Michael Grzesiek[3] (born June 2, 1994), better known as Shroud (formerly mEclipse[4]), is a Canadian streamer, YouTuber, former professional Valorant player, and former professional Counter-Strike: Global Offensive player. As of April 2022[update], his Twitch channel has reached over 10 million followers, ranking as the eighth most-followed channel on the platform,[5] and his YouTube channel has over 6.79 million subscribers.
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 Grzesiek in 2018 | ||||||||||
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| Name | Michael Grzesiek | |||||||||
| Born | June 2, 1994 Toronto, Ontario, Canada | |||||||||
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| Games | ||||||||||
| Playing career | 2013–2017, 2022–present | |||||||||
| Team history | ||||||||||
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive: | ||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | Slow Motion | |||||||||
| 2014 | Exertus eSports | |||||||||
| 2014 | Manajuma | |||||||||
| 2014 | compLexity Gaming | |||||||||
| 2014–2017 | Cloud9 | |||||||||
| Valorant: | ||||||||||
| 2022 | Sentinels | |||||||||
| Career highlights and awards | ||||||||||
Twitch information | ||||||||||
| Channel | ||||||||||
| Followers | 10 million[1] | |||||||||
YouTube information | ||||||||||
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| Years active | 2014–present | |||||||||
| Subscribers | 6.82 million[2] | |||||||||
| Total views | 1.14 billion[2] | |||||||||
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Last updated: 11 March 2024 | ||||||||||
Career
editCounter-Strike: Global Offensive
editGrzesiek 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.[6] He helped lead Cloud9 to a first-place finish at ESL Pro League Season 4 in 2016.[3] He stepped down from the starting roster in 2017 to move to full-time streaming for Cloud9.[7]
Streaming and content creation
editOn 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.[8] He continued to stream full-time on Twitch until October 2019, when he announced his move from Twitch to Microsoft streaming platform 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.[9]
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.[10]
On August 11, 2020, Grzesiek announced that he would return to stream exclusively on Twitch.[11] His first stream back the following day peaked at over 516,000 concurrent viewers.[12][13]
Valorant
editOn July 8, 2022, Grzesiek signed with Sentinels as a player for their Valorant team.[7]
Personal life
editBorn 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.[14]
Awards and nominations
edit| Year | Award | Category | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | The Game Awards | Trending Gamer | Nominated | [15] |
| 2019 | Esports Awards | Streamer of the Year | Nominated | [16] |
| The Game Awards | Content Creator of the Year | Won | [17] | |
| 2020 | 10th Streamy Awards | Live Streamer | Nominated | [18] |
| 2021 | 11th Streamy Awards | Live Streamer | Nominated | [19] |
| 2022 | The Streamer Awards | Best FPS Streamer | Nominated | [20] |
| Gamer of the Year | Won | |||
| Feb 2024 | Nominated | [21] | ||
| Dec 2024 | Best FPS Streamer | Pending | [22] |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "shroud - Statistics". Twitch Tracker. Archived from the original on October 20, 2020. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
- ^ a b "About Shroud". YouTube.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Cloud9 HyperX Reloads With Counter-Strike: Global Offensive — Cloud9". August 6, 2014. Archived from the original on August 6, 2014. Retrieved August 3, 2024.
- ^ 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. March 10, 2019. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
- ^ "Twitch megastar Shroud is joining Ninja on Mixer as an exclusive streamer". The Verge. October 24, 2019. 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.
- ^ "The 2024 Streamer Awards: All Nominations". Esports Illustrated On SI. November 12, 2024. Retrieved November 12, 2024.
External links
edit- Shroud on Twitch
- Shroud's channel on YouTube