IEM Katowice 2018 Broadcast Talent Lineup Has Been Announced

IEM Katowice 2018 will be taking place from February 27th to March 4th , and will see 16 of the best Counter Strike: Global Offensive teams in the world competing for the lion's share of the $500,000 prize pool. Today, ESL announced on the Intel Extreme Masters website the broadcast talent lineup that will be providing commentary and analysis for the event, alongside the observers that will directing all of the in-game camerawork.  

The preliminary stage of the tournament will see commentary from Henry "HenryG" Greer and Matt "Sadokist" Trivett, Jason "moses" O'Toole and Lauren "Pansy" Scott for stream A. Harry "JustHarry" Russell with Hugo Byron and Alex "Snodz" Byfield with Jack "Jacky" Peters will provide the commentary for stream B.  

The analysis desk will consist of host Alex "Machine" Richardson and analysts Janko "Ynk" Paunovic, Chad "Spunj" Burchill and Adam "friberg" Friberg. Oj Borg will be acting as stage host for the event, and Tres "stunna" Saranthus will be conducting interviews from the tournament area.  

The observers controlling what the viewers will be seeing during the matches will be Heather “Sapphire” Garozzo, David “DJ” Kuntz and Alex “Rushly” Rush.  

With 12 matches in two days to kick off the event, the broadcast talent and observers will have their work cut out for them. However, with such an experienced group running the show at IEM Katowice 2018, fans should expect a great viewing experience. Fans can watch all of the action on Twitch, Facebook, Twitter and Znipe.TV.

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