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Canadian streamer and former professional esports player (born 1994)
Shroud
Grzesiek in 2018
Name Michael Grzesiek Born (1994-06-02 ) June 2, 1994 (age 30 ) Toronto, Ontario , CanadaGames
Valorant
Counter-Strike 2
Playing career 2013–2017, 2022–present Counter-Strike: Global Offensive :2013–2014 Slow Motion 2014 Exertus eSports 2014 Manajuma 2014 compLexity Gaming 2014–2017 Cloud9 Valorant :2022 Sentinels
Twitch information
Channel
Followers 10 million[1]
YouTube information
Channel Years active 2014–present Subscribers 6.82 million[2] Total views 1.14 billion[2]
Last updated: 11 March 2024
Michael Grzesiek [3] Shroud (formerly mEclipse [4] streamer , YouTuber , former professional Valorant player, and former professional Counter-Strike: Global Offensive [update] Twitch channel has reached over 10 million followers, ranking as the eighth most-followed channel on the platform ,[5] YouTube channel has over 6.79 million subscribers.
Career
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Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
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Grzesiek started his Counter-Strike: Global Offensive CS:GO ) career with several ESEA teams, particularly Exertus eSports and Manajuma. He was soon signed by compLexity Gaming as a stand-in, and later by Cloud9 in August 2014 when they acquired compLexity's roster.[citation needed He helped lead Cloud9 to a first-place finish at ESL Pro League Season 4 in 2016.[3] [6]
Streaming and content creation
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On April 18, 2018, Grzesiek left Cloud9 and officially retired from professional CS:GO .[3]
On March 10, 2019, Grzesiek reached 100,000 Twitch subscribers, gaining another 14,000 the next day, making his subscriber count more than double streamer with the second most at the time—TimTheTatman .[7] Mixer . He would be broadcasting exclusively on Mixer, following the steps of fellow streamer Tyler "Ninja" Blevins , who announced a similar deal earlier that year.[8]
On June 22, 2020, Microsoft announced that it would be shutting down Mixer and instead partner with Facebook Gaming . It was alleged that Grzesiek received an offer from Facebook that would have financially exceeded that of Mixer. Grzesiek declined the offer and received the remainder of the current contract payout.[9]
On August 11, 2020, Grzesiek announced that he would return to stream exclusively on Twitch.[10] [11] [12]
Valorant
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On July 8, 2022, Grzesiek signed with Sentinels as a player for their Valorant [6]
Personal life
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Born in Toronto , Canada with Polish heritage, he has been living in the United States for several years. In 2021 he purchased a $9.4 million house in Los Angeles where he currently lives with his girlfriend, Hannah Kenney, aka Bnans.[13]
Awards and nominations
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See also
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References
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^ a b c Tsiaoussidis, Alex. "Shroud officially retires from competitive CS:GO, leaves Cloud9" . Dot Esports . Retrieved June 21, 2018 .
^ Livingston, Christopher (August 3, 2018). "Ninja becomes the first Twitch streamer to reach 10 million followers" . PC Gamer . Retrieved July 9, 2022 .
^ "Top 50 Twitch users sorted by Followers - Socialblade Twitch Stats …" . March 26, 2021. Archived from the original on October 20, 2020. Retrieved August 13, 2020 .
^ a b Robertson, Scott (July 8, 2022). "He's back: Shroud joins Sentinels' VALORANT roster" . Dot Esports . Retrieved July 8, 2022 .
^ "Shroud surpasses 100,000 Twitch subscribers" . Dot Esports . Retrieved March 6, 2020 .
^ "Twitch megastar Shroud is joining Ninja on Mixer as an exclusive streamer" . The Verge . Retrieved October 24, 2019 .
^ "Microsoft just released top streamers Ninja and Shroud from their contracts as it shutters Mixer, after spending millions on exclusive deals with them" . Business Insider . Retrieved June 23, 2020 .
^ Park, Gene (August 11, 2020). "Shroud is returning to Twitch" . The Washington Post . Retrieved August 12, 2020 .
^ Lee, Julia (August 12, 2020). "Even Shroud is shocked at his Twitch viewer count after returning" . Polygon . Retrieved August 12, 2020 .
^ Esguerra, Tyler (August 12, 2020). "Shroud's first stream back on Twitch watched by over 500,000 viewers" . Dot Esports . Retrieved August 16, 2020 .
^ "Shroud's new US$9.4M mansion makes him neighbors with Kanye and Drake" . oneesports.gg . September 30, 2021. Retrieved September 30, 2021 .
^ Alexander, Julia (December 7, 2017). "The Game Awards crowns The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild best game of 2017" . Polygon Archived from the original on December 8, 2017. Retrieved December 7, 2017 .
^ "Esports Awards 2019" . Esports Awards . April 26, 2021. Retrieved July 9, 2022 .
^ Goslin, Austen (December 13, 2019). "All the winners from The Game Awards 2019" . Polygon Archived from the original on December 13, 2019. Retrieved December 13, 2019 .
^ "10TH ANNUAL NOMINEES & WINNERS" . Streamy Awards . Retrieved December 12, 2020 .
^ Spangler, Todd (October 20, 2021). "YouTube Streamy Awards 2021 Nominations Announced, MrBeast Leads With Seven Nods" . Variety .
^ Miceli, Max (February 22, 2022). "All nominees for QTCinderella's Streamer Awards" . Dot Esports . GAMURS Group .
^ Michael, Cale; Taifalos, Nicholas (February 18, 2024). "Streamer Awards 2024: All results and winners for every category" . Dot Esports . Gamurs . Retrieved February 18, 2024 .
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