Evil Geniuses win $100,000 US LAN event

Evil Geniuses (Party Astronauts) have claimed the title of Fragadelphia 17 with a prize pool of $100,000, which was held in Philadelphia, USA on September 10-11. In the grand final, Evil Geniuses took over BIG Academy 2:1 – 16:11 on Nuke, 6:16 on Vertigo and 16:9 on Mirage.

During the tournament, Evil Geniuses did not suffer a single defeat. In the group stage, the team bested Vendetta and Detonate, after which knocked out Iron Blood and TeamOne in the playoffs.

The results of the group stage are as follows

The playoff final bracket is:

Prize money distribution:

1.  Evil Geniuses (Party Astronauts) – $40,000
2.  BIG Academy – $20,000
3-4.  Apeks – $10,000
3-4.  TeamOne – $10,000
5-8.  Evil Geniuses (Carpe Diem) – $5,000
5-8.  Iron Blood – $5,000
5-8.  ATK – $5,000
5-8.  Electrify Steel – $5,000

The victory at Fragadelphia 17 brought Evil Geniuses the first trophy since the expansion of their CS:GO division to three teams, which took place in June 2022.