The Grubby Fan Club

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Corazon

United States3227 Posts

December 03 2013 05:00 GMT

Manuel "Grubby" Schenkhuizen, born May 11 1986, is a Dutch professional Starcraft 2 player who began his professional gaming career as a Warcraft 3 player in 2003. Grubby's first major title came when he won gold at the World Cyber Games in 2004, since then he has won countless championships including ESWC, a second WCG, BlizzCon, CPL, World Esports Festival, WSVG, MBCGame W3, Dreamhack, e-Stars Seoul and many others. The majority of Grubby's Warcraft 3 career was spent as the captain of the illustrious 4Kings team, thought by many to be the greatest team in Warcraft 3 history.

Since switching to Starcraft 2, Grubby has taken his destiny into his own hands and opted to continue his career without the backing of a team. As an independent professional gamer, Grubby has climbed the ranks of the European scene to become one of the top Starcraft 2 players on the continent, with results such as 3rd place at Copenhagen Games, 4th place at ESWC 2011 and 3rd/4th place in WCS Europe Season 2 to name a few. In addition to his abilities within the game, Grubby is also well-known for his commentating abilities and his positive, professional image.

Latest Update

On January 14 2014 09:47 Corazon wrote:
Hey guys, just a little update: I've managed to update the OP with stuff from Grubby's channel as well as stuff on YT. If there's anything you want added, just shoot me a PM!

In other news, Grubby qualified for WCS Challenger League after beating Jjakji! All he has to do is win 1 Bo5 series and he can compete in Premier League again! I'll be updating the OP again after the draw to feature that match-up.

Grubby is also going to be casting at ASUS ROG Winter 2014, so that should be a lot of fun!

He has also been constantly streaming, so make sure you check out his stream here.

Thanks for supporting Grubby and here's to a good 2014 for the Grubster! Cheers!

Countdown to WCS EU Ro32 Group H:

      5/31/14 - Grubby defeats Patience and Tefel 2-0 to advance to the Ro16 in WCS Europe1
      5/5/14 - Grubby gets drawn in Group H of WCS EU Season 2
      4/13/14 - Grubby will be playing in the Midwest Pro-Am #1 online as a Pro!

Photo taken by inFeZa at IEM Singapore.

Photos taken by R1CH of TeamLiquid at MLG Spring Arena 2.

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Starcraft 2
3rd Place - Copenhagen Games Razer Domination, 2011 (Copenhagen - Denmark)
1st Place - ESWC Benelux, 2011 (Utrecht - Netherlands)
1st Place - NK Gaming IeSF Qualifier, 2011 (Netherlands)
1st Place - GosuGamer's GosuCup (Online)
2nd Place - IESF World Championships, 2011 (Andong, Korea)
1st Place - GIGABYTE Cup #5, 2011 (Online)
4th Place - ESWC 2011 Grand Finals (Paris, France)
1st Place - GSS Pro Invitational #3, 2011 (Online)
2nd Place - GIGABYTE Cup #7, 2011 (Online)
3rd Place - Cerberus3D Cup, 2011 (Online)
2nd Place - Dox Cup, 2011 (Online)
4th Place - ShoutCraft Invitational #4, 2012 (Online)
2nd Place - SCAN Invitational #4, 2012 (Online)
2nd Place - LDLC Winter Trophy, 2012 (Paris, France)
13-16th Place - MLG Winter Arena, 2012 (USA, New York)
4th Place - LoneStar Clash, 2012 (Austin, Texas)
4th Place - The Gathering, 2012 (Norway)
3rd Place - TaKeTV Reloaded Invitational, 2012 (Online)
1st Place - World Championship Series Netherlands, 2012 (Germany)
1st Place - StarsWar 7 Western Qualifier, 2012 (Online)
3rd Place- Samsung European Encounter, 2012 (Germany)
2nd Place- IEM Season VII- Singapore, 2012 (Singapore)
1st Place- Alienware Arena SC2 Pro-Am Tournament, 2013 (Online)
3rd/4th Place- WCS Europe Season 2, 2013 (Online/Germany)

