Jeffrey Shih ( born June 28, 1987), also known by his username Trump or TrumpSC, is a

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professional video game player who

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'' Hearthstone'', '' Age of Empires 4'', and previously '' Starcraft II''. Before joining

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in 2014, Shih grew his channel into one of the most popular ''Hearthstone'' streams on the game streaming website Twitch. He is one of the top ''Hearthstone'' competitors in

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. He formerly played ''StarCraft II'' for the Team Legion and Vega Squadron groups.

Career

Shih graduated from

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with a

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in management and finance in 2009. Around that time he began working at a bank and

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himself playing '' Starcraft II'' in his free time, averaging a few thousand concurrent viewers a stream. Shih's main intention behind his nickname Trump was to use the

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of the word "trump", meaning "supersede". Eventually Trump decided to quit his job and began streaming full-time, making a living from Twitch's partnership program by earning revenue from

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s and subscriptions. He later began playing and streaming '' Hearthstone'' starting in the game's beta phase. Trump has been described as "the world's most famous ''Hearthstone'' player", attracting over 20,000 concurrent viewers on his stream. In 2014, Shih streamed for seven hours per day. On October 13, 2013, he was signed by Team Razer as the world's first professional ''Hearthstone'' player. In the Blizzard 2013 Stream Awards, Shih won the "Most Educational Stream" category with 43% of the vote, and came second in the "Favorite Hearthstone Stream" category. Shih's ''Hearthstone'' decks are often used as examples for new players.

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, creators of ''Hearthstone'', cited streamers like Trump as reasons they were happy to continue with the game's monetization model after he reached the game's highest ranks without spending any money. In July 2014 Trump joined

. He left Team SoloMid in March 2017 and signed to Tempo Storm as a player and content creator for the team. Tempo Storm parted ways with Shih in October 2018.

Tournament results

* 7-8th — 2015 Hearthstone World Championship - Americas Championship

Personal life

Trump was born on June 28, 1987, in South Bay of the

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. He is an only child. He attended

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from 2005 to 2009. Trump lived in the

until June 2016, when he moved to Austin, Texas.

References

External links

Trump's Twitch channel

Trump's Decks
{{Hearthstone Living people 1987 births American people of Chinese descent Hearthstone players People from the San Francisco Bay Area People from Austin, Texas Place of birth missing (living people) New York University Stern School of Business alumni StarCraft players American people of Taiwanese descent American esports players Team SoloMid players Game players from New York City Taiwanese esports players Team Razer players Tempo Storm players American Twitch (service) streamers