EPICENTER on-air team announced

20-10-2018 07:53

EPICENTER has announced the complete English broadcast team for the event taking place in Moscow.

EPICENTER 2018 is right around the corner, and the Russian organizers have revealed the English talent tasked with broadcast the live action from October 22-28.

Tres "⁠stunna⁠" Saranthus headlines the list, as the North American will be the host for the event, while the analyst desk will see three familiar faces with Halvor "⁠vENdetta⁠" Gulestøl, Duncan "⁠Thorin⁠" Shields, and Mathieu "⁠Maniac⁠" Quiquerez breaking down the action.

stunna will be your host of EPICENTER 2018

Commentating the week-long action will be North American duo Conner "Scrawny" Girvan & Mohan "⁠launders⁠" Govindasamy, joined alongside two of UK's deciphers Harry "Justharry" Russell and Hugo "Hugo Byron" Byron, while the lone German Vincent "Zescht" Talmon-Gros will round out the talent list.

The full broadcast team lineup is available below:

Tres "stunna" Saranthus - Host

Duncan "Thorin" Shields - Analyst
Halvor "vENdetta" Gulestøl - Analyst
Mathieu "Maniac" Quiquerez - Analyst

Conner "Scrawny" Girvan - Commentator
Mohan "launders" Govindasamy - Commentator
Harry "JustHarry" Russell - Commentator
Hugo Byron- Commentator
Vincent "Zescht" Talmon-Gros - Commentator

EPICENTER 2018 will begin Monday, October 22 with four teams competing in the Wild Card Qualifier to determine the final two slots of the tournament. The group stage will run from the 23-25, with a one-day break before the playoffs take place from 27-28 to determine who takes home the lion's share of $300,000.

Lol

2018-10-20 07:54

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lmao

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WTF is dis

2018-10-20 08:12

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who done das

2018-10-20 13:48

Throorin PogChamp

2018-10-20 11:09

omg thorin

t2 casters

2018-10-20 11:20

2018-10-20 11:44

Thorin and Maniac?

Nice more thorin pls

2018-10-20 07:55

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Be careful what you wish for.

2018-10-20 09:34

Thorin = GOAT

2018-10-20 11:01

2018-10-20 12:29

It's a shame because most of the rest of the talent is shit

2018-10-20 13:47

Zescht is good and stunna also not bad (bring red eye back ffs)

2018-10-20 15:01

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Ez VP <3

why t2 casters?

Cis

? so what they always brought t1 casters at epicenter

2018-10-20 13:27

Better talent booked in IEM Chicago and maybe BLAST Copenhagen.

2018-10-20 19:14

twitter.com/Thooorin/status/922885720947..

2018-10-22 17:57

lol nice casters LMFAO

shitty casters and torin = shit event

2018-10-20 07:56

Nice edit LUL

Justharry is pretty good and Hugo Byron is alright too

2018-10-20 12:30

They're some times quite boring and I think they cant hype viewers enough but they're not that too bad tho.

2018-10-20 12:40

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2018-10-20 07:58

another t2 event

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Are navi and liquid t2

2018-10-20 10:41

Autist

2018-10-20 10:45

Nickname check

2018-10-20 10:47

At least, Maniac will save us from Thorin's Thoughts

2018-10-20 08:00

maniac will make the desk worse again. i have absolutely no clue what the guy even thinks hes doing on a desk.

2018-10-20 09:50

YESS THORIN

2018-10-20 08:01

Tier 2 commentators

2018-10-20 08:04

no spunj?

2018-10-20 08:09

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What i was thinking :(

2018-10-20 08:46

i wonder why they didnt have him, maybe cause of epl

2018-10-20 08:51

Yea

preparing for oktoberfest he lives in germany now

2018-10-20 09:59

Oktoberfest is over

2018-10-20 11:02

as long as the booze is flowing its never over

thorin = shit event

2018-10-20 08:14

thorin = interesting desk, worth watching now

2018-10-20 08:16

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2018-10-20 16:37

t999 casters, this fucking hugo is so annoying and talks nonsense over and over, thorin retard and the rest of them beside stunna

2018-10-20 08:19

wtf team tier999 fan

2018-10-20 10:03

CIS loves thorin for some reason

He brings the spice and memes to the desk. The audience is engaged, and that's all they really need. The main action is on the RU broadcast.

