autimatic, OG’s Valdemar “valde” Bjørn Vangså is also rumoured to be acquired by the North Americans.

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{cflag:DK} Valdemar “valde” Bjørn Vangså

{cflag:FR} Damien “maLeK” Marcel (Coach)

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In the first elimination match of the day, we have Vitality facing Evil Geniuses. The French side comes into this match as huge favorites, as the results of EG have been extremely underwhelming. The first two matchups for the American side were losses against FaZe and Copenhagen Flames, at 16-6 and 16-2. They would need a massive performance boost to survive at the Major. The first map picked by EG was Inferno, then Vertigo picked by Vitality and Dust2 would be the decider if needed.

The favorites from France started fast going up 4-0 and rapidly building their economy by only losing two players during these rounds. EG answered back with force, stringing together three rounds together before being obliterated by a sinister “shox” ace. EG managed a couple more rounds by having “Brehze” break down the Vitality defense, but the Frenchmen would go into the second half with a lead of 10-5.

The American Geniuses started out great in the second half, picking up momentum in the pistol round and converting it into seven rounds in a row, going up 12-10. That’s when the fun stopped as the Frenchmen found form and took three. Vitality were not able to put up any more resistance on their T-side and EG takes the victory on their own map pick at 16-13 and shows that they have more fight in them than they showed yesterday.

The second map would take place on the construction site of Vertigo. The map pick of Vitality would grant them the first three rounds. But EG looked solid and were able to keep the economy low for the French side. This would be crucial as the Geniuses managed to break the Vitality side and take five rounds for themselves. For a moment it looked like EG would complete the upset at 2-0, but after their five-round win-streak, Vitality totally crushed them, taking all the all every single round from that point on. Vitality takes the map 16-5, ending on a streak of 13 rounds in a row.

Dust2 was to be the final stand that would decide the fate of EG and Vitality at this Major. The Geniuses would get the first foot out the door as they took down the pistol round. Vitality shut them down fast with the force-buy and began to build their lead. The American squad struggled throughout the first half to figure out how to crack the French defense. “CeRq” was not done at this Major and helped carry his team to five rounds on the T-side.

EG would start fastest again taking the first two of the second half. The American squad kept fighting as hard as they could getting a round here and there, but it just did not seem like enough, as the French powerhouse possessed too much firepower and reached series-point at 15-9. “MICHU” managed to keep his team in contention a little longer, but it was all for naught as the Frenchmen were able to close it out at 16-12

Vitality – Evil Geniuses 2-1 | PGL Major Stockholm Legends Stage

13-16 (Inferno) | {cflag:US} Brehze – 1.41 Rating / 24-18 K-D / 102.5 ADR

16-5 (Vertigo) | {cflag:FR} ZywOo – 1.58 Rating / 20-11 K-D / 92.5 ADR

16-12 (Dust2) | {cflag:FR} Kyojin – 1.31 Rating / 21-14 K-D / 70.4 ADR

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It will be Team Liquid, FURIA, GODSENT, paiN, and Evil Geniuses who will represent North America at the upcoming PGL Major in Stockholm.

The last spot was decided late last night, where Evil Geniuses won the fifth place decider against EXTREMUM.

EG won Nuke by 16-6, and then went on to lose Mirage 16-13.

Inferno was set as the decider. Here it was all even at the break with an 8-7 score in favor of EG. But in the second half, EXTREMUM could not find a way through the defense of EG. The former 100 Thieves core ended their Major dream by losing all rounds in the second half.

Evil Geniuses is currently placed third in the NA RMR standings giving them a legend spot at the upcoming Major. That could be changed tonight when paiN has the opportunity to win enough points to take over third place. paiN will need to beat Team Liquid in the third-place decider to claim the spot.

EXTREMUM – Evil Geniuses (1-2) | IEM Fall 2021 North America

6-16 (Nuke) | {cflag:US} oBo – 1.59 Rating / 22-11 K-D / 97.2 ADR

16-13 (Mirage) | {cflag:NO} jkaem – 1.54 Rating / 27-16 K-D / 100.7 ADR

7-16 (Inferno) | {cflag:US} oBo – 1.63 Rating / 24-13 K-D / 102.7 ADR

MVP: {cflag:BG} Tsvetelin "CeRq" Dimitrov| 1.30 Rating / 54-36 K-D / 79.2 ADR

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It is exactly one year ago that the North American Organization from Evil Geniuses was placed first on HLTV’s world ranking. EG had finished the summer of 2020 with a hat-trick of victories in BLAST Premier Spring 2020 Americas Finals, cs_summit 6 NA, and ESL One Cologne 2020 NA.

The strong summer was replaced by a year of disaster as EG did not manage to reach one single Grand Final. Even a spot in the playoffs was a rare sight in the rest of 2020 and all of 2021, where several roster changes began to shake the foundation of the team to a point, where the CEO of Evil Geniuses had to come forward to state that “EG would not be leaving CS:GO” as many other NA teams had done. The downfall of EG has placed them at 40th place in the world ranking at the latest update.

For Tsvetelin "CeRq" Dimitrov the last year has also been rough. The AWP’er has struggled to produce the same numbers as previous years, which has taken its toll on the Bulgarian.

- It is horrible. Since I have never been in such a spot it is very hard. But I am getting through it, he tells Pley.gg.

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The 21-year-old could easily have passed his mediocre results on the fact, that the team around him has been dysfunctional. But for "CeRq" it is the other way around.

- If I am not performing it has nothing to do with the team and the structure. It is on me. I think it is completely my fault, and I am just trying to fix it, he states.

Together with his coach, Damian "daps" Steele he is trying to hit the reset button to find his way back.

