Reports about Evil Geniuses dropping its entire roster and moving out of North America<\/a> have been circulating since The International 2022 ended, and now it appears another source is confirming the move.\u00a0<\/p>
Following the initial reports, ppd has now seemingly confirmed that EG is releasing its entire current lineup and has reached an agreement to sign a revamped Thunder Awaken roster<\/a>. This move will reportedly see EG pick up Pakazs, Matthew, Pandaboo, Chris Luck, and Wisper\u2014with the latter two swapping over from beastcoast as the two rosters make changes.\u00a0<\/p>
\u201cIt makes sense to me, I think it\u2019s smart,\u201d ppds said<\/a>. \u201cI think Dota <\/em>is just dead in NA and I don\u2019t think there\u2019s a trend that speaks differently.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>
\u201cEG has been looking for a reason to get out of their expensive Dota <\/em>roster for a long time I think,\u201d ppd said<\/a>. \u201cI was thinking if EG actually does well at TI are they going to keep the roster again? But I think this was a perfect storm for them to make a move.\u201d <\/p>
While we don\u2019t know exactly how much EG\u2019s current lineup was costing them in total contracts, Virtus.pro management recently confirmed that the current transfer market for the competitive scene caps out at around $100,000<\/a>. This doesn\u2019t mean all player contracts on tier one teams hover around that mark, but EG has a lot of big names on its roster like Arteezy and Cr1t- that likely make at least double that if not more.\u00a0<\/p>
