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	{{short description\|Canadian streamer and former professional esports player}}		{{short description\|Canadian streamer and former professional esports player (born 1994)}}
			{{Use mdy dates\|date=May 2021}}
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	{{Use mdy dates\|date=November 2020}}
	{{Infobox video game player		{{Infobox video game player
	\| ID = ~~shroud~~		\| ID = Shroud
	\| name = Michael Grzesiek		\| name = Michael Grzesiek
	\| image = Shroud ~~at PUBG PGI 2018 (~~cropped).jpg		\| image = Shroud cropped.jpg
			\| caption = Grzesiek in 2018
	\| caption = Shroud at ] Global Invitational 2018
			\| upright =
	\| birth_date = {{birth date and age\|1994\|6\|2}}
			\| birth_date = {{birth date and age\|1994\|6\|2}}
	\| birth_place = ], ], Canada<ref name="HTCOrigin">{{Cite AV media \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozLruzKlNS8 \|title=HTC Origins {{!}} shroud \|date=March 3, 2016 \|last=HTC Gaming \|type=Video \|access-date=August 13, 2020 \|via=] \|url-status=live}}</ref>
	\| ~~hometown~~ = ], ~~], Canada~~<ref name="HTCOrigin" />~~~~		\| birth_place = ], Canada
			\| career_games = {{ubl
	\| nationality = Canadian, Polish
	\| ~~games =~~ ''], ]''		\|'']''
			\|'']''
	\| years1 = 2013–2014
			\|'']''
	\| team1 = Slow Motion
			}}
	\| years2 = 2014
			\| career_start = 2013–2017, 2022
	\| team2 = Exertus eSports
	\| ~~years3~~ = ~~2014~~		\| career_end =
			\| team1 = '''''Counter-Strike: Global Offensive'':'''
	\| team3 = Manajuma
			\| years2 = 2013–2014
	\| years4 = 2014
			\| team2 = Slow Motion
	\| team4 = ]
			\| years3 = 2014
	\| years5 = 2014–2017
			\| team3 = Exertus eSports
	\| team5 = ]
			\| years4 = 2014
	\| years6 = 2017-2018
			\| team4 = Manajuma
	\| team6 = ] (Streamer)
	\| ~~highlights~~ =		\| years5 = 2014
			\| team5 = ]
	* ] champion (])
			\| years6 = 2014–2017
			\| team6 = ]
			\| team7 = '''''Valorant'':'''
			\| years8 = 2022
			\| team8 = ]
			\| highlights = * ] champion (])
	\| module1 = {{Infobox Twitch streamer\|embed=yes		\| module1 = {{Infobox Twitch streamer\|embed=yes
	\| channel_name = shroud		\| channel_name = shroud
	\| followers = ~~9.2~~ million<ref name="TwitchStats">{{Cite web \|title=shroud's ~~Twitch~~ ~~Stats Summary Profile~~ \|url=https://~~socialblade~~.com/~~twitch~~/~~user/shroud~~ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://archive.today/20201020053842/https://socialblade.com/twitch/user/shroud \|archive-date=October 20, 2020 \|access-date=~~November~~ 3, ~~2020~~ \|website=] }}</ref>		\| followers = 10 million<ref name="TwitchStats">{{Cite web \|title=shroud - Statistics \|url=https://twitchtracker.com/shroud/statistics \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://archive.today/20201020053842/https://socialblade.com/twitch/user/shroud \|archive-date=October 20, 2020 \|access-date=February 1, 2022 \|website=Twitch Tracker}}</ref>
	\| views = 455 million<ref name="TwitchStats" />
	\| stats_update = March 26, 2021
	}}		}}
	\| module2 = {{Infobox YouTube personality\|embed=yes		\| module2 = {{Infobox YouTube personality\|embed=yes
	\| ~~channel_display_name~~ = Shroud		\| channel_direct_url = Shroud
			\| years_active = 2014–present
	\| channel_direct_url = Shroud
			\| subscribers = 6.82 million <!-- PLEASE DO NOT CHANGE WITHOUT UPDATING stats_update BELOW -->
	\| years_active = 2014–present
			\| views = 1.14 billion <!-- PLEASE DO NOT CHANGE WITHOUT UPDATING stats_update BELOW -->
	\| subscribers = 6.74 million<ref name="YouTubeStats">{{Cite web \|title=Shroud's YouTube Stats \|url=https://socialblade.com/youtube/channel/UCoz3Kpu5lv-ALhR4h9bDvcw \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200813013047/https://socialblade.com/youtube/channel/UCoz3Kpu5lv-ALhR4h9bDvcw \|archive-date=November 3, 2020 \|access-date=August 13, 2020 \|website=]}}</ref>
			\| silver_year = 2017
	\| views = 840 million<ref name="YouTubeStats" />
			\| gold_year = 2018
	\| stats_update = March 26, 2021
			\| stats_update = 11 March 2024
	\| silver_button = yes
	\| silver_year = 2017
	\| gold_button = yes
	\| gold_year = 2018
	}}		}}
	}}		}}

