Thorin and Richard Lewis to team up on Elisa Masters Espoo broadcast

23-9-2024 11:01

The organizers of Elisa Masters Espoo promise "raw insight, unfiltered banter, and expert analysis" in their announcement of the first four broadcast talent members.

Thorin returns as an analyst for the first time since PGL Major Stockholm 2021

The organizers of Elisa Masters Espoo have announced that Richard "⁠Richard Lewis⁠" Lewis and Duncan "⁠Thorin⁠" Shields will team up on the official English broadcast's desk as host and analyst, respectively.

The duo regularly covered various tournaments in 2014-2017 together, but they have only appeared together once since then in a rare callback to the earlier years of CS:GO, at PGL Major Stockholm in 2021.

Thorin is set to make his first appearance since the Swedish event, fulfilling hopes he shared back in January that he might "work an event or two" in 2024. He will be joined on the desk by Alex "⁠Mauisnake⁠" Ellenberg, his regular co-host of the Snake and Banter podcast.

The final member of the broadcast team unveiled so far is James "⁠BanKs⁠" Banks, who will serve as the stage host and interviewer.

Richard "⁠Richard Lewis⁠" Lewis - Desk host
Duncan "⁠Thorin⁠" Shields - Analyst
Alex "⁠Mauisnake⁠" Ellenberg - Analyst

James "⁠BanKs⁠" Banks - Stage host, interviewer

Elisa Masters Espoo is a $200,000 tournament taking place in the Finnish city of Espoo on October 16-20. Eight teams will participate, including The MongolZ, 9z, B8, ENCE, Rebels, JANO, and two directly invited teams who are yet to be announced.

thorin? kekw

2024-09-23 11:01

3 replies

The dynamic duo, let's go!

2024-09-23 11:58

1 reply

2 days till broadcasting GOATS are back in business

2024-10-14 14:48

ratio

2024-09-23 14:03

goated

154

uh oh

2024-09-23 11:02

I'm watching just because of this

239

Richard Lewis back on desk? LETSGOOO

130

Good cast imo. Say what you want about thorins twitter presence but he is undoubtably a good analyst and RL is the goat of desk hosts.

2024-09-23 11:03

115

when thorin hinted at a comeback i was hoping it was with starladder, but this is a nice start

If starladder did not announced their talent then this event can increase his chance to be there

2024-09-23 11:13

this is probably just a warmup event

2024-09-23 13:15

starladder were copyright striking RL when he was streaming their majors through GOTV

2024-09-23 14:12

Absolute W

That chemistry is gonna be insane

Is this what hell looks like?

2 replies

Hell for plebs,heaven for actual fans of the pro game

2024-09-23 18:33

yes

2024-09-24 14:42

Thorin is back? Poggers

2024-09-23 11:04

Goated lineup

2024-09-23 11:05

How to attract viewers 101

...to watch RES Regional instead?

2024-09-23 12:03

RL, Thorin, Maui -> insta skip

2024-09-23 11:06

5 replies

npc

2024-09-23 11:09

128

Npc thinking thorin and mauisnake have any idea about CS

2024-09-23 13:17

0/10 bait

2024-09-23 18:07

insta watching

2024-09-23 11:36

2024-09-23 11:56

This is goat desk segment

Good to know, I will do my best to avoid watching the event.

you will be missed :(

2024-09-23 11:21

Its over

Lmao

HOLY SHIT

2024-09-23 11:07

Oh shoot that's nice

2024-09-23 11:08

I love it

This is a really funny lineup , maube I should go

put maniac and you have a full pack!

Sadokist and Semmler as casters 🙏

2024-09-23 11:17

Sadokist was goated caster in his best years, no other caster except maybe Scrawny has this raspy, strained, punk rock singer voice. Too bad after break he failed to deliver the same level of casting.

