Manuel Schenkhuizen
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| Full name | Manuel Schenkhuizen | |
| Date of birth | May 11, 1986 | |
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| game | Heroes of the Storm , formerly Starcraft 2 , Warcraft 3 | |
| Former teams | 4K , MYM , EG | |
Manuel "Grubby" Schenkhuizen ( [ˈmaˑnyˌwɛl ˈsxɛŋkˌɦœyzə (n)] ; * May 11, 1986 ) is a professional Dutch computer player and streamer .
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In February 2008, moved Schenkhuizen for e-sports - Clan Meet Your Makers (short MYM ), after its previous Clan 4Kings had separated because of financial problems of the Warcraft III division. The interest in him on the part of "MYM", in addition to his playing successes, may also have been due to his popularity in Europe as well as in Asia. In early 2009, however, the MeetYourMakers clan had to pay tribute to its extensive salary policy and close its doors. As a result, the two most successful WC3 players of all time, Manuel Schenkhuizen and Jang Jae-ho (Moon) , were temporarily without employers. While Jang Jae-ho signed a contract worth 16,000 US dollars per month with the Korean organization WeMadeFox , Grubby signed with the American organization Evil Geniuses .
Schenkhuizen has been one of the world's best players with consistently good statistics in tournaments since 2004. Although there is a constant fluctuation in the top field in the esports scene , the Dutchman was able to stay at the top for such a long period of time. Along with Jang Jae-ho , he is the only Warcraft III player to have won at least one major tournament every year since 2004, including the World Cyber Games in 2004 and 2008, the Electronic Sports World Cup in 2005, and the World Series of Video Games 2006 .
On November 21, 2008 Manuel Schenkhuizen was able to end a phase that lasted 1½ years in which he had not been able to win a major tournament. This phase, in which he often failed because of his Chinese feared opponent Li "Sky" Xiaofeng, had ensured that many people in the community were of the opinion that, after so many years at the top, Schenkhuizen simply could no longer match the newly emerging Asian Top players could keep up. This discussion of whether Schenkhuizen was still an absolute world-class player or not had led to bitter arguments in the community during this period. With his victory at the World Cyber Games 2008 in Cologne, in the final of which he was able to defeat his former teammate Jang Jae-ho , he ended his dry spell and the resulting discussions. In an interview after the win, he described his triumph as a weapon for his fans who had to wait for another big tournament win from him. A few days after winning the World Cyber Games in Cologne , the WCG committee accepted Grubby as the 11th player in the WCG Hall of Fame . Admission requirements for a place in the WCG Hall of Fame are two or more triumphs at the World Cyber Games . Besides Li "Sky" Xiaofeng, he is the only Warcraft3 player who has succeeded in this in the history of the World Cyber Games.
In 2009 he was able to confirm his successes from 2008, he won the GOM TV invitation tournament with a 3-1 against the Chinese player Zhuo "TeD" Zeng from the Clan World Elite and the eSTARS tournament in Seoul, Korea . He also took two second places at the ESL Continental Finals Asia in Chengdu, as well as at a tournament at Blizzcon , the in-house exhibition of the game manufacturer Blizzard Entertainment.
Schenkhuizen also leads the WC3L player statistics , which provide information on all games won and lost within the WC3L, the most important team league in the world. His former clan 4Kings was able to win the WC3L four times under his leadership - a record that has not yet been surpassed.
His greatest strengths include his micromanagement skills and his excellent understanding of the game. His innovative game revolutionized the strategy of how the race of orcs is played and earned him the nickname "The king of orcs". Therefore, he is also considered the most successful orc player in the world. His won prize money of 200,000 US dollars , adding more revenue through its players content and merchandising revenues according. The Dutch director Jos de Putter published a documentary called Beyond the Game in 2009 , for which he accompanied Schenkhuizen at various tournaments around the globe and which thematizes and illuminates his life as a professional computer gamer.
Since 2014 Schenkhuizen operates full time a channel in live streaming - video portal Twitch on which he mainly since 2015 Heroes of the Storm streamed.
In 2016, Grubby began streaming Warcraft 3 again from Friday to Sunday and was able to win over many of his fans back then. The 17-year-old scene up to this point (as of 2019) is currently experiencing its second spring. Grubby is currently streaming Warcraft 3 six days a week.
Success as a solo player with Starcraft 2
- Copenhagen Games 2011: 3rd place
- GSS Pro Invitational # 3: 1st place
- IEM Singapore 2012: 2nd place
- 2013 WCS EU Finals Season 2 : 3rd / 4th place
Achievements as a solo player with Warcraft 3
- Cyber X Games 2004: 1st place
- World Cyber Games 2004: 1st place
- Samsung European Championship 2005: 1st place
- Electronic Sports World Cup 2005: 1st place
- BlizzCon 2005: 1st place
- World Cyber Games 2005: 3rd place
- Blizzard Worldwide Invitational 2006: 2nd place
- Samsung European Championship 2006: 1st place
- World e-Sports Games 2006 Masters: 2nd place
- Electronic Sports World Cup 2006: 5th place
- World E-Sports Festival 2006: 1st place
- KODE5 Global Finals 2006: 3rd place
- World Cyber Games 2006: 5th place
- World Series of Video Games 2006: 1st place
- Battle.net Season 4 finals: 3rd place
- Samsung European Championship 2007: 3rd place
- Electronic Sports World Cup 2007: 3rd place
- ESL Extreme Masters II: 3rd place
- Blizzard Worldwide Invitational 2008: 3rd place
- NiceGameTV War3League Season I: 2nd place
- World E-Sports Masters 2008: 3rd place
- World Cyber Games 2008: 1st place
- ESL Continental Final Asia 2008: 1st place
- GomTV War3 World Invitational: 1st place
- EPS BeNeLux Season I: 1st place
- EPS BeNeLux Season II: 1st place
- EPS BeNeLux Season III: 1st place
- e-Stars Seoul 2009: 1st place
- Blizzcon 2009: 2nd place
- World E-Sports Masters 2009: 1st place
- World Cyber Games 2010: 2nd place
Awards
- Gosu Gamer of the Year 2006
- eSports Player of the Year 2006
- eSports WC3 Player of the Year 2006
- eSports WC3 Player of the Year 2005
- WC3L Season X MVP
- WC3L Season IX MVP
- WC3L Season VIII MVP
- WC3L Season VII MVP
- Induction into the WCG Hall of Fame
- eSports WC3 Player of the Year 2009
See also
Web links
- Manuel Schenkhuizen in the eSport Wiki ( Memento from 23 August 2012 in the Internet Archive )
- followgrubby.com
- Twitch channel
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| SURNAME | Schenkhuizen, Manuel |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Grubby |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch e-athlete |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 11, 1986 |