KennyS

Kenny Schrub (born May 19, 1995), better known by his alias kennyS, is a French professional Counter-Strike: Global Offensive player currently playing for G2 Esports. He was named "eSports Player of the Year" at The Game Awards 2015.[1] He was considered the very best sniper in the game prior to a change to the weapon's mobility, and by Duncan "Thorin" Shields, an eSports historian and Counter-Strike analyst, to have been the very best player in the game prior to that change.[2] Some of his previous teams include Titan, VeryGames, Team LDLC.com, Recursive eSports, Clan-Mystik, and Team EnVyUs. He was a professional Counter-Strike: Source player before transitioning to Global Offensive in 2012.

This article is about the professional Counter-Strike player. For other people named Kenny S., see Kenny (disambiguation).
Kenny Schrub
kennyS
Personal information
Born (1995-05-19) May 19, 1995
HometownDigne-les-Bains, France
NationalityFrench
Career information
StatusActive
Current teamG2 Esports
GamesCounter-Strike: Global Offensive
Counter-Strike: Source
RoleAWPer
Career history
2014Clan Mystik
2014–2015Titan
2015–2017Team EnVyUs
2017–presentG2 Esports
Career highlights and awards

Career

Kenny started his Counter-Strike career in France.[3] Kenny has been playing Counter-Strike since the age of 6, the game was introduced to him by his brother would play on his brother's computer. Kenny had an enjoyment of Counter-Strike which he used as a form of escape. He started in Counter-Strike: Source and eventually transitioned to Counter-Strike: Global Offensive in 2012. His skill and recognition led him to be invited to tournaments in Arles. He initially did not win many matches, but his parents eventually understood his potential in esports. He and his brothers have a 10-year difference, but by the age of 8 Kenny was already better than his brothers. At age 11, they decided to enter a local tournament which they won. After their victory his brother pushed him to pursue his dream of becoming a professional player. During the tournaments Kenny showcased his talents to national and international audiences, eventually resulting in signing to VeryGames and placing 2nd at ESWC 2012. Kenny was later removed from the team citing a lack of experience.

2015

Titan placed 13-16th at ESL One Katowice 2015 in March. On July 20, 2015 kennyS and Dan "apEX" Madesclaire were traded to Team EnVyUs in exchange for Richard "shox" Papillon and Edouard "SmithZz" Dubourdeaux.[4][5] The next month in August, EnVyUs got second place at the second Major, ESL One Cologne 2015. At the third and final Major of 2015, DreamHack Open Cluj-Napoca 2015, kennyS and EnVyUs won the tournament after beating Natus Vincere in the finals. He also did very well in ESL One Cologne 2016, although EnVyUs finished 13th – 16th.[6] At the 2015 Game Award kennyS had the Player of the Year award.

2016

EnVyUs (eSports) Placed 1st in Global eSports Cup-Season 1, initiating the year 2016 magnificently, with a prize of $80,000. Later in the year, they had placed 5-8th in the ELEAGUE Season 1 winning a prize which totaled $1,000,000 considering the minor placing. In September EnvyUS attended GFINITY CS:GO INVITATIONAL, winning the tournament after defeating Mousesports in the final.

2017

Kenny attended ELEAGUE Major: Atlanta in January with EnVyUs where they placed 9th-12th place. On February 3, 2017, KennyS was revealed to be on a new roster under G2 eSports along with Nathan “NBK” Schmitt, Dan “apEX” Madesclaire, Richard “shox” Papillion, and Alexandre “bodyy” Pianaro. Edouard “SmithZz” Dubourdeaux was revealed to be their new coach. G2 eSports attended EPICENTER 2017 in October where they placed 3rd-4th after losing to Virtus.Pro in the semifinals.

G2 won ESL Pro League Finals Season 5 and Dreamhack Masters Malmö 2017. kennyS received the MVP title in both events.

2018

G2 eSports attended ELEAGUE Boston Major in January where they placed 5th-8th after being defeated by Cloud9 during the quarterfinals.

Achievements

Titan

Team EnVyUs

G2 Esports
  • 1st — DreamHack Tours 2017
  • 1st — HTC 2vs2 Invitational by PGL
  • 1st-2nd — DreamHack Open Austin 2017
  • 1st — ESL Pro League Season 5
  • 1st — DreamHack Masters Malmö 2017

References
  1. Cooke, Sam (December 7, 2015). "Kenny Schrub wins eSports Player of the Year Award". SBC News.
  2. Shields, Duncan (December 25, 2014). "Thorin's CS:GO End of Year Awards 2014 - Part 1: Players and Teams". DotEsports. Archived from the original on September 29, 2017. Retrieved June 13, 2017.
  3. Valve (2015-10-29), CS:GO Player Profiles - kennyS - Team EnVyUs, retrieved 2017-03-29
  4. Wynne, Jared (July 21, 2015). "The French shuffle: EnVyUs and Titan swap players". The Daily Dot. Archived from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved November 27, 2015.
  5. Raven, Josh (August 20, 2015). "New EnVyUs star: 'If we play at our highest level we will win this event'". The Daily Dot. Archived from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved November 27, 2015.
  6. http://en.esl-one.com/csgo/cologne-2016/bracket/
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