Casters for DH Open Cluj revealed

9-10-2015 15:56

DreamHack has revealed the composition of the on-air team for the upcoming major event, in Cluj.

The Polyvalent Hall indoor arena will stage from October 28 to November 1 the next Valve-sponsored $250,000 tournament, hosted by DreamHack in cooperation with PGL.

The top eight sides from the previous major, ESL One Cologne, will be joined by eight sides coming from the offline qualifier, which took place two weeks ago in Stockholm.

DreamHack Open Cluj's talent desk will bring together 14 personalities and will feature one of the best mix of casters and analysts ever seen.

On-air team for DH Open Cluj features 14 personalities

Hosting the event will be Paul "ReDeYe" Chaloner, who took up the position of Head of Broadcasting at Gfinity earlier in the year, and Richard Lewis. Scott "SirScoots" Smith and Pala "Mantrousse" Gilroy Sen will be in charge of conducting interviews, while Robin "⁠Fifflaren⁠" Johansson, Joona "⁠natu⁠" Leppänen and Jason "⁠moses⁠" O'Toole will be at the analysts' desk, together with Duncan "Thorin" Shields.

Finally, a team of six shoutcasters, featuring the likes of James Bardolph, Daniel "ddk" Kapadia and Anders Blume, will provide live commentary on the matches.

Below you can find the full on-air lineup for DreamHack Open Cluj:

Richard Lewis - Panel host
Paul "ReDeYe" Chaloner - Stage host
Pala "Mantrousse" Gilroy Sen - Interviewer
Scott "SirScoots" Smith - Interviewer

Anders Blume - Commentator
Auguste "Semmler" Massonnat - Commentator
Matthew "Sadokist" Trivett - Commentator
Henry "⁠HenryG⁠" Greer - Commentator
Daniel "ddk" Kapadia - Commentator
James Bardolph - Commentator

Duncan "Thorin" Shields - Expert
Robin "⁠Fifflaren⁠" Johansson - Expert
Joona "⁠natu⁠" Leppänen - Expert
Jason "⁠moses⁠" O'Toole - Expert

ddk black ddk hype

2015-10-09 15:57

8 replies

fiffy hype <3

2015-10-09 15:58

2 replies

HLTV using Internet Explorer?

2015-10-09 16:02

1 reply

They've always been slow lol

2015-10-09 16:08

james and white james hype

2015-10-09 16:19

2015-10-10 00:19

black ddk rules

2015-10-09 18:24

I'm so hard for this!

2015-10-09 19:53

I'm so fucking hyped too especially because of those two but why Mantrousse? CRINGE.

2015-10-09 23:06

Ynk observer pls.

pgl observers

2015-10-09 15:59

observing and production is done by PGL PGL easily the best in the game atm

steel*

2015-10-09 16:09

5 replies

+1 steel the best observer but he got banned from majors :(

2015-10-09 17:18

+1 please let him observe if he isnt allowed to play

2015-10-09 17:30

His screams would ring out through the arena.

2015-10-10 02:56

That would add more intensity :D

2015-10-10 04:55

2015-10-09 20:35

nice, best talent yet

hype

meh could be better

You said that in another thread... No it couldn't bar maybe bringing in tosspot.

4 replies

see bringing in tosspot would make it worse, as he has some of the same problems that fiffy had (not the language problems obviously), just much, much, MUCH worse. every single major he casted he had absolutely NO clue about the current state of the game, the meta, the scene, the players, the teams, just nothing at all. a few catchphrases that his old 1.6 fanboys appreciate is really all he could bring to the table. no genuine interest in the game at all though.

2015-10-09 16:24

Are you saying that fiffy has no clue about the meta game/players etc?

2015-10-09 16:56

not to the degree that everyone expects of him anyway. he has proven that at the last major. if he does his homework this time maybe itll be alright.

2015-10-09 17:12

tosspot is garbage, should sign up for ESL. Great line up btw for this event

2015-10-09 17:53

the three headed monster not together on the desk?

thoorin hype

2015-10-09 16:52

Anders, Semmler, DDK, JZFB, Thorin, Fifflaren hype!

