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In a surprising development earlier today, Eduardo “PR Balrog” Perez announced that after his contract expires on December 31st, he will not be re-signing with Evil Geniuses in 2017, instead choosing to bring an end to his 52-month tenure with the company, that began back in August 2012.

Noting that there is no animosity between the two parties–with the split being fully amicable–Perez noted that he wants to go it alone in the new year.

I basically want to gather sponsors for myself, instead of being on a team, and I feel that’s going to be more like a personal growth of a brand of myself, instead of being in a team and promoting them, etc. I want to promote myself now. I think that’s the smart thing to do in the long-term.

In terms of his other plans for 2017, ‘Rog said that he wants to stream more, and will actually get a set schedule for his broadcasts, as well as hoping to acquire lots of sponsors for it. Perez also wanted to insure that the “retirement rumors” wouldn’t start cropping up again in the wake of his departure.

Another thing, please, I’m not retiring. I know that you guys want to keep that joke alive, “when is he gonna retire? Blah, blah, blah,” but no, I’m here to stay. I will be here for a long, long time.

In closing, Perez wanted to thank EG for the opportunity, as well as his teammates, claiming that he’ll always “bleed blue.” You can see the announcement video below.

We here at Shoryuken would like to wish PR Balrog the best in his future endeavors, and we look forward to seeing him at more tournaments in 2017!

Source: PR_Balrog