| TobiWan | |
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| Background Information | |
| Name: | Toby Dawson |
| Birthdate: | 1985-07-24 |
| Language: |  English |
| Organization: | joinDOTA |
| Links | |
| Website: | Link |
| Facebook: | TobiWanDOTA |
| Twitter: | TobiWanDOTA |
| Twitch: | tobiwan |
| YouTube: | TobiWan |
| TobiWan | |
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| Background Information | |
| Country: |  Australia United Kingdom |
| Role: | Caster |
| Links | |
| datdota: | 33366656 |
| DOTABUFF: | 33366656 |
| OpenDota: | 33366656 |
| Weibo: | TobiWan |
| Reddit: | Tobi_Wan_Kenobi |
| Twitch: | tobiwan |
| History | |
Toby "TobiWan" Dawson is a former Dota 2 commentator, most notably known previously for JoinDota.com as a co-founder and talent. A caster who had been in the esports scene for more than a decade, Tobi Wan was one of the most prominent Dota 2 casters and had been to every International since its inception in 2011. While initially casting Call of Duty: United Offensive games, he later ventured into Starcraft II and Heroes of Newerth and Dota 2. He was considered to be ‘the voice of Dota 2’ and the most emblematic caster in the scene. [1][2][3]
He has won numerous commentator awards such as the GosuGamer's commentator of the year three times in 2013, 2014 and 2015.
Biography[]
Toby 'TobiWan' Dawson was born in Nambour, but grew up in Maleny, a small town off the Sunshine Coast, in the state of Queensland. He has once mentioned that it is one of the most beautiful places he has seen, and is first on his list of places to retire. [4]
Trivia[]
- His name TobiWan came from his father who nicknamed him and was an avid fan of the Star Wars universe
- Likes TV shows of: Mash and Fraiser
- Hates fish and chips
- Before his retirement in 2020, Tobi was the only English broadcast talent who had attended all Internationals up to TI9.
References[]
- ↑ Katrina Doctolero (2016-12-19). "Five Dota 2 personalities you need to know". en.dafaesports.com. Retrieved 2017-01-05.
- ↑ Eric Van Allen (2016-08-06). "TobiWan: The voice of Dota 2". espn.com.au. Retrieved 2017-01-05.
- ↑ Vlad Savov (2016-08-26). "Meet TobiWan, the voice of Dota 2". theverge.com. Retrieved 2017-01-05.
- ↑ itmeJP (2012-08-22). "Real Talk with Tobiwan EP11". itmeJP. Retrieved 2016-01-05.
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