Warcraft 3
1st Place - Cyber X Games, 2003 (Las Vegas - USA)
1st Place - CPL Turkey, 2004 (Istanbul - Turkey)
1st Place - World Cyber Games '04, 2004 (San Francisco - USA)
1st Place - Samsung Euro Championship '05, 2005 (Hannover - Germany)
1st Place - Revelcell Masters, 2005 (Berlin - Germany)
1st Place - Electronic Sports World Cup '05, 2005 (Paris - France)
1st Place - Digital Life Gaming Tournament, 2005 (New York - USA)
1st Place - BlizzCon '05, 2005 (Los Angeles - USA)
3rd Place - World Cyber Games '05, 2005 (Singapore - Singapore)
2nd Place - Blizzard Worldwide Invitational '06, 2006 (Seoul - South Korea)
1st Place - Samsung European Championship '06, 2006 (Hannover - Germany)
2nd Place - World e-Sports Games Masters '06, 2006 (Hangzhou - China)
1st Place - V-Sports All-Stars, 2006 (New York - USA)
1st Place - World E-Sports Festival, 2006 (Qingdao - China)
2nd Place - ClanBase EuroCup 12, 2006 (Copenhagen - Denmark)
1st Place - WSVG Qualifier, October 2006, (London - UK)
1st Place - WSVG Grand Finals, December 2006, (New York - USA)
3rd Place - KODE5 2006, September 2006, (Beijing - China)
1st Place - Warcraft World War, October 2006, (Seoul - South Korea)
2nd Place - SuperFight II, November 2006, (Seoul - South Korea)
3rd Place - Battlenet Season 4, January 2007, (Cologne -Germany)
1st Place - Warcraft World War, February 2007, (Seoul - South Korea)
3rd Place - European Cyber Games, March 2007, (Hannover - Germany)
4th Place - World Series of Video Games, May 2007, (Wuhan - China)
3rd Place - Blizzard Worldwide Invitational, May 2007, (Los Angeles - USA)
1st Place - ESWC Dutch Qualifiers, 20 May 2007, (Enschede - Netherlands)
3rd Place - Battlenet Season 5 Europe Finals, 22–23 June 2007, (Hamburg - Germany)
3rd Place - ESWC Global Finals, 5–8 July, (Paris- France)
2nd Place - Stars War IV, 12–15 July, (Shanghai - China)
5th Place - PGL Season 2, 17–26 July 2007, (Beijing - China)
3rd Place - W3 Summer Grand Prix, 28–29 July 2007, (Seoul - South Korea)
3rd Place - Blizzcon 2007, 3–5 August 2007, (Orange County - California - USA)
3rd Place - eStars 2007, 11–12 August 2007 (Shared 3rd/4th), (Seoul - South Korea)
1st Place - WCG Dutch Finals, 30 August 2007, (Rotterdam - Netherlands)
1st Place - Clanbase EuroCup 2007, 8–9 September 2007, (Enschede - Netherlands)
1st Place - KODE5 Dutch Qualifiers, 27–28 October 2007, (Enschede - Netherlands)
1st Place - DreamHack Winter, November 2007, (Jönköping - Sweden)
2nd Place - Extreme Masters Season II, March 2008, (Hannover - Germany)
1st Place - ESWC Netherlands Qualifier 2008, 7 June 2008, (Enschede - Netherlands)
3rd Place - Blizzard Worldwide Invitational 2008, 28–29 June 2008, (Paris - France)
1st Place - WCG Netherlands Qualifier 2008, 12 July 2008, (Rotterdam - Netherlands)
1st Place - eStars Seoul, 24–27 July 2008, (Seoul - South Korea)
1st Place - EPS Benelux, 6 September 2008, (Utrecht - Netherlands)
1st Place - WCG Dutch Finals, 27 September 2008, (Amsterdam - Netherlands)
3rd Place - World e-Sports Masters 2008, 24-2 Oct-Nov 2008, (Hangzhou - China)
1st Place - World Cyber Games 2008, 5–9 November 2008, (Cologne - Germany)
1st Place - Extreme Masters III - Korea, 13–20 November 2008, (Seoul - South Korea)
2nd Place - Extreme Masters III - China, January 2009, (Chengdu - China)
2nd Place - Blizzard Battle.net Season 7 - Europe Regionals, June 2009 (Cologne - Germany)
1st Place - e-Stars 2009 - King of the Game, July 2009 (Seoul - South Korea)
2nd Place - BlizzCon 2009, August 2009 (Orange County - California - USA)
1st Place - World e-Sports Masters 2009, December 2009 (Hangzhou - China)
1st Place - Blizzard Season 8 European Regionals (Cologne - Germany)
2nd Place - e-Stars 2010 - King of the Game (Seoul - South Korea)
2nd Place - WCG 2010, October 2010 (LA - USA)

Team Achievements

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With Team 4Kings
1st Place - Clanbase MCL Season 1 (2004)
1st Place - ESL WC3L Season 4 (2004)
2nd Place - ESL WC3L Season 5 (2004)
1st Place - ESL WC3L Season 7 (2005)
1st Place - ESL WC3L Season 8 (2005)
2nd Place - ESL WC3L Season 9 (2006)
1st Place - ESL WC3L Season 10 (2007)
2nd Place - ESL WC3L Season 11 (2007)
3rd Place - NGL-ONE Season 1 (2006)
3rd Place - NGL-ONE Season 2 (2006–2007)
3rd Place - NGL-ONE Season 3 (2007)
3rd Place - NGL-ONE Season 3 (2007)

