Stephano suspended by Evil Geniuses

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Evil Geniuses’ Ilyes “Stephano” Satouri has been suspended without pay for the remainder of October following his recent inappropriate comments. Please read the full press release for more information.

To EG Fans, eSports Enthusiasts, and Concerned Members of the Gaming Community,

Today, Evil Geniuses announces that French Zerg player Ilyes “Stephano” Satouri has been suspended without pay for the remainder of October, following his recent inappropriate comments. He will be ineligible to participate in all online and offline competitions during the month of October, including the upcoming GD Invitational and DreamHack Bucharest tournaments for which he was previously signed up. We sincerely apologize to the respective organizers of these tournaments for any inconvenience the last-minute cancellations may cause.

That apology, however, obviously comes as secondary to a much more significant and direly-needed apology for Stephano’s inexcusable comments themselves. An apology in his own words can be found at the bottom of this post, but additionally, everyone at Evil Geniuses – including management, players, and staff – would like to sincerely apologize for these comments. They do not reflect our company’s sense of morality, behavior and propriety, and they will not be tolerated.

The full extent of the ramifications for Stephano’s comments is yet to be determined. The decision to suspend him, without pay, for the rest of October is final, but the situation is still being reviewed internally at EG, and we do not consider the matter closed as of yet.

We’d like to thank everyone in the gaming community for your patience, and we once again apologize for this incident. For those interested in reading it, Ilyes’ personal apology follows immediately below this note.

Sincerely,

Evil Geniuses

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Ilyes “Stephano” Satouri’s Apology: “I want to very sincerely apologize to all of my fans, my teammates and management at EG, all of EG’s sponsors, and the rest of the community for my comments last week. They were insensitive, inappropriate, way over the line, and are deserving of the serious ramifications I have received from my team. I accept responsibility for my mistake, and I will be more careful in the future.”

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On October 13 2012 08:26 Torte de Lini wrote:
Good, it's been awhile since the Koreans have won any foreign events.

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On October 13 2012 08:26 Torte de Lini wrote:
Good, it's been awhile since the Koreans have won any foreign events.

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On October 13 2012 08:26 Torte de Lini wrote:
Good, it's been awhile since the Koreans have won any foreign events.

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On a more serious note, it's good to see both a public apology and consequences for these actions. ROOT did something similar with the Destiny situation and that was commending also. Regardless if we agree or not, it's good to see EG make their own decisions on their own morals (whether pressured by sponsors or not doesn't change much for me personally).

good on them.

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On October 13 2012 08:29 RoninShogun wrote:
Wait so is he still going to Korea?

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On October 13 2012 08:29 RoninShogun wrote:
Wait so is he still going to Korea?

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Evil Geniuses wrote:
What curse?

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On October 13 2012 08:29 Sumahi wrote:
I need some context. What did he say?

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