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Capitalist
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Capitalist
Player Information
Name:
Austin Walsh
Country:
Status:
Active
Alternate IDs:
DotACapitalist, The Capitalist
Role(s):
Signature Hero:
Approx. Total Earnings:
$450
Links
History
2013-01-04 — 2013-??-??
Austin "Capitalist" Walsh is an independent Dota 2 caster and content creator. He has also played Dota 2 at a semi-professional level with teams such as Gamer University and Vegetables Esports Club.
Biography[edit]
Austin began his casting career in Heroes of Newerth, casting for the popular site GameReplays.[1] He got his start casting Dota 2 alongside TobiWan and joined the joinDOTA casting studio in November of 2013.[2]
In August of 2016, Austin announced that he would be leaving joinDOTA and returning to the United States in order to pursue a career as an independent broadcaster.[3]
Trivia[edit]
- Served in the United States Marine Corps.[1]
- His nickname started as a joke: because his friend named himself "TheCommunist", Austin named himself "TheCapitalist".[4]
Achievements[edit]
| Date | Place | Tier | Tournament | Team | Result | Prize | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-03-31 | 3 - 4th | Minor |  | NADCL Season 3 Gold |  | 0 : 2 | | $150 |
| 2019-03-31 | 1st | Minor | | NADCL Season 3 Gold | | 3 : 1 | | $400 |
| 2019-02-17 | 5 - 8th | Qualifier | | NADCL Season 3 Open Qualifier | | 1 : 2 | | |
| 2018-11-25 | 3 - 4th | Minor | | North American Dota Challengers League Season 1 | | 0 : 2 |  | $1,500 |
| 2018-08-05 | L | Show M. | OpenAI Five Benchmark | | 1 : 2 |  | ||
| 2017-03-07 | 3 - 4th | Qualifier |  | Kiev Major 2017: North America Open Qualifier #1 |  | 1 : 2 |  | |
| 2016-10-24 | 2nd | Qualifier |  | Boston Major 2016: Americas Open Qualifier #1 | | 0 : 2 |  | |
| 2016-05-26 | 8 - 11th | Qualifier |  | The Summit 5 - American Qualifiers | | 0 : 2 |  | |
| 2016-01-06 | 3 - 4th | Qualifier | | Shanghai Major 2016: Americas Open Qualifier #2 | | 1 : 2 | | |
| 2013-05-05 | 3rd | Minor |  | Netolic Pro League 2 (West) |  | 1 : 2 |  | $200 |
| Complete list of results in any tournament | ||||||||
| Date | Tier | Tournament | Position | Partner List | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-08-25 | Premier |  |
The International 2019 | Commentator | |
| 2018-08-25 | Premier | |
The International 2018 | Commentator/Analyst | |
| 2017-08-12 | Premier | |
The International 2017 | Commentator | |
| 2017-04-30 | Premier |  |
The Kiev Major 2017 | Commentator | |
| 2016-12-10 | Premier | |
The Boston Major 2016 | Commentator | |
| 2016-08-13 | Premier | |
The International 2016 | Commentator | |
| 2016-06-12 | Premier | |
The Manila Major 2016 | Commentator | |
| 2016-03-06 | Premier | |
The Shanghai Major 2016 | Commentator/Analyst | |
| 2015-08-08 | Premier | |
The International 2015 | Commentator | |
| 2014-07-21 | Premier | |
The International 2014 | Commentator | |
| About achievementsBroadcasts from any Tournament | |||||
Gallery[edit]
Interviews[edit]
2015[edit]
- 2015-07-25 | TI5 Community Report: Hot_Bid and Capitalist by Hot_Bid of Valve at The International 2015
- 2015-05-20 | Dote Night: Capitalist’s Ones To Watch At ESL One Frankfurt by Philippa Warr of Rock Paper Shotgun
2014[edit]
- 2014-07-18 | TI4 Interview: Capitalist and Hot_Bid by Hot_Bid of Valve at The International 2014
- 2014-10-16 | Coffee With Toffees 10/16/14 Guest: Capitalist by Toffees of Coffee With Toffees
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Philippa Warr (20 May 2015). "Dote Night: Capitalist’s Ones To Watch At ESL One Frankfurt". Rock Paper Shotgun. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
- ↑ HolyMaster (27 November 2013). "Major reinforcements for joinDOTA staff". joinDOTA. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
- ↑ Austin Walsh (31 August 2016). "I'm leaving joinDOTA". Facebook. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
- ↑ Toffees (2014-10-16). "Coffee With Toffees 10/16/14 Guest: Capitalist". youtube. Retrieved 2019-02-14.