With Team MYM
1st Place - ESL WC3L Season 13 (2008)
3rd Place - ESL WC3L Season 14 (2009)
3rd Place - NGL-ONE Season 5 (2008)
3rd Place - Road of the King, in Wuhan, China (2008)

With Team Evil Geniuses
3rd Place - ESL WC3L Season 15 (2009)

With Team West in the eStars Continental Cup
1st Place - With SaSe and HoT and CS teams (2008)
2nd Place - With LucifroN and Hasuobs and CS teams(2009)
1st Place - With Happy and XlorD and CS teams (2010)

Miscellaneous Teams
2003 3rd Place - World Cyber Games Nations (Seoul - South Korea), with Arvid "Myth" Fekken
2006 3rd Place - Trans-Atlantic Showdown (New York - USA), with Yoan "ToD" Merlo
2006 3rd Place - Stars War II (Shanghai - China), as a member of team Europe
2006 2nd Place - Stars War III (Shanghai - China), as a member of team Europe
2007 2nd Place - Stars War IV (Shanghai - China), as a member of team Europe

Online Achievements

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Weekly €100 Tournaments
2 Go4wc3 victories
5 WC3M victories
10 inCup victories
15 ZOTAC-Cup victories (as of 2010-08-24)

Bigger Tournaments
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

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eSports Awards
Best Warcraft 3 Player (2005)
eSports Team of the Year (2005), with team 4Kings
eSports Player of the Year (2006)
Best Warcraft 3 Player (2006)
Western European eSports Player of the Year (2008)
eSports WC3 Player of the Year (2009)

GosuGamers Awards
Gosu Gamer of the Year (2006)
Gosu Gamer of the Year (2008)
Gosu Gamer of the Year (2009)

ESL's WC3L Awards
Electronic Sports League WarCraft 3 League Season 5 Most Valuable Player
Electronic Sports League WarCraft 3 League Season 7 Most Valuable Player
Electronic Sports League WarCraft 3 League Season 8 Most Valuable Player
Electronic Sports League WarCraft 3 League Season 9 Most Valuable Player

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Q: Does Grubby still play Warcraft 3?
A: Grubby still does commentaries of his classic matches and occasionally he plays a show-match or 2on2, but with those exceptions, Grubby is 100% focused on Starcraft 2.

Q: Is it true Grubby was the best Warcraft 3 player of all time?
A: It depends on who you ask, the question is somewhat subjective. What's not subjective is that prior to his retirement, Grubby held more WCG medals than any other Warcraft 3 player in history and was the only player to have won WCG, ESWC and BlizzCon (the WC3 equivalent of the golden mouse). He was also the highest ranked player in WC3L history and remained one of the most decorated and popular players throughout his near 8 year Warcraft career.

Q: Will Grubby be joining a team?
A: Grubby is an independent Starcraft 2 professional who supports himself through personal sponsors. He has no plans to join a team as he's very happy being independent.

Q: Did Grubby ever play for [insert team]?
A: Grubby has played professionally for the teams 4Kings, MeetYourMakers and Evil Geniuses - in that order. In April of 2011 Grubby announced his plans to become independent, an arrangement which he will maintain for the foreseeable future.

Q: Will Grubby ever go to Korea to practice?
A: Grubby has gone to Korea on three occasions; in September 2011, October 2013, and in January 2013. He currently has no solid plans to return, but would very much like to at some point.

Q: When does Grubby stream?
A: Now that Grubby and Twitch.tv have partnered together, Grubby streams much more frequently. There isn't a fixed schedule, but if you favourite Grubby's Twitch.tv stream then you'll receive email updates when he goes live.

Q: Where does Grubby get the music on his stream?
A: Grubby uses his own personal playlist on his stream. He usually displays the name of the current song playing. If there isn't a name for the song on the screen, ask someone in chat!

Q: I have something I'd like added to the fanclub, how do I submit it?
A: If you have something you would like posted on the fanclub then post it in the comments section and we'll take a look.

ultramafia

219 Posts

March 11 2011 19:31 GMT

I definitely sign. Did not follow WC3 but the more i learn about him the more i am a fan. Dude is absolute manner and if his stream is any sign of things to come i see him being a very important foreigner in the pro scene. His micro and battle sense seem really strong. He also is massing games like crazy lately.

His youtube channel might be worth adding to the OP:
http://www.youtube.com/followgrubby

His personal blog that he answers fan mail on regularly:
http://followgrubby.tumblr.com/

Grubby Fighting!