2024-09-23 15:30

WE WILL BE THERE

2024-09-23 11:10

GOATED

NAVI should attend so that Thorin can interview jL after they win

2024-09-23 11:11

WE ARE SO BACK

Lmao thorin is just gonna constantly flame all the teams

Hell yeah

2024-09-23 15:53

People that hate on this duo were 100% not around the first csgo events when thorin and RL put out the best desk in all of esports. Their twitter talk is what it is, but on the desk they are great. Will be watching this for sure

+10k viewers with this move.

2024-09-23 11:16

Bring out the French baguettes

Glad I don't care about this event

2024-09-23 11:18

Just bought the tickets because if this lmao

2024-09-23 11:19

HOLY what a talent team!

If we ignore thorins twitter. Goat.

Another reason not to watch

2024-09-23 11:22

LETSGO

2024-09-23 11:23

"unfiltered banter" = calling people idiots / morons / other hateful derogatory slurs?

2024-09-23 11:24

8 replies

yeah it's either this or creampie jokes and talking about favorite movies instead of casting the game... man the bar fell off a cliff lately

2024-09-23 12:00

ESL Pro league is CS summit basically, its not every event. But I agree with what you're saying, and I don't like it either

2024-09-23 13:07

"Glawk tuah"

2024-09-23 13:13

Well the thing is, most people are those things. RL and Thorin are a breath of fresh air in this day and age of PG13 politically correct soulless slop peoples.

2024-09-23 12:40

Did you not watch Pro league? Swearing every other sentence, making edgy jokes / skits? You literally described Valorant

2024-09-23 13:08

Don't disrespect the better game

2024-09-23 13:14

Maybe they call people idiots but at least they have no idea about CS Amazing cast

2024-09-23 13:19

2024-09-23 15:54

REAL CS IS BACK !!!!

2024-09-23 11:25

goated desk

Men are back

2024-09-23 11:28

From Espoo to just poo

LOOOL never thought this would happen again. Can’t wait

2024-09-23 11:29

desk will have podcast vibes finally some hot takes on the broadcast

2024-09-23 11:30

are they ex couple?

2024-09-23 11:31

what

2024-09-23 11:32

I hope thorin uses his air time to explain memes

2024-09-23 11:37

The rejects club.

2024-09-23 11:39

The worst desk ever

2024-09-23 11:45

poggers

2024-09-23 11:46

Return of the goat.

2024-09-23 11:47

nooo not the fucking mauibot. Thorin + richard only pls

2024-09-23 11:51

I heard Finnish Vodka brand is sponsoring the desk so that is why... Not sure is it true.

Lets go Koskenkorva MVP

2024-09-23 15:49

christ alive, that sounds awful, time to immediately mute the stream before, between & after matches

2024-09-23 11:57

oh wow, fella makes sure the sane people skip watching Elisa

Not the Xenophobe (a.k.a Thorin)

This a joke, right?

2024-09-23 11:59

Ok but my understanding is that thorin (and maybe RL) proudly DONT watch teams of this level. So they shall be learning prior to the event?

2024-09-23 12:06

Poggers

2024-09-23 12:11

We will be watching

2024-09-23 12:15

Absolute cinema, dno why ppl are complaining. The desk will actually be more entertaining than the games

People are so soft and weak they cant handle any derogatory banter nor can they handle anything else than globally accepted, soft opinions.

2024-09-23 12:42

who'll get invited to this tournament?

2024-09-23 12:18

hltv.org/events/7860/elisa-masters-espoo..

2024-09-23 12:22

ikr 2 slots still open

2024-09-23 12:23

I guess NiP and fnatic could fit, even Sangal or BIG. GamerLegion if none of those.

2024-09-23 12:25

PURE CINEMA

2024-09-23 12:26

good to see richard lewis back

2024-09-23 12:30

Nahh, he's just a yapper

2024-09-23 12:44

Holy shit, mausinake probably have some evidence of wrong doing of elisa. No way this braindead sanke is hired

2024-09-23 12:31

Goat out-of-the-box thinker and analyst Maui is back

2024-09-23 13:46

yoooo, but shame the teams arent very good

Top bantz incoming

Finally the GOATs are back

2024-09-23 12:43

This will be either really good, or really bad, nothing in between. If i have to bet, i would bet on really bad :P

thorin=analyst hahahaha

2024-09-23 12:55

Ahaha, these bums are desperate

Trying not to throw up

2024-09-23 13:10

thorin RL and mauisnake... how to get hltv users in shamble

2024-09-23 13:11

Haters malding right now

2024-09-23 13:45

I wanted to write - only mauisnake is missing XD!

