Decorated CS:GO commentator HenryG announces retirement from casting Twitter, @HenryGcsgo[jwplayer 3EyfiByz]Henry \u2018HenryG\u2019 Greer, a veteran CS:GO commentator, has officially announced his retirement from casting after building a six-year resume filled with over 150 live events, including 10 majors and an \u201cEsports Broadcaster of the Year\u201d award. In a somewhat somber, strikingly genuine announcement interview with DBLTAP, HenryG touches on why his retirement is coming so suddenly and what possibilities lie on his horizon. Essentially, his thoughts of stepping back from live commentary met their breaking point in recent weeks, as the hectic CS:GO schedule left him burnt out and interested in moving on. It comes with the heaviest of hearts, that today, I am announcing my retirement from Esports commentary. 6 years. 150+ live events. 10 Majors.Countless memories. Thank you so much for listening.Please read my interview with @Dekay: https:\/\/t.co\/GX30kMbugv \u2014 HenryG (@HenryGcsgo) September 4, 2020 \u201cThe older I get and as the years seem to flash by, I realize that the pace of the job is getting almost too much for me,\u201d he said. \u201cThe quality level of commentating I could once always deliver is slowly slipping out of my grasp \u2026 The one real regret I will carry around for me for the rest of my days, due to this period in my life \u2013 is how distant and jaded I became due to the unfathomable workload and constant stress of being on camera almost every single day of my life.\u201d As HenryG explains in his interview, the relentless Counter-Strike event schedule (or as he calls it, \u201cthe never-ending traveling circus of CS:GO\u201d) took its toll on him, and he found himself struggling to maintain both his work and his personal life. The recent switch to online play provided no solace, as he remarks that the unfortunate situation has \u201cgutted\u201d him of his chance to retire following an initial \u201croad map.\u201d \ud83e\udd73 Happy birthday to Counter-Strikes finest \ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde7 @HenryGcsgo! It’s been quite the journey since you casted your first Major at #ESLOne Cologne 2015! Keep at it King \ud83d\udc51 pic.twitter.com\/OO4YIVXCqP \u2014 ESL Counter-Strike (@ESLCS) August 22, 2020 Should say as well\u2026 I share many of the same sentiments he expressed in his interview with dekay which is well worth reading. CSGO commentary hasn’t been a healthy lifestyle for years but the problem is that there is no change in sight \u2014 Jason O’Toole (@MosesGG) September 4, 2020 Members in the CS:GO community are all too familiar with the exhausting, frenetic schedule of events that, particularly in the online era, have allowed little to no time for breathing room. As mentioned by Jason \u2018Moses\u2019 O\u2019Toole in his Dexerto column, \u201cour schedule in the professional scene for the past three, four years has been a clusterf**k. For all talent, players, and teams, we just have way too many tournaments and are stretching ourselves way too thin.\u201d Unsurprisingly, HenryG is one of the largest chips to fall, having been one of the scene\u2019s most prominent casters and an inevitably stretched broadcasting commodity. On the bright side, this retirement comes on the tail-end of a massive legacy and allows him to prioritize both his personal relationships, mental wellbeing \u2013 and his next project, which he is describing as \u201ca colossal one for the CS:GO community.\u201d The announcement of said project will come on September 7, and fans are already eager to see what their refreshed, renowned caster, has been cooking up.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Decorated CS:GO commentator HenryG announces retirement from casting Twitter, @HenryGcsgo[jwplayer 3EyfiByz]Henry \u2018HenryG\u2019 Greer, a veteran CS:GO commentator, has officially announced his retirement from casting after building a six-year resume filled with over 150 live events, including 10 majors and an \u201cEsports Broadcaster of the Year\u201d award. In a somewhat somber, strikingly genuine announcement interview with […]<\/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-37985","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37985","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=37985"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37985\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37985"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=37985"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=37985"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}