KennyS
| kennyS | |
|---|---|
| Kenny Schrub | |
| Status | Active |
| Born | May 19, 1995 |
| Hometown | Digne-les-Bains |
| Nationality | France |
| Current team | G2 Esports |
| Role | AWPer |
| Games |
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Counter-Strike: Source |
| Organizer | SmithZz/Barbieboys |
| Championships | DreamHack Open Cluj-Napoca 2015 |
| Nickname(s) | kennyS |
| 2014-02-04 – 2014-04-28 | Clan Mystik |
| 2014-04-28 – 2015-07-20 | Titan |
| 2015-07-20 – 2017-02-03 | EnVyUs |
| 2017-02-03 – Present | G2 Esports |
Kenny Schrub, (born May 19, 1995) known in-game as simply kennyS, is a French professional Counter-Strike: Global Offensive player currently playing the AWPer role for G2 Esports. He was named "eSports Player of the Year" at The Game Awards 2015. kennyS has a mother, father, and a brother He was a pro Counter-Strike: Source player before transitioning to CS:GO in 2012. Kenny was once considered the best AWPer in the world, losing his title after the AWP nerf. Some of his previous teams include Team eXtensive!, Titan, VeryGames, Team LDLC.com, WARMAKER, WE GOT GAME, Recursive eSports, and Clan-Mystik. He is best known for his incredible carry performances online and at LAN during his era in Titan Esports and early days on Team EnVyUs, despite changes in the game that made his playstyle more difficult. He is the best French player. Thanks to his efforts, France is now one of the leader countries of E-Sports. He is the first French player to win the final of a Counter-Strike world championship.
Kenny started his Counter-Strike Career back in France, as stated in his Valve Player profile. Kenny has been playing Counter-Strike since the age of 6, the game has been introduced to him by his brother and it all started when Kenny played on his brothers computer. Kenny had an enjoyment of Counter-Strike and it was his top escape, as stated by his mother they had a lot of family issues and since he was enjoying it was the world where he could get out of all the problems. He started Counter-Strike: Source and eventually transitioned to Counter-Strike: Global Offensive in 2012. Due to his skill and recognition he was eventually invited to tournaments in Arles, eventually he did not win many matches but it was a start to his career, that is when his parents eventually understood he would become famous in the gaming and eSports community. Him and his brothers have a 10-year difference, at the age of 8 he was already at a greater skill level then his brothers, at age 11 they decided to do a local tournament and they eventually won. That is when his brother pushed him to achieve his dream to become a professional Counter-Strike player. During the tournaments Kenny got to play with the best Counter Strike players in France and eventually he got to show his skill to the world and eventually, he got invited to join VeryGames. However, due to him being inexperienced, he got kicked out of the team. Since getting kicked Kenny then pushed himself to improve and get better at Counter-Strike.
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