Renowned CS2 professional player Nathan NBK Schmitt will take on a new role as an analyst at BLAST Open Lisbon 2025. The esports veteran announced on X that this will be his first official foray into broadcast analysis.
NBK will be joined by a team of experienced analysts for the English broadcast, including Jacob Pimp Winneche, Alex Mauisnake Ellenburg, and Donald voo Parkhurst. James BanKs Banks and Freya Freya Spiers will host the event, while Mohan launders Govindasamy, Conner Scrawny Girvan, Alex Machine Richardson, and Chad SPUNJ Burchill will be providing commentary.
NBK has prior experience in commentating on CS2 tournaments, including past events like EMS One Katowice 2014 and ESL One Cologne 2014. However, in those instances, he participated as a player and appeared on broadcasts as a studio guest.
BLAST Open Lisbon 2025 is scheduled to take place from March 19th to 30th. The group stage will be held at the tournament operator’s studio in Copenhagen, Denmark, with the playoffs moving to the MEO Arena in Lisbon, Portugal. Sixteen teams will compete for a $400,000 prize pool.