BanKs
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BanKs
Player Information
Name:
James Banks
Nationality:
Born:
May 13, 1990 (age 34)
Status:
Active
Years Active (Talent):
2003 — Present
Links
History
| 2020-12-10 — 2022-03-25 | Alliance(G.M.) |
James "BanKs" Banks (born May 13, 1990) is a British host and presenter, as well as commentator, manager, and journalist within the esports scene. He is the former general manager of Alliance's VALORANT team.
Notable Events Casted or Hosted[edit]
| Date | Tier | Tournament | Position | Partner List | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-01-31 | B-Tier |  | Red Bull Home Ground | Commentator | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021-01-24 | B-Tier |  | Cyber Games Arena Pacific Open+ | Commentator | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021-01-17 | B-Tier |   | Nerd Street Gamers - Winter Championship | Commentator | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020-10-04 | B-Tier |  | Valorant Contenders Cup | Commentator | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020-09-27 | B-Tier |   | Gamers Club Ultimate #2 | Commentator | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020-09-13 | A-Tier |  | BLAST Twitch Invitational | Commentator | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020-08-29 | B-Tier |  | LVL Clash 2 | Commentator | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020-08-23 | B-Tier |  | Cyber Games Arena Pacific Open | Commentator | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020-08-16 | B-Tier |  | Allied Esports Odyssey | Commentator | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020-07-19 | A-Tier |  | WePlay! Invitational | Host | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| About achievementsBroadcasts from any Tournament | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Media[edit]
Interviews
2020
- [e] 2020-10-30 | BanKs: “CS cheaters and match fixers who haven’t done their time yet shouldn’t be allowed to go pro in VALORANT” by Yinsu Collins of THESPIKE
- [e] 2020-07-30 | James "BanKs" Banks:"I want to see more organisations look at VALORANT and take it seriously" by Mandeep of VALORANTIFY
Author
2021
- [e] 2021-02-04 | Liquid ScreaM's thoughts before VALORANT Champions Tour! by BanKs
- [e] 2021-01-28 | A Fearoth interview w/ manager James Banks! by BanKs of Alliance
Trivia[edit]
- Has been involved in the Counter-Strike scene since 2002.
- Besides commentating Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, he also works with other titles like StarCraft II and Overwatch.
- Has conducted interviews with many esports personalities and players from various games.
