MaLeK returns to Evil Geniuses as strategic CS:GO coach

French CS:GO coach Damien “⁠maLeK⁠” Marcel has shifted to a strategic coach role within Evil Geniuses today after spending almost four months on the sidelines and with his future uncertain.

MaLeK was brought on to be EG’s head coach in 2022 but he was moved to the inactive roster in May after the lineup led by Jake “Stewie2K” Yip, at the time, failed to qualify for the PGL Antwerp Major, the first Valve-sponsored event of the year. It was revealed later that maLeK and Stewie2K had clashed during his stint with the North American players, according to his former assistant coach Paolo “EVY” Berbudeau.