Manuel Schenkhuizen (), better known as Grubby, is a Dutch

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gamer and former professional esports player. He competed in the RTS games ''

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'' (WC3), '' Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne'' and ''

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''. Grubby is the most successful WC3 player of all time, as an Orc player, having won more than 38

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tournaments, of which six were 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

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. Grubby is widely regarded as one of the greatest Orc players of all time. Grubby is now a popular full-time streamer on

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Esports career

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

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

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, Electronic Sports World Cup 2005, the

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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''. Schenkhuizen is the protagonist in the documentary film ''

Beyond the Game ''Beyond the Game'' is a 2008 Dutch documentary film about the world of professional video gaming, particularly of the game '' Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne'' featuring world champion players Chinese Xiaofeng "Sky" Li, Dutch Manuel "Grubby" Sch ...

''. In 2011, Schenkhuizen moved from ''Warcraft III'' to ''

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'' as a

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player. In 2015, he began casting esports events for ''

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'', including casting the world championships at Blizzcon 2015 and 2016.

Personal life

Schenkhuizen born in a family of Dutch Indo descent. He became engaged to Cassandra 'PpG' Ng at

BlizzCon 2009 BlizzCon is an annual gaming convention held by Blizzard Entertainment to promote its major franchises including ''Warcraft'', ''StarCraft'', '' Diablo'', ''Hearthstone'', ''Heroes of the Storm,'' and ''Overwatch''. The first BlizzCon was held ...

and the two married in 2010.

Tournament results

* 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

Awards

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

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WarCraft 3 League Season 5 Most Valuable Player *

WarCraft 3 League Season 7 Most Valuable Player *

WarCraft 3 League Season 8 Most Valuable Player *

WarCraft 3 League Season 9 Most Valuable Player

Interviews

2013

* 4 January
Written Interview with Cadred
by Cadred.org

2012

* 24 September , by Cadred.org * 3 September , by BenQ * 10 June , by TeamLiquid.net * 31 May
Written Interview StarsWars7 Western Qualifiers Winner
by s.163.com * 29 May , by itmeJP * 25 May
Written Interview with Manuel "Grubby" Schenkuizhen
by Definitive eSports * 28 March , by CyberSportsNetwork * 10 January
Written interview with Ayesee
by ItsGosu

2011

* 5 December
Audio Interview with Grubby
by Team Dignitas * 21 October , by Noam

References

External links

Player profile on SK Gaming

Grubby on Twitch
{{Professional Warcraft III competition 1986 births Living people Dutch esports players StarCraft II players Warcraft III players People from Nieuwegein Dutch people of Indonesian descent 4Kings players MeetYourMakers players Evil Geniuses players Twitch (service) streamers Sportspeople from Utrecht (province)