TF2John

TF2John shows John Howell, known inside competitive Team Fortress 2 as `Twitch John` and `Synwyn`. Howell worked in strategic partnerships at Twitch and became a visible supporter of competitive TF2 broadcasts.

A 2012 competitive TF2 year-in-review credited Howell with helping individual streams gain exposure, giving casts front-page priority, helping streamers get set up and supporting Twitch's sponsorship of the European Team Fortress 2 League.

Howell also appeared in TF2 MixUp #5, a charity match whose lineup included Team Fortress co-creator Robin Walker, Day[9], Freddie Wong, Yogscast personalities, professional TF2 players and other game-industry figures. The `TF2` prefix identifies the competitive community that knew Howell as `Twitch John`.

Viewers type TF2John for John Howell, competitive Team Fortress 2 history, old TF2 broadcasts and callbacks to the period when `Twitch John` was a visible supporter of the scene.