Sternab has been present within the Rainbow 6 scene for quite a while, however, he rose to popularity from the large amount of casting he has done over the past year. Such casts include OGA PIT, Challenger League, the Six Invitational Qualifiers, and many more. He now casts Challenger League for ESL professionally.
Aside from his impressive casting portfolio, Sternab also has some history with the player side of things. During Year 1 of Rainbow 6, Sternab played a fair bit competitively, until the team ended up disbanding. Sternab was also a coach for the former Polar Ace esports team, featuring Yoggah, DotD4sh, Beauloo, Descriptive, and E-X-O as well as the previous Epsilon eSports roster during this season of the CCS.
Sternab casting the Six Invitational 2019 qualifiers via @ESLRainbowSix
We were able to dive into some of his thoughts at the 2019 Six Invitational to ask what has made him so successful:
How has Invitational been for you so far?
What's been your favourite game so far? Who do you think will win it all?
The Six Invitational 2019 statistics between G2 Esports and Spacestation Gaming
There's a lot of talk about how G2 are looking really good, do you think Team Empire can match up to that?
How did you get into casting, and the kind of work you were doing in APAC?
Overall with everyone you’ve met at the event, has there been anyone that has stood out to you?
So you’ve been coaching for quite a while, and of course, have been casting. How do those two compliment each other?
In terms of the finals, you talked quite a bit about your predictions. Is there anything in terms of the style of G2, that in particular could counter Empire’s “predictable aggression” as I would call it at this point?
So with Empire being new to the scene, along with going against G2 in the final, as far the mental factor during the match, what do you expect from G2 and Empire?
During the map ban phase, is there any significant advantage you think either team can gain?
So at the end of it all, who do you think will win?
What were your methods and strategy for developing yourself as a caster?
From this viewpoint of being a caster and an analyst, how do you think the two new operators, Nomad and Kaid, will shake up the meta?
With more and more attention being given to Challenger League, do you think there are any up and coming teams that can make it to Pro league and really shake things up?
The current NA Challenger League standings via play.eslgaming
What do you think makes a good competitive player?
What advice do you have for casters who are trying to make it to this level?
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To keep up with Sternab, and all the action he covers while casting, you can follow him on Twitter here and if you want to learn more about Sternab check out our previous interview with him here.