Doraemon

Australia11210 Posts

March 12 2011 00:20 GMT

love grubby, hope he succeeds in sc2 just like he did in wc

+ he has a hot gf XD

mcmartini

Australia1939 Posts

March 12 2011 02:29 GMT

Sign me up for sure been watching his stream last couple days and he's great that couple with his recent application for NASL

+1 Grubby!

Sheekthief

United States267 Posts

March 12 2011 02:48 GMT

Grubby is such a freaking beast! Sign me up!

Zck.

United States19 Posts

March 12 2011 04:50 GMT

In. If he can get to the level of play that he had in WC he will be ridiculously entertaining.

teamsolid

Canada3629 Posts

March 12 2011 04:53 GMT

Sign me up! I hope he starts dominating the SC scene like he did in WC3 soon

Grubby documentary by ESL. Must watch for any E-Sports fan in general (add to the OP):
http://www.sk-gaming.com/video/112025-QRY_Grubby__ESL_TV

Essentia

1150 Posts

March 12 2011 04:53 GMT

I'm in for sure, I followed this guy from the beginning of the wc3 scene and I met him at a Blizzcon! Grubby is awesome.

shaunnn

Ireland1230 Posts

March 12 2011 04:54 GMT

Starting to like him more and more since he started streaming, always manner and funny and his playstyle is awesome, really micro intensive and really smart decisions, sign me up!

Sassymcgee

United States24 Posts

March 12 2011 04:55 GMT

#10

I was never one to follow warcraft 3.

Of course I knew of grubby and I spectated a few replays and matches here and there, but it just wasn't for me.

However, the few blips of grubby in sc2 previously were disappointing. But now, watching his stream, his recent interviews, everything about him. I'm impressed. He knows how to get there, we all know what he can do once he has the ability to focus on it. I think in a few months grubby is going to be feared as hell. Plus, his personality is just very enjoyable in watching him play. Hes just all around winning me over in every aspect. My favorite stream to watch right now.

Sign me up

ntvarify

United States331 Posts

March 12 2011 04:56 GMT

#11

Sign me right up. Loved his play in Assembly, and on his stream. My favorite game of his was the first of Grubby v. Tyler where he used blink to stop a four gate. It was incredible!

Zlasher

United States8345 Posts

March 12 2011 05:07 GMT

#12

The other day grubby followed me on twitter

i screamed like a little girl on the inside

Sign me up

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CoSyN

United States122 Posts

March 12 2011 05:12 GMT

#13

I've seen this guy's stream. Definitely a good player, I'm going to stay updated to the news on this thread about him.

Raisauce

Canada827 Posts

March 12 2011 05:13 GMT

#14

On March 12 2011 13:53 teamsolid wrote:
Sign me up! I hope he starts dominating the SC scene like he did in WC3 soon

Grubby documentary by ESL. Must watch for any E-Sports fan in general (add to the OP):
http://www.sk-gaming.com/video/112025-QRY_Grubby__ESL_TV

Hey thanks for this! I enjoyed it

SiguR

Canada1983 Posts

March 12 2011 05:15 GMT

#15

i'm not sure what game it was, but I recall seeing an EPIC game of WC3 with grubby against a night elf (can't remember who). He held like a hero. It was a two person map, The Two Rivers i think, grubby was on the bottom of the map.

Any new fans of Grubby should watch it and get a taste of what Grubby was up to before he came to starcraft 2.

I'll try to find it. It was one of the first videos of grubby playing I ever saw.

Edit: nevermind, I can't find it at all. Maybe i'm mistaken.

Either way, Grubby's ftw.

Dr. Von Derful

United States355 Posts

March 12 2011 05:15 GMT

#16

I'm definitely a fan.

raf3776

United States1892 Posts

March 12 2011 05:20 GMT

#17

GRUUBBBBYY!! he has been streaming SOOO much lately, and hes really improving.

joheinous

Iceland522 Posts

March 12 2011 05:28 GMT

#18

I checked out his stream because I'd heard some whispers in the wind of a man called grubby from wc3. I didn't expect much tbh considering he had only been playing sc2 for a couple of months when I first watch his stream but man was I surprised. While he lacked the finesse of a liquid'Tyler with his builds I had never seen army control like that and it was so much fun watching him play as it was unlike any player I had seen playing sc2. I can't wait for him to learn the specifics of the game more and I really wanna follow his progress along the way.

Also he answers just about every question he gets from fans which is absolutely amazing imo and he seems like a funny and genuinely good guy, at least he shows so much respect for his fans which makes me respect him all the more.

So in summary: Sign me up:D!