Broadcast Talent Announced for Elisa Esports Masters Espoo 2024

Elisa Esports announced the broadcast talent that will headline its upcoming Counter-Strike 2 competition, the Elisa Esports Masters Espoo 2024. 

Announced talent includes award-winning esports journalist and content creator Richard Lewis, who will serve as a desk host; Last Free Nation hosts (and prolific esports content creators) Duncan “Thorin” Shields and Alex “Mauisnake” Ellenberg, who will serve as analysts during the event; and popular esports host James Banks, who will serve as the stage host. Two additional talents are to be announced at a later date.

Teams confirmed to participate include B8, JANO, Rebels, ENCE, 9z, and The MongolZ, with two more invited teams to be announced.

The three-day competition is an in-person event taking place Oct. 18-20, at the Espoo Metro Areena in Espoo, Finland. The Espoo Metro Areena is capable of hosting around 7,000 – 8,000 spectators, depending on configuration. The multi-day  Counter-Strike 2 competition will also feature an overall prize pool of $200K USD.

Following a studio phase on Oct. 16-17, the in-person competition will run from Oct. 18-20, with Group A and Group B (best-of-threes) taking place on the opening day at Espoo Metro Areena, followed by two Bo3 semi-final matches on Oct. 19, and the Elisa Open Grand Final (Bo3) and Elisa Masters Grand Final (Bo5) taking place on Oct. 20.

Tickets are still available for the competition – find out more here. 

Elisa Esports is part of Elisa Oyj, a Finnish company that provides information and communication technology (ICT) services. Sponsors and partners for the competition include Espoo ESBO, Monster Energy, Republic of Gamers, VSCY, Taksi Helsinki, Hotel Matts, Reaktor, Noblechairs, BLÅKLÄDER Workwear, and VILPE.