About BLAST: Editorial team
At BLAST.tv, we believe the best reporting comes from the fans in the front row. Our editorial team is a global collective of veteran journalists and religious gamers who prioritise a community-first storytelling over corporate fluff.
These are the voices keeping you informed and entertained.
Editorial Oversight
Our editorial process is built on an internal review to ensure every story meets our standards. The workflow begins with our writers, who are responsible for the primary research and drafting of all articles.
To maintain total accuracy, nothing is published on BLAST.tv without being vetted by a second pair of eyes. This multi-layered structure is overseen by our Managing Editor, who provides final editorial approval and carries ultimate responsibility for the integrity of the words published on the site.
This system of checks and balances ensures that while we move fast, we never compromise on the quality or credibility of our coverage.
Our editorial team
Sam Mckenzie, writer
Sam McKenzie is an esports journalist from Birmingham, England. He fell into esports rather accidentally following his university degree and has since worked in Counter-Strike, VALORANT, and Call of Duty.
Primarily focussing on Counter-Strike, Sam has built a reputation within the CS scene through event coverage and numerous bylines. You can find his work on BLAST.tv, readTLDR, Jaxon, Esports.net, and BLIX.
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Gonçalo Santos, writer
Gonçalo Santos is a videogame reporter from Lisbon, Portugal. He fell in love with esports via League of Legends (which he still occasionally plays 12 years on), followed Overwatch, and has since diversified into anything from CS2 to the FGC.
He ’s been playing video games since he can remember and, although he was raised on Sony’s PlayStation consoles, he’s been a PC-focused evangelist since he managed to build his first gaming rig back in 2017. You can find his work at Blast.tv, Insider-Gaming, TheGamer, Rogue, startmenu, among others.
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Will Connel, writer
Will Connell is a Rocket League writer from Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. He first got into Rocket League Esports through a YouTube video highlighting the Season 5 World Championships, and has been involved in the scene ever since.
Will worked as a graphic designer and writer for the Rocket League Esports site “ShiftRLE” before transitioning away to do freelance writing for BLAST.tv, as well as some side social media work for Geekay Esports.
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Zeeshan Khan, writer
Zeeshan Khan has many years of experience covering everything from mobile titles to PC games. He’s previously written for Destructoid, TheGamer, Sportsdunia, and Sportskeeda.
He enjoys playing competitively in mobile games, especially titles like Clash Royale and BGMI, where he’s been part of the professional team NovaEsports.
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Karan Rathod, writer
Karan Rathod is a passionate esports enthusiast, focusing especially on Dota 2 and general esports. He has worked for Jaxon and Esports Heaven in the past as the Dota 2 head and Deputy Editor, respectively.
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Christian Slot, managing editor
Christian is our Managing Editor, overseeing the editorial team and editing articles. He has been following and writing about the professional esports and gaming scene since he was 15. Now, a trained journalist, he has been working on Danish traditional media, been Head of Press at North Esports, Editor-in-Chief at Jaxon.gg (a gaming outlet founded by Samsung and Axel Springer in Berlin, Germany), and now he is leading the editorial team at BLAST.
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