			'''Michael Grzesiek'''<ref name="Tsiaoussidis">{{Cite news \|last1=Tsiaoussidis \|first1=Alex \|title=Shroud officially retires from competitive CS:GO, leaves Cloud9 \|work=] \|url=https://dotesports.com/counter-strike/news/shroud-retires-csgo-leaves-cloud9-22871 \|access-date=June 21, 2018}}</ref> (born June 2, 1994), better known as '''Shroud''' (formerly '''mEclipse'''<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Livingston \|first1=Christopher \|title=Ninja becomes the first Twitch streamer to reach 10 million followers \|url=https://www.pcgamer.com/ninja-becomes-the-first-twitch-streamer-with-10-million-followers/ \|access-date=July 9, 2022 \|work=PC Gamer \|date=August 3, 2018}}</ref>), is a Canadian ], ], former professional ] player, and former professional '']'' player. {{As of\|2022\|04}}, his ] channel has reached over 10 million followers, ranking as the ],<ref name="Top50Twitch">{{Cite web \|date=March 26, 2021 \|title=Top 50 Twitch users sorted by Followers - Socialblade Twitch Stats … \|url=https://socialblade.com/twitch/top/50 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://archive.today/20201020045942/https://socialblade.com/twitch/top/50 \|archive-date=October 20, 2020 \|access-date=August 13, 2020}}</ref> and his ] channel has over 6.79 million subscribers.
	'''Michael Grzesiek''' (born June 2, 1994), better known as '''shroud''' (formerly '''mEclipse'''), is a Canadian ], ] and former professional '']'' player.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=June 6, 2017 \|title=Shroud reveals LAN exploit involving crowd noise \|url=https://dotesports.com/counter-strike/news/shroud-lan-exploit-crowd-noise-15065 \|access-date=March 12, 2018 \|website=]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Bishop \|first=Sam \|title=Cloud9's Shroud says players can exploit crowd noise at LANs – Counter-Strike: Global Offensive \|url=https://www.gamereactor.eu/esports/541473/Cloud9s+Shroud+says+players+can+exploit+crowd+noise+at+LANs/ \|access-date=June 26, 2017 \|website=]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=June 20, 2017 \|title=JasonR: 'The CS:GO pro scene is a big bubble' \|url=https://dotesports.com/counter-strike/jasonr-csgo-scene-bubble-15346 \|access-date=June 26, 2017 \|website=] \|archive-date=September 1, 2017 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170901155801/https://dotesports.com/counter-strike/jasonr-csgo-scene-bubble-15346 \|url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="ThorinTreatment">{{Cite web \|date=May 29, 2017 \|title=The Thorin Treatment: Shroud will still try \|url=https://dotesports.com/counter-strike/the-thorin-treatment-shroud-will-still-try-14922 \|access-date=June 23, 2017 \|website=] \|archive-date=September 1, 2017 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170901153648/https://dotesports.com/counter-strike/the-thorin-treatment-shroud-will-still-try-14922 \|url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Vitale \|first=Anthony \|title=Cloud9 Decimate Expectations in London \|url=https://realsport101.com/news/sports/esports/csgo/cloud9-decimate-expectations-in-london/ \|access-date=June 26, 2017 \|website=RealSport}}</ref> He is known for playing ] and ] games such as ''Counter-Strike: Global Offensive'', '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', and more''.'' Grzesiek is often recognized as one of the best "aimers".<ref>{{Cite web \|title=N0thing explains why shroud "is one of the best aimers of all time" \|url=https://www.dexerto.com/entertainment/n0thing-shroud-one-of-the-best-aimers-of-all-time-1216076 \|access-date=July 5, 2020 \|website=Dexerto}}</ref>
	{{As of\|2021\|3}}, his ] channel has reached over 9.2 million followers, ranking as the ],<ref name="Top50Twitch">{{Cite web \|date=March 26, 2021 \|title=Top 50 Twitch users sorted by Followers - Socialblade Twitch Stats … \|url=https://socialblade.com/twitch/top/50 \|archive-url=https://archive.today/20201020045942/https://socialblade.com/twitch/top/50 \|archive-date=October 20, 2020 \|access-date=August 13, 2020 \|url-status=live }}</ref> and his ] channel has over 6.74 million subscribers.<ref name="YouTubeStats" />

