shroud
Michael "shroud" Grzesiek (born June 2, 1994) is a retired Canadian professional Counter-Strike: Global Offensive player of Polish descent. He is from Toronto, Ontario, but has since relocated to Orange County, California, in the United States. He is currently a full-time streamer.
Professional Career[edit]
Michael has been playing since the launch of Global Offensive. He rose to prominence through the popularity of his stream, in which he was displaying his talent in-game. After his time in Manajuma', he was acquired by compLexity Gaming as a stand-in, replacing Todd "anger" Williams. Upon compLexity being acquired by Cloud9 on August 1st, 2014, he was signed as a permanent player. He was the second longest standing member of the team alongside Jordan "n0thing" Gilbert until they were both benched and replaced by William "RUSH" Wierzba and Tarik "tarik" Celik in August of 2017. It was announced that he stepped down from the lineup, as he wanted to become a backup player and full-time streamer for Cloud9, although at this point he had already decided to retire from the game. In April of 2018, he had officially announced his retirement from playing Counter-Strike: Global Offensive professionally. [1] In addition to this, he decided to leave Cloud9 to explore new opportunities.
Gear and Settings[edit]
| Mouse Settings [2] (list of)
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| Mouse | eDPI | DPI | Polling Rate | Sensitivity | Zoom | Raw Input | ||||||
| Logitech G PRO Wireless | 1080 | 450 | 1000 Hz | 2.4 | 1 | On | ||||||
| Last updated on 2021-07-17 (129 days ago). | ||||||||||||
| Mouse Settings [2] (list of) (calculate)
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| Mouse | Curvature | Circumference | Mouse Setup | Sensitivity | Zoom | Raw. | ||||||
| Logitech G PRO Wireless | 1426 MPI 0.935 deg/mm | 15.2 in/rev 38.5 cm/rev | 450 DPI @ 1000 Hz | 2.4 | 1 | On | ||||||
| Last updated on 2021-07-17 (129 days ago). | ||||||||||||
| Hardware [2] |
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Logitech G PRO Wireless (Shroud) | |
Logitech G840 (Shroud) |
| Monitor | Refresh rate | In-game resolution | |
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Alienware AW2721D | 240 Hz | 1920×1080 |
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Logitech G PRO X (Shroud Linear) | |
Logitech G PRO X Wireless (Shroud) | |||||||||
| Last updated on 2021-07-17 (129 days ago). | ||||||||||||
Achievements[edit]
| Date | Placement | Tier | Type | Tournament | Team | Result | Prize | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2017-07-09 | 2nd | S-Tier | Offline | 
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ESL One: Cologne 2017 | 
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0 : 3 | 
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$40,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017-06-25 | 3rd - 4th | S-Tier | Offline |
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Esports Championship Series Season 3 - Finals |
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0 : 2 | 
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$65,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017-06-11 | 1st | A-Tier | Offline |
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Americas Minor Championship - Kraków 2017 |
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2 : 1 | 
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$30,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016-10-30 | 1st | S-Tier | Offline |
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ESL Pro League Season 4 - Finals |
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2 : 1 |
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$200,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016-09-18 | 2nd | S-Tier | Offline |
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DreamHack Open Bucharest 2016 |
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0 : 2 | 
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$20,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016-07-21 | 5th - 8th | S-Tier | Offline |
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ELEAGUE Season 1 |
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1 : 2 | 
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$50,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016-06-25 | 5th - 6th | S-Tier | Offline |
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Esports Championship Series Season 1 - Finals |
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0 : 2 | 
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$65,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015-11-15 | 1st | A-Tier | Offline |
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iBUYPOWER Cup |
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2 : 1 | 
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$65,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015-07-05 | 2nd | S-Tier | Offline |
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ESL ESEA Pro League Season 1 - Finals |
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1 : 3 | 
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$60,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015-06-22 | 1st | S-Tier | Online |
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ESL ESEA Pro League Season 1 - North America |
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19/3 | Grp. S. | $18,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Trivia[edit]
- Is one of the most popular players who actively streams, regularly pulling in more than 40,000 viewers.
- His original alias was "eclipse," but later when the name was taken he changed to "shroud" as it was the first synonym of "eclipse" he could find. This is why his former name on Twitch was mEclipse.
- He was chosen to be in the "All Star" MLG Columbus match for the American side.
Highlights[edit]
HLTV[edit]
2014-05-21 | shroud vs. NetcodeGuides by athid of HLTV at CEVO Season 4: Professional- 2014-06-26 | shroud vs. Exertus by MAKKU of HLTV at ESEA Season 16 - Global Invite Division
- 2014-10-24 | shroud vs. LDLC by brcho of HLTV at FACEIT League - Season 2
- 2014-10-30 | shroud vs. AlienTech by brcho of HLTV at Electronic Sports World Cup 2014
- 2015-02-15 | shroud vs. mousesports by brcho of HLTV at ESL One Katowice 2015 - LAN Qualifier
- 2015-02-15 | Shroud vs INSHOCK by kRRR of HLTV at ESL One Katowice 2015 - LAN Qualifier
- 2015-04-09 | shroud vs. Liquid by brcho of HLTV at FACEIT League 2015 Stage 1 - North America
- 2015-04-18 | shroud vs. mousesports by brcho of HLTV at ESEA Season 18: Global Invite Division
- 2015-05-16 | shroud vs. Immunity by brcho of HLTV at Gfinity Spring Masters 2
- 2015-06-24 | shroud highlights - The Hope of NA by brcho of HLTV
- 2015-07-05 | shroud vs. fnatic by brcho of HLTV at ESL ESEA Pro League Season 1 - Finals
- 2015-09-11 | shroud vs. NiP by proutounz of HLTV at ESL ESEA Pro League Invitational
- 2016-02-28 | shroud vs. dignitas by proutounz of HLTV at MLG Major Championship: Columbus 2016 - Offline Qualifier
- 2016-09-21 | shroud vs. Echo Fox by sumacz of HLTV at ESL Pro League Season 4 - North America
- 2017-06-13 | shroud vs. CLG by Molen of HLTV at Americas Minor Championship - Kraków 2017
- 2017-07-08 | shroud vs. NiP by STF of HLTV at ESL One: Cologne 2017
- 2017-07-09 | shroud vs. Natus Vincere by STF of HLTV at ESL One: Cologne 2017
Other[edit]
Interviews[edit]
- 2014-05-02 | The Hype – Episode 9: studying shroud by dusT
- 2015-03-22 | Interviews: C9 Shroud by Mantrousse of Gfinity at Gfinity Spring Masters I
- 2015-05-13 | Cloud9 Shroud | 20 Questions by HyperX
- 2017-06-25 | shroud After Cloud9's Disappointing Loss to FaZe Clan by Nathan Fusco of DBLTAP at Esports Championship Series Season 3 - Finals
- 2017-07-05 | shroud Says Swiss Format Benefits C9 More Than Other Teams by Nathan Fusco of DBLTAP at ESL One: Cologne 2017
- 2017-07-16 | shroud on Cloud9 form: "It's because of the EU practice" by Nallen of DBLTAP at PGL Major Kraków 2017
Gallery[edit]
shroud at DreamHack Open Winter 2016 with Cloud9
shroud at DreamHack Valencia 2015 with Cloud9
References[edit]
- ↑ Michael "shroud" Grzesiek (2020-04-18). "Here is to new beginnings".
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 shroud's StreamElements info