BLAST Premier Fall Showdown talent announced

17-11-2020 15:18

BLAST Premier Fall Showdown will have the same eight-person broadcast crew that brought the Fall Series to life.

BLAST has announced the team of talent that will guide viewers through BLAST Premier Fall Showdown on November 24-29, the 16-team tournament acting as a last-chance qualifier for the Fall Finals.

The crew will be the same that that worked the recent BLAST Premier Fall Series, which includes James "⁠BanKs⁠" Banks hosting the desk, flanked by Jacob "⁠Pimp⁠" Winneche and Mathieu "⁠Maniac⁠" Quiquerez analyzing the matches played in the tournament's single-elimination bracket, as well as Freya Spiers on interviewing duties.

Bringing the action live from inside the server will once again be the Canadian duo formed by Conner "⁠Scrawny⁠" Girvan and Mohan "⁠launders⁠" Govindasamy as well as veterans Anders "⁠Anders⁠" Blume and Auguste "⁠Semmler⁠" Massonnat.

Scrawny and launders will be one of the Fall Showdown casting duos

The BLAST Premier Fall Showdown follows the recently concluded Fall Series, giving the eight bottom teams from the aforementioned tournament a second chance to make it to the season's finale, the BLAST Premier Fall Finals, as they face off against each other and eight challenging teams that were invited or made their way through qualifiers.

The opening matches include a CIS derby between Virtus.pro and Spirit, as well as Marcelo "⁠coldzera⁠" David's FaZe playing MIBR in the sixteen-team single elimination bracket that will give the two top teams spots in the Fall Finals.

The full Fall Showdown talent lineup is the following:

James "⁠BanKs⁠" Banks - Host

Freya Spiers - Interviewer

Jacob "⁠Pimp⁠" Winneche - Analyst
Mathieu "⁠Maniac⁠" Quiquerez - Analyst

Conner "⁠Scrawny⁠" Girvan - Commentator
Mohan "⁠launders⁠" Govindasamy - Commentator
Auguste "⁠Semmler⁠" Massonnat - Commentator
Anders "⁠Anders⁠" Blume - Commentator

Semmler, POG

2020-11-17 15:20

6 replies

good talent let's go

2020-11-17 15:21

1 reply

+1 2 best caster duos for me right now in the scene

2020-11-18 09:58

where is GOAT Sadokist..

2020-11-17 15:23

2 replies

Having fun outside of CS, can't blame him.

2020-11-17 15:34

calling people ******

2020-11-17 17:13

overrated

2020-11-17 15:43

Ty for no JustHarry,Hugo and Frankie

20 replies

YES today I am thankful to god

2020-11-17 15:22

Frankie meh, Hugo meh, but harry is kinda nice, I love his personality and his energy.

2020-11-17 15:24

8 replies

being a host during online events is kinda scuffed

2020-11-17 15:59

true

2020-11-18 16:01

i prefer hugo over harry, I feel like maybe both could shine better paired with other casters, they do this weird thing during matches all the time where one will just do all the talking and the other wont say a word for a round or two, usually harry is the quiet one. Like they dont go as back and forth with each other as much as spunj/machine and anders/semmler, even anders casting with youm3 the other day I thought was really good. It just feels very awkward to listen to them sometimes because what I just said, even sometimes stunna chimes in to bail them out when both of them seem to go mute for no reason at all

2020-11-18 00:35

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you mean hawka right? not youm3

2020-11-18 10:35

hawka was on the desk, youm3 casted with anders

2020-11-18 16:02

yea, I think hawka casted with semmler one BO3, which i also thought was really good, and hawkas casting with james has been really good too

2020-11-18 20:37

launders and scrawny are the goats imo

2020-11-18 16:03

yea theyre really good, I'm probably biased being Canadian but its really cool to see a Canadian duo commentating

2020-11-18 20:40

Harry and hugo 1000 times better than launders. I have never heard caster as bad as launders like wtf why people like him? He dont even know how to cast intenese situations and he is so fucking boring.

