Meet your MSI 2017 on-air team

Riot·4/25/2017, 6:00:48 PM·2 votes·37,430 views

The 2017 Mid-Season Invitational kicks-off this week from Brazil. Only one team will reign and become our new MSI champions.

Our English broadcast team will be joining the pros on their journey to prove their region is the best. It’s time to introduce your MSI 2017 on-air team:

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Play-by-play Commentators

  • Clayton “CaptainFlowers” Raines
  • Daniel “Drakos” Drakos
  • David “Phreak” Turley
  • Devin “PiraTechnics” Younge
  • Julian “Pastrytime” Carr
  • Matthew “Fish” Stewart
  • Trevor “Quickshot” Henry
  • Rivington Bisland III

Color Commentators and Analysts

  • Aidan “Zirene” Moon
  • Andy “Vedius” Day
  • Chris “PapaSmithy” Smith
  • Indiana “Froskurinn” Black
  • Isaac “Azael” Cummings-Bentley
  • James “Stress” O’Leary
  • Joshua “Jatt” Leesman
  • Martin “Deficio” Lynge
  • Mitch “Krepo” Voorspoels
  • Sam “Kobe” Hartman-Kenzler
  • Zack “Rusty” Pye

Interviewers and Hosts

  • Eefje “Sjokz” Depoortere
  • James “Dash” Patterson

Guest spots at the analyst desk will be available for pro players, former pros, coaches, and analysts to join us throughout MSI 2017.

The MSI 2017 action begins with the Play-In Stage and the opening match of Brazil's Red Candids vs. Oceania's Dire Wolves on Friday, April 28 at 11:00 AM PT.

 

36 Comments

TrollFan014/25/2017, 6:04:02 PM19 votes

Phreak is there. All is good :D

Yordle Xayah4/25/2017, 8:30:45 PM8 votes
My Name Is Jeƒf4/25/2017, 7:18:44 PM8 votes

Thank you for Captain Flowers <3

Otasta4/25/2017, 7:39:43 PM7 votes

I like how Rivington uses his actual name instead of "Riv" haha.

It's like Pastrytime, Fish, Quickshot, Rivington Bisland III.

I enjoy when casters from different regions are together for international events.

HTT Azunyan4/25/2017, 6:42:37 PM6 votes

whoooooooo, CaptainFlowers!

EndlessColdz4/25/2017, 10:11:32 PM6 votes

am i the only one that want PaPasmithy??????

Klingerlord4/25/2017, 6:28:59 PM5 votes

In Phreak and Kobe we trust ✌🏽

CanORage4/25/2017, 7:52:25 PM5 votes

Hooray, PapaSmithy ftw! Few could have followed the imo best-in-the-business former LCK duo so well, but you've done it and cemented yourself as the best around. Just the right balance of humor, enthusiasm/hype, and game + metagame information for your role. Thanks to you for your work and to Riot for recognizing it!

MysteryKid4/25/2017, 7:04:39 PM3 votes

First thing i checked when i saw this was is Phreak going lol

Save4/25/2017, 10:11:51 PM3 votes

Thank god LS isn't in this

hiro1574/25/2017, 10:26:23 PM2 votes

How to get the best air team: put CaptainFlowers and Phreak in it

TheFireLives4/25/2017, 7:43:49 PM2 votes

Dash forever

VaporizeX4/25/2017, 8:05:28 PM2 votes

No monte or doa... booo... booo...

Tbone64/25/2017, 6:48:59 PM1 votes

My only question is why only one caster from LCK? No love for Atlus or Achillios

TTVMrButier4/26/2017, 12:23:34 AM1 votes

i legit scrolled just to make sure Phreak was doing play-by-plays

Eleshakai4/26/2017, 12:31:32 AM1 votes

Well I'm generally happy with this... I hope Dash has less time to be... well, obnoxious, than he did at Worlds. When he's in a studio talking shop he's not too bad, but I hate listening to him pretend he's commentating wrestling. I don't need him yelling in my ears.

Aside from that though, this is looking to be a good event.

Mirio Lemillion4/26/2017, 5:33:02 AM1 votes

I wish Jake "Spawn" Tiberi was included. :(

Other than that, I see Phreak, Jatt, Zirene, Riv. I am happy man.

iSlay4/26/2017, 5:45:41 AM1 votes

Hell yeah, CAPTAIN FLOWERS

Adamx4/26/2017, 11:38:54 AM1 votes

My boy Deficio doin his thing!

NeoSennit4/26/2017, 4:13:21 PM1 votes

Gotta love the NA casting teams. They're the reason I watch league more than any other kind of broadcast.

pyro192804/26/2017, 4:16:40 PM1 votes

Moment when you realize the reason you watch Pro-Games because Jatt's voice helps put me to sleep at night. GG

Ghaden4/27/2017, 4:08:49 AM1 votes

I hope all the commentators have their dramatic quips ready for TSM getting dumpstered again.

ScuffedYasuoMain4/27/2017, 5:28:41 AM1 votes

quickshot is there :D im wet

Crow24/27/2017, 7:53:56 AM1 votes

Papasmithy??

ßLACKPłNK Rosé4/27/2017, 8:05:40 PM1 votes

Sucks that LS isn't gonna be there. Other than that, should be an amazing event!

Linthe5/8/2017, 6:13:34 PM1 votes

Will be getting the A-team for the rest of MSI? So far C-team mostly.