	==Career==		==Career==
	=== ''Counter-Strike: Global Offensive'' ===		===''Counter-Strike: Global Offensive''===
	Grzesiek started his '']'' (''CS:GO'') career with several ] teams, particularly Exertus eSports and Manajuma. He was soon signed by ] as a stand-in, and later by ] in August 2014 when they acquired ~~the roster of~~ compLexity. He helped lead Cloud9 to a first-place finish at ] in 2016 and a second place in ].{{citation needed\|date=April 2021}} On August 16, 2017, it was announced that he and long-time teammate ] would be stepping down from Cloud9's ~~active~~ roster.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=~~RUSH~~ ~~and~~ ~~tarik~~ ~~join~~ ~~Cloud9;~~ ~~n0thing~~ ~~and~~ ~~shroud~~ ~~benched~~ \|url=https://~~www~~.~~hltv.org~~/news/~~21243/rush~~-~~and~~-~~tarik~~-~~join~~-cloud9~~-n0thing-and-shroud-benched~~ \|~~access~~-date=~~October~~ 29, ~~2018~~ ~~\|website=]~~}}</ref> On ~~April~~ ~~18,~~ ~~2018,~~ ~~Grzesiek~~ ~~left~~ ~~Cloud9~~ ~~and~~ ~~retired~~ ~~from~~ ~~professional~~ ~~''CS:GO''~~.<ref~~>{{Cite~~ ~~news \|title~~=~~Shroud~~ ~~officially~~ ~~retires~~ from ~~competitive~~ ~~CS:GO,~~ ~~leaves~~ ~~Cloud9~~ ~~\|work=]~~ ~~\|url=https://dotesports.com/counter-strike/news/shroud-retires-csgo-leaves-cloud9-22871~~ ~~\|access~~-~~date=June~~ ~~21,~~ ~~2018}}~~</~~ref~~>		Grzesiek started his '']'' (''CS:GO'') career with several ] teams, particularly Exertus eSports and Manajuma. He was soon signed by ] as a stand-in, and later by ] in August 2014 when they acquired compLexity's roster.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2014-08-06 \|title=Cloud9 HyperX Reloads With Counter-Strike: Global Offensive — Cloud9 \|url=https://cloud9.gg/news/c9csgo \|access-date=2024-08-03 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140806010832/https://cloud9.gg/news/c9csgo \|archive-date=August 6, 2014 }}</ref> He helped lead Cloud9 to a first-place finish at ] in 2016.<ref name="Tsiaoussidis" /> He stepped down from the starting roster in 2017 to move to full-time streaming for Cloud9.<ref name="Robertson" />