2020-11-17 17:57

He is the analyst of a caster pair, not the hypeman. Check out his youtube channel to see just how much prep he does. Man's a legend with his deemos

2020-11-17 18:03

3 replies

Another day another deemo

2020-11-17 19:51

+1 i didn't like launders at the first time but his youtube deeemo changed my mind

2020-11-18 02:29

+1 time for more deemos

2020-11-18 05:48

you have scrawny for the hype, thats why they are good duo, in this online era anders and co dont bother hyping too so its pretty much the same

2020-11-17 18:08

I like launders a lot, dont really understand why you dislike him

2020-11-18 05:49

I'd rather go deaf than hearing JustHarry,Hugo and scrawny, insta mute for me when i hear'em

2020-11-18 04:48

Yeah you're probably too dumb to realise their talent. Harry and Hugo are great. Especially when they are with trace, it's hilarious. And launders and scrawny aren't funny but they are good wordsmiths with a nice read of the game and nice hyping. It's insane how much shit the dumb non English speaking community talk about the insane csgo talent line up. I bet you rate someone like pimp who's probably the worst Caster of the list just because he's an ex pro

2020-11-18 14:21

I honestly think they work kinda great. they offer a breath of fresh air after hearing machine and spunj talking all day

2020-11-18 09:20

Nice

nice

Launders goat

What's popular youtube!

Another day, another diiiimooo

2020-11-17 15:25

*proceed to make an intro for 10 minutes*

2020-11-18 02:30

lmao, kinda chill tho, feels like a podcast, and I can say I've listened to alot of those during this lockdown period

2020-11-18 16:04

2020-11-18 05:56

Lets go launders and pimp

cool

anders and semmler.... talent saved

I are agree

2020-11-19 09:02

Always good to see Semmler & Anders, less excited about pimp.

2020-11-17 15:26

4 replies

Im just glad hes not casting. Think hes decent as an analyst but cant stand his casting

2020-11-17 15:54

more like can't stand him in general mens

2020-11-18 11:05

Why not?

2020-11-18 12:58

cause he's very cocky but doesn't have the knowledge to back it up. And imo most of the time what he says is not right. Also he's cringey I like to think that he is the aliexpress version of thorin

2020-11-18 13:35

There are no good events without Thorin in it.

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Not as spicy lul

2020-11-17 15:35

Defienietly.

2020-11-17 17:10

+1 he says the things how it really is and don’t sugarcoat it. Occasionally throws a good joke or two also.

2020-11-17 20:22

Really funny guy, I like him a lot.

2020-11-17 23:30

Flag doesn't check out

2020-11-17 21:35

7 replies

Why? Did he say something bad about Poland, I know that pasza was conflicted with him.

can't remember what but yeah, years ago though

2020-11-18 00:32

Sad, but a lot of ppl say so, I got used to it already.

2020-11-18 09:31

he said that “poland is a shit country” in some podcast from long ago cant find the clip on youtube but it was extremely edgy, not exactly malicious but not incredibly funny either

2020-11-18 06:00

Didn't know that, but I know that a lot of Poles who went to UK to live there are like the worst class, like ppl who couldn't get a job here etc., and I know that UK ppl will not like Poland, and nowadays everyone says that Poland is shit etc., so I kinda got used to it already.

2020-11-18 09:32

well, it is shit though if you compare it to tier1 countries. if you compare Poland to tier2 countries, it's decent.

2020-11-18 13:40

True.

2020-11-18 14:45

>launders >Scrawny ruined

2020-11-17 15:38

anders and semmler though, so you can have sound on for half the matches :)

Semmler haters gonna hate...

2020-11-17 18:52

i meant you can have sound on during anders and semmler

2020-11-17 19:24

i know but there are many ppl hating on him for no reason. Imo he is a great caster.

2020-11-17 21:47

I like semmler but sometimes his casting sounds more like a spectator getting hype than a caster, kind of why I like him though, just feels like a dude just enjoying to watch a game he loves rather than someone getting paid to do this but I could see how that comes off as he's getting fake hyped up, sometimes it feels a bit much or getting a bit overused in some matches, still gets some great moments though.

2020-11-18 00:40

thanku for no harry hugo

2020-11-17 15:46

Was looking very good but then I saw scrawny and launders

2020-11-17 15:48

And even worse pimp

2020-11-17 15:52

at least he doesn't cast

True but usually I do like the analyst desk but with pimp on it it's a no go

2020-11-17 16:02

launders GOAT

2020-11-17 17:30

Actually good talent (unlike on dreamhack), nice! Only dislike scrawny here.

