| Azael | ||
|---|---|---|
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| Background Information | ||
| Name | Isaac Cummings-Bentley | |
| Country of Birth | Canada | |
| Birthday | September 16, 1988 (age 35) | |
| Residency | North America | |
| Competitive | ||
| Role | Caster | |
| Social Media & Links | ||
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Isaac "Azael" Cummings-Bentley is a League of Legends esports personality, previously caster for Riot Games Inc.. He is currently a freelance color caster for the LCS.
Team History
| Team | Start | End | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Riot Games Inc. | ≈Mar 2015≈2015-03-??[2] | May 20212021-05-24[1] | ≈6yr 2mo ejel |
| Team | Start | End | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riot Games Inc. | ≈Mar 2015≈2015-03-??[2] | Mar 20162016-03-30[3] | ≈1yr 29d ejel | ||
| Riot Games Inc. | Mar 20162016-03-30[3] | May 20212021-05-24[1] | 5yr 1mo ejel |
News
Biography[]
Azael began his esports career as a World of Warcraft professional gamer at the end of 2007 for the Evil Geniuses organization. His relevance in the gaming community grew during the years as he also began casting for different Blizzard titles, including World of Warcraft arena matches, Starcraft 2, and Hearthstone. His career at Riot Games began in 2015 in the playtesting department; he then accepted an offer to be part of the casting crew,[4] officially joining on March 30, 2016.[5] Since then he has appeared on air as both a color commentator and an analyst desk guest; he was most notably part of the live broadcast team for both the NALCS 2016 Summer Finals in Toronto and the 2016 Season World Championship, where he also casted the Grand Finals alongside Phreak and Zirene on the secondary stream dedicated to new players. In May 2021, Azael left Riot Games, but continued casting for the LCS in a contract position.
Trivia[]
- Renowned in the World of Warcraft PVP world as a professional arena player on his Warlock Azaelz.
- In the World of Warcraft expansion Warlords of Draenor, Blizzard introduced an NPC called Necrolord Azael as a tribute to his career.
Casting History[]
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| Casting History - Azael | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Event | Round | Team 1 | Team 2 | Score | VODs | PBP | Color |
| 2024-09-07 | LCS 2024 Championship | Finals |  TL |  FLY | 1 - 3 | 1, 2, 3, 4 | CaptainFlowers | Azael, Kobe |
| 2024-09-06 | LCS 2024 Championship | Round 4 | FLY |  100 | 3 - 0 | 1, 2, 3 | Azael | Emily Rand, Kobe |
| 2024-08-31 | LCS 2024 Championship | Round 4 | TL | FLY | 3 - 2 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 | CaptainFlowers | Azael, Kobe |
| 2024-08-30 | LCS 2024 Championship | Round 2 | 100 |  DIG | 3 - 2 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 | Azael | Emily Rand, Kobe |
| 2024-08-25 | LCS 2024 Championship | Round 2 |  C9 | FLY | 1 - 3 | 1, 2, 3, 4 | CaptainFlowers | Kobe, Azael |
| 2024-08-24 | LCS 2024 Championship | Round 2 | TL | 100 | 3 - 0 | 1, 2, 3 | Azael | Kobe, Emily Rand |
| 2024-08-23 | LCS 2024 Championship | Round 1 | DIG |  NRG | 3 - 2 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 | Raafaa | Azael, Jatt |
| 2024-08-17 | LCS 2024 Championship | Round 1 | DIG | 100 | 0 - 3 | 1, 2, 3 | CaptainFlowers | Azael, Kobe |
| 2024-08-11 | LCS 2024 Summer | Week 7 | DIG |  IMT | 2 - 1 | Azael | Jatt | |
| 2024-08-10 | LCS 2024 Summer | Week 7 | NRG | TL | 0 - 2 | CaptainFlowers | Azael, Emily Rand | |
Tournament Results[]
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| Azael Tournament Results | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Pl | Event | Last Result | Team | Roster |
Media[]
- 2016
- 2017
- 2018
- 2019
- 2023
- June 22, Azael on the differences between casting for Riot and Blizzard and what he does to improve his craft with , and on The Score
- September 1, Azael talks about casting in the same arena he grew up watching sports in, nerds out on World of Warcraft: Legion with Travis Gafford on Yahoo Esports
- December 14, Azael: ’Thanks for everyone who has been bearing with me, it’s been a really fun ride so far’ with , and on Yahoo!
- October 31, It's My Turn To Talk! - Azael chats with Travis about Worlds 2017, Chinese League fans, and more with , and on Travis Gafford
- May 13, Azael on Team Liquid's poor performance, criticism, EU vs NA LCS studios, and casting MSI 2018 with Travis Gafford on YouTube
- October 26, Azael explains why a shift in the meta threw LCK and LPL off their game with Miles Yim on ESPN Esports
- October 26, Azael predicts: 2018 worlds semifinal showdowns with Cloud9, Fnatic, Invictus Gaming, and G2 with Miles Yim on ESPN Esports
- December 14, Azael talks All-Stars, reveals that he owns Travis's company with Travis Gafford on YouTube
- March 5, Azael thinks 100t just had the most disappointing pair of games with Travis Gafford on YouTube
- March 6, Azael reveals his picks for MVP and Rookie of the split and if TSM/C9 can contest TL for 1st place with Choi "Locodoco" Yoon-seop on YouTube
- June 4, Azael talks League of Legends play style and says he has hope for CLG with Locodoco on YouTube
- June 16, Riot Azael: "Honestly, I think we should be seeing more enchantress Supports." with Nick Geracie on Inven Global
- August 30, Azael on the Detroit finals experience and Mark's outrage at Travis with Travis Gafford on YouTube
- December 13, Azael on how G2 and FPX rose to power, gives advice to LCK going into 2020 with Ashley Kang on YouTube
- January 9, If the LCS was Unhinged... OviLEAGUE ft. Captain Flowers, Raz, Azael, Dash AND MORE! by Ovilee May on YouTube
Images[]
EG Azael as a World of Warcraft professional player
Azael in 2017
Azael in 2022
Redirects
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Azael's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Azael's LinkedIn linkedin.com
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Azael's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ Azael interview with theScore youtube.com
- ↑ Azael's tweet on joining the broadcast team