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Evil Geniuses acquires female CS:GO roster

fragster Daria Belous 18. August 2022

North American esports organization Evil Geniuses has expanded its presence in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive with a new female roster. The team includes female esports players from China, Canada and the United States, according to information revealed by the club.

EG signed members of the little-known American club Sacrifice, including their coach. This mix is only a newbie on the pro CS:GO scene as they played only three matches under the former tag. However, Evil Geniuses seems to admit the team’s competitive potential. 

With this acquisition, tt seems like Evil Geniuses has decided to dive deeper into the female professional esports scene. At the beginning of August, they also acquired a women’s Valorant roster, which debuted under the club’s tag at the recent 2022 Astral Clash Finals and took first place. 

What about the players? 

Kiara “milk” Makua is the most experienced and eminent player on the new EG women’s team. She has been on the professional CS:GO scene since December 2017, when she defended the Team Dignitas Female title for four years before joining Sacrifice. 

As part of Dignitas Female, milk has taken the first spot at 2018 GIRLGAMER Esports Festival and placed second at the 2019 GIRLGAMER Esports Festival. But the most important achievement can surely be called the champions title at the Intel Challenge Katowice 2018 and 2019, all with the same Dignitas squad. 

Since 2020, milk has left CS:GO and tried her powers on the Valorant pro scene, however,  EG made her return to the previous discipline. The other girls entered professional esports only this year, moreover, for empathy and Jesscas, those three games for Sacrifice was actually their first professional experience.

Evil Geniuses Female line-up

  • Anna “lovergirl” Gutierrez
  • Kiki “PiggyKiKi” Long
  • Ciara “milk” Makua
  • Jesscas
  • empathy
  • onter (coach)

Road to ESL Impact League 

EG’s newly formed female CS:GO team will make their first appearance at the ESL Impact League Season 2, which is a division for female CS:GO rosters to compete on a professional level. The league’s next tournament is set to take place from November 25-27 on LAN in Sweden, with $123,000 up for grabs.

The event will cover Europe, North America, South America, South Africa and Asia. While some of the more prominent squads were invited by organizers, others can enter the competition via open qualifiers. The first finishers from regional competitions will advance to the main league and compete for the title of the best. Regional qualifiers for the championship start on September 4.

Header credit: Evil Geniuses