2020-11-17 15:56

AND you like NiKo? very bad taste mens

2020-11-18 11:08

I have no idea how one correlates to the other but alright.

2020-11-18 11:11

you don't like scrawny - bad taste you like toxic rat niko - bad taste = super bad taste sry mens(

2020-11-18 11:19

Scrawny who makes gorilla noises when coldzera makes a play? Of course I'll dislike people who discriminate, which is ironic since he's LGBT-something. Don't know how Niko's toxic or a "rat", though. What did he do?

2020-11-18 11:40

destroys faze with his ego and bad decisions and then leaves. it's like having a relationship with a girl and then being bad to her and then fucking her life up and just leaving. Not sure if you're a blind niko fan or just uninformed. Watch thorins video for more information: watch?v=iUyPafP8q_8 and scrawny: I like him because he's different, he can go ooga booga and gives attention to the skins the players are using (which once again is different from other casters) and his hyping up is different too

2020-11-18 12:01

The moment he changes his voice he gets fucking annoying, everything else about him is fine.

I wish these events could fly in MAC and the other aussie casters. After anders+semmler, they're my favourites.

2020-11-17 15:57

+111111111111 aussie cast was godlike

2020-11-17 16:00

2020-11-17 15:58

No frankie pog

2020-11-17 16:12

-pimp +someone else than pimp

2020-11-17 16:14

Launders bestest

2020-11-17 16:37

why pimp

2020-11-17 16:40

I like this :)

2020-11-17 17:03

-pimp +machine

2020-11-17 17:14

Garbage commentators. Launders is OK, but the rest... garbage.

scrawny and launders>anders and semmler in online era Anders just gets lost in some side subject and semmler although better laughs half the time like he is on crack, just becomes cringe

2020-11-17 18:10

I like anders exactly coz of this. He can keep a boring match interesting this way or at least get me glued to the screen on the anti-eco

2020-11-18 09:47

No sadokist sad

2020-11-17 18:29

Pimp Xgod xD

2020-11-17 18:35

Semmler, PogChamp x100

2020-11-17 18:53

pimp, scrawny and launders. cs scene desperately needs henry, sadokist and moses back. sick of half the matches being ruined by bot casters

2020-11-17 19:13

launders is the best of the bunch imo

2020-11-18 06:02

wat

2020-11-17 19:28

ANDERS Pog

2020-11-17 21:31

scrawny and launders don't talk about random nonsense off topic like anders and sem does half the match

2020-11-17 21:51

Good talent 👍

2020-11-17 21:53

Wow only 2 teams will go threw. This is going to interesting. Gl to all teams.

2020-11-17 21:57

scrawny and launders are terrible

2020-11-17 22:43

Where’s Henry Nd Moses

No harry and hugo. Nice!

2020-11-18 01:47

If Scrawny and launders are gonna cast VP-TS match I'm gonna be so upet, don't do it to me. I'd rather have Pimp casting on his own than these two any day of the year, they're so unbearably terrible...

2020-11-18 02:40

Banks - Crybaby Pimp - Dumb dick Maniac - Washed up Launders - Predator Freya - Gmr Grl Scrawny/Semmler/Anders The hard carries.

2020-11-18 02:54

Freya Kreygasm

2020-11-18 03:39

Launders actually understands the game and doesn’t talk about cars and golf during rounds.. Not sure why the hate.

2020-11-18 05:57

+1 honestly i am confused. i really like him and you would think that because he actually has played/coaches the game at a high level hltv would like him too.

2020-11-18 06:04

Please no more pimp, I beg of you...

2020-11-18 07:19

Scrawny & Launders xd

2020-11-18 07:25

MIBR GO

2020-11-18 08:45

NO FRANKIE POG

2020-11-18 10:41

Oh, there is no thorin? Will be good event

Don't get the hate tbh. I didn't really like Launders and Scrawny in the beginning but nowadays I prefer them over most other casters. Also why do people not like Pimp? The guy knows his shit.

2020-11-18 14:34