Anders and semmler..... Don't care about the rest

Retard, Ddk black ddk thorin fifty moses henryG

2015-10-09 17:33

3 replies

Maybe thorin.. The rest I realy don't care if they would come to this major or not

2015-10-09 18:29

Thorin -expert. Choose one, huehueehu

2015-10-09 19:40

huehueehu

2015-10-09 19:59

fuck yes that commentator and analysts trio i cream

Anders <3

damn right son

Mazin' :D

Major hype!

DDK, BLACK DDK, ANDERS AND SEMMLER IS THIS REAL LIFE ?

yes it isssss

2015-10-10 11:41

SIRSCOOTS? NICE! :DDDD

not a single good caster there

dab00 best

-ddks +joemiller+stupot

2015-10-09 16:03

>troll >retard pick one

2015-10-09 16:05

triggered

2015-10-09 16:07

+1 dab00 BEST

2015-10-09 17:31

-natu +vendetta and we have the perfect lineup.

+1 and maybe + TosspoT

2015-10-09 16:21

-1 you know you know you know you know you know you know you know

2015-10-09 16:29

At least Vendetta gives some insight. Natu couldn't express his CS knowledge in the form of analysis if his life depended on it.

2015-10-09 16:55

dream team

2015-10-09 16:00

This will be the best major ever. Thank mr dreamhack and pgl

rip oj borg

Pala :D

2015-10-09 16:01

ddk+black ddk hype

natu siel

no pansy <3

oh noes, cant fap for her voice now :(( Kappa

2015-10-09 16:23

Great lineup

10/10 WP

Kreygasm FUCK YOU ESL!

tosspot plz(

Damn no Metuz :( Perhaps next time! More experience.

NICEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE BEST LINE UP

Anders, semler, DDK, Black DDK, Fifflaren, Moses.... Is this a dream? <3 <3 <3 <3 <3

no pansy fuck yes

2015-10-09 16:26

god tier

if only +TosspoT +Joe Miller then it will be guaranteed a perfect and the best csgo major ever. but sadly this won't happen cause joe miller works for the shitty ESL.

that's nostalgia, neither of those guys seem to care or know anything about CS:GO. You could make a joe miller / tosspot soundboard with all of their catchphrases, use it as commentary in any given match and no one would notice.

2015-10-09 17:56

Good analyst desk, maybe -natu

twitter.com/SirScoots/status/65246340972..

2015-10-09 16:04

Again thoorin?

HOLY SHIT, this is gonna be the best major yet

RL?, nty.

2015-10-09 16:06

salty fox fanboy spotted :D

2015-10-09 22:24

i dont care about fox and cs:go

2015-10-09 23:36

static.hltv.org//images/flag/pt.gif <3 Kinguin hltv.org/?pageid=18&threadid=916870#r118.. nt fox fanboy

2015-10-09 23:58

james<3 <3 richardlewis

BLACK DDK MADE IT!11 WOOOOOOO

SICK

2015-10-09 16:10

Casting line-up is god-like. Pala is amazing. The only thing I dislike is thorin, but I guess I'm in the minority there so gj dh

best lineup so far

2015-10-09 16:11

Good to see Redeye back!

2015-10-09 16:12

oh my god, I can't believe!! Finally no fucking pansy!!!<3 Dreamhack, best tournaments!!

redeye, nice!

2015-10-09 16:13

replace henryG with MegaMan. henryg is terrible. he speaks so fast nobody can understand him and he doesnt know how to pronounce words. he is trash and needs to stop casting.

kappa

2015-10-09 18:44

yes he is by far the worst caster. I skip every game henryG is casting

2015-10-09 19:07

call megaman :(

2015-10-09 16:15

ayy Pala <3

Whooooo redeye!

LOL

PALAAAA

2015-10-09 16:16

redeye and thorin <3

No esl shit hype

Daniel and James <3

2015-10-09 16:17

Probably the best lineup there is :D

and where the fuck is joe miller ?

