Toby "TobiWan" Dawson is an Australian former Dota 2caster.[1][2][3] Dawson was employed by the Electronic Sports League.[4] He retired from esports casting following sexual assault allegations in 2020.
TobiWan began his casting career at the JoinDotA studio.[6] The first Dota tournament he cast was World Cyber Games 2005 in Singapore, for which he was chosen even though he had only played a few games of Dota in his life.[6] His first achievement[weasel words] was being able to cast The International 2011 final. Unlike most Dota casters, TobiWan was never a competitive Dota 2 gamer, but got attracted to it because his mother's profession[failed verification] involved casting.[6] TobiWan went on to cast most of the grand finals of major tournaments such as The International,[7] The Defense, DreamHack, and JoinDotA Masters.[citation needed][clarification needed] During a 2012 broadcast, TobiWan made the following comment in chat: "have you heard the expression..lame as a niggers baby?"[8]
In 2015, he hosted the first Dota 2 Major, Frankfurt Major 2015.[11][12] TobiWan appeared in the 2014 film Free to Play. He retired from esports casting following sexual assault allegations in 2020.[13]