MLG and Scuf Gaming Release \u2018Behind the Controller\u2019 Showcasing Rise of CWL Caster and Host Benson MLG and Scuf have released their first \u2018Behind the Controller\u2019 episode which doesn\u2019t focus on a Call of Duty professional player, but rather once a wannabe player turned Caster and Host for the CWL, Benson. Fan favorite caster and host Ben \u201cBenson\u201d Bowe is known for enthusiasm, knowledge of the game and signature British charm \u2013 which is slowly being absorbed into an American twang. He is now one of the most recongizable faces in all of the CWL broadcast team, as one of the main desk hosts as well as match commentator, employed full time with Activision\u2019s MLG for over two years. But like most in his industry, Benson started from humble beginnings, casting matches between his friends online, to attending low budget LAN tournaments in Hotel function suite\u2019s and working for free \u2013 just to get his name out there. In a \u2018Behind the Controller\u2019 episode released on May 24th, Benson discusses developing his passion for gaming, his attempts to be a pro player (which were shut down by now retired EU player Ellis \u201cBlackk\u201d Strouthos) and his early casting days. All the way to casting the Call of Duty World Championship grand final alongside legendary caster Chris \u201cPuckett\u201d Puckett, his move to the US and dealing with the loss of his father, a major influence on his life. For aspiring esports casters and hosts, he explains that there is no set route into the industry, but that passion and perseverance are key \u2013 and a helping of luck. With Puckett recently departing the CWL to move across to Overwatch and the OWL, Benson has assumed the role of the primary desk host, and has been praised for his work ethic and ability in taking over from Puckett. Benson will be on the desk and in the casting booth for the remainder of the ongoing Stage Two CWL Pro League, and you can of course watch him and all the action on Twitch and MLG.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
MLG and Scuf Gaming Release \u2018Behind the Controller\u2019 Showcasing Rise of CWL Caster and Host Benson MLG and Scuf have released their first \u2018Behind the Controller\u2019 episode which doesn\u2019t focus on a Call of Duty professional player, but rather once a wannabe player turned Caster and Host for the CWL, Benson. Fan favorite caster and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-28580","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28580","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28580"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28580\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28580"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28580"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28580"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}