BTS broadcast team grows: Welcomes Sheever, ODPixel, Fogged, KBBQ

The BTS broadcast team is growing and extends a welcome to Owen “ODPixel” Davies, Ioannis “Fogged” Loucas, Jorien “Sheever” van der Heijden, & Jack “KBBQ” Chen. The team will be providing onsite and remote coverage for the upcoming season tournaments such as The Summit 6, Starladder I-League Season 3, WePlay Dota 2 League Season 4, WESG Regional & Global Finals, and MDL Fall Season 2016 LAN.

The BTS Broadcast team will now include Owen “ODPixel” Davies, Ioannis “Fogged” Loucas, Jorien “Sheever” van der Heijden, & Jack “KBBQ” Chen.

The four faces and voices are familiar to fans around the world and are considered to be some of the fan favorites.

Despite WinteR being registered as part of the Mineski X roster for the Fall Major 2016 season, he will still be part of the broadcasting team.

ODPixel is a fan favorite who consistently receives praise for his broadcasts from fans and Dota 2 personalities alike. “Discovered” last year after co-casting some matches for BTS, he then quit his job to move to Sweden and join Dreamhack Season 3 full-time. He is known for his British humor and banter, as well as for his accent. When asked, ODPixel has stated that his favorite thing about casting is “the adrenaline when something exciting happens, and being able to share my excitement with the viewers”. This explains what many, including himself, agree is his biggest strength: hype. Most recently he was a commentator for TI6 and caster/panelist for MPGL Southeast Asian Championship.

Sheever is one of the most popular and appreciated female presences in the Dota 2 scene. Sheever is a Dota 2 caster, interviewer and host. Born in the beautiful land of tulips and windmills, the Netherlands, Sheever has casted and hosted numerous major Dota 2 tournaments, such as The International and Starladder Starseries. Besides her utmost passion for video games, Sheever is a movie enthusiast and a big cat lover. Her cat, Diego, is making frequent appearances on stream. She has acted as full time host for DreamLeague and co-hosted at Shanghai Major. Most recently she was an analyst for TI6 and caster/panelist for MPGL Southeast Asian Championship.

Fogged

Fogged is an American professional Dota 2 player that most recently was part of Vegetables Esports Club alongside broadcasting greats such as Ben “Merlini” Wu, Austin “Capitalist” Walsh and William “Blitz” Lee. Although he has an extensive history in gaming, including DotA, Dota 2 and HON, highlights of his careers include participating in TI3 and TI4 with Team Dignitas and Na’Vi North America respectively. During the last year, Fogged has been part of the analyst panel and broadcasting teams for prestigious tournaments such as The Manila Major, The Summit 5, and the StarLadder i-League Invitational.

KBBQ is a Mandarin interpreter and interviewer and occasional guest panelist. Although born in Shanghai China, KBBQ moved to New York at age 3. Besides being bilingual in Chinese and English, KBBQ holds a Masters degree in Journalism from Columbia University. He later got his start in Dota 2 with DotaFM podcasts, a radio podcast alongside Toffees. He later joined Defense of the Patients podcast and is a regular podcast member of the DotPro Show as well as a DotP Wednesday podcast. KKB writes for ESPN about Dota 2 has done translations for ESL One New York 2015 and TI6.

BTS broadcast team

• DAVID “LD” GORMAN – Commentator
• OWEN “ODPIXEL” DAVIES – Commentator
• DAVID “GODZ” PARKER – Commentator / Analyst
• DAKOTA “KOTLGUY” COX – Commentator / Host
• BEN “MERLINI” WU – Commentator / Analyst
• CHAN “WINTER” LITT BINN – Commentator / Analyst
• IOANNIS “FOGGED” LOUCAS – Commentator / Analyst
• JORIEN “SHEEVER” VAN DER HEIJDEN – Host / Analyst
• JACK “KBBQ” CHEN- Translator / Analyst

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