| Danny | ||
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| Background Information | ||
| Name | Kyle Sakamaki | |
| Country of Birth | United States | |
| Birthday | December 4, 2003 (age 20) | |
| Residency | Americas | |
| Prev Residencies | North America | |
| Competitive | ||
| Role | Streamer | |
| Competitive IDs | Shiro, Dan | |
| Soloqueue IDs | NA: Monty de la Cruz, Dan 7 | |
| Social Media & Links | ||
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Kyle "Danny" Sakamaki is a League of Legends esports player, previously content creator for Evil Geniuses. He was previously known as Shiro and Dan.
There is a disambiguation page associated with the name Danny. Three other players share this ID.
Team History
| Team | Start | End | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Zenith Esports | Aug 20202020-08-01 | Dec 20202020-12-11[1] | 4mo 10d | ejel | ||
 EG Prodigies | Dec 20202020-12-11[3] | May 20212021-05-14[2] | 5mo 3d | ejel | ||
| Evil Geniuses | May 20212021-05-14[2] | Feb 20232023-02-27[4] | 1yr 9mo | Inactive ejel | ||
| Evil Geniuses | Feb 20232023-02-27[4] | ≈Jun 2023≈2023-06-10[5] | ≈3mo 11d | ejel |
| Team | Start | End | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zenith Esports | Aug 20202020-08-01 | Dec 20202020-12-11[1] | 4mo 10d | ejel | ||
| EG Prodigies | Dec 20202020-12-11[3] | May 20212021-05-14[2] | 5mo 3d | ejel | ||
| Evil Geniuses | May 20212021-05-14[2] | Sep 20222022-09-06[6] | 1yr 3mo | ejel | ||
| Evil Geniuses | Sep 20222022-09-06[6] | Feb 20232023-02-27[4] | 5mo 21d | Inactive ejel | ||
| Evil Geniuses | Feb 20232023-02-27[4] | ≈Jun 2023≈2023-06-10[5] | ≈3mo 11d | ejel |
News
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023
- 2024
 ZEN | August 1, Gible, RoseThorn, Dan, and Ido (Coach) join. Aspect rejoins. Daption joins as substitute. | |
| ZEN | December 8, Dan renames to Shiro. | |
| ZEN | December 11, Srtty, Tomio, Aspect, Shiro, Mist, Jojopyun, Loyal, and ido (Coach) leave.[1] | |
 EG.P | December 11, Srtty, Tomio, Aspect, Shiro, Mist, and ido (Head Coach) join.[3] | |
| EG.P | December 29, Srtty, Tomio, Aspect, Shiro, and Mist's contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 6 November 2021.[8] |
| EG.P | May 14, Shoryu and SkyTec join. Mist leaves. Shiro leaves for main roster.[2] | |
| EG | May 14, Shiro joins from academy roster. Deftly leaves.[2] Shiro renames to Danny.[2] | |
| EG | May 17, Danny's contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 21 November 2023.[9] | |
| EG | December 23, Danny's contract is extended.[10] Danny's contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 19 November 2024.[11] |
| EG | February 27, Danny (Bot to Content Creator) changes position.[4] | |
| EG | June 10 (approx.), Danny (Content Creator) leaves.[5] |
 F/A | October 31, Danny changes residency from North America to Americas. |
Biography[]
2021 Season[]
Danny's first team was the amateur organization Zenith Esports, which he joined at the beginning of the season and with whom he played using the ID Dan. After strong performances in RCL Season 10 and UPL 2020 Fall, the entire Zenith roster was acquired by Evil Geniuses and renamed to Evil Geniuses Prodigies. At this time, Dan renamed to Shiro. The team played in the LCS Proving Grounds 2021 Spring and finished 5-6th, with Shiro being a standout performer. Although only 17 and having never played in Academy, Shiro was promoted to Evil Geniuses' LCS squad to replace Deftly for the Summer Split. Upon his promotion, he renamed again, this time to Danny.
Trivia[]
- Started playing League of Legends when he was 6 years old, first reached Challenger when he was 14, and debuted in LCS when he was 17.
- Looks up to Ruler.
- Is from Honolulu, Hawaii.
