Biography

Kenny Schrub (born May 19, 1995), better known by his alias kennyS, is a French professional Counter-Strike: Global Offensive player who is currently signed to G2 Esports. He was named “eSports Player of the Year” at The Game Awards 2015. He was considered the best sniper in the game, and Duncan Shields, a Counter-Strike analyst, has called him the best player in the game prior to the sniper being changed.[3] Some of his previous teams include Titan, VeryGames, Team LDLC.com, Recursive eSports, Clan-Mystik, and Team EnVyUs. He was a professional Counter-Strike: Source player before transitioning to Global Offensive in 2012.

Career

Schrub began his professional Counter-Strike career in earnest in 2012, joining team VeryGames to compete in Counter-Strike: Source.Shortly afterwards, he transitioned to playing Counter-Strike: Global Offensive.[6] He and the team reached the finals of DreamHack Valencia, ESWC, DreamHack Winter, and ESH Prague; all four times, they fell to Ninjas in Pyjamas. In May 2013, VeryGames released Schrub after internal disputes with the team

CS:GO

CS:GO Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO for short) is a computer game from the genre of online tactical shooters. It was developed by Valve and Hidden Path Entertainment and is the fourth part of the Counter-Strike series. The game was released on August 21, 2012 for Windows, Linux, macOS, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. A release for the PlayStation 3 in Europe failed to materialize for unknown reasons. Global Offensive achieved a Metascore of 83 points. Since September 14, 2017, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive has also been available in China via the Perfect World client. In December 2018, the game was switched to a free-to-play model, which drew criticism.