	=== Streaming and content creation ===		===Streaming and content creation===
			On April 18, 2018, Grzesiek left Cloud9 and officially retired from professional ''CS:GO''.<ref name="Tsiaoussidis" />
	Since transitioning from a professional ''CS:GO'' player to a full-time streamer on the streaming platform ], Grzesiek has maintained a diverse set of games. As of March 2021, he has streamed for over 9,100 hours on the platform, and has acquired over 455 million total views.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=TwitchTracker – Shroud \|url=https://twitchtracker.com/shroud \|access-date=May 19, 2020 \|website=TwitchTracker}}</ref> On March 10, 2019, he reached 100,000 Twitch subscribers—and gained another 14,000 the next day—making his subscriber count more than double the runner up streamer at the time: ].<ref>{{Cite web \|date=March 10, 2019 \|title=Shroud surpasses 100,000 Twitch subscribers \|url=https://dotesports.com/culture/news/shroud-surpasses-100000-twitch-subscribers \|access-date=March 6, 2020 \|website=]}}</ref> He continued to stream full-time on Twitch until October 2019.
	On October 24, 2019, Grzesiek officially announced his move from Twitch to ] and would be broadcasting exclusively on Microsoft's streaming platform, following the steps of fellow streamer ], who announced a similar deal earlier that year. This decision surprised his fans, as he previously stated, "Hey man, Ninja's gone... It's all me, baby. Gotta take advantage."<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Twitch megastar Shroud is joining Ninja on Mixer as an exclusive streamer \|url=https://www.theverge.com/2019/10/24/20930647/twitch-shroud-mixer-microsoft-ninja-amazon-exclusive \|access-date=October 24, 2019 \|website=]}}</ref> He claimed, "I just thought it was the best move for my career."<ref>{{Cite web \|date=October 25, 2019 \|title=Shroud explains his decision to move to Mixer \|url=https://dotesports.com/streaming/news/shroud-explains-his-decision-to-move-to-mixer \|access-date=March 6, 2020 \|website=]}}</ref>

			On March 10, 2019, Grzesiek reached 100,000 Twitch subscribers, gaining another 14,000 the next day, making his subscriber count more than double streamer with the second most at the time—].<ref>{{Cite web \|date=March 10, 2019 \|title=Shroud surpasses 100,000 Twitch subscribers \|url=https://dotesports.com/culture/news/shroud-surpasses-100000-twitch-subscribers \|access-date=March 6, 2020 \|website=]}}</ref> He continued to stream full-time on Twitch until October 2019, when he announced his move from Twitch to Microsoft streaming platform ]. He would be broadcasting exclusively on Mixer, following the steps of fellow streamer ], who announced a similar deal earlier that year.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Twitch megastar Shroud is joining Ninja on Mixer as an exclusive streamer \|url=https://www.theverge.com/2019/10/24/20930647/twitch-shroud-mixer-microsoft-ninja-amazon-exclusive \|access-date=October 24, 2019 \|website=]\|date=October 24, 2019 }}</ref> At ] won Content Creator of the Year.<ref name=":0" />
	On June 22, 2020, ] announced that it would be shutting down Mixer and instead partner with ]. It was alleged that Grzesiek received an offer from Facebook that would have financially exceeded that of Mixer. Grzesiek has since declined the offer, and received the remainder of the current contract payout. Grzesiek released a statement via his ] account saying, " I love you guys and am figuring out my next steps."<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Microsoft just released top streamers Ninja and Shroud from their contracts as it shutters Mixer, after spending millions on exclusive deals with them \|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/ninja-and-shroud-are-free-agents-as-microsoft-kills-mixer-2020-6 \|access-date=June 23, 2020 \|website=]}}</ref>