T2 event with T3 casters

Wow.... epicenter really has gone to shit this year. rest in peace

2018-10-20 08:20

Oh jesus. Thorin will be there and Anders, Sadokist, HenryG, moses won't be there? Why? WHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY?

2018-10-20 08:23

Thorin Scrawny and launders. Perfect way to ruin your tournament. How far from grace has epicenter fallen. ITs amazing

2018-10-22 17:58

no way epicenter

2018-10-20 08:27

WHERE THE FUCK IS SPUNJ

2018-10-20 08:28

Analyzing epl

2018-10-20 08:56

Starladder or ruhub for russian speaking?

2018-10-20 08:29

pp.userapi.com/c845322/v845322530/110483..

2018-10-20 08:33

Sl4m and strike kreygasm

2018-10-20 09:00

Thanks. But where is Yxo? I want Sen9 + Yxo!

2018-10-20 09:30

nice get an analyst that cant predict games right

2018-10-20 08:31

given the outcome of a game is depending on 999 different factors that an analyst has no control over i suppose thats gonna be pretty hard. u have to predict urself who to bet ur pocket money on kid.

2018-10-20 09:52

At last launders gets to cast in a big event.

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well thats good. oh wait it isnt bcs launders is dogshit.

2018-10-20 09:53

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Dogshit? Can't see how. -Good voice -Good english -Knowledgeable -Humor without recycling old memes and being cringy -Little to no fake hype -Hype when needed He's literally more enjoyable than anders who is considered a tier1 caster by most people.

2018-10-20 11:12

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Yeah but we also have justharry, who, just by being there, ruins the whole event

2018-10-20 11:28

You can do better (NOT) I think you ruin the planet by just living here. Haters like you ruin this world

2018-10-20 13:32

???? Wut

2018-10-21 14:06

I love how you're stating your opinion as facts

2018-10-20 11:32

I used verbs can't see and more enjoyable. Both of which relate to subjective experience. I guess when people make a list it somehow becomes a factual statement in your eyes lol.

2018-10-20 11:51

2018-10-20 12:33

good voice - ok. good english - native speaker so yeah. knowledgeable - no. i know he thinks hes an expert, and some gold novas also think hes an expert, but he really isnt. ive heard him talk far too much nonsense over the years. humor - are u kidding? hype - i guess fine.

2018-10-20 11:39

Fair enough. I think he's funny still.

2018-10-20 11:56

He was good in 2014, when he commentating games with heliumbrela, unfortunately he finds no cohesion with other commentators

2018-10-20 13:36

lol +1

2018-10-20 13:49

SPUNJ?HENRYG?SADO? WTFFFFFFFFF?

They are casting/analysing EPL/ECS

2018-10-20 09:54

ECS and EPL I guess

2018-10-20 10:08

it's really funny how there are two camps in hltv one camp loves thorin, the other camp hates him

2018-10-20 08:47

tru

2018-10-20 09:13

I think only gay can loves gay...

2018-10-20 09:31

This is what Putin said to the leader of Uzbekistan

2018-10-20 10:32

This is how real man think

2018-10-20 10:42

There are people who dont care too

Why not HenryG and Sadokist?

2018-10-20 09:03

ECS

2018-10-20 12:35

exactly

2018-10-21 16:44

where is machine?

2018-10-20 09:05

at home on the couch, where that motherfucker belongs.

#FkThorin

Thorin ? Guess I won't watch any analyst desk for this tournament, that's too bad

2018-10-20 09:07

Watch russian stream)) Its top

2018-10-20 09:32

I'd rather not understand indeed

2018-10-20 10:05

Do u understand all what speak english casters?

well yes lol

2018-10-20 10:12

Pashabiceps london school? xD

2018-10-20 10:21

ez bantz with ur boi thorin

2018-10-20 09:12

Stunna = +1 Thorin = +1 No pimp = +1 No spunj = -1 Hugo as commentator = -1000

2018-10-20 09:20

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u think hugo is bad? LOL wait till u hear zescht.

