thank you all for the support, i will not be leaving esports

— Greg Fields (@idrajit) May 10, 2013

There's no easy way to say this, so I'm just going to say it.

After having him on our roster for nearly three years, we have decided to release IdrA from the Evil Geniuses StarCraft 2 team.

To state the obvious, this was a very difficult decision for us. Over the past several years, we as an organization have grown close to Greg, and we have developed a deep appreciation and respect for him as a person. We consider him a member of our family, and parting ways with him leaves us all with a very heavy feeling in our stomachs.

We have built our company as a players-first organization. This is reflected in a number of already well-known benefits that our players receive, such as the attentiveness of our management, the quality of our on-site facilities, and excellent financial support. And while these are all vital parts of taking a players-first approach, we believe that one of the most important ways to support professional gamers is to stay out of their way.

As most of you are already aware, we let our players be themselves. We believe that our industry's diverse assortment of vibrant personalities plays a huge part in helping make eSports so much fun - for ourselves, and for the viewers. No great novel is without great characters, and we like to let our players find their own roles within the eSports storyline by showcasing the personalities they were born with. We have strict guidelines that regulate certain kinds of more extreme speech, and we take disciplinary action when those guidelines are violated, but for the most part, we stay out of the way.

This is why it was never really an issue for us that Greg can be rude to his opponents in games, or that he usually speaks his mind very bluntly and directly. But, to us, there's a very big difference between a player being disrespectful to an opponent in a ladder match, and a player being disrespectful to the entire community of people who, via their own enthusiasm and passion for the entertainment product he creates, actually make his profession possible.

The eSports industry, and companies like Evil Geniuses, would not be possible without the passion and support of our community. We, as a company, cannot and will not be supportive of anyone who does not show due respect and appreciation for the community that makes everything we do possible.

Thank you for your time, and (hopefully) your continued support of our team.

Sincerely,

Alexander Garfield
CEO, Evil Geniuses

Hello. Here is the official announcement regarding our team and LongDD. Both parties parted ways on a mutual agreement, nobody was hurt (as reported on some forums) and there was no verbal fights. We are really happy that LongDD represented us the recent weeks, and we wish him all the best in the future.

His replacement is none other than DD who fully recovered from his ea surgery. He will practice very hard with them in order to excel in the upcoming tournaments.

Last but not least, The International 3 invite. We are waiting for Valve's decision but no matter what they decide, we will respect it.

Thanks for your support.

Valve made the announcement official, our Chinese team has been replaced by TongFu for The International 3. We will be playing in the East qualifier later this month.

We totally understand Valve's decision, and we hope that you will do the same. We apologize for all those we disappointed, but we will not let you down. We will prepare for the qualifiers, and we will go to Seattle!