Evil Geniuses reveal VCT 2026 lineup and reunite with world champion C0M

Evil Geniuses has announced its official lineup going into the VCT 2026 season, highlighted by the return of former world champion Corbin Daniel "C0M" Lee.

Mixed results marked Evil Geniuses’ VCT 2025 season. The team began their VCT 2025 campaign with a 7th-8th place finish at VALORANT Champions Tour 2025 - Americas Kickoff. Things reached their highest point in VALORANT Champions Tour 2025 - Americas Stage 1 when the team finished fourth, nearly qualifying for VALORANT Champions Tour 2025 - Masters Toronto 2025.

However, the team was unable to replicate their success from Stage 1, ultimately finishing in 7th-8th place in VALORANT Champions Tour 2025 - Americas Stage 2.

Now, after a rocky VCT 2025 season, Evil Geniuses has officially announced their complete lineup after rebuilding around their longest-standing member, Phat "supamen" Le.

C0m returns to Evil Geniuses as IGL

The new Evil Geniuses VCT 2026 lineup is one highlighted by the return of C0M, who will be taking over the in-game leader role from Nicholas "NaturE" Garrison.

After winning VCT 2023 - Champions with Evil Geniuses, C0M joined Leviatán for two years. In that time, he reached significant heights, including winning VCT 2024 - Americas Stage 2 and finishing third at VCT 2024 - Champions 2024. He will be joined by former Leviatán teammate Anthony "Okeanos" Nguyen, who will be looking to improve upon his exciting rookie season. The two were able to help Leviatán bounce back from their Stage 1 struggles, ultimately finishing Stage 2 in 5th-6th place.

Additionally, okeanos will be joined by another former teammate in the form of VCT newcomer and ex-M80 player Banh "bao" Bao.

Okeanos and bao were strong players in Tier 2 with M80. In their time together, both players were able to reach the Grand Final of the VCL 2025 - North America: Stage 1 before the organisation ultimately left VALORANT midway through the VCL 2025 - North America: Stage 2.

They will be joined by Evil Geniuses’ longest-standing member supamen. He will be playing in his third year with the organisation as the team’s sole remaining member from last year’s iteration.

Brazilian talent to round out EG 2026

The final addition to Evil Geniuses' 2026 lineup will be former Team Solid star Douglas "dgzin" Silva, who will be making his return to the VCT Americas stage. dgzin is a VCT veteran who previously played for FURIA in 2023 and for LOUD at the start of 2025. He found himself playing the final months of the 2025 season for Tier 2 Brazilian squad, Team Solid, where he was a fundamental piece in the team’s qualification for VALORANT Champions Tour 2025 - Ascension Americas. dgzin shone on the VCT Americas Ascension stage as he led the team to a third-place finish, showcasing his Tier 1-level talent.

He will return to the VCT Americas stage with Evil Geniuses, looking to maintain his stellar level of play in 2026.

It will be interesting to see how this new iteration of Evil Geniuses can perform in the VCT Americas league heading into the VCT 2026 season. For now, the new-look Evil Geniuses squad will set its sights on making it back to the international stage.

Evil Geniuses VCT 2026 Lineup

• Corbin Daniel "C0M" Lee
• Phat "supamen" Le
• Anthony "Okeanos" Nguyen
• Banh "bao" Bao
• Douglas "dgzin" Silva
• Christine "Potter" Chi (Head Coach)

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