			On June 22, 2020, ] announced that it would be shutting down Mixer and instead partner with ]. It was alleged that Grzesiek received an offer from Facebook that would have financially exceeded that of Mixer. Grzesiek declined the offer and received the remainder of the current contract payout.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Microsoft just released top streamers Ninja and Shroud from their contracts as it shutters Mixer, after spending millions on exclusive deals with them \|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/ninja-and-shroud-are-free-agents-as-microsoft-kills-mixer-2020-6 \|access-date=June 23, 2020 \|website=]}}</ref>
	On August 11, 2020, Grzesiek announced that he would return to stream exclusively on Twitch.<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Park \|first=Gene \|date=August 11, 2020 \|title=Shroud is returning to Twitch \|work=] \|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/video-games/2020/08/11/shroud-returns-twitch/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=August 12, 2020}}</ref> His first stream back the following day peaked at over 516,000 concurrent viewers.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Lee \|first=Julia \|date=August 12, 2020 \|title=Even Shroud is shocked at his Twitch viewer count after returning \|url=https://www.polygon.com/2020/8/12/21365375/shroud-twitch-return-stream-viewer-count-valorant \|url-status=live \|access-date=August 12, 2020 \|website=]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Esguerra \|first=Tyler \|date=August 12, 2020 \|title=Shroud's first stream back on Twitch watched by over 500,000 viewers \|url=https://dotesports.com/streaming/news/shrouds-first-stream-back-on-twitch-watched-by-over-500000-viewers \|url-status=live \|access-date=August 16, 2020 \|website=]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite tweet \|number=1293725176748679169 \|user=shroud \|title=I pictured an epic return... not quite like this though <3 \|date=August 12, 2020 \|access-date=August 13, 2020 \|archive-url=https://archive.today/ldfKx \|archive-date=August 13, 2020 \|url-status=live \|last=Grzesiek \|first=Michael}}</ref>

			On August 11, 2020, Grzesiek announced that he would return to stream exclusively on Twitch.<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Park \|first=Gene \|date=August 11, 2020 \|title=Shroud is returning to Twitch \|newspaper=] \|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/video-games/2020/08/11/shroud-returns-twitch/ \|access-date=August 12, 2020}}</ref> His first stream back the following day peaked at over 516,000 concurrent viewers.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Lee \|first=Julia \|date=August 12, 2020 \|title=Even Shroud is shocked at his Twitch viewer count after returning \|url=https://www.polygon.com/2020/8/12/21365375/shroud-twitch-return-stream-viewer-count-valorant \|access-date=August 12, 2020 \|website=]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Esguerra \|first=Tyler \|date=August 12, 2020 \|title=Shroud's first stream back on Twitch watched by over 500,000 viewers \|url=https://dotesports.com/streaming/news/shrouds-first-stream-back-on-twitch-watched-by-over-500000-viewers \|access-date=August 16, 2020 \|website=]}}</ref>
	== Tournament results ==

	{{BLP unsourced section\|date=April 2021}}
			At the inaugural edition of ] in 2022, Grzesiek won Gamer of the Year and was nominated for Best FPS streamer.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news \|last=Alford \|first=Aaron \|date=March 14, 2022 \|title=All the award winners at The Streamer Awards 2022 \|url=https://www.invenglobal.com/articles/16733/all-the-award-winners-at-the-streamer-awards-2022 \|access-date=December 8, 2024 \|work=Inven Global}}</ref> At the February 2024 Streamer Awards, he was nominated for Gamer of the Year.<ref name=":2" /> At the December 2024 Streamer Awards, Grzesiek won the Legacy Award and was nominated for Best FPS Streamer.<ref name=":32" /><ref name=":42" />
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			===''Valorant''===
	! scope="col" \| Date
			On July 8, 2022, Grzesiek signed with ] as a player for their '']'' team for the North American Last Chance Qualifier for the ] tournament.<ref name="Robertson">{{Cite news \|last=Robertson \|first=Scott \|date=July 8, 2022 \|title=He's back: Shroud joins Sentinels' VALORANT roster \|url=https://dotesports.com/valorant/news/hes-back-shroud-joins-sentinels-valorant-roster \|access-date=July 8, 2022 \|website=]}}</ref> His opening match against The Guard, a 2-1 loss, had over 600,000 peak viewers, setting the record for a non-international level match that was only surpassed in March 2024.<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Robertson \|first=Scott \|date=August 4, 2022 \|title=Shroud, Sentinels smash NA VALORANT viewership record in LCQ opener \|url=https://dotesports.com/valorant/news/shroud-sentinels-smash-na-valorant-viewership-record-in-lcq-opener \|access-date=December 8, 2024 \|work=]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news \|last=Robertson \|first=Scott \|date=March 4, 2024 \|title=VCT Americas Kickoff final breaks regional VALORANT viewership record, surpasses shroud debut \|url=https://dotesports.com/valorant/news/vct-americas-kickoff-final-breaks-regional-valorant-viewership-record-surpasses-shroud-debut \|access-date=December 8, 2024 \|work=]}}</ref> In the lower bracket, they eliminated ] and were eliminated by ], who defeated The Guard in the LCQ finals.<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Appleford \|first=Danny \|date=August 15, 2022 \|title=Shroud blames lack of practice for Sentinels’ exit from NA VCT LCQ \|url=https://dotesports.com/valorant/news/shroud-blames-lack-of-practice-for-sentinels-exit-from-na-vct-lcq \|url-status= \|access-date=December 8, 2024 \|work=]}}</ref>
	! scope="col" \| Tournament