2015-10-09 16:18

Working for ESL

Fuck off, Thorin shouldn't be allowed near any 'analysis desk'. More particularly, he should never be given the title of 'expert'. This man doesn't follow the CS:GO scene whatsoever compared to every other caster and only really cares about League of Legends. Pathetic that he has so many people fooled just because he followed 1.6 actively. When you ask him about the good players of today he will only be able to give you names that were good one year ago, pretty much.

2015-10-09 16:20

Awwww, you are so butthurt. Don't be sad he knows more than you ever will.

2015-10-09 16:35

Don't make the mistake that knowledge equals research. Thorin sadly has little to no idea about the meta of this game, but he has done plenty of research along his career and he remembers some certain matches unlike many others. Also he does great banter and the guy is quite funny, so that's a plus for him.

2015-10-09 16:42

I feel like the only ones pointing out his lack of knowledge of meta game are absolutely irrelevant people from random forums. I don't recall someone who actually matters saying anything along those lines.

2015-10-09 16:57

Actually get_right,seized are among other notable people who said that thorin doesn't know the meta of this game (I can't seem to remember but there were a couple of pros who said thorin to stfu).

2015-10-09 18:19

Telling someone to stfu is not the same thing though. Get right said it after thorin bashed NiP when they were doing poorly. Thorin explained what was wrong with NiP, and get right just said "he knows nothing", which doesn't really explain anything. Don't know about seized, but I'd assume it was a similar situation. I would actually like to see some pro taking his time to explain if thorin is wrong and where is he wrong. It doesn't really mean much coming from random HLTV/redditor.

2015-10-09 18:57

-thoorin +feelgod?

2015-10-09 16:37

He knows more than you ever will about proffesional cs.

2015-10-09 16:44

You are clueless beyond belief. But kudos to you if this was a troll. Triggered me for sure :D

2015-10-09 17:32

No Pansy, no Gaydian - I´m in heaven.

2015-10-09 16:22

Best lineup they could have made,Kudos Dreamhack guys,job well done.

yes both white and black ddk! and no Pansy!!!!!!!

incredible!

yay SirScoots

Tosspot, where are you :(

Tosspot barely follows the scene as much the others and his casting is too generic for cs go, perhaps he gets into it and returns again but for now there's enough good casters.

2015-10-10 04:48

Henrygay

2015-10-09 16:28

SEMMLER AND ANDERS <3

Thorin is baguette

ddk and black ddk! <3

2015-10-09 16:30

i'd remove natu(no idea why people invite him, he only talks about confidence, momentum) and replace him with serbian guy, rest is perfect

2015-10-09 16:38

finally scoots and thorin at a major again

2015-10-09 16:32

literally the best lineup

2015-10-09 16:33

sick! :D they got everyone I could've hoped for

2015-10-09 16:34

fifflaren!! woooo

mantrousse is a great interviewer, probably one of the best in the csgo scene atm simply because he isn't awkward like a lot of them tend to be lol. mantrousse, thorin, scoots, anders & semmler, ddk and james, moses, henryG hype

with thorin this is just shit. ginger cancer kid.

2015-10-09 16:36

James aka black ddk? Ou Yeah

DDK & Black DDK finally togetha at a major NICE Fantastic lineup, cool to see Redeye and Thorin back at a major

Good to see redeye again :)

2015-10-09 16:39

JAMES BARDALPH

James 'Black DDK" Bardolph

2015-10-09 16:40

Pala + ddk + black ddk + andersemmler + thooorin + fifflaren's laugh = sick

Holy fuck this is literally the best talent lineup I've ever seen. No tier 2 talent. Holy fuck Dreamhack and PGL are gonna blow esl events out of the water.

Best lineup so far, can't wait!

No cadiaN? Well at least no pansy.

2015-10-09 16:45

Best Caster lineup ever

2015-10-09 16:53

NO PANSY!!! YESSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2015-10-09 16:54

black ddk best ddk

this will not end well

2015-10-09 17:00

-thorin -rl -scoots

2015-10-09 17:01

YES!The Semmler and anders combo and the DDK and Black DDK combo this is gonna be great.