I will be there no matter what

2024-09-23 13:16

THERE IS A GOD

2024-09-23 13:26

Okay so this is just going to be an episode of Snake and Banter featuring Richard Lewis fucking awesome

2024-09-23 13:30

Thorin and RL is great.... maui is eww

2024-09-23 13:43

Massive W

2024-09-23 13:44

RL and Gigachad Thorin? Count me in

Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact

2024-09-23 13:47

THEY ARE BACK LET'S FUCKING GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

2024-09-23 13:50

Update: x.com/0hnepixel/status/18381445189247183..

2024-09-23 13:59

Will 100% watch this instead of whatever Saudi nonsense may be on at the same time

The "goat" analysts only getting jobs in tier3 lmfaooo

2024-09-23 14:05

well, that isn't true but go off

2024-09-23 14:11

Return of the GOATS

2024-09-23 14:16

We need Astralis(dont pass Rio groups) and NiP invited to make this a FIESTA xddd

2024-09-23 14:22

Maui? Richard? Thorin? We WILL be watchin

2024-09-23 14:37

Finally HLTV gets to get most up to date photos of Thorin :) Duncan, just please don't over do your type of jokes, don't yell, control your emotions, don't interrupt another person until that person is finished with their take, and lets have a good one there! :) GL HF

2024-09-23 14:53

vamonos

2024-09-23 14:54

thorin, RL and MAUI... who the fuck wants to hear that bozo

2024-09-23 15:07

With Rebels attending and now after this announcement I 100% gonna watch this tournament, of course only two Rebels games and maybe final.

2024-09-23 15:35

now I have to watch a tier2 tournament because of the goat

2024-09-23 16:23

almost wanna drive to Helsinki now haha

2024-09-23 16:35

and his apprentice mauisnake⁠

Fallen top # 1 Fan is back on the desk kkkkkkk here we go again

2024-09-23 16:45

W line up

2024-09-23 18:41

yeah babyyy

2024-09-23 19:03

I wish tournaments would finally stop hiring Banks. Invest a bit more money and get actually someone good.

2024-09-23 19:35

Is he just really cheap or what?

2024-10-16 10:15

first time i dont wanna watch the stuff between matches

Nice Hopefully we get to see them at bigger events as well.

2024-09-23 19:58

Huuuuuuge L

2024-09-23 22:34

kkkkkkkkkkk finland got short stick

2024-09-23 23:18

Big W

2024-09-23 23:54

Round of Banks in the chat

2024-09-24 00:15

Ok but why Maui too

2024-09-24 13:05

This is some real mud right here LETS GOOOOO

2024-09-25 00:18

Invite Falcons pls i wanna see s1mple play

2024-09-27 15:11

Bro, why ppl saying thorin is good at the desk? wtf?? are you guys watching him at 2016-2018?? this guy only know how to hate players, his comments never have anything about the game, he only cares about players life and dont say really anything about their games lol, only thing he do is cry about players personal lifes on twitter, what kind of professional is this?

2024-10-08 18:00

If every desk analyst was YNK then people wouldn't watch.

2024-10-08 18:18

Agreed but, thorin?? holy, they have so many better options, even those strange ppl from blast are better tbh.

2024-10-08 18:45

This is factually wrong, he has like the most history knowledge out of all ppl because he still watches like all the games.

2024-10-16 10:06

dead tournament with 0 good teams trying to get viral exposure by having contrarian trolls in the studio. trash fire incoming

2024-10-08 18:23

Best of Richard Lewis, Thorin & Mauisnake at Elisa Masters Espoo 2024 youtube.com/watch?v=BDjmwbvsF_k Too overwhelming though.... jokes are overdone...

2024-10-22 14:03