	! scope="col" \| Placement
			==Personal life==
	! scope="col" \| Prize<
			Born in ], ] with ] heritage, he has been living in the ] for several years. In 2021 he purchased a $9.4 million house in ] where he currently lives with his girlfriend, Hannah Kenney, aka Bnans.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Shroud's new US$9.4M mansion makes him neighbors with Kanye and Drake \|url=https://www.oneesports.gg/gaming/shroud-us9-4-million-mansion-drake-kanye/ \|website=oneesports.gg \|date=September 30, 2021 \|access-date=September 30, 2021}}</ref>
	\|-
	\| 2015-06-22
	\| ]
	\| style="text-align: center;" \| '''1st'''
	\| $18,000
	\|-
	\| 2015-07-05
	\| ]
	\| style="text-align: center;" \| '''2nd'''
	\| $60,000
	\|-
	\| 2015-11-15
	\| iBUYPOWER Cup
	\| style="text-align: center;" \| '''1st'''
	\| $50,000
	\|-
	\| 2016-06-25
	\| Esports Championship Series Season 1 - Finals
	\| style="text-align: center;" \| '''5–6th'''
	\| $65,000
	\|-
	\| 2016-07-21
	\| ]
	\| style="text-align: center;" \| '''5–8th'''
	\| $50,000
	\|-
	\| 2016-09-18
	\| DreamHack Open Bucharest 2016
	\| style="text-align: center;" \| '''2nd'''
	\| $90,000
	\|-
	\| 2016-10-30
	\| ]
	\| style="text-align: center;" \| '''1st'''
	\| $200,000
	\|-
	\| 2017-06-11
	\| Americas Minor Championship - Kraków 2017
	\| style="text-align: center;" \| '''1st'''
	\| $30,000
	\|-
	\| 2017-06-25
	\| Esports Championship Series Season 3 - Finals
	\| style="text-align: center;" \| '''3rd–4th'''
	\| $65,000
	\|-
	\| 2017-07-09
	\| ]
	\| style="text-align: center;" \| '''2nd'''
	\| $40,000
	\|-
	\|}

