John “Totalbiscuit” Bain will be inducted into the Esports Hall of Fame at ESL One Hamburg 2018.
The Dota 2 tournament (which runs from October 26th to 28th) will recognise the prominent British content creator, who sadly passed away from cancer in May.
Opinion: Thank you Totalbiscuit, for your enormous contribution to gaming and esports
John will be the first non-player added to ESL’s Esports Hall of Fame, joining the likes of Kyle “Ksharp” Miller, Dennis “Thresh” Thong, Emil “HeatoN” Christensen and Ola “elemeNt” Moum as gaming legends.
“His influence on the esports scene can not be understated as his passion and support helped drive various competitive titles towards the heights they reached today.”
Totalbiscuit helped cover many competitive games over the years like Dota 2, Hearthstone, StarCraft, Smite and more. He was also a StarCraft II caster, produced a WoW Radio and Azeroth Daily series, and even had a pro esports team known as Axiom. He did his own Shoutcast Invitational tournaments.
John @Totalbiscuit Bain to be inducted into Esports Hall of Fame at #ESLOne Hamburg 2018 as first non-player. https://t.co/q35Ctxn6YW pic.twitter.com/U9NmMoST1r
— ESL (@ESL) October 19, 2018
ESL said of Totalbiscuit in an announcement post: “His influence on the esports scene can not be understated as his passion and support helped drive various competitive titles towards the heights they reached today. He left behind a body of work unmatched by any other while still managing to give a voice to indie scenes and breakout players.
“His contributions to the industry are immeasurable and as such we are honored to induct him into the Esports Hall of Fame as the first non-player.
“His legacy will live on.”
Dom is an award-winning writer and finalist of the Esports Journalist of the Year 2023 award. He graduated from Bournemouth University with a 2:1 degree in Multi-Media Journalism in 2007.
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 worked as head of content for the British Esports Federation up until February 2021, when he stepped back to work full-time on Esports News UK and offer esports consultancy and freelance services. Note: Dom still produces the British Esports newsletter on a freelance basis, so our coverage of British Esports is always kept simple – usually just covering the occasional press release – because of this conflict of interest.
