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Manuel Schenkhuizen ({{#invoke:IPA|main}}), better known as Grubby, is a Dutch internet personality and former professional esports player. He competed in the real-time strategy genre, predominantly playing Warcraft III (WC3), Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne and Starcraft II. Grubby is one of the most successful WC3 players of all time, as an Orc player, having won more than 38 LAN tournaments, of which six were World Championships.<ref>WCG '04, ESWC '05, BlizzCon '05, WSVG '06, WCG '08 and WEM '09 – see header "Solo LAN Achievements" for more information</ref> 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 is known for being part of some of the most successful WC3 teams in history, namely the British 4Kings. Later teams include the Danish MeetYourMakers and the North American Evil Geniuses. Grubby is widely regarded as one of the greatest Orc players of all time. Grubby is now a popular full-time streamer on Twitch.
Esports careerEdit
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). 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 teammate Jang Jae Ho parted ways. He then joined the team Evil Geniuses in April 2009 with his wife<ref>[1] Template:Webarchive</ref> 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,<ref>Template:Cite newsTemplate:Dead link</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Electronic Sports World Cup 2005,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> the World Series of Video Games in 2006, the World Cyber Games 2008,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> 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. Schenkhuizen is the protagonist in the documentary film Beyond the Game.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
In 2011, Schenkhuizen moved from Warcraft III to StarCraft II as a Protoss player.
In 2015, he began casting esports events for Heroes of the Storm, including casting the world championships at Blizzcon 2015 and 2016.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Personal lifeEdit
Schenkhuizen born in a family of Dutch Indo descent.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}Template:Cbignore</ref> He became engaged to Cassandra 'PpG' Ng at BlizzCon 2009 and the two married in 2010.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Tournament resultsEdit
| Place | Event |
|---|---|
| Template:Won | World Cyber Games 2004 |
| Template:Won | Electronic Sports World Cup 2005 |
| Template:Won | World Series of Video Games 2006 |
| Template:Won | World Cyber Games 2008 |
| Template:Won | WCReplays Almojo $1000 Tournament |
| Template:Won | NGTV League Season 1 Aug – Oct 2008<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> |
| Template:Won | AMD Black All Stars October 2008<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> |
| Template:Won | 2on2 Fit4Gaming December 2008 |
| Template:Won | World e-Sports Masters 2009 |
| Template:Won | e-Stars 2009 King of the Game |
| Template:Won | GOMtv World Invitational (GWI) June 2009<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> |
Awards and nominationsEdit
| Year | Ceremony | Category | Result | Template:Abbr | ||
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| 2005 | Esports Awards | Esports Team of the Year | Template:Won | <ref name="eSports Awards 2005">Template:Cite news</ref> | ||
| 2006 | Best Warcraft III Player | Template:Won | <ref name="eSports Awards 2006">Template:Cite news</ref> | |||
| Gosu Gamers Awards | Gamer of the Year | Template:Won | <ref>Template:Cite news</ref> | |||
| 2008 | Template:Won | <ref>Template:Cite news</ref> | ||||
| 2024 | The Streamer Awards | Best Strategy Game Streamer | Template:Nom | citation | CitationClass=web
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ESL's WC3L awardsEdit
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- Electronic Sports League WarCraft 3 League Season 5 Most Valuable Player
- Electronic Sports League WarCraft 3 League Season 7 Most Valuable Player
- Electronic Sports League WarCraft 3 League Season 8 Most Valuable Player
- Electronic Sports League WarCraft 3 League Season 9 Most Valuable Player
InterviewsEdit
2013Edit
- 4 January | Written Interview with Cadred by Cadred.org
2012Edit
- 24 September | Template:YouTube by Cadred.org
- 3 September | Template:YouTube by BenQ
- 10 June | Template:YouTube by TeamLiquid.net
- 31 May | Written Interview StarsWars7 Western Qualifiers Winner by s.163.com
- 29 May | Template:YouTube by itmeJP
- 25 May | Written Interview with Manuel "Grubby" Schenkuizhen by Definitive eSports
- 28 March | Template:YouTube by CyberSportsNetwork
- 10 January | Written interview with Ayesee by ItsGosu
2011Edit
- 5 December | Template:Usurped by Team Dignitas
- 21 October | Template:YouTube by Noam
ReferencesEdit
External linksEdit
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