	== Awards and nominations ==		==Awards and nominations==
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	\| {{nom}}		\| {{nom}}
	~~\| style="text-align: center;"~~ \| <ref>{{Cite web \|last=Alexander \|first=Julia \|date=December 7, 2017 \|title=The Game Awards crowns The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild best game of 2017 \|url=https://www.polygon.com/2017/12/7/16748460/game-award-winners-nominations-zelda-breath-of-the-wild-best-game-tga-2017 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://archive.today/20171208094837/https://www.polygon.com/2017/12/7/16748460/game-award-winners-nominations-zelda-breath-of-the-wild-best-game-tga-2017 \|archive-date=December 8, 2017 \|access-date=December 7, 2017 \|website=]}}</ref>		\| <ref>{{Cite web \|last=Alexander \|first=Julia \|date=December 7, 2017 \|title=The Game Awards crowns The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild best game of 2017 \|url=https://www.polygon.com/2017/12/7/16748460/game-award-winners-nominations-zelda-breath-of-the-wild-best-game-tga-2017 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://archive.today/20171208094837/https://www.polygon.com/2017/12/7/16748460/game-award-winners-nominations-zelda-breath-of-the-wild-best-game-tga-2017 \|archive-date=December 8, 2017 \|access-date=December 7, 2017 \|website=]}}</ref>
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	~~\| style="text-align: center;"~~ \| <ref>{{~~Cite~~ web ~~\|last=Bethany Koepp \|first=Meg \|date=November 16, 2019~~ \|title=Esports Awards 2019 ~~results~~ \|url=https://~~www.dexerto~~.com/~~esports~~/~~esports-awards-2019-results-updating-1287494~~ \|~~url-status~~=~~live~~ \|access-date=~~August~~ 13, ~~2020~~ \|~~website~~=~~Dexerto~~}}</ref>		\| <ref>{{cite web \|title=Esports Awards 2019 \|url=https://esportsawards.com/previous-winners/esportsawards2019/ \|website=Esports Awards \|access-date=July 9, 2022 \|date=April 26, 2021}}</ref>
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	\| ]		\| ]
	\| Content Creator of the Year		\| Content Creator of the Year
	\| {{won}}		\| {{won}}
	\| ~~style~~="~~text-align~~: ~~center;~~" ~~\| <ref~~>{{Cite web \|last=Goslin \|first=Austen \|date=December 13, 2019 \|title=All the winners from The Game Awards 2019 \|url=https://www.polygon.com/game-awards-tga/2019/12/13/21020351/game-awards-2019-winners-nominees-tga \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191213183848/https://www.polygon.com/game-awards-tga/2019/12/13/21020351/game-awards-2019-winners-nominees-tga \|archive-date=December 13, 2019 \|access-date=December 13, 2019 \|website=]}}</ref>		\| <ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|last=Goslin \|first=Austen \|date=December 13, 2019 \|title=All the winners from The Game Awards 2019 \|url=https://www.polygon.com/game-awards-tga/2019/12/13/21020351/game-awards-2019-winners-nominees-tga \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191213183848/https://www.polygon.com/game-awards-tga/2019/12/13/21020351/game-awards-2019-winners-nominees-tga \|archive-date=December 13, 2019 \|access-date=December 13, 2019 \|website=]}}</ref>
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	~~\| rowspan="1"~~ \| 2020		\| 2020
	\| 10th ]		\| 10th ]
	\| Live Streamer		\| Live Streamer
			\| {{nom}}
			\| <ref>{{Cite news \|title=10TH ANNUAL NOMINEES & WINNERS \|url=https://www.streamys.org/nominees-winners/10th-annual-nominees/ \|access-date=December 12, 2020 \|website=Streamy Awards}}</ref>
			\|-
			\| 2021
			\| 11th ]
			\| Live Streamer
			\| {{nom}}
			\| <ref>{{cite web \|last1=Spangler \|first1=Todd \|title=YouTube Streamy Awards 2021 Nominations Announced, MrBeast Leads With Seven Nods \|url=https://variety.com/2021/digital/news/youtube-streamy-awards-2021-nominations-mrbeast-1235093422/ \|website=Variety \|date=20 October 2021}}</ref>
			\|-
			\| rowspan="2"\| 2022
			\| rowspan="5" \| ]
			\| Best ] Streamer
			\| {{nom}}
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			\|-
			\| rowspan="2"\|Gamer of the Year
			\| {{won}}
			\|-
			\|Feb 2024
	\|{{nom}}		\|{{nom}}
	\| ~~style~~="~~text-align~~: ~~center;~~"~~\| <ref~~>{{cite web \|title=~~10TH~~ ~~ANNUAL~~ ~~NOMINEES~~ & ~~WINNERS~~ \|url=https://~~www~~.~~streamys.org~~/~~nominees~~-winners~~/10th~~-~~annual~~-~~nominees/~~ \|website=~~Streamy~~ ~~Awards~~ \|access-date=12 ~~December~~ ~~2020~~}}</ref>		\|<ref name=":2">{{cite web \|last1=Michael \|first1=Cale \|last2=Taifalos \|first2=Nicholas \|title=Streamer Awards 2024: All results and winners for every category \|url=https://dotesports.com/streaming/news/streamer-awards-2024-all-results-and-winners-for-every-category \|website=Dot Esports \|publisher=]\|access-date=18 February 2024 \|date=18 February 2024}}</ref>
			\|-
			\| rowspan="2" \|Dec 2024
			\|Best ] Streamer
			\|{{nom}}
			\| rowspan="2" \|<ref name=":42">{{Cite web \|date=2024-11-12 \|title=The 2024 Streamer Awards: All Nominations \|url=https://www.si.com/esports/news/2024-streamer-awards-nominations \|access-date=2024-11-12 \|website=Esports Illustrated On SI \|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":32">{{Cite web \|last=DeSena \|first=Gabby \|date=December 8, 2024 \|title=Recap: All 2024 Streamer Awards Winners \|url=https://www.si.com/esports/news/all-2024-streamer-awards-winners \|access-date=December 8, 2024 \|website=] \|language=en-US}}</ref>
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			\|{{Won}}
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Canadian streamer and former professional esports player (born 1994)

