Grubby

This article is about the Warcraft III player. For other uses, see Grubby (disambiguation).

Grubby
Schenkhuizen at the MLG 2012 Summer Championship
Personal information
NameManuel Schenkhuizen
NationalityDutch
Career information
Games
Team history
2003–20084Kings
2008–2009MeetYourMakers
2009–2011Evil Geniuses
Career highlights and awards

Manuel Schenkhuizen (Dutch: [ˈmaːnyʋɛl ˈsxɛŋkˌɦœyzə(n)]), 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.[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 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 career

Grubby at the World Series of Video Games 2006: London

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[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. Schenkhuizen is the protagonist in the documentary film Beyond the Game.[8]

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.[9]

Personal life

Schenkhuizen born in a family of Dutch Indo descent.[10] He became engaged to Cassandra 'PpG' Ng at BlizzCon 2009 and the two married in 2010.[11]

Tournament results

Place Event
1 World Cyber Games 2004
1 Electronic Sports World Cup 2005
1 World Series of Video Games 2006
1 World Cyber Games 2008
1 WCReplays Almojo $1000 Tournament
2 NGTV League Season 1 Aug – Oct 2008[12]
1 AMD Black All Stars October 2008[13]
2 2on2 Fit4Gaming December 2008
1 World e-Sports Masters 2009
1 e-Stars 2009 King of the Game
1 GOMtv World Invitational (GWI) June 2009[14]

Awards and nominations

Year Ceremony Category Result Ref.
2005 Esports Awards Esports Team of the Year Won [15]
2006 Best Warcraft III Player Won [16]
Gosu Gamers Awards Gamer of the Year Won [17]
2008 Won [18]
Dec 2024 The Streamer Awards Best Strategy Game Streamer Nominated [19][20]

ESL's WC3L awards

Source:[21]

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
  3. ^ "World gaming triumph for UK team". BBC News. 11 October 2004. Retrieved 15 July 2008.[permanent dead link‍]
  4. ^ "Players prepare for game Olympics". BBC News. 14 November 2005. Retrieved 15 July 2008.
  5. ^ "Busy weekend pays off for gamers". BBC News. 13 August 2005. Retrieved 15 July 2008.
  6. ^ "Grubby beat MYM Moon 2–1 in the final match of WarCraft III". Archived from the original on 16 July 2011.
  7. ^ "WCG Official Website - WCG History". Archived from the original on 30 March 2012. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
  8. ^ "Beyond the Game Heroes". Archived from the original on 26 October 2008. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  9. ^ "Where to Watch World Championships Opening Week". Archived from the original on 26 October 2015.
  10. ^ Schenkhuizen, Manuel "Grubby" (11 February 2012). "Love story of my grandparents". Facebook. Archived from the original on 26 February 2022. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
  11. ^ Bembenek, Mike (5 March 2014). "The biggest celebrities of eSports". Red Bull eSports. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
  12. ^ "NWL: Fly100% wins". MeetYourMakers. 5 October 2008. Archived from the original on 25 April 2009. Retrieved 19 January 2010.
  13. ^ "Grubby wins AMD Challenge Black All-Star event". SK Gaming. 21 September 2008. Archived from the original on 25 February 2012. Retrieved 19 January 2010.
  14. ^ "GOMtv World Invitational 2009". GOMtv.net. 11 July 2009. Archived from the original on 7 December 2009. Retrieved 19 January 2010.
  15. ^ "eSports Awards 2005". eSports Awards. Archived from the original on 17 January 2010. Retrieved 19 January 2010.
  16. ^ "eSports Awards 2006". eSports Awards. Archived from the original on 17 January 2010. Retrieved 19 January 2010.
  17. ^ Hellstrand, Patrik. "GosuGamers Awards 2006". Gosu Gamers. Archived from the original on 25 February 2012.
  18. ^ "GosuGamers Awards 2008". Archived from the original on 5 August 2010. Retrieved 19 January 2010.
  19. ^ "The 2024 Streamer Awards: All Nominations". Esports Illustrated On SI. 12 November 2024. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
  20. ^ DeSena, Gabby (8 December 2024). "Recap: All 2024 Streamer Awards Winners". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
  21. ^ "ESL's Homepage".
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