Individual Awards[]
- LCS 1st All-Pro Team (2022 Summer)
- LCS 2nd All-Pro Team (2021 Summer)
- LCS Rookie of the Year (2021)
Pentakills
| Date | Region | Tournament | Team | Vs | Champion | Pos | W/L | KDA | SB | VOD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-04-23 | North America | LCS 2022 Spring Playoffs |  |  | Jinx | Bot | W | 8/2/0 | Link | Link |
| 2022-04-17 | North America | LCS 2022 Spring Playoffs | |  | Zeri | Bot | W | 5/1/8 | Link | Link |
| 2022-02-05 | North America | LCS 2022 Spring | |  | Zeri | Bot | W | 7/1/4 | Link | Link |
| 2022-01-23 | North America | LCS 2022 Lock In | |  | Senna | Bot | W | 7/0/10 | Link | Link |
| 2021-03-11 | North America | Giant Slayer Gauntlet 2021 Spring | |  | Samira | Bot | W | 10/0/6 | Link | Link |
- Click here for a full list of pentakills by all players.
Tournament Results[]
This table shows up to the 10 most recent results. For complete results, click here.
Media[]
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023
- April 5, The TOP 5 HOTTEST NA PROSPECTS in the LCS Academy and Amateur Scene - Proving Grounds Coverage by Tim Sevenhuysen on YouTube
- June 5, [LCS Summer Split] EG Danny: "I really respect and look up to Gen.G Ruler the most [of any ADC]." with Nick Geracie on Inven Global
- July 6, EG Danny: “I relied on possible connections to enter the League of Legends scene.” with Sage Datuin on esports.gg
- July 21, Rookie of the Year contender EG Danny: 'The talent pool can run really deep in North America' with Travis Gafford on YouTube
- January 29, EG Danny: "I think jojopyun has shown in the Lock In that he's a top 2 [LCS] mid laner." with Nick Geracie on Inven Global
- May 21, EG Danny: 'I've been pretty disappointing and I hope to bounce back' with Travis Gafford on YouTube
- June 25, Danny: how EVIL GENIUSES work to keep Jojopyun humble with Travis Gafford on YouTube
- July 17, EG Danny: “From here, I think our only contenders are Team Liquid and maybe 100 Thieves. So we’ll definitely get [to Worlds]” with PiraTechnics on esports.gg
- February 27, Ignored Warnings?! On Pay-Roll to "Make Amends"? - What Happened to Danny? - League of Legends by Thorin on YouTube
- February 27, ‘Completely on me’: Danny breaks silence on EG absence and what’s next in his LoL career by Isaac McIntyre on Dot Esports
Post-Match Interviews
| Date | Tournament | Match | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-07-02 | LCS 2022 Summer |  TSM vs  EG | Link |
| 2022-06-19 | LCS 2022 Summer |  FLY vs EG | Link |
| 2022-05-23 | MSI 2022 |  T1 vs EG | Link |
| 2022-05-14 | MSI 2022 |  ORD vs EG | Link |
| 2022-04-24 | LCS 2022 Spring Playoffs |  100 vs EG | Link |
| 2022-04-23 | LCS 2022 Spring Playoffs |  TL vs EG | Link |
| 2022-04-10 | LCS 2022 Spring Playoffs | EG vs FLY | Link |
| 2022-02-05 | LCS 2022 Spring | TSM vs EG | Link |
| 2021-08-14 | LCS 2021 Championship | 100 vs EG | Link |
| 2021-07-25 | LCS 2021 Summer | EG vs  CLG | Link |
| 2021-06-27 | LCS 2021 Summer |  DIG vs EG | Link |
| 2021-06-12 | LCS 2021 Summer | EG vs  IMT | Link |
| 2021-04-08 | LCS Proving Grounds 2021 Spring | DIG.A vs EG.P | Link |
| 2021-03-09 | Giant Slayer Gauntlet 2021 Spring |  GG.A vs EG.P | Link |
Images[]
EG Danny, LCS 2021 Summer
EG Danny, LCS 2022 Spring
EG Danny, LCS 2022 Summer
Redirects
The following pages redirect here:
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Evil Geniuses' Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 Summer Split League of Legends Roster Updates evilgeniuses.gg
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Evil Geniuses' Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Danny's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Izento's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Nicole LaPointe's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Evil Geniuses Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ Archive Pages: before change - NA - 2020-12-28; after change - NA - 2020-12-29
- ↑ Archive Pages: before change - NA - 2021-05-16; after change - NA - 2021-05-17
- ↑ Danny's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ Archive Pages: before change - NA - 2021-12-22; after change - NA - 2021-12-23