"The Best Stage Host in the World"
– Sean Charles, VP Marketing and Publisher Relations, ESL and Turtle Entertainment
"Matt single-handedly doubled our production value"
– James Dean, Managing Director, ESL UK TV
Matt Andrews is a TV Presenter, Commentator, Live Event Host, Comedian and aLL-rOUND eNTERTAINER
Over 20 years of experience on live TV and event stages
Presented Over 1,300 live shows, in 68 Cities from Los Angeles to London to Moscow to Melbourne, across 5 Continents
Worked on productions for the IOC, Sky Sports, BBC, FAI Formula E, Fox Sports, Discovery, Amazon Prime, Netflix, TV8 and more, seen on over 100 TV channels
Presented livestreams to over 120 million live concurrent viewers
Live TV Presenter and Event Host
Matt has presented live TV from:
- The Great Wall of China
- Rio's Olympic Games Jeunesse Arena
- Hollywood's legendary Chinese Theatre and home of the Oscars
- London's Royal Albert Hall
- The Microsoft Theatre in Downtown LA
- and from the Champs-Elyseés in front of 180,000 Parisians
Also:
- live from a helicopter flown by Red Bull's Felix Baumgartner landing in -1°C on top of a Swiss mountain
- from 150m underground in a Transylvanian salt mine
- at speed around an FAI Formula E circuit
- in three more Olympic Parks
- at the home of the Australian Open
- and in the middle of a Spanish Bull Ring
On stage he's presented sports, technology, gaming, music, comedy and more, including live from some of the world's biggest technology and consumer expos, to World Heavyweight Fights, to game shows and comedy, alongside top 10 music artists, TV stars, sporting professionals and celebrities.
“A massive well done for a truly amazing event that people will definitely be talking about for months to come. You were extremely professional and made our lives a lot easier. The live broadcast was amazing as well”
– The Royal Albert Hall
Sports and Esports Broadcaster and Commentator
Matt has presented and interviewed for FIA Formula E, and is an MC and Ring Announcer who's announced fights at the legendary York Hall and Royal Albert Hall. As an anchor and reporter he's been seen on Sky Sports, BT Sport, Sport1, Fox Sports and SuperSport.
Matt is a multi-role skilled presenter and commentator. As a Stage Host he's hyped up audiences over tens of thousands in Olympic Stadiums and from studios. He has anchored 14-hour live broadcasts and interviewed competitors as an Analyst Desk Host, and is a Commentator for professional drone racing, racing games, football and more.
He's presented World Championships in North America, Europe and Asia, and worked on every major esports title for many international broadcasters including the world's biggest, ESL.
Major esports events include:
- IEM Katowice 2018, 2017, 2016 CS:GO World Championships
- 6 Invitational World Championships 2019, 2018, 2017 (Canada)
- Intel Female CS:GO World Championships 2018, 2017
- 11 ESL Pro League Season Finals 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016 (Japan, USA, Brazil, Italy, Germany, Poland, UK)
- ESL Premiership Grand Finals 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015
- E3 Xbox 2019 and 2018 (Los Angeles)
- Arena of Valor World Cup 2018 (USA) and NPT 2017
- Crossfire Stars World Championships 2018, 2016 (China)
- Zotac Cup Masters APAC CS:GO Finals 2018 (Taiwan)
- Gamescom 2017 and 2016 (Germany)
- World of Tanks World Championships 2017/18 and 2016/17 (Russia)
- FIA Formula E Race Off and Pro Series World Finals
- Forza Racing Championship Seasons 1 and 2
- ESEA Mountain Dew League CS:GO Finals 2017, 2016
- All the biggest gaming expos globally
Matt annually hosts one of the biggest esports events in the world: the CFS World Championship Grand Finals in China. In 2023 this drew an audience of over 120 million live concurrent unique viewers, more than the Daytona 500, NBA Finals and the MLB World Series Finals.
Other esports Matt has hosted include CS:GO, League of Legends, Overwatch, DotA2, Rainbow Six Siege, Arena of Valor, Halo, Heroes of the Storm, Crossfire, FIFA, Forza Motorsport, Rocket League, Project CARS and more for clients including ESL, Ubisoft, the IOC, Game Show, Tencent, Microsoft and Xbox.
“Matt has an incredibly charismatic stage presence. He is excellent at getting and holding the attention of the room. He’s a great improviser who can quell rowdy crowds and whip up enthusiasm in quiet rooms, turning the crowd into whatever it needs to be. He’s an excellent presenter, host and all round brilliant person to have on stage”
– Hari Patience, TNS
“The best interview I’ve ever had”
– Brian Blessed, The Times and The Sunday Times Cheltenham Literature Festival
“Matt is an excellent member of the team who cares about preparation and accuracy. He also works well with people and is a top-notch public speaker. He will go the extra mile every time and always delivers the goods”
– Tim Woolgar, WCBA