Moxxi
Michelle "Moxxi" Song is an English language caster and content creator for Dota 2, best known for her coverage of the South American scene.
Biography[edit]
Moxxi became hooked on Dota 2 after witnessing S4's Million Dollar Dream Coil at the International 3, and soon began streaming on Twitch, organising inhouses for her growing viewer base. Moxxi's casual inhouse casts caught the attention of her audience, who began requesting her to cast their amateur tournament games. By 2016, Moxxi was heavily involved in the grassroots Dota scene in America, providing free commentary for online leagues such as NoTA, LD2SL, Requiem Autumn and Echo League.
The following year after being encouraged by a friend, Moxxi entered an amateur caster event called "The Caster Crucible", organised by Moonduck Studios. The Caster Crucible was an alternative stream of the TI7 Regional Qualifiers, where aspiring casters could test out their skills in front of an online audience. Moxxi's performance was a huge hit with viewers, and caught the attention of Moonduck Studios, who offered Moxxi freelance work casting up and coming online tournaments in the CIS region. Moxxi continued to impress, becoming a finalist in Epicenter XL's casting competition, and was later handpicked to be an official caster for the TI8 Regional Qualifiers, only a year after appearing on the Caster Crucible.
After the summer of 2018, Moonduck Studios signed Moxxi as one of their official casters. Since then Moxxi has been able to dedicate herself full-time to casting, and has been involved in multiple high-profile international broadcasts for Dreamhack and ESL events. Moxxi was most notably a panelist and caster on the Dota 2 Pro Circuit in DreamLeague Seasons 10 and 11.
At The International 2021 she became the first woman to cast a Main Event match at The International as part of the English broadcast, commentating Team Secret vs Invictus Gaming in the Upper Bracket.
Trivia[edit]
- Her username "Moxxi" is reference to the Borderlands character "Mad Moxxi" one of her favorite characters.
- In May 2019, Moxxi became the first ever female commentator to cast an entire Dota Pro Circuit Grand Finals on LAN. (DotaPit Minor)
Notable Events Casted or Hosted[edit]
Date | Tier | Tournament | Position | Partner List | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2022-10-30 | Tier 1 | The International 2022 | Commentator/Analyst | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2022-07-24 | Tier 1 | Riyadh Masters 2022 | Commentator | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2022-05-22 | Tier 1 | ESL One Stockholm Major 2022 | Commentators/Analyst | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2021-10-17 | Tier 1 | The International 2021 | Commentator | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2021-08-29 | Tier 1 | ESL One Fall 2021 | Commentator | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2020-01-26 | Tier 1 | DreamLeague Season 13 | Casters & Analyst | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019-11-24 | Tier 1 | MDL Chengdu Major | Off-site Commentator | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019-04-28 | Tier 2 | OGA Dota PIT Minor 2019 | Commentator | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019-03-24 | Tier 1 | DreamLeague Season 11 | Analysts/Commentator | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018-11-04 | Tier 2 | DreamLeague Season 10 | Analysts/Commentator | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
About achievementsBroadcasts from any Tournament |
Gallery[edit]
Moxxi at ESL One Stockholm 2022
Additional Content[edit]
Interviews[edit]
- 2017-04-08 |
Dota caster Moxxi on her surprise journey to TI7 by Ollie Ring of Red Bull
- 2019-02-14 |
Interview with Moxxi | Position 6 Podcast #16 by Dan Offen of joinDOTA
- 2020-01-07 |
Interview with Moxxi | Position 6 Podcast #57 by Dan Offen of joinDOTA
- 2021-12-09 |
Position Six Podcast 119 - Moxxi by Daniel Offen of joinDOTA