Battle.net World Championship — Meet the Casters

Battle.net World Championship — Meet the Casters

Next week, an outstanding team of casters will make their way to Shanghai, China to bring you all the excitement of the StarCraft II Global Finals in English at the Battle.net World Championship. We’re thrilled to work with such a star-studded group, and we’re pleased to present them to you here today. The casters for the BWC will be:

 

 Sean ‘Day[9]’ Plott

 Ben ‘MrBitter’ Nichol Picture of Ben Nichol at HomeStory Cup IV by Foxy from Zerg Lair

 Kevin ‘Rotterdam’ van der Kooi Picture of Kevin van der Kooi courtesy of teamliquid.net

 Alex ‘Axletoss’ Rodriguez Picture of Alex Rodriguez by Oz for Major League Gaming

 Nick ‘Tasteless’ Plott Picture of Nick Plott by Helena Kristiansson for Dreamhack

 Dan ‘Artosis’ Stemkoski Picture of Dan Stemkoski by Ghostclaw for Major League Gaming

 Shaun ‘Apollo’ Clark Picture of Shaun Clark by Kevin Florenzano for Major League Gaming

 Thomas ‘Khaldor’ Killian Picture of Thomas Killian by Foxy from Zerg Lair

 James ‘Kaelaris’ Carrol Picture of James Carrol by Carl Oscar Aaro for Dreamhack

 Nicholas ‘Axslav’ Ranish Picture of Nicholas Ranish courtesy of Major League Gaming

The Battle.net World Championship starts on the evening of November 16, 2012. For a complete look at all of the players from around the world who will be competing for the title of World Champion, check out our BWC infographic.

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Bhodisattva #911
Bhodisattva
16/11/2012
no husky? i´m disappointed
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Bureaucrat #292
Bureaucrat
14/11/2012
no TB and Husky... but apart from that it's ok, at least rapollo is there <3
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Shawn #393
Shawn
13/11/2012
Day9 and Axslav !!!
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VisitorQ #148
VisitorQ
12/11/2012
Tastetosis FTW :D
And Khaldor ofc for the good old "Replay + Mp3-file" days of wc3 ^^
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yuvadius #665
yuvadius
11/11/2012
Nick ‘Tasteless’ Plott and Dan ‘Artosis’ Stemkoski are the best caster team.
i'm hoping they will cast as much of this tournament as possible.
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LIQUIDDOER #338
LIQUIDDOER
10/11/2012
thxs
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Goracyi #979
Goracyi
10/11/2012
Well i hoped Apollo will cast with TotalBiscuit aka TotabHalibut. That is a bit disappointing. I really don't know how Axletoss, Kaelaris and Khaldor cast so i'm interested.
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Fira #455
Fira
09/11/2012
rotterdam cant even speak english ffs
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Rogue #524
Rogue
09/11/2012
@Fira: +1 Dumb guy :(
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Lutarez #432
Lutarez
09/11/2012
guys, no offence to Husky, but however good he is he's voice is like an invasion on your head :/
maybe that's the reason why they don't pick him for major tournaments (at least I don't remember him at any recently, don't watch all of them though)
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Malloc #488
Malloc
09/11/2012
Artosis and Apollo, best casters ever. Others are welcome, except Husky and Kaelaris.
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Replace Day9 with TotalBisquit and we are good.
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lastguru #158
lastguru
09/11/2012
We need HUSKY!!!
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Bokje #544
Bokje
08/11/2012
Who didn't let the husky's out?
Husky where are you? :(
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Canyarion #738
Canyarion
08/11/2012
I bet there will be tons of games to cast and that's why they need so many casters. A lot of simultaneous matches probably?

Husky may not be the most intelligent/alert caster, but he's good fun. I really love it when he casts together with Day9. Ok, anyone is good with Day9. ;)
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TotallyManda #650
TotallyManda
08/11/2012
No Husky, no TB shame...
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ZERGB #798
ZERGB
08/11/2012
H TO THE USKY HUSKY, WHERE ARE YOU ?
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I'm incredibly disappointed they have picked Kaelaris to commentate. He is without a shadow of a doubt the worst caster :(
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Revenant #204
Revenant
08/11/2012
@QED: really?
i find him a very good caster, and thanks to Blizzard I discovered him.
Thank you Blizzard!
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Canyarion #738
Canyarion
08/11/2012
@QED: I've known Kaelaris for 1.5 years or so (when he still only did Protoss replays). He may not be the best out there, but I don't dislike him.
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Sharp #393
Sharp
08/11/2012
Too bad TB will not be casting there :( I still remember his line from MLG Dallas this year. "Try sideways, that might work!" I was laughing the rest of the game :D Still, pretty good casters for this event, looking forward to watching.. keep up the good work blizzard :)
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FlexTerror #513
FlexTerror
08/11/2012
Day9 > All
(just imo)
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Cricke #592
Cricke
08/11/2012
wtf people missing husky and totalbiscuit... worst casters ever, if only apollo and artosis solo casted the entire thing
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NissE #388
NissE
08/11/2012
Could have used TB, most enjoyable with him casting. But, oh well, can't have everything.
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zomgwtfbbq #683
zomgwtfbbq
08/11/2012
TB will not be missed.
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Baconmaster #330
Baconmaster
08/11/2012
This is a sick lineup!!!
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Missing TotalBiscuit for sure, but that lineup is awesome also : )
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Spinal #821
Spinal
08/11/2012
Where is HUSKY! :(
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Banan #482
Banan
08/11/2012
No Wolf? Who's gonna talk about players hair?
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cloudpee #710
cloudpee
08/11/2012
nice day9,rotterdam,tasteless,artosis and apollo pretty much all my fav casters (totalbiscuit and husky would be nice though)
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eXeFreakdmg #757
eXeFreakdmg
08/11/2012
@cloudpee: agreed...why did they have to bring axeltoss and axslav? O_O .. their first premier tournament to cast was MLG Dallas.. i guess:D:D so .. they kinda dont have the required experience to cast such an amazing tournament :) imo
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Horde #461
Horde
08/11/2012
Hahaha, they hired everyone...
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celestial #869
celestial
08/11/2012
They're probably asking where Husky is because there are worse casters on this list...
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Joguel #741
Joguel
08/11/2012
@celestial: I can agree on that only with Kaelaris, rest are far better than husky, hanve have a much greater understanding of the game and how it pans out
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Grizz #454
Grizz
08/11/2012
@Joguel: He might be not the best, but ,at least for me, he can generate hype for any game and this is good thing in long tournament. It can attract new people and keep you from falling a sleep, during boring match-ups.
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Bokje #544
Bokje
08/11/2012
@Joguel: Husky may not know the ins and outs from the game but the fun he brings to the table is for me far more important because when an tournement is going on I am watching with my friends and screaming to the tv so then I don't need to hear the ins and outs from the 4 gate if I want to hear that I will watch a daily from day9 or something
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Joguel #741
Joguel
08/11/2012
lol @ all the kids asking where husky is. Everyone husky don't cast alot of the larger tournaments, because..... guess what..... he aint a good caster.
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Dexx #455
Dexx
08/11/2012
WHERES TB? (totalbiscuit)
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FruchtZERGE #110
FruchtZERGE
08/11/2012
Where is Husky???
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Barcode #788
Barcode
08/11/2012
lol @ them having basically every caster and people STILL complaining