Once again – further proof that the UK is home to some top casting talent in esports.
Not one, not two, not three, but four British casters have formed part of the Intel Extreme Masters (IEM) League of Legends World Championship broadcast.
They are as follows:
- Joe “Munchables” Fenny (commentator, pictured far left)
- Ceirnan “Excoundrel” Lowe (desk host, pictured second from left)
- Derry “Dezachu” Holt (Facebook Live host, second from right)
- Andy “Vedius” Day (commentator, far right)
They are joined by stage host OJ Borg, casters Alberto “Crumbzz” Rengifo, Daniel Drakos, Devin “PiraTechnics” Younge, Indiana “Froskurrin” Black, Chris “Papasmithy” Smith and reporter Mitch “Uber” Lesie.
If you didn’t see earlier. Here is our broadcast team for the #LeagueOfLegends #IEM World Championship broadcast!https://t.co/rmqJ9LHLHt pic.twitter.com/RGLvXkW3pd
— Intel®ExtremeMasters (@IEM) February 10, 2017
The League of Legends IEM tournament will take place at the Spodek Arena in Katowice, Poland, on February 25th to 26th.
Eight teams will compete for a share of the $150,000 prize pool and the IEM trophy.
Last year SKT beat Fnatic 3-0 in the final at IEM Katowice.
Intel told Esports News UK last year they were considering bringing IEM to the UK, though no further announcements have been made whether they actually will or not.
Dom is an award-winning writer and finalist of the Esports Journalist of the Year 2023 award. He graduated from Bournemouth University with a 2:1 degree in Multi-Media Journalism in 2007.
As a long-time gamer having first picked up the NES controller in the late ’80s, he has written for a range of publications including GamesTM, Nintendo Official Magazine, industry publication MCV and others. He worked as head of content for the British Esports Federation up until February 2021, when he stepped back to work full-time on Esports News UK and offer esports consultancy and freelance services. Note: Dom still produces the British Esports newsletter on a freelance basis, so our coverage of British Esports is always kept simple – usually just covering the occasional press release – because of this conflict of interest.
