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PiG
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PiG
Player Information
Name:
Jared Krensel
Nationality:
Born:
December 11, 1988 (age 34)
Race:
Team:
Alternate IDs:
Anything
Approx. Total Winnings:
$33,508
Approx. Winnings 2023:
$100
Years active:
2011 - Present
Years active (caster):
2015 - Present
Links
Achievements
All-kills:
× 1History
| 2013-02-24 — 2019-01-01 | Team Exile5 |
Jared "PiG" Krensel (born December 11, 1988) is an Australian commentator who is currently working for Team Exile5.
He hosts The PiG Daily since May 2016.
Biography[edit]
Jared "PiG" Krensel is a Zerg player from Australia, living in Sydney. He played Warcraft III casually before StarCraft II without any history in competitive gaming. He is known for his recent improvement in all matchups and playstyles since deciding to play full-time with Tt eSports.
In his personal life, PiG studied Media Communication at the University of Sydney but is currently delaying his degree to focus on pro gaming.
Wings Of Liberty[edit]
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His first tournament was a Cityhunter anniversary offline festival in July/August 2010, and soon after played a 2v2 tournament with his brother in which the pair took out the all-star team of mOOnGLaDe and Herbz in the group stages. After that he excelled with a few top3 placings at local Sydney LAN tournaments. Also on road to improvement, PiG took 3rd place in an NA ESL tournament as he massed tournaments on the NA server for practice.
PiG finished in third place at the Australian WCG National Finals in October 2011, despite falling to the lower bracket in the first round.
Intel Extreme Masters[edit]
IEM Season VII Singapore[edit]
PiG would qualify for IEM Season VII - Singapore due to his top place finish in the SEA Qualifier.
Travelling to Singapore he would be knocked out in the group stage, winning two games against VortiX and Yekke, but losing to MC, HasuObs and MaFia.
World Championship Series[edit]
2012 WCS Australia Nationals[edit]
From August 10 to August 11, 2012, PiG participated in the World Championship Series 2012 Australia. PiG defeated Ninja, EdgE, tgun, and mOOnGlaDe in order to advance in to the finals. In the finals, PiG faced mOOnGlaDe once more. After defeating him by a score of 1-2, 2-0, PiG grabbed first place. He was less successful the following day at the World Championship Series Oceania event. He defeated JazBas 2-0 in the first round, but was then defeated by mOOnGLaDe 0-2 and in the loser's bracket by Light 0-2, ending his run.
2013 WCS America Challenger Qualifiers[edit]
On September 20, 2013, PiG attempted to qualify for the WCS America Challenger League, but failed this first qualifier by losing to Jig in the finals.
On September 28, 2013, PiG attempted during this second qualifier to qualify for Challenger League again, but lost to Guitarcheese in the semifinals, thus ending his attempts to qualify for WCS America Challenger for season 3.
Trivia[edit]
- Formerly played for the sponsored team Tt eSPORTS as the SEA region representative.[1]
- Previously Studied Media Communication at the University of Sydney.[Citation needed]
- Delayed his university degree in June 2011 and became a full-time coach to support himself.[1]
- Known for wearing his pig hat while streaming games or shows.[Citation needed]
- Hosts several streaming shows such as PiG's POV which analyse replays or give insight into the game.[2]
- Played Protoss in Beta without knowing how the Warpgate research helped as it meant you couldn't queue units up.[Citation needed]
- Also in Beta, PiG changed race to Terran and Thor rushed every game.[Citation needed]
- PiG was invited to ONOG i2 $5,000 Invitational by popular vote.
- Was featured in an APM video
Achievements[edit]
| Date | Tier | Tournament | Award | Team | Prize | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-08-16 | Premier |  | War Chest Team League | Runner-up's Team Captain | $400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extended list of results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date | Tier | Tournament | Position | Partner List | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-08-06 | Premier |  | Gamers8 2023 | English Commentator | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023-02-12 | Premier |  | IEM Katowice 2023 | Commentator | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022-02-27 | Premier | | IEM Katowice 2022 | Commentator | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020-03-01 | Premier |  | IEM Katowice 2020 | Commentator | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019-11-01 | Premier |  | 2019 WCS Global Finals | Commentator | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018-11-03 | Premier | | 2018 WCS Global Finals | Commentator | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018-03-04 | Premier |  | IEM Season XII - World Championship | Commentator | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017-11-04 | Premier | | 2017 WCS Global Finals | Commentator | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017-01-15 | Premier |  | World Electronic Sports Games 2016 | Commentator | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016-11-05 | Premier | | 2016 WCS Global Playoffs and Finals | Commentator | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| About achievementsBroadcasts from any Tournament | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Matches[edit]
ZvZ[edit]
- 2017-07-31 | Why Make a Baneling Nest? (ZvZ) - PiG vs JimRising by [[Shaft|Shaft]] of [[Polygon Gaming|Polygon Gaming]]
VODs[edit]
- PiG vs VTFuture G1
- PiG vs VTFuture G2
- PiG vs tgun
- PiG vs Spanishiwa
- PiG's POV: Replay Analysis Show #1
- PiG's POV: Replay Analysis Show #5
First Person View Match VODS[edit]
Interviews[edit]
Gallery[edit]
Statistics[edit]
Matchup Statistics
vs  | vs  | vs  | vs  | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Record | Win% | Record | Win% | Record | Win% | Record | Win% | Record | Win% | |
| as | 4 - 6 | 40 % | 3 - 4 | 42.9 % | 2 - 4 | 33.3 % | 0 - 0 | - | 9 - 14 | 39.1 % |
| as | 3 - 7 | 30 % | 0 - 4 | 0 % | 0 - 4 | 0 % | 0 - 0 | - | 3 - 15 | 16.7 % |
| as | 329 - 280 | 54 % | 291 - 235 | 55.3 % | 548 - 358 | 60.5 % | 6 - 0 | 100 % | 1174 - 873 | 57.4 % |
| as | 9 - 45 | 16.7 % | 11 - 31 | 26.2 % | 34 - 52 | 39.5 % | 8 - 3 | 72.7 % | 62 - 131 | 32.1 % |
Earnings Statistics
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1v1 Medal Statistics
| Tier |  |  |  | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Major | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Minor | 20 | 13 | 17 | 50 |
| Total | 21 | 14 | 17 | 52 |