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Over the coming weeks, I'll be closely evaluating how different iterations of our roster perform alongside feedback from our VCT team. At the same time, we'll continue working closely with team members on our reserve roster as we evaluate the best next steps for their future, whether that's within Evil Geniuses or elsewhere. Developing and creating opportunities for emerging talent is a core principle of our Academy program and an important part of how we operate as an organization, and we'll continue investing in the players and staff who earn those opportunities. Continuous improvement is our expectation, but winning is the standard.

@DaedaGG Feels good to have you back in NA, WELCOME!

Feels good to be back in NA. It's not tier 1, but I'll return soon enough. Will be providing transparency updates through VODs (Twitter uploads are just trolling me right now).

@EvilGeniuses @Dark3stVal W E L C O M E

New #ChallengersNA stage, new IGL. Welcome @Dark3stVal to EG Academy!

Press play on summer. Shop the LIMITED EG Summer Collection.

FLAWLESS run in #VCTGameChangers Stage 2 Open Qualifiers! See you in Swiss!

Come watch #VCTAmericas with us this weekend at TIMEOUT Tea Club! Stop by for FREE drinks and Riot swag!

@Viitoriavlr Thank you vii-- wishing you the best in your next journey!

Obg pela oportunidade, aprendi muito

@biazikfps WELCOME!

Agora sou EG, muito feliz com a oportunidade e trabalhar muito pra alcançar os objetivos, vambora 💙

This summer's gonna be a movie. Shop the LIMITED EG Summer Collection now.

@EvilGeniuses damn.

Take care of yourself. #VCTAmericas

@meco1e Thank you for all of the time and energy you put into our team. Wishing you the best in what comes next

Resigned from EG LFT VCT/VCL Any Region Eager to continue coaching and improving any team I land on. More confident than ever in my coaching abilities and willing to prove that over and over again. Msg me here

The return to VCT. Welcome @Faded_VL as our Assistant Coach.

Welcome to the big stage, @PaincakesVAL and @1zerona.

WE HAVE QUALIFIED FOR THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 🎉 See you all in San Francisco!!

Show Them Who You Really Are The best part about showing up every day as a professional esports player: you were invited into the arena in the first place. That's true whether you're the new player trying to keep up, the one everyone already calls a superstar, or even the player who seems untouched by everything around them. You don't end up in those rooms by accident. At some point, someone saw something in you and made a call. This doesn't disappear just because things get harder or expectations get louder. It's fair to push back on that a little. Esports isn't perfect. Sometimes rosters come together for messy reasons. Sometimes people get chances early, or unevenly, or before they're fully ready. And yes, sometimes you actually are behind the curve when you first get there. None of that is crazy to admit. Being early, however, isn't the same as not belonging. Being unsure doesn't mean you're a mistake. It usually just means you're in the middle of catching up to the level you were brought in for. That tension shows up the same way for almost everyone, just with different flavors. Newer players feel like they're trying not to get exposed. More established players start feeling like they have something to protect. Then there are players who seem completely unbothered-- they just play, they don't overthink, and pressure doesn't really touch them. Some people are naturally low-friction mentally, or they trust their game enough that outside noise doesn't move them much. Don't compare yourself to that third category as the gold standard, because sometimes it just hasn't caught up to them yet either. Over time, if nothing gets in, nothing really changes either.. and no one stays on top forever. In all cases, it shows up in the exact moments that matter-- on stage, in scrims, in reviews, in team discussions. You hold something back, or play something safer, or wait a beat too long to say what you were thinking. If you're reading this thinking, "easy to say, but if I mess up, I actually can get benched"-- you're not wrong. This space is competitive and spots aren't permanent. Shrinking yourself doesn't really protect that either though. It just makes it harder for people to see the version of you they picked up in the first place. Those day-to-day moments are where things start to move as a unit. It won't be in some dramatic, career-defining play, but in small decisions where the frictionless way out is usually the wrong one. Trust a read even if it might be wrong. Speak up in a review even if it comes out a bit rough. Stay engaged when it would be easier to disappear for a few rounds. For younger players, that's usually how the game slows down and starts to feel more like yours. For veterans, it's how you avoid getting tight and stuck playing not to lose. For the players who have always felt unbothered, it's how you keep growing instead of staying the same while everyone around you (including your opponent) levels up. None of this guarantees anything. You can do all of it and still hit rough patches. That's part of the job (and really, it's part of the appeal of this profession.) This isn't about pretending everything works out cleanly. Just don't make it harder on yourself by letting that internal voice run every decision. You were already in the room. If you keep choosing to show up inside it, especially when it's uncomfortable, eventually you stop trying to prove you belong to yourself. Whatever happens after that, at least it's decided on something real and not on a version of you that hesitated and played smaller than you actually are. Whether it works out or not, you won't be stuck replaying the same moments wondering if you ever gave your team the real version of you to evaluate. No one benefits from that. Seriously, ask your mentors and peers-- that's the only version of the story your future self will actually be okay with.

@moobsxd @EvilGeniuses W E L C O M E! That jersey looks great on you

joined @EvilGeniuses for VCL

@mitchfps @EvilGeniuses Pleasure to finally have gotten to know you after so many years crossing paths

Thanks to @EvilGeniuses for believing in me & allowing me to move on to the next chapter. I loved my time as the academy team’s IGL. Very proud to retire as an Evil Genius.

@karonmoser @skiesFPS @masterVL_ 🐐

Love these guys, they put so much into their game. Extremely happy for them taking home the PEC Championship I'll miss @skiesFPS and @masterVL_, but they got to end their collegiate careers on a win

O resultado vem do trabalho. A humildade vem dos dois. Hoje começa um novo capítulo.

@Viitoriavlr WELCOME!!! vii could not do this without you