Evil Geniuses could also be lengthy gone, however the group’s earlier Dota 2 roster has now confirmed all however one participant will stick collectively and compete in North America for the 2023 Dota Professional Circuit—although the stack’s identify is a bit sus.
Following the staff being dropped for EG’s eventual move to South America, Fly famous that he retained management over the NA Division I slot and that the roster will look fairly similar to what it was earlier than. With that, Arteezy, Abed, Cr1t, and Fly have all remained together with BuLba as their coach.
The one participant to depart the squad is Dusk, who returned to Jap Europe after a 12 months in NA—becoming a member of BetBoom’s stacked new lineup.
Fly introduced the returning gamers and BuLba unexpectedly, whereas additionally teasing huge information nonetheless to come back. This contains the yet-unknown fifth participant who will take over for Dusk within the offlane for the upcoming season, with followers already clamoring for the return of Universe or IceIceIce.
As a complete, the roster doesn’t pop off the web page since it’s about as strong of a tier-one lineup as you may get and likewise has a confirmed monitor document that seemingly makes them the early favourite to dominate NA amidst other changes and top talent leaving the region. However the identify that the staff has chosen to start out below will draw eyes attributable to its potential connection to an ongoing monetary controversy.
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The stack’s new identify is Alameda 2018, which doubtlessly ties it to an organization based by former FTX founder and CEO Samuel Bankman-Fried—who’s currently at the center of a massive scandal involving FTX’s chapter. Regardless of that unsavory hyperlink, it does seem that if that is their meant which means, Fly and his crew try to go extra for the messaging of “high returns with no risk” that Alameda promised in a 2018 pitch to traders.
But there may be one other which means that has been introduced up and is extra seemingly: it might merely be a reference to the “Alameda Home” coaching facility that the EG Dota division used for a number of years earlier than its closure in Might 2019 when the org moved to Seattle. This may give it a extra sentimental which means for Arteezy, Cr1t, Fly, and BuLba—who would have used it for a number of lengthy seasons—and offers off a more in-depth vibe to that of Quincy Crew’s naming conventions.
No matter which which means finally ends up being true, or if a little bit little bit of each bleeds into the identification, Alameda 2018 shall be a reputation to observe as the previous EG lineup (plus one) get to work with eyes on The Worldwide 12.
