Inven Global had the opportunity to sit down with Danny for an interview after Evil Geniuses' 3-0 victory over 100 Thieves to ask about EG’s rough regular season, their 6-0 weekend, his thoughts on the bot lane meta going into the 2022 Mid-Season Invitational, and much more.
From a middle of the road regular season to a historic playoffs run, Evil Geniuses have shocked the world and showed the true potential of North American teams and players.
While C9 heads home, EG will move on to face Team Liquid in the final match of the post-season's lower bracket to see who meets 100 Thieves in the finals.
After Evil Geniuses secured the 4th seed in the 2022 LCS Spring Playoffs, jungler Kacper "Inspired" Słoma spoke to Inven Global about his first split in North America, the current jungle meta, and his upcoming face-off with Team Liquid jungler Lucas "Santorin" Larsen in the first round of the post-season.
After Evil Geniuses qualified for the 2022 LCS Spring Playoffs, support Philippe "Vulcan" Laflamme spoke to Inven Global about his outlook on the post-season and how EG have grown throughout the Spring Split.
There are only three days left in the 2022 LCS Spring Split, and while Cloud9, Team Liquid, and 100 Thieves have already qualified for the Spring Playoffs, the seven other LCS teams are all still in contention for the final three spots spots in the post-season.
After the conclusion of week 4 of the 2022 LCS Spring Split, Evil Geniuses jungler Kacper "Inspired" Słoma sat down with Inven Global to discuss the team's struggles, his own level of play, and which jungler in the LCS stood out from the rest of the competition.
Jojopyun looked every bit the hyped-up rookie mid laner that LCS fans have been hearing about, giving hope to EG fans that, even if their team got swept by Team Liquid in the Lock In finals, they could be on the track to grow into a dominant LCS team.
After sweeping Cloud9, Evil Geniuses AD carry Kyle "Danny" Sakamaki spoke to Inven Global about EG's form in the 2022 LCS Lock In, the impact of his own success on rookie mid laner Joseph "jojopyun" Joon-pyun's debut, and what he thinks makes EG an organization that can develop North American talent.
Jeong “Impact” Eon-young had been to six consecutive World Championships from 2015 to 2020. Unfortunately in 2021, he didn't make it as Evil Geniuses failed to qualify. It was a comparably
Vulcan debuted in the LCS with Clutch Gaming in 2018 and has played for Cloud9 for the past two seasons.
Evil Geniuses and 100 Thieves played an epic five game series in round 2 of the upper bracket of the 2021 League Championship Series Championship, and while 100 came away from the series as the victor, EG's win in game 4 featured what could be considered as the LCS play of the year by AD carry Kyle "Danny" Sakamaki.
After winning his first series of the LCS Championship against Dignitas, Jiizuke spoke to Inven Global to break down the match, discuss community perception of his current form relative to other points in his career, and compare the approach of Evil Geniuses' current coaches to last year's staff.
With the post-season only two weeks away, Evil Geniuses has made some adjustments to its League of Legends program.
After Evil Geniuses' perfect weekend, support Lee "IgNar" Dong-geun spoke about his team's improvements that led to its recent win streak, his AD carry Kyle "Danny" Sakamaki's debut LCS split thus far, and his former team FC Schalke 04 Esports' sale of its spot in the League of Legends European Championship.
After losing its first match of week 4 of the 2021 League of Legends Championship Series Summer Split to Team Liquid, Evil Geniuses is making a roster change.
Of all roads leading to the League of Legends Championship Series, Kyle "Danny" Sakamaki's is like no other.
Evil Geniuses has made its first move of the mid-season break in the midst of the 2021 Mid-Season Invitational.
TSM will move on in the lower bracket to face the winner of 100 Thieves and Dignitas, who will play against each other tomorrow.
Let's take a look at the teams' performances this season alongside their respective matchups in the 2021 LCS Spring Split and analyze why it will be TSM and Dignitas to survive the weekend while Evil Geniuses and 100 Thieves find themselves eliminated from the LCS Mid-Season Showdown.
