Mauisnake, moses, and stunna headline American talent in Cologne
With the last event before the summer player player-break approaching, ESL has enlisted the help of American trio Alex "Mauisanke" Ellenberg, Jason "moses" O'Toole, and Tres "stunna" Saranthus to round out the talent list as an analyst, caster, and desk host, respectively.
For Mauisnake, this will be his first appearance at IEM Cologne, continuing his meteoric rise following breakout roles in EPICENTER 2019 and the original Flashpoint. His recent appearances include IEM Dallas, the PGL Antwerp Major, and IEM Katowice. Those that closely follow North American Counter-Strike are quite familiar with Mauisnake for his time as a player, coach, ardent supporter, and snarky coaching YouTuber. His appearances continue to win rave reviews across the scene and he shows no sign of slowing down.
For moses and stunna, they are no stranger to the penultimate event of the season. This will be moses' 6th appearance in Cologne as talent. He also coached Liquid in the online version of Cologne during his brief tenure as the team's head coach. stunna's journey in Cologne began just a bit earlier with his first appearance in 2014 as the manager of Cloud9. He then was a sideline reporter in 2017 before transitioning to being one of the Cathedral of Counter-Stike's hosts last year.
The full talent lineup for IEM Cologne can be found below:
Tres "stunna" Saranthus - Desk host
Eefje "sjokz" Depoortere - Desk host
Jasmine "Veracity" Kanuga - Desk host
Sudhen "Bleh" Wahengbam - Analyst
Mathieu "Maniac" Quiquerez - Analyst
Janko "YNk" Paunović - Analyst Alex "Mauisnake" Ellenberg - Analyst
Chad "SPUNJ" Burchill - Commentator Alex "Machine" Richardson - Commentator Jason "moses" O'Toole - Commentator
Anders "Anders" Blume - Commentator Harry "JustHarry" Russell - Commentator Hugo "Hugo" Byron - Commentator Adam "Dinko" Hawthorne - Commentator Alex "hawka" Hawkins - Commentator Jamie "EternalJay" Martin - Commentator Joshua "Dweg" Nathan - Commentator
Freya "Freya" Spiers - Sideline reporter O. J. Borg D'Anastasi - Stage host James Banks - Stage host / Sideline reporter Pala "Mantrousse" Gilroy Sen - In-arena experience
IEM Cologne 2022 is set to start on July 5th.
