Shroud (gamer)

Michael Grzesiek (born June 2, 1994), professionally known by his online alias Shroud (formerly mEclipse), is a Polish-Canadian streamer and former Counter-Strike: Global Offensive professional.[2][3][4][5][6] He is known for playing PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, Call of Duty Black Ops 4: Blackout, Rainbow Six Siege and more recently Apex Legends, Minecraft, Battalion 1944, World of Warcraft Classic, Escape from Tarkov, Fortnite Battle Royale, and Valorant.

Shroud
Michael Grzesiek
Personal information
Born (1994-06-02) June 2, 1994
HometownMississauga, Ontario, Canada[1]
NationalityCanadian
Career information
GamesCS:GO, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Career history
2013Slow Motion
2014Exertus eSports
2014Manajuma
2014compLexity
2014–2017Cloud9
2018Old Guys Club
Career highlights and awards
Twitch information
Channel
Followers7.05 million
Total views366 million
Follower and view counts updated as of May 2020.
Moved to Mixer (shroud)
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2014–Present
Subscribers6.24 million
Total views682 million
100,000 subscribers
1,000,000 subscribers 2018
Updated May 2020

Career

Grzesiek started his CS:GO career with several ESEA teams, particularly Exertus and Manajuma. He was soon acquired by CompLexity Gaming as a stand-in, and signed with Cloud9 in August 2014 when CompLexity was acquired by Cloud9. He helped lead Cloud9 to 2nd place in ESL One Cologne 2017 and a first place finish at ESL Pro League Season 4 in 2016.[7] On August 16, 2017, he announced that he would be stepping down from the Cloud9 team, but that he and n0thing would remain as substitutes on the "bench".[8] On April 18, 2018, Grzesiek left Cloud9 and professional CS:GO entirely.[9] He occasionally plays CS:GO with Old Guys Club. He also participated in PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds "Twitch Rivals" tournament, with his duo team placing second and winning a $5,450 prize.[10]

Since transitioning from a competitive CS:GO player to a full-time streamer on the platform Twitch, Grzesiek has maintained a diverse set of games. He has streamed for over 6,000 hours on the platform, and has acquired over 366 million total views.[11]. On March 10, 2019, at 12:02am he would achieve 100,000 twitch subscribers and the next day he would gain another 14,000, at that time putting him more than double the subscriber account than the runner up streamer in second place: TimTheTatman.[12] He continued to stream full-time on Twitch until October 2019.

On October 24, 2019, Grzesiek officially announced his move from Twitch to Mixer and would be broadcasting exclusively on Microsoft's streaming platform, following the steps of fellow streamer Tyler "Ninja" Blevins, who announced a similar deal earlier that year. This decision surprised his fans, as he previously stated "Hey man, Ninja's gone... It's all me, baby. Gotta take advantage."[13] He claimed " I just thought it was the best move for my career." And though he has seen a decrease in numbers from his Twitch days, he is enjoying himself and the games he plays, and feels welcomed not only by the platform itself, but by the community and fans that followed him on his move to Mixer.[14]

On June 22, 2020, Microsoft announced that it would be shutting down its streaming platform Mixer and instead has become a partner with Facebook Gaming. It was alleged that Grzesiek received an offer from Facebook Gaming that would have financially exceeded that of Mixer. Grzesiek has since declined the offer, and received the remainder of the current contract payout. Grzesiek released a statement via his Twitter account saying, "I appreciate the Mixer community and everything I’ve been able to do on the platform. I love you guys and am figuring out my next steps."[15]

Awards and nominations
Year Ceremony Category Result Ref.
2019Esports AwardsContent Creator of the YearWon[16]

Achievements
Date Placement Tier Tournament Team Result Prize
2017-07-09 2nd Premier ESL One: Cologne 2017 0 : 3 $40,000
2017-06-25 3rd - 4th Premier Esports Championship Series Season 3 – Finals 0 : 2 $65,000
2017-06-11 1st Minor Americas Minor Championship – Kraków 2017 2 : 1 $30,000
2016-10-30 1st Premier ESL Pro League Season 4 – Finals 2 : 1 $200,000
2016-09-18 2nd Premier DreamHack Open Bucharest 2016 0 : 2 $20,000
2016-07-21 5 - 8th Premier ELEAGUE Season 1 1 : 2 $50,000
2016-06-25 5 - 6th Premier Esports Championship Series Season 1 – Finals 0 : 2 $65,000
2015-11-15 1st Premier iBUYPOWER Cup 2 : 1 $65,000
2015-07-05 2nd Premier ESL ESEA Pro League Season 1 – Finals 1 : 3 $60,000
2015-06-22 1st Premier ESL ESEA Pro League Season 1 – North America 19/3 Grp. S. $18,000

As of June 2020, his YouTube channel has over 6.24 million subscribers.[17]

References
  1. "HTC Origins shroud". YouTube.
  2. "Shroud reveals LAN exploit involving crowd noise". Dot Esports. June 6, 2017. Retrieved March 12, 2018.
  3. Bishop, Sam. "Cloud9's Shroud says players can exploit crowd noise at LANs - Counter-Strike: Global Offensive". Game reactor UK. Retrieved June 26, 2017.
  4. "JasonR: 'The CS:GO pro scene is a big bubble'". Dot Esports. June 20, 2017. Retrieved June 26, 2017.
  5. "The Thorin Treatment: Shroud will still try". Dot Esports. May 29, 2017. Retrieved June 23, 2017.
  6. Vitale, Anthony. "Cloud9 Decimate Expectations in London". RealSport. Retrieved June 26, 2017.
  7. "shroud". Liquipedia Counter-Strike Wiki. Retrieved November 12, 2018.
  8. "RUSH and tarik join Cloud9; n0thing and shroud benched". HLTV.org. Retrieved October 29, 2018.
  9. "Shroud officially retires from competitive CS:GO, leaves Cloud9". Dot Esports. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
  10. "'PUBG' August Twitch Rivals Results - Who Won the Duos Tournament?". Newsweek. Retrieved August 31, 2018.
  11. "TwitchTracker - Shroud". TwitchTracker. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
  12. "Shroud surpasses 100,000 Twitch subscribers". Dot Esports. March 10, 2019. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
  13. "Twitch megastar Shroud is joining Ninja on Mixer as an exclusive streamer". The Verge. Retrieved October 24, 2019.
  14. "Shroud explains his decision to move to Mixer". Dot Esports. October 25, 2019. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
  15. "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.
  16. "Dr Disrespect mocks shroud winning Game Award with brilliant impression". Dexerto. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
  17. "Shroud". Retrieved May 19, 2020 – via YouTube.
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