Grubby

Manuel "Grubby" Schenkhuizen ([ˈmaːnyˌʋɛl ˈsxɛŋkˌɦœy̯zə(n)]; born 11 May 1986) is a Dutch professional eSports player. 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. 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. Grubby is now a popular full-time streamer on Twitch.

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 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, Electronic Sports World Cup 2005, the World Series of Video Games in 2006, the World Cyber Games 2008, 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. 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 US$293,565.32 including prize money from Warcraft 3 and StarCraft 2. Schenkhuizen is the protagonist in the documentary film Beyond the Game.

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.

Schenkhuizen was born in Nieuwegein on 11 May 1986 in a family of Dutch Indo descent. He became engaged to Cassandra ‘PpG’ Ng at BlizzCon 2009 and the two married in 2010.

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

eSports awards

• eSports Team of the Year (2005), with team 4Kings
• Best Warcraft 3 Player (2006)

GosuGamers awards

• Gosu Gamer of the Year (2006)
• Gosu Gamer of the Year (2008)

ESL's WC3L awards[20]

• 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

2013

• 4 January | Written Interview with Cadred by Cadred.org

2012

• 24 September | Video Interview with CadredClips at DreamHack Valencia on YouTube by Cadred.org
• 3 September | Video Interview with BenQ at IEM Global Challenge Cologne on YouTube by BenQ
• 10 June | Video Interview with Team Liquid's WaxAngel at MLG Anaheim on YouTube by TeamLiquid.net
• 31 May | Written Interview StarsWars7 Western Qualifiers Winner by s.163.com
• 29 May | Guest on Real Talk on YouTube by itmeJP
• 25 May | Written Interview with Manuel "Grubby" Schenkuizhen by Definitive eSports
• 28 March | Video Interview with Cyber Sports Network's Rachel Quirico at MLG Winter Arena Championships on YouTube by CyberSportsNetwork
• 10 January | Written interview with Ayesee by ItsGosu

2011

• 5 December | Audio Interview with Grubby by Team Dignitas
• 21 October | Video Interview with Noam at ESWC 2011 on YouTube by Noam