4ce Dota 2 | ID: 42200

Nikita 4ce Kotkov is a commentator, analyst and observer of the professional Dota 2 scene. He is one of the few Russian-speaking coverage studio employees with 8,000 MMR.

Prior to reviewing major tournaments, 4ce worked as a caster for semi-professional leagues. In 2014, he first made it to The International, where he worked as a commentator. At the 2015 main event, he was again part of the coverage team. Later on at major tournaments Nikita acted as off-site commentator and observer.

In 2016, 4se left the Game Show studio, where he worked with CaspeRRRR, Bafik and Versuta, and moved to RuHub. After that, he started commentating and reviewing major competitions more frequently. Nikita spent The International 2016 and 2017 behind-the-scenes, and at EPICENTER he appeared on a showmatch against the English language analyst studio staff as part of KBU. In 2018, he participated in three open qualifications of major tournaments and achieved his biggest success during the selection for Dreamleague Season 10 - he reached the 1/4 finals, where he lost to Natus Vincere.

In the same year at The Bucharest Major 4ce got into the analytics studio for the first time and became a frequent guest in 2019.