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Sideshow
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Sideshow
Player Information
Name:
Josh Wilkinson
Nationality:
Born:
May 23, 1994 (age 29)
Approx. Total Winnings:
$3,571
Signature Hero:
Links
History
2020-05-29 – 2020-06-06
2020-06-06 - 2020-06-20
Josh "Sideshow" Wilkinson (born May 23, 1994) is a British caster and analyst who last worked for Los Angeles Gladiators.
He was previously a Team Fortress 2 caster, commentator and expert for teamfortresstv as well as a player. He currently writes for over.gg and is a co-host of the show Through the Grapevine by over.gg, as well as the « Plat Chat » podcast.
Notable Events[edit]
| Date | Tier | Tournament | Position | Partner List | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-08-22 | S-Tier |  | Overwatch League 2021 - Regular Season | Commentator | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020-10-10 | S-Tier | | Overwatch League 2020 - Playoffs - Grand Finals | Commentator | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020-10-03 | Showmatch | | Overwatch League - 2020 All-Stars | Commentator | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020-09-13 | S-Tier | | Overwatch League 2020 - North America Playoffs | Commentator | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019-10-31 | Qualifier |  | Overwatch World Cup 2019 - Preliminaries | Commentator | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019-09-29 | S-Tier | | Overwatch League 2019 - Playoffs | Analyst | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019-08-25 | S-Tier | | Overwatch League 2019 - Regular Season | Analyst | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018-11-03 | S-Tier | | Overwatch World Cup 2018 | Analyst | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018-07-28 | S-Tier | | Overwatch League - Inaugural Season Playoffs | Analyst | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018-06-17 | S-Tier | | Overwatch League - Inaugural Regular Season | Analyst | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| About achievementsBroadcasts from any Tournament | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Trivia[edit]
- Sideshow used to be a medical student until he was kicked from the school he attended for academic purposes. He states that he intentionally failed his coursework to avoid getting removed for unprofessional conduct due to sharing copyrighted and classified files with other students.[1]
- Sideshow became a player for the Florida Mayhem, obtaining a two-week contract after "defeating" Mayhem member Yaki in a 1v1 Pharah battle. He had challenged Yaki to a duel, claiming that he could reach 5 eliminations before Yaki could reach 20.
- His contract was transferred to the Los Angeles Gladiators after Sideshow raised $8,000 on a charity stream with Gladiators coach dpei.
Media[edit]
Interviews[edit]
- 2017-10-14 | Sideshow on OWL’s success: ‘I'm confident that the Overwatch League will be a success given time … ‘ by Volamel of Esports Heaven
References[edit]
- ↑ "How I got kicked out of medical school". Sideshow. 2019-04-19. Retrieved April 25, 2019.