- We went away from my style a little bit and I went into being a supportive AWP’er, and that is not where my strength is. So we are trying to figure out how to revert it back and have more structure around me at the start of the rounds. We are trying to make it so I am a little more aggressive now, he tells in a call from Mexico, where EG is currently bootcamping.

With daps and SPELLAN as stand-ins, EG made another quick exit from BLAST Premier Fall Groups, where CeRq and the rest of the roster had to leave another tournament without a single win. This time the roster changes were a result of a much-needed break for Vincent "Brehze" Cayonte and Peter "stanislaw" Jar, who had to take some time off to be able to recharge the batteries.

- It is hard for people to keep their motivation up. It was very demotivating to once again play a tournament without the full roster, but it was for personal reasons which we all understand. We gave them the time they needed, and now we are back. It is like one month delay to what we wanted, but it is how it is, the 21-year-old Bulgarian says.

When asked about the general mood in the EG camp, the answer is perhaps a bit unexpected.

- When we were at BLAST Premier Fall Groups it was a fun event for us. Damian "daps" Steele told us, that there was zero pressure because we were playing with two stand-ins. We did not get mad at each other and used it as a practice for the core of the team. Now we are all together again and I can honestly say, that the mood is not as bad as people think it would be. We just got back together and everyone is excited to play again. We want to get back to where we were at. I think the mood is better than ever. I just hope it stays this way.

Tsvetelin "CeRq" Dimitrov and the rest of the EG roster is scheduled to take part in the North American RMR event next week, while they will have to fight their way to a top-two spot at the BLAST Premier Fall Showdown event to qualify for the BLAST Premier Fall Finals in Copenhagen in November. 

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Dust 2 is, probably, the most iconic map within the official Counter-Strike map pool. Whilst it is iconic and beloved by many players and fans across the world it is also one of the most discussed maps within the professional CS:GO scene. With plenty of open spaces and its infamous "double doors" allowing you to cut off rotations from the moment the round starts, it is either hated or loved. 

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The Bulgarian AWP'er from Evil Geniuses put more fuel on the fire when he managed to do something outrageous against FaZe in yesterday's Bo3-series. Posting up with his AWP in T-spawn he manages to hit, not only one but two enemies through the "double doors". In a matter of 4 seconds, the round concluded with a save from FaZe after losing a player and almost a second one. Take a look at how "CeRq" managed to win a round in just 4 seconds: 

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There are important RMR points at stake at CS_Summit 8, where the best teams in the NA regions fight for qualification for the upcoming Major in Stockholm.

For Bad News Bears, and Evil Geniuses the battle ended last night after two straight defeats. Both leave the tournament with 950 points.

Evil Geniuses was eliminated by FURIA, who is now set to rematch O PLANO for the last spot in the playoffs from Group A.

In Group B it was EXTREMUM who got the better of Bad News Bears. The ex-100 Thieves core will now have to deal with Team Liquid in the decider for a playoff spot.

Bad News Bears

Usually found with an AWP in hand, CeRq had a very limited domestic scene to work within, and quickly found himself outgrowing the best Bulgaria had to offer. The Bulgarian AWPer has throughout his carrier always proved the doubters wrong, even though he was perhaps never meant to be an international star. His incredible talent has allowed him to not only prove everyone wrong, but make Evil Geniuses one of the strongest teams in the world.

In the Group A opening match at cs_summit 8, Evil Geniuses and CeRq took upon the Brazilian-side from paiN in an exciting matchup, which they unfortunately lost 2-1. Despite the loss, CeRq proved that he is not only a dangerous AWP player but also a very stellar rifler, presenting his 1v3 clutch.

Despite losing the match in the end, Evil Geniuses put up a strong fight to stay alive in the match against Virtus.pro.

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In the end, both tarik and CeRq had some incredible moments during the Overtime. Watch them here.

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They called it the "Group of Death" beforehand. With three of the world's top five teams stuffed in Group D, there is certainly a lot of exciting CS:GO action to come. In the last match of the day, Astralis was tasked with the job to follow up on the other two favorites, who took home victories earlier today.

EG picked Nuke. Previously a safehold for Astralis, but lately the Danes have been shaky on the nuclear ground. They started well though and quickly made it 4-1 in their favor. EG's new man on the roster, "oBo" had a rough start only getting his first kill in round 12! The young American slowly fought his way back end ended up redeemed himself in the second half, where EG managed to break Astralis and win Nuke by 16-12.

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oBo transferred to Evil Geniuses in the start of March.

The two rosters took the elevator up in the sky to continue the fight on Vertigo. After a good first half from Astralis, the Danes continued on their CT-side taking five in a row to establish a big 14-6 lead. Astralis won the map 16-10, after a brilliant performance from Peter "dupreeh" Rasmussen, who won his opening duels 6:0.

The match went on to Inferno. Here EG managed to take an early lead after a fourth-round situation, where Astralis had a favorable 3vs1 situation. The Danes somehow blew the opportunity and lost the round along with their economy.

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The first half ended with a bit of a thrashing with a 12-3 lead and annoyance in the Astralis camp.

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Astralis came out winning the pistol round in the second half, but then again threw a round, where they should have won. In the end, Evil Geniuses came out firing on all cylinders, with great calling from in-game leader Peter 'stanislaw' Jarguz, while 'oBo', 'CeRq', and 'Brehze' all had great moments on the last map. EG takes a big scalp and opens up Group D completely with their win against Astralis.

Astralis - Evil Geniuses 1-2 (12-16, 16-10, 7-16)

MVP: Vincent 'Brehze' Cayonte - 1.26 rating / 65-48 K-D / 86.7 ADR

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