No fifflaren casting? :(

2015-10-09 17:05

this is perfect

2015-10-09 17:10

Pala ez

2015-10-09 17:19

i miss u lurppis :'(

2015-10-09 17:20

Anders is shit caster.

2015-10-09 17:21

GOD TIER LINEUP LITERALLY PLEASES EVERYONE ALSO NO PANSY SO +11000000

2015-10-09 17:22

Impressive! Possible best lineup ever.

2015-10-09 17:26

This is the best casting line-up in the history of CS:GO.

Imo this is the best possible talent lineup. Great job dreamhack!

2015-10-09 17:27

Fucking good job! Best lineup we will ever see. Were in for an awesome major boys n grills

2015-10-09 17:29

am i the only one who doesnt give a shit about casting?only commentor i dont like is rahim cuz his commentary makes swrious matches look funny

best fucking line-up ever for a major!

Great lineup! This + PGL Production + Dreamhack Stream is just the best setup for major ever :D

henryG and sadokist and anders and semmler and ddk and moses and omgggggggggggggggg FeelsGoodMan

2015-10-09 17:39

gonna be best major so far probably <3

2015-10-09 17:40

best lineup ever

2015-10-09 17:46

BEST MAJOR EVEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEER

2015-10-09 17:47

white james black ddk sadokist moses nice nice very nice

2015-10-09 17:49

no machine or pansy:(

2015-10-09 18:02

machine i like him but only as stage host. Love it that pansy is out....mad darkvoice Grill (maybe pregnant)!

2015-10-09 18:06

i think they are great as a casting duo

2015-10-09 18:08

I miss machine as host! Glad pansy is out.

2015-10-19 21:17

With the exception of natu, this line-up is pretty much flawless.

you spelled thorin wrong

You just read it wrong.

2015-10-10 04:50

Best caster roster theh could have done. #majorhype

2015-10-09 18:12

No Pansy :DDD

2015-10-09 18:14

Prob the best lineup possible. Now ESL has to get their shit together

2015-10-09 18:17

This is by far the best lineup I've seen. Great mix of older talent that keeps up with the game as well as the newer guys who've become very popular and relevant. Natu is the only one I'd replace. I'd have Threat, but he's not available and that's just me being biased because Natu does know his shit.

2015-10-09 18:21

-thorin

2015-10-09 18:27

Why thorin? Wtf this is a major :(

2015-10-09 18:30

NO PANSY

2015-10-09 18:35

really good lineup my only complaint is -natu

2015-10-09 18:39

One must say that this is the best lineup you could hope for.

2015-10-09 18:40

PALA

2015-10-09 18:49

solid line up of talent, very lovely to see RedEye get to do what he does best Host however he could also do production as hes great at it.

2015-10-09 18:59

thorin, lewis and redeye, megacombo!!!

2015-10-09 19:06

the line-up is great !

2015-10-09 19:12

best-est-est-est line up ever seen this gun b gud

2015-10-09 19:16

I think I'll (maybe) miss Machine at the desk... but yeah, this is the best crew-lineup ever SadoG, Ammler/Senders, Black DDK and White James, RedI, ManScouts, Fiffy, Moses OMG <3 NO PANSY JUST PARTY

2015-10-09 19:23

2015-10-09 23:04

Best commentators/hosts/analysts line up ever made for a major plus production by PGL OMG this is gonna be HUGE

2015-10-09 19:35

This is the fucking ultimate lineup. Holy shit.

wish we had machine too but esl rip

2015-10-09 19:44

+1 best lineup ever

2015-10-09 20:38

epic as fudge!

2015-10-09 19:42

everyone is great -natu

2015-10-09 20:03

yeah this is as good as it gets

2015-10-09 20:23

Best casting lineup so far

What about that asian guy who was the panel host at Cologne :( ChoCho

2015-10-09 20:27

very nice, I love DH for listening to the community and getting talent that people actually want for the majors.