Where/Who has Zescht casted for? I don't think I have heard him cast.

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ive just heard him a couple times for like shit online qualifiers or whatever. hes been doing that for quite a while actually, not sure his lan experience tho. in any case as his flag suggests he is absolutely not suited for casting in english and muting the scream is required for mental health preservation.

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Ah, thanks for explaining

2018-10-20 10:43

Hey Johnny, how about you watch a few streams of mine. I invite you to duo if you like. Best regards Zescht

2018-10-20 11:03

oh brother do u really think its a good idea for guys like u to browse the HLTV forums... in any case, i dont think i wanna watch anyone or anything that involves fellow germans with hardly any feel for language talking in english.

If I would start to get emotional over the internet, I shouldn't put myself in the (super small) spotlight I'm standing in. Why don't judge after you watched a game? Afterwards, I'd take any of your constructive criticism

2018-10-20 11:10

ive watched games. heres my constructive criticism: go back 16 years (or however old u are), and get born in england or murica or whatever instead. alternatively, get born in germany again, but this time into a body that can muster some feel for language. now hone ur skill, study anglistics, and then u should be good to go. if u cant manage either of those, dont try to cast in english.

2018-10-20 11:33

Thanks, I'll consider it.

2018-10-20 11:34

2018-10-20 11:35

Justharry <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< Hugo And Hugo is still fucking dogshit

2018-10-20 11:30

think hugo is legit the only one of the so called tier999 casting crowd that has the potential to reach as far as it gets. or put it this way: hes the only one that didnt get invited here bcs they didnt find anyone better.

Justharry doesn't sound like he's constantly chewing his tongue while talking

2018-10-20 12:14

thorin only at tier3 events these days LMAO

2018-10-20 09:23

Hugo "Hugo Byron" Byron

2018-10-20 09:25

srsly wtf are those casters

2018-10-20 09:27

Has Machine left CSGO entirely?

2018-10-20 09:40

wdym?

2018-10-20 09:49

we can only wish. that smug motherfucker asking dumb questions all the time can stay at home.

2018-10-20 09:55

TBH I think Machine is more professional host than stunna even if stunna isn't exactly bad. Imagine watching stunna for so long as Machine, the fact I don't hate hearing Machine after like 1000th time is a good thing. :p

2018-10-20 11:07

No, he is casting other things( at least i think ) . He will be at IEM Chicago, but not sure about that.

2018-10-20 12:04

No, he is just enjoying a VAC in October as his twitter account mentioned due his busy schedules he's had earlier this year but he says he'll be back.

2018-10-20 12:48

JustHarry is the best caster in here. Why do people hire Hugo he is the worst caster ever.

Nigga what????? Silence >>>> justharry A constant 15kHz ringing sound >>>> justharry Deafness >>>>>>>>>>>> justharry

Zeschet (puke)

2018-10-20 09:57

Scusi?

Didn't they misspell your name? "Zeschet" instead of "Zescht"

Yeah, they did. No big deal though, can happen.

Unluko. GL at the event, was waiting that you'll get an opportunity for a long time :)

2018-10-20 11:36

Thanks a lot dude :)

Nothing against you personaly, just dislike your voice. Wish you happy casting.

2018-10-20 11:49

That's like 100% okay. My voice is something I can't change on purpose, so it's just like general taste. Thanks a lot.

2018-10-20 11:50

Good talent line-up, however I don't see any point in these on-air-team announcements. They are just breeding ground of hatred towards people working at event from the community who don't even think twice about sending hateful messages or sending stupid teenager-comments such as "why isn't my favorite person there" or "why is that person there, I don't like him he made fun of me in twitter"

2018-10-20 10:00

Implying people care about hltv comment sections haha

2018-10-20 12:00

It's not so much about the HLTV, but reddit also, which pros and talent do read. And I'd imagine the talent which gets less gigs do read even hltv, because there aren't many if any articles involving you. People love to read comments about them even from toxic places. I wish I could be as entitled as some people and not care about how I act and what I say about others. I guess some people just aren't so successful in their own life that they get joy from speaking ill of the successful.

2018-10-20 13:17

Thorin LUL

analys OK. Commentators NOT OK.

