Shroud (gamer) explained

Id:Shroud
Michael Grzesiek
Upright:0.9
Birth Date:2 June 1994
Birth Place:Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Career Start:2013–2017, 2022
Team1:Counter-Strike: Global Offensive:
Years2:2013–2014
Team2:Slow Motion
Years3:2014
Team3:Exertus eSports
Years4:2014
Team4:Manajuma
Years5:2014
Team5:compLexity Gaming
Years6:2014–2017
Team6:Cloud9
Team7:Valorant:
Years8:2022
Team8:Sentinels
Highlights:
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Channel Name:shroud
Followers:10 million[1]
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Channel Direct Url:Shroud
Years Active:2014–present
Subscribers:6.82 million
Views:1.14 billion
Silver Year:2017
Gold Year:2018
Stats Update:11 March 2024

Michael Grzesiek[2] (born June 2, 1994), better known as Shroud (formerly mEclipse[3]), is a Canadian streamer, YouTuber, former professional Valorant player, and former professional player., his Twitch channel has reached over 10 million followers, ranking as the eighth most-followed channel on the platform,[4] and his YouTube channel has over 6.79 million subscribers.

Career

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive

Grzesiek started his (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.[5] He helped lead Cloud9 to a first-place finish at ESL Pro League Season 4 in 2016. He stepped down from the starting roster in 2017 to move to full-time streaming for Cloud9.

Streaming and content creation

On April 18, 2018, Grzesiek left Cloud9 and officially retired from professional CS:GO.

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.[6] 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.[7]

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.[8]

On August 11, 2020, Grzesiek announced that he would return to stream exclusively on Twitch.[9] His first stream back the following day peaked at over 516,000 concurrent viewers.[10] [11]

Valorant

On July 8, 2022, Grzesiek signed with Sentinels as a player for their Valorant team.[12]

Personal life

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

YearAwardCategoryResult
2017The Game AwardsTrending Gamer[14]
2019Esports AwardsStreamer of the Year[15]
The Game AwardsContent Creator of the Year[16]
202010th Streamy AwardsLive Streamer[17]
202111th Streamy AwardsLive Streamer[18]
2022The Streamer AwardsBest FPS Streamer[19]
Gamer of the Year
2024[20]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: shroud - Statistics . live . https://archive.today/20201020053842/https://socialblade.com/twitch/user/shroud . October 20, 2020 . February 1, 2022 . Twitch Tracker.
  2. News: Tsiaoussidis . Alex . Shroud officially retires from competitive CS:GO, leaves Cloud9 . . June 21, 2018.
  3. News: Livingston . Christopher . Ninja becomes the first Twitch streamer to reach 10 million followers . July 9, 2022 . PC Gamer . August 3, 2018.
  4. Web site: March 26, 2021 . Top 50 Twitch users sorted by Followers - Socialblade Twitch Stats … . live . https://archive.today/20201020045942/https://socialblade.com/twitch/top/50 . October 20, 2020 . August 13, 2020.
  5. Web site: 2014-08-06 . Cloud9 HyperX Reloads With Counter-Strike: Global Offensive — Cloud9 . 2024-08-03 . web.archive.org.
  6. Web site: March 10, 2019 . Shroud surpasses 100,000 Twitch subscribers . March 6, 2020 . Dot Esports.
  7. Web site: Twitch megastar Shroud is joining Ninja on Mixer as an exclusive streamer . October 24, 2019 . The Verge. October 24, 2019 .
  8. Web site: Microsoft just released top streamers Ninja and Shroud from their contracts as it shutters Mixer, after spending millions on exclusive deals with them . June 23, 2020 . Business Insider.
  9. News: Park . Gene . August 11, 2020 . Shroud is returning to Twitch . . August 12, 2020.
  10. Web site: Lee . Julia . August 12, 2020 . Even Shroud is shocked at his Twitch viewer count after returning . August 12, 2020 . Polygon.
  11. Web site: Esguerra . Tyler . August 12, 2020 . Shroud's first stream back on Twitch watched by over 500,000 viewers . August 16, 2020 . Dot Esports.
  12. News: Robertson . Scott . July 8, 2022 . He's back: Shroud joins Sentinels' VALORANT roster . July 8, 2022 . Dot Esports.
  13. Web site: Shroud's new US$9.4M mansion makes him neighbors with Kanye and Drake . oneesports.gg . September 30, 2021 . September 30, 2021.
  14. Web site: Alexander . Julia . December 7, 2017 . The Game Awards crowns The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild best game of 2017 . live . https://archive.today/20171208094837/https://www.polygon.com/2017/12/7/16748460/game-award-winners-nominations-zelda-breath-of-the-wild-best-game-tga-2017 . December 8, 2017 . December 7, 2017 . Polygon.
  15. Web site: Esports Awards 2019 . Esports Awards . July 9, 2022 . April 26, 2021.
  16. Web site: Goslin . Austen . December 13, 2019 . All the winners from The Game Awards 2019 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20191213183848/https://www.polygon.com/game-awards-tga/2019/12/13/21020351/game-awards-2019-winners-nominees-tga . December 13, 2019 . December 13, 2019 . Polygon.
  17. News: 10TH ANNUAL NOMINEES & WINNERS . December 12, 2020 . Streamy Awards.
  18. Web site: Spangler . Todd . YouTube Streamy Awards 2021 Nominations Announced, MrBeast Leads With Seven Nods . Variety . 20 October 2021.
  19. Web site: Miceli . Max . All nominees for QTCinderella's Streamer Awards . Dot Esports . . 22 February 2022.
  20. Web site: Michael . Cale . Taifalos . Nicholas . Streamer Awards 2024: All results and winners for every category . Dot Esports . Gamurs. 18 February 2024 . 18 February 2024.

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