Grubby

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This article is about StarCraft II player. For the American aviator in World War I nicknamed "Grubby", see Greayer Clover. For video game developer, see Grubby Hands Limited.
Grubby
Manuel Schenkhuizen
Manuel "Grubby" Schenkhuizen.jpg
Manuel "Grubby" Schenkhuizen at MLG 2012 Summer Championship
Status Active
Date of birth (1986-05-11) 11 May 1986 (age 38)
Hometown Nieuwegein, Netherlands
Nationality Dutch
Games Warcraft III
StarCraft II
Heroes of the Storm
Professional career
2004–2008 4Kings
2008–2009 MeetYourMakers
2009–2011 Evil Geniuses
2011–present Independent

Manuel "Grubby" Schenkhuizen (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈmaːnyˌʋɛl ˈsxɛŋkˌɦœy̯zə(n)]; born 11 May 1986) is a Dutch professional gamer. He competes in the real-time strategy games Warcraft III (WC3), Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne and Starcraft 2. As an Orc player, Schenkhuizen has won more than 38 LAN tournaments, of which six are World Championships.[1] His command over the Horde placed him early enough among the elite of the WC3 players, while his clash with Jang "Spirit Moon" Jae-ho rewarded him with a legendary status among the fans of the game. Grubby has been known for being part of one of the most successful WC3 teams in history, namely the British 4Kings. Later teams include the Danish MeetYourMakers and the North-American Evil Geniuses.

eSports career

Grubby has been on three professional teams throughout his career. His stay in Four-Kings (4K) lasted from October 2003 until January 2008. From January 2008 until January 2009 he featured in MeetYourMakers (MYM). Together with the multi-gaming team Four-Kings, Schenkhuizen had been on an undefeated streak for over a year. In the past, he has formed strong 2 versus 2 teams with Arvid "Myth" Fekken, Yoan "ToD" Merlo and Olav "Creolophus" Undheim. In 2008, 4K discontinued their Warcraft III team and all the players went their own way. After the disbanding of the team MeetYourMakers in January 2009, Grubby and his then team mate Jang Jae Ho parted ways. He then joined the team Evil Geniuses in April 2009 with his wife[2] Cassandra "PpG" Ng. He left the team in April 2011 and continues to compete solo. His major tournament victories include the World Cyber Games in 2004,[3][4] Electronic Sports World Cup 2005,[5] the World Series of Video Games in 2006, the World Cyber Games 2008,[6] World e-Sports Masters in 2009 and e-Stars 2009 – King of the Game, Seoul – South Korea

His accomplishments in the two World Cyber Games victories have led him to be included in the tournament's hall of fame.[7] Schenkhuizen is the only WC3 player to have won both the WCG and the ESWC title. He's also one of the longest playing professional players of Warcraft III. His total prize money earnings exceed $293,565.32 USD including prize money from Warcraft 3 and StarCraft 2.[8] Schenkhuizen is the protagonist in the documentary film Beyond the Game.[9]

In 2011, Schenkhuizen moved from Warcraft III to StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm as a Protoss player.

Personal life

Schenkhuizen was born in Nieuwegein on 11 May 1986. His family is of Dutch Indo descent.[10]

Tournaments

  • 1st Place – WCReplays Almojo $1000 Tournament
  • 2nd Place – NGTV League Season 1 Aug – Oct 2008[11]
  • 1st Place – AMD Black All Stars October 2008[12]
  • 2nd Place – 2on2 Fit4Gaming December 2008
  • 1st Place – GOMtv World Invitational (GWI) June 2009[13]

Awards

eSports awards

  • Best Warcraft 3 Player (2005)[14]
  • eSports Team of the Year (2005),[14] with team 4Kings
  • eSports Player of the Year (2006)[15]
  • Best Warcraft 3 Player (2006)[15]
  • Western European eSports Player of the Year (2008)[16]
  • eSports WC3 Player of the Year (2009)[17]

GosuGamers awards

  • Gosu Gamer of the Year (2006)[18]
  • Gosu Gamer of the Year (2008)[19]

ESL's WC3L awards[20]

Interviews

2013

2012

2011

References

  1. ↑ WCG '04, ESWC '05, BlizzCon '05, WSVG '06, WCG '08 and WEM '09 – see header "Solo LAN Achievements" for more information
  2. ↑ [1] Archived 17 June 2010 at the Wayback Machine
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  7. ↑ http://www.wcg.com/6th/history/halloffame/hall_main.asp
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  9. ↑ "Heroes of Beyond the Game" – http://weblogs.hollanddoc.nl/beyondthegame/heroes/
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