KennyS

This article is about the professional Counter-Strike player. For other people named Kenny S., see Kenny (disambiguation).
kennyS
Kenny Schrub
Status Active
Born (1995-05-19) May 19, 1995
Hometown Digne-les-Bains
Nationality French
Current team EnVyUs
Role AWPer
Games Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Counter-Strike: Source
Organizer Mathieu "Maniac" Quiquerez
Championships DreamHack Open Cluj-Napoca 2015
Nickname(s) kennyS
2014-04 – 2015-07 Titan
2015-07 - present EnVyUs

Kenny Schrub Lopzz, (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 EnVyUs. He was named "eSports Player of the Year" at The Game Awards 2015.[1][2] He was a pro Counter-Strike: Source player before transitioning to CS:GO in 2012. kennyS is considered one of the best AWPers in the world. The other teams he played for 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 after his ex-teammate KQLY got VAC-Banned. During this time he was an incredible aggressive AWPer and was the best AWPer in the world, consistently out AWPing players such as JW and Guardian.

Career

2012

VeryGames placed 2nd at ESWC 2012.

2015

Titan placed 13-16th at ESL One Katowice 2015 in March. On July 20, 2015 kennyS and Dan "apEX" Madesclaire were traded to EnVyUs in exchange for Richard "shox" Papillon and Edouard "SmithZz" Dubourdeaux.[3][4] 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.[5]

2016

EnvyUs (eSports) Placed 1st in Global eSports Cup-Season 1, initiating the year 2016 magnificently, with a prize of $80000. Later in the year, they had placed 5-8th in the ELEAGUE Season 1 winning a prize which totaled $50000 considering the minor placing. On 9/25, KennyS and his team had won GFINITY CS:GO INVITATIONAL sweeping MouseSports in the finals in a Best of 5, demonstrating their prestige.

Tournament results

Titan

EnVyUs

References

  1. ↑ Cooke, Sam (December 7, 2015). "Kenny Schrub wins eSports Player of the Year Award". SBC News.
  2. ↑ http://calvinayre.com/2015/12/07/business/kenny-s-wins-esports-poy-award/
  3. ↑ Wynne, Jared (July 21, 2015). "The French shuffle: EnVyUs and Titan swap players". The Daily Dot. Retrieved November 27, 2015.
  4. ↑ Raven, Josh (August 20, 2015). "New EnVyUs star: 'If we play at our highest level we will win this event'". The Daily Dot. Retrieved November 27, 2015.
  5. ↑ http://en.esl-one.com/csgo/cologne-2016/bracket/

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