 EG acquired Kurtis "Aui_2000" Ling from Cloud9 in December 2014 and Sumail from Pakistan.On August 8, 2015, Evil Geniuses beat CDEC Gaming to win The International 2015, securing a first-time championship and winning a total of 6,616,014, which was one of the largest purses ever awarded in esports.They were also the first American-based team to win the event.