Ben "Merilini' Wu
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Ben “Merlini” Wu began playing Dota in 2005 and was a competitive player for many years. He quickly established himself in the top ranks internationally and has had the honor of competing alongside many current stars on the e-sports scene. Merlini was previously dubbed “M-God” in the Eastern hemisphere for his legendary use of intelligence-based heroes such as Zeus and Silencer.Following his prolific competitive career, Merlini has taken up the mantle as a figure of authority within the Dota community. Merlini has transitioned into becoming a professional Dota 2 streamer and consultant. Currently, Merlini’s stream attracts thousands of viewers daily. His guides and videos provide knowledge and resources to avid players around the world. Also, his development team has pioneered a unique view-on-demand platform of over 1,000 games. Merlini was chosen to be one of the analyst members on the TI3 panel and is recognized as a sought-after, expert commentator in today’s top tournaments, often collaborating with Beyond the Summit TV.
David "Ld" Gorman
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LD is from Philadelphia, born and raised but has since moved to his new BeyondTheSummit studio in Los Angeles, California. LD commentates a variety of Dota 2 tournaments including both western and eastern Dota participants. LD and David "Godz" Parker are the primary casters for the BeyondTheSummit studios and are most known for bringing English casts of eastern Dota 2 tournaments to western audiences.
David" LuminousInverse" Zhang
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David Zhang, aka LuminousInverse, is a Dota 2 commentator, and founder of Dotacommentaries. He is a frequent caster for Dota 2 tournaments, including primary caster during The International 2012.
David "GodZ" Parker
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David Parker organized and promoted Australian esports scene in 2011. He started casting for GosuGamers in early 2011 with ROCCAT GOSUcup and really was the first main caster to provide consistent English Dota 2 casts of the SEA and Chinese scenes.
Aaron "Ayesee" Chambers
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Aaron Chambers is a Dota 2 caster who has been working in eSports since early 2011. Worked as a radio broadcaster in his teens and early twenties before owning and operating a print publication. He began casting DotA 2 in early 2012.
Kevin "Purge" Godec
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Kevin Godec is an American commentator, Dota 2 content creator, and player for Team Zephyr. He is a frequent caster for Dota 2 tournaments, and was asked by Valve to do English post-game interviews at The International 2012.
James "2GD" Harding
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James Harding is a former professional Quake 4 and World of Warcraft player turned commentator, community member and Twitch.TV employee. He is the founder of The GDStudio.
Bruno "Bruno" Carlucci
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His career as a caster began ahead of The International 2012, when some people from "DotaCommentaries" invited him to join them to the event. Bruno got a chance to add his information and statistics to the broadcasts from the event. After a chat with 2GD, he became part of the analyst panel. 2GD also offered him a job at "The GD Studio", but Bruno had some real life commitments to deal with first. He later on accepted and moved to Stockholm in January 2013.