ESL UK announce the CS:GO United casting team as the headline line-up for the SteelSeries UK Community Challenge. The casting team, featuring some of the best UK casting talent, is comprised primarily of James "BanKs" Banks, Karam "KYAN1TE" Kabbara and Matt "Chewwy" Smith. SteelSeries Community Challenge Coverage Details

It's an exciting time for the UK Counter-Strike community. In just two weeks time the first season of the UK Counter-Strike Community Challenge kicks off, seeing the best teams from across the United Kingdom step up to the plate to fight for their stake of the £1,100 prize pool! With all this high tempo action taking place we thought it would be a shame to miss even a moment of the competition!



To capture the cup series we've drafted in the "Counter-Strike: Global Offensive United" casting team, who will be on hand from start to finish. First up to the plate is James "BanKs" Banks, who has been a part of the Counter-Strike scene since early 2003, first as a player then slowly transitioned from journalist to commentator. Sitting alongside him throughout will be none other than Karam "KYAN1TE" Kabbara. KYAN1TE stems from a heavy Counter-Strike: Source background, and compliments BanKs unique casting style.



Filling in the blanks will be COD Caster turned Counter-Strike fanatic Matt "Chewwy" Smith. With over a year of experience and a bubbling passion for his new found community he uses his own skill set to excite and stimulate the competitive narrative.



James Banks, founder of CS:GO United Commented:



"I am so excited to get involved with ESL for the Steelseries UK Community Challenge! It is about time the UK had a place where we can watch talent grow and see how the UK teams are performing. This will be the second event for CS:GO United after being the official commentating team for the CPH Games Female tournament and it feels great to be given the opportunity to commentate this.



I am really proud to be commentating this event and being able to get involved with the community that I came from. My co-commentators KYAN1TE and Chewwy are also UK based and know some of the players personally so the bets are on and we can’t wait to find out who the winner is going to be!



About Counter-Strike: Global Offensive United

The casting team behind the freshly formed commentating organization, donned "CS:GO United", is a group of dedicated and passionate commentators from the Counter-Strike: Global Offensive community. Stemming from a varied background, including a mixed Counter-Strike 1.6 and Source heritage, the casters have a wide spectrum of experience, making them uniquely able to delve into detailed analysis of the UK casting community.



Follow them on twitter over on www.twitter.com/csgounited



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Your Admin Team. It's an exciting time for the UK Counter-Strike community. In just two weeks time the first season of the UK Counter-Strike Community Challenge kicks off, seeing the best teams from across the United Kingdom step up to the plate to fight for their stake of the £1,100 prize pool! With all this high tempo action taking place we thought it would be a shame to miss even a moment of the competition!To capture the cup series we've drafted in the "Counter-Strike: Global Offensive United" casting team, who will be on hand from start to finish. First up to the plate is James "BanKs" Banks, who has been a part of the Counter-Strike scene since early 2003, first as a player then slowly transitioned from journalist to commentator. Sitting alongside him throughout will be none other than Karam "KYAN1TE" Kabbara. KYAN1TE stems from a heavy Counter-Strike: Source background, and compliments BanKs unique casting style.Filling in the blanks will be COD Caster turned Counter-Strike fanatic Matt "Chewwy" Smith. With over a year of experience and a bubbling passion for his new found community he uses his own skill set to excite and stimulate the competitive narrative.James Banks, founder of CS:GO United Commented:The casting team behind the freshly formed commentating organization, donned "CS:GO United", is a group of dedicated and passionate commentators from the Counter-Strike: Global Offensive community. Stemming from a varied background, including a mixed Counter-Strike 1.6 and Source heritage, the casters have a wide spectrum of experience, making them uniquely able to delve into detailed analysis of the UK casting community.Follow them on twitter over onSee you in the chat!YourAdmin Team. ptER , Monday, 28/04/14 13:47