Review of the incredible career of Michael “shroud” Grzesiek

Anyone in the competitive esports world must have heard the name shroud mentioned at some point. And the fact is, the Canadian player has had a more than a brilliant career so far.

Michael “shroud” Grzesiek

Michael “shroud” Grzesiek is a former professional Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and VALORANT player and one of the world’s most popular streamers in the esports scene.

This Canadian-Polish player rose to popularity in the esports world when he played CS:GO, managing to exhibit an extraordinary, very aggressive, and above all, flashy way of playing.

Shroud moves away from CS:GO and starts his adventure on Twitch

In July 2017, Shroud left the competitive CS:GO scene with Cloud9 to become a full-time streamer for the same organization. He stayed with them for several months until leaving the team in 2018.

After four years of popularity in the social media and streaming world, Shroud was signed by the North American organization Sentinels to be part of their VALORANT lineup in 2022.

But after failing to qualify for the VALORANT Champions 2022, he was removed from the starting lineup and decided to return to streaming.

Similarly, it is undeniable not to accept that Shroud is one of the most prominent personalities in the esports world.

He has represented several organizations in two major esports titles, making him a legend in North America.

Teams Shroud has played with in his career

In his professional career in esports, Shroud has been part of the following organizations:

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive

• Slow Motion
• Exertus eSports
• Manajuma
• compLexity
• Cloud9

VALORANT

• Sentinels

As we can see, Shroud has extensive experience in the professional esports scene. Many years accumulated, especially in CS:GO, make Shroud one of the most popular streamers today.

Twitch

On the popular streaming platform, Twitch, Shroud has 10.4 million followers, with 571 million views in 13,232 hours streamed and an average of 27,802 viewers per stream.

Shroud’s growth on the platform is one of the most consistent and solid that there has ever been.

Future of Shroud

The future of this young streamer and former CS:GO, and VALORANT player is an absolute mystery. After leaving Sentinels, Shroud indicated that “the story is not over; it’s just on pause right now.”

He also noted that he wants to continue competing at the professional level but has yet to find a team. This means it is very likely that we will have Shroud back on the servers of a significant tournament shortly.

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