NA headlines IEM Talent

With IEM Rio only five days away, ESL has announced a fully star-studded lineup of hosts, casters, analysts, sideline reporters, and Anders Blume as "The Architect". Many of the NA talent will be returning to the big show, while for Canadian Danny "mahone" Hsieh, this will be the first time at a Major.

mahone has dramatically risen to prominence in the analyst scene after his first appearance at the BLAST Premier: Spring American Showdown 2022 in early May. Since then, he has continued to appear on BLAST shows covering both North America and Europe. His segments have been a highlight for analysts and hosts to talk about, with the community being incredibly receptive to his work. mahone's resume also includes a year-long stint with Ninjas in Pyjamas where he operated as an analyst.

On the analyst desk joining mahone will be the ever-critical Alex "Mauisnake" Ellenberg who is featuring once more as an Analyst in only the second Major of his career. His rise to stardom has been significantly more in the works after he broke into the scene with his appearances on the now-defunct FLASHPOINT league. Mauisnake, known for food reviews as critical as NA team reviews, is a welcome sight to fans that enjoy his against-the-grain takes and being unafraid to be objective on the desk.

Returning to the big stage is Jason "moses" O'Toole where he returns to the Major broadcast after missing out at PGL Antwerp 2022. Before then, moses appeared in every Major broadcast since ESL One: Cologne 2015. He will presumably work on the casting desk alongside Matthew "Sadokist" Trivett as his parter while Mohan "launders" Govindasamy and Conner "Scrawny" Girvan will once again be a dynamic duo leading the pack with their wit.

To round up the entire crew, Tres "stunna" Saranthus joins the desk hosts for his first Major job since the Starladder Berlin Major 2019 where he also worked as a host. stunna has been regularly seen around the ESL events this year where he has appeared on the European RMR casts, IEM Katowice, IEM Dallas, IEM Cologne, and both seasons of ESL Pro League. The former Cloud9 manager will be a welcome voice for all the NA fans looking for someone on their side of a South American Major.