LD

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Player Information
Name:
David Gorman
Birth:
June 3, 1986 (1986-06-03) (age 32)
Country:
United States United States
Status:
Active
Role(s):
Caster
Links

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 of 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 A33rd Double Trouble 0 : 2  Estonia Puppey / United Kingdom Cyborgmatt

2013[edit]

2012[edit]

Notable Events Casted or Hosted[edit]

Date Tier Tournament Position Partner List
2017-08-12 A1Premier The International The International 2017 Commentator
2017-04-30 A1Premier Dota Major Championships The Kiev Major 2017 Commentator
2016-12-10 A1Premier Dota Major Championships The Boston Major 2016 Commentator
2016-08-13 A1Premier The International The International 2016 Commentator
2016-06-12 A1Premier Dota Major Championships The Manila Major 2016 Commentator
2016-03-06 A1Premier Dota Major Championships The Shanghai Major 2016 Commentator/Analyst
2015-11-21 A1Premier Dota Major Championships The Frankfurt Major 2015 Onsite Commentator
2015-08-08 A1Premier The International The International 2015 Commentator
2014-07-21 A1Premier The International The International 2014 Commentator
2013-08-11 A1Premier The International The International 2013 Commentator
About achievementsBroadcasts from any Tournament

Gallery[edit]

  • LD.jpg

Biography Videos[edit]

2018[edit]

Interviews[edit]

2018[edit]

2015[edit]

2014[edit]

2013[edit]

2012[edit]

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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