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KBBQ
From Liquipedia Dota 2 Wiki
KBBQ
Player Information
Name:
Jack Chen
Nationality:
Years Active (Player):
Player has no results.
Role:
Alternate IDs:
KBBQDota, KoreanBBQ
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History
| 2017-09-06 — 2018-08-29 | |
| 2018-08-29 — 2018-09-14 | |
| 2018-09-14 — 2019-07-21 | |
| 2019-07-24 — 2019-09-20 | |
| 2019-09-27 — 2019-11-05 | |
| 2019-11-05 — 2020-03-25 | |
| 2020-03-25 — 2022-08-02 | |
| 2022-08-02 — 2022-11-01 | |
| 2023-12-08 — 2024-10-08 |
Upcoming Tournaments
No Upcoming Tournaments
Jack "KBBQ" Chen is a Dota 2 interpreter, analyst, writer, and podcaster.
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 | Partners | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-07-30 | Tier 1 | Riyadh Masters 2023 | Mandarin Interpreter | – | |
| 2023-07-09 | Tier 1 | The Bali Major 2023 | Commentators/Analyst | ||
| 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 | ||
| 2016-06-12 | Tier 1 | The Manila Major 2016 | Mandarin Interpreter | – | |
| 2015-11-21 | Tier 1 | The Frankfurt Major 2015 | CN/EN Interpreter | – | |
Additional Content
[edit]Interviews
[edit]Miscellaneous
[edit]Spotlights
[edit]Gallery
[edit]- KBBQ and 78 at The Manila Major 2016
- KBBQ at StarLadder i-League StarSeries Season 3 (2017)