EG Boostio on VCT Americas and in-game leading
When Evil Geniuses were revealed to be one of the 10 teams selected for the VCT 2023: Americas League, many were not convinced of their abilities to find success in 2023. While the team’s 2022 core of Kelden “Boostio” Pupello, Corbin “C0M” Lee, Alexander “jawgemo” Mor, and head coach Christine “potter” Chi found moderate success last year, expectations weren’t as high for this team. However, a 9th-16th place finish at VCT 2023: LOCK//IN proved that this team has so much more to offer moving forward into 2023.
Now, Evil Geniuses look towards the VCT 2023: Americas League as an opportunity to extend their dark horse run to more international VALORANT tournaments. With a bevy of competition in the Americas League, such as LOUD and NRG, the odds are still against them. However, these are the moments where the Evil Geniuses squad shines most.
In this video interview, Esports Illustrated’s Sage Datuin speaks to Evil Geniuses in-game leader Boostio to talk about the team’s performance at VCT 2023: LOCK//IN, what they have been working on since their 2023 debut, and how he has adjusted his in-game leading style with two veterans on the team.
How to watch VCT 2023: Americas League?
You can keep up with the VCT 2023: Americas League by watching all the matches live through the VCT Americas YouTube and Twitch channels.
Sage got his start in esports as a volunteer writer in 2016 for esports organization, Dignitas. Since then, he has continued to work on his craft as a journalist and reporter for a number of established esports publications, such as esports.gg, Unikrn, Akshon Esports, Howla, The Player’s Lobby, Nerd Street Gamers, and most recently Dot Esports. Now, as a member of Esports Illustrated’s content team, Sage’s primary duties are centered around creating groundbreaking written and video content about the esports industry that impacts the community in a meaningful way. Sage graduated from Rutgers University with a Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology and Informatics. There, he was a member of the Rutgers Esports Executive Board, both as the head of the fighting game community and a videographer/photographer for the Content team.