Ashton Wu

Ashton Wu is a Board Game expert at Shelfside. After delving into the Yugioh tournament community while growing up, Ashton launched himself into the board gaming community in 2014 and went into reviewing board games as a career full-time in 2019. His YouTube channel Shelfside has over 35K subscribers and over 4 million views, assisted by written reviews on the Shelfside website and BoardGameGeek.com. He also consults with gaming companies to build high-quality gaming products. Ashton is a tournament commentator, board game playthrough director, and host of the Shelfside Podcast, where he talks about board games with his business partner, Daniel.

Education

  • University of California Santa Barbara, BA, Economics,
  • University of California Santa Barbara, Technology Management Certificate

Professional Achievements

  • All Time Wrestling 2023 Finalist (Shelfside)
  • Primal Showdown 2023 Winner (Shelfside)
  • Storm the Block Tournament Commentator
  • WSBG 2024 Commentator
  • Fanime Yu-Gi-Oh Top 8
  • Has achieved 1st place at numerous local Yu-Gi-Oh tournaments

Favorite Piece of Advice

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