Alex Richardson

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British esports host and commentator Alex Richardson is known as Machine. He began in 2011 as a commentator on KaosTV, combining this with service work at Homebase, and covered online Call of Duty and Counter-Strike tournaments. In January 2013, he moved to Turtle Entertainment, initially commenting on ESL in the United Kingdom and serving as a resident host at the head office from September 2014 to October 2016. During this period, his voice became established with Counter-Strike: Global Offensive championships, alongside producing video content with Kuoda Limited between 2013 and 2014. Since November 2016, he has worked as an independent host and stands among the few who have hosted tournaments across CS:GO, Dota 2, including The International, and League of Legends. He debuted in the European LEC league in 2019 and hosted the League of Legends World Championship in 2020. He lives in Leicester and studied at De Montfort University.