BLAST Rivals Season 2 reveals on-air talent for Hong Kong event

BLAST has revealed the on-air team for Rivals Season 2, which will be held at Chek Lap Kok in Hong Kong from November 11 to 15. The ten-person lineup covers hosts, analysts and commentators, and includes several familiar faces from previous BLAST events.

Desk hosts and analysts

Natalie "NatTea" Mahoney returns as a desk host and interviewer for her fourth BLAST event. Her earlier BLAST appearances came at Open Rotterdam, Bounty Summer and Open Porto. She shares the desk with James "BanKs" Banks, who also hosts the show. They will be joined by the two resident analysts, Alex "Mauisnake" Ellenberg and Donald "voo" Parkhurst.

Mike "DarfMike" Winnick and Kin Fung "stelight" Chan are listed as hosts and interviewers working from the arena.

Commentary teams

BLAST's commentary line-up is split into two duos. Mohan "launders" Govindasamy and Conner "Scrawny" Girvan, described by BLAST as its iconic pairing, will form one team. The other will be made up of Daniel "ddk" Kapadia and James "BARDOLPH" Bardolph.

Place in the season calendar

The event will be the final stop on the calendar before the Singapore Major. According to BLAST, the tournament will feature four of the current top-five teams in the global VRS rankings. Falcons, FUT, G2 and Legacy are also among the participating teams.

BLAST published the full on-air team as part of the announcement, grouping the talent by role: hosts and interviewers, analysts, and commentators.