You came, you saw, you donated, and you helped our charity stream hit a few milestones earlier this month (as well as raise £650). Now it’s time for us to stick to our word and release the embarrassing photos.
First up, caster Dawoud “Sandstorm” Dawoud, agreed to dye his beard if we hit the £200 milestone raised for SpecialEffect.
before and after shots, beard didnt work that well, but still dyed the hair 😀 @Esports_News_UK #HotPink pic.twitter.com/KXojyYWeut
— Dawoud Dawoud (@SandstormCasts) March 22, 2017
Next up, team Esports News UK would release ’embarrassing younger photos’ of themselves if the stream raised £500.
Dom Sacco:
Cameron Peberdy:
David Hollingsworth (right):
Nick “Crane” Turberville:
Craig Robinson (bottom left):
Luckily for UK League of Legends player/coach Jamie “Tundra” Duthie, and coach/esports executive Rob Allen, their milestones weren’t hit, and they got out of cosplaying as Tundra Fizz and eating a ghost chili respectively.
@Tundra_LoL @SpecialEffect @gameblast2017 Please help make this happen everyone pic.twitter.com/M7pixEKkyY
— Esports News UK (@Esports_News_UK) March 3, 2017
Dom also got away with sharing an extremely embarrassing music video of him and his old band.
There’s always next year…
Dom is an award-winning writer and finalist of the Esports Journalist of the Year 2023 award. He has almost two decades of experience in journalism, and left Esports News UK in June 2025.
As a long-time gamer having first picked up the NES controller in the late ’80s, he has written for a range of publications including GamesTM, Nintendo Official Magazine, industry publication MCV and others. He also previously worked as head of content for the British Esports Federation.
