KBBQ
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KBBQ
Player Information
Name:
Jack Chen
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Alternate IDs:
KBBQDota, KoreanBBQ
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History
2017-09-06 — 2018-08-29 | VGJ.Storm(M.) |
2018-08-29 — 2018-09-14 | Quincy Crew(M.) |
2018-09-14 — 2019-07-21 | Forward Gaming(M.) |
2019-07-24 — 2019-09-20 | Newbee(M.) |
2019-09-27 — 2019-11-05 | Quincy Crew(M.) |
2019-11-05 — 2020-03-25 | Chaos EC(M.) |
2020-03-25 — 2022-08-02 | Quincy Crew(M.) |
2022-08-02 — 2022-11-01 | Soniqs(M.) |
2023-12-08 — Present | G2.iG(M.) |
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Jack "KBBQ" Chen is a Dota 2 interpreter, analyst, writer, and podcaster who is currently general manager of G2.iG.
Overview[edit]
Jack "KBBQ" Chen was born in Shanghai, China, but grew up in New York City.[1] He graduated from Columbia University in 2012 with a master's degree in Journalism, and initially became involved in eSports as a contributing writer for Evil Geniuses and NADotA.[2][3] Since then, he's written for ESPN, managed DotAFM, co-hosted Defense of the Patience, and worked as an on-stage Chinese interpreter at ESL One New York 2015, Frankfurt Major 2015, MarsTV Dota 2 League, Shanghai Major 2016, Manila Major 2016 and The International 2016. Jack will be joining the official broadcast team at Beyond the Summit for the 2017 DotA 2 season.[4]
Trivia[edit]
- Jack has a personal blog where he used to write about basketball, DotA, and other games.
Notable Events Casted or Hosted[edit]
Date | Tier | Tournament | Position | Partner List | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2023-07-30 | Tier 1 | Riyadh Masters 2023 | Mandarin Interpreter | – | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2023-07-09 | Tier 1 | Bali Major 2023 | Commentators/Analyst | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2023-05-07 | Tier 1 | ESL One Berlin Major 2023 | Guest | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018-04-07 | Tier 1 | Dota 2 Asia Championships 2018 | Analysts/Commentator | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018-03-11 | Tier 1 | The Bucharest Major | Analyst | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017-08-12 | Tier 1 | The International 2017 | Host EN/CN Interpreter | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017-04-30 | Tier 1 | The Kiev Major 2017 | EN/CN Interpreter | – | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016-12-10 | Tier 1 | The Boston Major 2016 | Interviewer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016-08-13 | Tier 1 | The International 2016 | Translator | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2015-11-21 | Tier 1 | The Frankfurt Major 2015 | CN/EN Interpreter | – | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
About achievementsBroadcasts from any Tournament |
Interviews[edit]
- 2016-08-17 | TI6 Interview with Jack “KBBQdota” Chen by Christopher Yip at The International 2016
- 2016-08-15 | Q&A: TI6 translator Jack Chen on the unique nature of his job by Cameron "Turbo" Regan of slingshoteSports at The International 2016
- 2016-07-11 | Pro Dota 2 Update & One-on-One Interview w/ Jack "Korean BBQ" Chen by Cyphus of Defense of the Patience (The interview was conducted on Feb 2, 2016)
- 2018-10-17 | Position Six Podcast Episode 3 - Featuring Jack 'KBBQ' Chen by Dan Offen of Position Six Podcast
- 2018-08-22 | VGJ.Storm’s Jack Chen (KBBQ) talks about Jeremy Lin, BSJ, Timado, Resolution by Adam Herbets of FOX5 News at The International 2018
- 2018-03-22 | Reinessa Interview with Jack 'KBBQ' - Team Director of VGJ Storm by Reinessa of Rivalry
- 2020-11-11 | Jack 'KBBQ' Chen | Zyori Plus One EP7 by Zyori
- 2020-09-18 | KBBQ: Valve Is Really Only Beholden To Themselves And Their Interests. by Sebastian Romero of GGRECON
- 2020-01-16 | Jack 'KBBQ' Chen on working with SumaiL, Quincy Crew and Chaos Esports Club by KarY of Luckbox.com