Machine returns on IEM Rio Major talent lineup

An all-out selection of 24 high-profile names will be bringing the action to life at the IEM Rio Major.

The talent list for the upcoming Major in Brazil has been unveiled, with 24 broadcast members set to guide viewers through the first Valve-sanctioned event in CS:GO outside of Europe and North America.

The $1,250,000 tournament will get started with the Challengers Stage on Monday, October 31 and run for two weeks, where it will conclude with a best-of-three grand final on Sunday, November 13.

Machine is set to return to casting duties after previously being absent from ESL Pro League Season 16

Presenting the Brazilian Major will be a quartet of desk hosts: Tres "⁠stunna⁠" Saranthus, Freya "⁠Freya⁠" Spiers, Pala "⁠Pala⁠" Gilroy Sen, and Jasmine "Veracity"Kanuga.

The tournament will also feature an eight-man team running the casting side of things, headlined by the commentating duo of Alex "⁠Machine⁠" Richardson and Chad "⁠SPUNJ⁠" Burchill, who will be reuniting on the microphones after the Briton was absent from ESL Pro League Season 16.

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Rounding out the list of commentators are the Canadian trio of Mohan "⁠launders⁠" Govindasamy, Conner "⁠Scrawny⁠" Girvan, and Matthew "⁠Sadokist⁠" Trivett, as well as Hugo "⁠Hugo⁠" Byron, Harry "⁠JustHarry⁠" Russell, and Jason "⁠moses⁠" O'Toole.

IEM has recruited a handful of household names to explain the analytical side of things, including Janko "⁠YNk⁠" Paunović, Mathieu "⁠Maniac⁠" Quiquerez, and Alex "⁠Mauisnake⁠" Ellenberg, the latter two also working at the PGL Antwerp Major back in May.

The aforementioned trio are notably joined by Luis "⁠peacemaker⁠" Tadeu, who will be present at the Major in his home country after all despite being relieved of coaching duties by Imperial back in August.

James "⁠BanKs⁠" Banks will be conducting interviews at the upcoming Major, with the Briton also being joined on the sidelines by Anastasija "⁠Heccu⁠" Tolmačeva and Eefje "⁠sjokz⁠" Depoortere. The Latvian will be travelling to Rio de Janeiro after also being an interviewer at the IEM Road to Rio Americas RMR in Stockholm, Sweden.

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The full talent list for the IEM Rio Major is as follows:

Desk hosts

Tres "⁠stunna⁠" Saranthus
Freya "⁠Freya⁠" Spiers
Pala "⁠Pala⁠" Gilroy Sen
Jasmine "Veracity"Kanuga

Casters

Alex "⁠Machine⁠" Richardson
Chad "⁠SPUNJ⁠" Burchill
Mohan "⁠launders⁠" Govindasamy
Conner "⁠Scrawny⁠" Girvan
Hugo "⁠Hugo⁠" Byron
Harry "⁠JustHarry⁠" Russell
Jason "⁠moses⁠" O'Toole
Matthew "⁠Sadokist⁠" Trivett

Analysts

Mathieu "⁠Maniac⁠" Quiquerez
Janko "⁠YNk⁠" Paunović
Alex "⁠Mauisnake⁠" Ellenberg
Sudhen "⁠Bleh⁠" Wahengbam
Aleksandar "⁠kassad⁠" Trifunović
Danny "⁠mahone⁠" Hsieh
Allan "⁠Allan⁠" Hender
Luis "⁠peacemaker⁠" Tadeu

In-depth analyst

Anders "⁠Anders⁠" Blume

Sidelines

Eefje "⁠sjokz⁠" Depoortere
Anastasija "⁠Heccu⁠" Tolmačeva
James "⁠BanKs⁠" Banks

Anastasija 'Heccu' Tolmačeva Age: 29 Team: No team Rating 1.0: 0.00 Maps played: 0 KPR: 0.00 DPR: 0.00 Imperial #19 Gabriel 'FalleN' ToledoFernando 'fer' AlvarengaRicardo 'boltz' PrassMarcelo 'chelo' CespedesVinicius 'VINI' Figueiredo Alex 'Mauisnake' Ellenberg Age: 29 Team: No team Rating 1.0: 0.90 Maps played: 100 KPR: 0.63 DPR: 0.72 Hugo 'Hugo' Byron Age: 25 Team: No team Rating 1.0: 0.00 Maps played: 0 KPR: 0.00 DPR: 0.00 Allan 'Allan' Hender Age: 25 Team: No team Rating 1.0: 0.00 Maps played: 0 KPR: 0.00 DPR: 0.00 Danny 'mahone' Hsieh Age: 28 Team: No team Rating 1.0: 0.83 Maps played: 6 KPR: 0.64 DPR: 0.74 Harry 'JustHarry' Russell Age: 24 Team: No team Rating 1.0: 0.00 Maps played: 0 KPR: 0.00 DPR: 0.00 Alex 'Machine' Richardson Age: 29 Team: No team Rating 1.0: 0.74 Maps played: 2 KPR: 0.44 DPR: 0.64 Mohan 'launders' Govindasamy Age: 32 Team: No team Rating 1.0: 0.76 Maps played: 3 KPR: 0.57 DPR: 0.76 James 'BanKs' Banks Age: 32 Team: No team Rating 1.0: 0.00 Maps played: 0 KPR: 0.00 DPR: 0.00 Sudhen 'Bleh' Wahengbam Age: 35 Team: No team Rating 1.0: 0.00 Maps played: 0 KPR: 0.00 DPR: 0.00 Matthew 'Sadokist' Trivett Age: 33 Team: No team Rating 1.0: 0.64 Maps played: 1 KPR: 0.50 DPR: 0.88 Anders 'Anders' Blume Age: 36 Team: No team Rating 1.0: 0.53 Maps played: 1 KPR: 0.19 DPR: 0.58 Eefje 'sjokz' Depoortere Age: 35 Team: No team Rating 1.0: 0.00 Maps played: 0 KPR: 0.00 DPR: 0.00 Janko 'YNk' Paunović Age: 30 Team: No team Rating 1.0: 0.96 Maps played: 118 KPR: 0.67 DPR: 0.70 Jason 'moses' O'Toole Age: 35 Team: No team Rating 1.0: 0.93 Maps played: 18 KPR: 0.64 DPR: 0.71 Chad 'SPUNJ' Burchill Age: 33 Team: No team Rating 1.0: 0.88 Maps played: 160 KPR: 0.62 DPR: 0.73 Mathieu 'Maniac' Quiquerez Age: 32 Team: No team Rating 1.0: 0.96 Maps played: 837 KPR: 0.66 DPR: 0.67 Conner 'Scrawny' Girvan Age: 28 Team: No team Rating 1.0: 0.00 Maps played: 0 KPR: 0.00 DPR: 0.00 Freya 'Freya' Spiers Age: 26 Team: No team Rating 1.0: 0.00 Maps played: 0 KPR: 0.00 DPR: 0.00 Tres 'stunna' Saranthus Age: 32 Team: No team Rating 1.0: 0.64 Maps played: 4 KPR: 0.30 DPR: 0.54 Aleksandar 'kassad' Trifunović Age: 35 Team: No team Rating 1.0: 0.75 Maps played: 99 KPR: 0.52 DPR: 0.73 Luis 'peacemaker' Tadeu Age: 34 Team: No team Rating 1.0: 0.46 Maps played: 2 KPR: 0.21 DPR: 0.66 Pala 'Pala' Gilroy Sen Age: 32 Team: No team Rating 1.0: 1.09 Maps played: 3 KPR: 0.67 DPR: 0.57