LD

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Player Information
Name:
David Gorman
Nationality:
Born:
June 3, 1986 (age 38)
Region:
North America North America
Years Active (Player):
2012 - 2013
Current Role:
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David "LD" Gorman is a Dota 2 commentator and co-founder of Beyond The Summit (BTS).

Biography[edit]

LD is from Philadelphia, born and raised but has since moved to his new BeyondTheSummit studio in Los Angeles, California. LD commentates a variety of Dota 2 tournaments including both western and eastern Dota participants. LD and David "GoDz" Parker are the primary casters for the BeyondTheSummit studios and are most known for bringing English casts of eastern Dota 2 tournaments to western audiences. A few examples include G-League, G-1 Champions League and GEST 2012. LD was one of the primary casters for The International 2012 and continued the trend in 2013 by getting invited by Valve to cast at The International 2013.[1] Despite being in the scene for just a short while, his popularity grew to the point where his casts with BTS are some of the highest viewed in the business. Valve acknowledged LD's and GoDz's potential as a studio and assigned them to host The International 2013 Eastern Qualifiers from their new studio in Los Angeles, California. The BTS studio in LA was crowd-source funded from an indiegogo campaign that was set-up in February 2013.[2] He has had several memorable calls, later acknowledged in compendium chat wheels. These include "They're all dead!" and "Patience from Zhou".

Achievements[edit]

2014[edit]

2014
Date Place Event Result Winnings
2014-11-15 3rd Double Trouble 0 : 2  Estonia Puppey / United Kingdom Cyborgmatt

2013[edit]

2012[edit]

Notable Events Casted or Hosted[edit]

DateTierTournamentPositionPartner List
2017-08-12Tier 1The International 2017The International 2017Commentator
2017-04-30Tier 1The Kiev Major 2017The Kiev Major 2017Commentator
2016-12-10Tier 1The Boston Major 2016The Boston Major 2016Commentator
2016-08-13Tier 1The International 2016The International 2016Commentator
2016-06-12Tier 1The Manila Major 2016The Manila Major 2016Commentator
2016-03-06Tier 1The Shanghai Major 2016The Shanghai Major 2016Commentator/Analyst
2015-11-21Tier 1The Frankfurt Major 2015The Frankfurt Major 2015Commentator
2015-08-08Tier 1The International 2015The International 2015Commentator
2015-02-09Tier 1Dota 2 Asia Championships 2015Dota 2 Asia Championships 2015Commentator
2014-07-21Tier 1The International 2014The International 2014Commentator
About achievementsBroadcasts from any Tournament

Gallery[edit]

  • LD.jpg

Biography Videos[edit]

2018[edit]

Interviews[edit]

  • 2012
  • 2013
  • 2014
  • 2015
  • 2018
  • 2019
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Trivia[edit]

  • LD is a diehard Philadelphia Phillies and Philadelphia Eagles fan.
  • LD's brother Michael is a brother of Tau Kappa Epsilon Fraternity.

References[edit]

  1. ↑ https://tl.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=411446
  2. ↑ http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/beyond-the-summit-esports-studio
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