2015-10-09 20:28

Redeye <33 Very Good crew they got here Good luck

2015-10-09 20:33

BEST LINEUP

2015-10-09 20:45

This is legit the best casters you can get, n1 pgl and dh

2015-10-09 20:47

Sick lineup

2015-10-09 20:51

BY FAR the best casting lineup possible. Fuck ESL can we get dreamhack to host more tournaments please.

2015-10-09 21:01

all the best casters/analysts for once. nice

2015-10-09 21:10

Duncan "Thorin" Shields - Expert fuck

2015-10-09 21:16

Thorin if you're reading this, please cut pala's hair. Thanks.

2015-10-09 21:18

million casters

2015-10-09 21:37

No joe miller :(

2015-10-09 22:03

Why no Pansy and BABAM :( WHYYYY

2015-10-09 22:14

Fuck yea, bestest talent line-up for a major so far.

2015-10-09 22:42

Seems like a bit too much. 14 casters for 16 teams? Oh well. As long as Moses is there, its all good.

2015-10-09 22:47

Semmler is french!

2015-10-09 22:57

Oh yeah no Pansy! Just what I wanted a big sloppy wet sausage fest ;)

2015-10-09 23:01

THORIN AT MAJOR? I ARENT THINK THAT

2015-10-09 23:03

thorin expert i arent thi nk tha t

2015-10-09 23:05

Thorin finally in a major <3 Screw ESL ! Also Fiffy is back YEY!!! Black ddk & Pala, SirScoots, and of course the duo, god damn this is gonna be the best major so far, LONG LIVE PGL <3

2015-10-09 23:08

Can someone explain to why there is ReDLegendaryEye Hosting, and we dont have at least 1M first prize. DAYUM SON! Justice pls..

2015-10-09 23:31

Holy shit So basically theres not a single one that i dislike OMFG I HAVE TO WATCH THIS 100% FUCK ESL FUCK PANSY FUCK DEMAN

2015-10-09 23:45

FINALLY REDEYE, THE best host in eSports ! youtube.com/watch?v=15mILw3OYag

2015-10-10 00:02

Taking vacation for these 3 days, buying 9 littres of beer with VOBLA and SUHARIKI!!!! :)

2015-10-10 00:03

HYPE HYPE HYPE HYPE my favorite duo is anders+semmler but DDK is cool, bardolph looks like a peanut and hes really awkward sometimes it's funny as shit. fuck henry g and the rest is gucci

2015-10-10 00:05

Why Thorin? He's a shame for the csgo community.

2015-10-10 00:23

Really good lineup

2015-10-10 02:27

Banter squad hype

2015-10-10 02:58

Invite metuz and Joe Miller instead of black ddk and henryg PLEASE

2015-10-10 03:20

Awesome lineup

2015-10-10 10:13

Take some fucking notes ESL, this is how you do it. But yeah you're too busy hiring pansy LOL

2015-10-10 10:19

Minus Thorin Plus Pancy and there will be the best casters team in CS History

2015-10-10 11:33

+10000, and Bambam for pool matches

2015-10-10 13:03

seriously when did the casters/analysts become the talent?

2015-10-10 13:15

YES NO PANSY

2015-10-10 14:24

2015-10-10 22:46

redeye thorin anders semmler black and white ddk moses henryg sir scoots fiffy omfg i just came. the best talent ever.

2015-10-11 00:50

You can't realistically expect more. Well done DH and PGL on this lineup. Good mix of analysis and all 3 of the popular casting duos -- The classic Anders and Semmler, the FACEIT ddk and james, and the... PGL? HenryG and Sadokist except except ynk could go on the analysis desk

2015-10-11 04:41

best.major.ever

2015-10-18 13:57

Moses, black DDK and white James, AND Pala?! This paired with the production quality of Dreamhack and PGL, and probably one of the most exciting team roster of any majors; we are in for some HYPE boys. Edit: PLEASE 3 CASTERS FOR FINAL: Moses, Anders, and Semmler.

2015-10-19 21:23