No Anders, Sadokist, Moses, HenryG, DDK and Bot Bardolph = trash ENG Stream.

2018-10-20 10:50

Lets goooo ence

2018-10-20 11:04

Maniac is Swiss WTF HLTV Also thorin = shit event

2018-10-20 11:06

Finally a NEUTRAL analyst. About time.

2018-10-22 13:02

maniac french?

2018-10-20 11:08

No he's a medkit

2018-10-20 12:01

For some reason I was waiting for Ynk

2018-10-20 11:18

Teir 2 commentators and analysts

2018-10-20 11:21

Thorin and Stunna retards smh

2018-10-20 11:22

Oh and Launders also

2018-10-20 11:23

Atleast they dont need to waste more money on t1 commentators LUL

Expected tbh

2018-10-20 11:31

They misspelled Zescht lol

launders <3

2018-10-20 11:41

Maniac ? :O

"Zeschet" LUL

2018-10-20 11:58

LUL An Tier 3 Talents event Nothing fun, i will skip this

2018-10-20 11:59

Should've hidden it. We thought Starladder was the T2 event.

ez for thorin

Another shit event that ence will win

2018-10-20 12:24

Finland events? No? LUL

2018-10-20 12:47

What

2018-10-20 13:05

When you talk about shitty events, it means you have something to compare with. But I do not remember what events were carried out in Finland. So I do not quite understand why you decided that you have the right to judge.

2018-10-20 13:39

You dont have to be a director to critique movies dipshit

2018-10-20 14:19

What's wrong in thinking teams and talent are shit??? Then he doesnt respect the event so ez4ence, nothing to do if finland has had good events, he probably thinks even lower of those tier 6 events in finland actually xdddddd

2018-10-20 14:24

Zescht POG

2018-10-20 12:42

Thoorin? On Russian championship? OMG

2018-10-20 12:45

Worst talent lineup ever

2018-10-20 12:49

WHERE IS SADOKIST

Thorin to save the day! :)

2018-10-20 13:06

Who is Zescht and Hugo Byron and why do you put his name like Hugo "Hugo Byron" Byron. It's not a nickname, you don't write Anders "Anders Blume" Blume lol

Lol, did Hugo Byron just wake up one day and say, "Hey, I wanna be a pro caster. No nick" and started casting? Everyone has a fucking nickname. I can make you a few right now, Mr. Byron. HB-hunter HugoB HugeByron Hyron HUGA-B Hugio Byronius HugoBuyRaund HjugoBabylon

2018-10-22 13:05

No machine... Rip this on air team.

2018-10-20 13:52

oyeah thoorin

2018-10-20 14:01

wtf

2018-10-20 14:29

Thorin PogChamp

2018-10-20 14:35

Spiderman spooderChamp

2018-10-20 14:48

I love you already.

2018-10-20 15:29

low budget cast

2018-10-20 15:08

Hey not bad lineup

2018-10-20 15:15

srsly?

2018-10-20 15:36

EASY for Zescht!

2018-10-20 16:09

Where is anders and moses? Where is sadokist and henryg?

2018-10-20 16:24

No point because tournament will be held in Moscow = a lot less fans from other countries

2018-10-20 18:23

But many kiddos as there is Nip

2018-10-22 10:02

there will be a lot of kids because of Na'Vi

2018-10-22 12:04

readeye dust :'(

2018-10-20 17:02

Thorin is now officialy T3 material. What a great day.

2018-10-20 22:06

WE NEED AND WE WANT SADO AND HENRYG. NO EXCUSES

2018-10-21 00:14

HenryG in US imprisoned by Bardolph with DDK

2018-10-22 10:01

When ever I hear Thorin's name these days on some eSports events, I am not amazed. I mean that dude is THE real Robot! A some kind of machine with some kind of AI chip installed inside his brains. I was SK member during 2007 - 2009 and Thorin was there with us, but I never personally or on the Internet met him. What he managed to do still was though about 2k amount of news in a year, while we were sitting at 400 news in 2 years making that for our cap. Hence the nickname "Robot" and that was 10 years ago... No idea what kind of person he is today.. Probably a God.

2018-10-21 01:36