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T-Panda
From Liquipedia Dota 2 Wiki
Rikumikko "T-Panda" Kangasmäki (born February 10, 1993) is a Finnish DotA 2 caster. He is known for casting in both English and Finnish.
Biography
[edit]Rikumikko Kangasmäki began his DotA 2 casting career in August 2017 as a Finnish inhouse caster and quickly after that transitioned into English casting in October 2017. After casting several months and learning the ropes he became known in the Finnish esports community and joined the joinDOTA casting squad for several seasons, taking on several different time zones. He has used most of his free time on casting and improving as a commentator, while working in a charity association for esports and studying social services in university fulltime. T-Panda has taken part in several tournaments outside the first two DotA Pro Circuits and joined the WePlay! Bukovel Minor 2020 European regional qualifier broadcast talent in December 2019.
Trivia
[edit]- T-Panda has cast several competitive games such as Rocket League, Arena of Valor, Warcraft 3, Clash Royale, CS:GO.
Notable Events as Broadcast Talent
[edit]| Date | Tier | Tournament | Position | Partners | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-26 | Tier 1 | PGL Wallachia Season 8 | Caster | ||
| 2025-11-02 | Tier 1 | FISSURE PLAYGROUND 2 | Caster | ||
| 2025-10-12 | Tier 2 | FISSURE Universe: Episode 7 | Caster | ||
| 2025-09-14 | Tier 1 | The International 2025 | Commentator | ||
| 2025-08-24 | Tier 1 | FISSURE Universe: Episode 6 | Caster | ||
| 2025-02-02 | Tier 1 | FISSURE PLAYGROUND 1 | Caster | ||
| 2024-04-14 | Tier 1 | Elite League Season 1 | Commentator | ||
| 2023-10-29 | Tier 1 | The International 2023 | Commentator | ||
| 2023-07-30 | Tier 1 | Riyadh Masters 2023 | Remote Commentators/Analyst | ||
| 2022-10-30 | Tier 1 | The International 2022 | Analyst | ||