Shroud

Grzesiek in 2018

Personal information

Name

Michael Grzesiek

Born

(1994-06-02) June 2, 1994 (age 30)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Career information

Games

Playing career

2013–2017, 2022–present

Team history

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive:

2013–2014

Slow Motion

2014

Exertus eSports

2014

Manajuma

2014

compLexity Gaming

2014–2017

Cloud9

Valorant:

2022

Sentinels

Career highlights and awards

EPL champion (2016)

Twitch information

Channel

shroud

Followers

10 million

YouTube information

Channel

Shroud

Years active

2014–present

Subscribers

6.82 million

Total views

1.14 billion

Creator Awards
	100,000 subscribers	2017
	1,000,000 subscribers	2018

Last updated: 11 March 2024

Michael Grzesiek (born June 2, 1994), better known as Shroud (formerly mEclipse), is a Canadian streamer, YouTuber, former professional Valorant player, and former professional Counter-Strike: Global Offensive player. As of April 2022, his Twitch channel has reached over 10 million followers, ranking as the eighth most-followed channel on the platform, and his YouTube channel has over 6.79 million subscribers.

Career

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive

Grzesiek started his Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) career with several ESEA teams, particularly Exertus eSports and Manajuma. He was soon signed by compLexity Gaming as a stand-in, and later by Cloud9 in August 2014 when they acquired compLexity's roster. He helped lead Cloud9 to a first-place finish at ESL Pro League Season 4 in 2016. He stepped down from the starting roster in 2017 to move to full-time streaming for Cloud9.

Streaming and content creation

On April 18, 2018, Grzesiek left Cloud9 and officially retired from professional CS:GO.

On March 10, 2019, Grzesiek reached 100,000 Twitch subscribers, gaining another 14,000 the next day, making his subscriber count more than double streamer with the second most at the time—TimTheTatman. He continued to stream full-time on Twitch until October 2019, when he announced his move from Twitch to Microsoft streaming platform Mixer. He would be broadcasting exclusively on Mixer, following the steps of fellow streamer Tyler "Ninja" Blevins, who announced a similar deal earlier that year. At The Game Awards 2019 won Content Creator of the Year.

On June 22, 2020, Microsoft announced that it would be shutting down Mixer and instead partner with Facebook Gaming. It was alleged that Grzesiek received an offer from Facebook that would have financially exceeded that of Mixer. Grzesiek declined the offer and received the remainder of the current contract payout.

On August 11, 2020, Grzesiek announced that he would return to stream exclusively on Twitch. His first stream back the following day peaked at over 516,000 concurrent viewers.

At the inaugural edition of The Streamer Awards in 2022, Grzesiek won Gamer of the Year and was nominated for Best FPS streamer. At the February 2024 Streamer Awards, he was nominated for Gamer of the Year. At the December 2024 Streamer Awards, Grzesiek won the Legacy Award and was nominated for Best FPS Streamer.

Valorant

On July 8, 2022, Grzesiek signed with Sentinels as a player for their Valorant team for the North American Last Chance Qualifier for the 2022 Valorant Champions tournament. His opening match against The Guard, a 2-1 loss, had over 600,000 peak viewers, setting the record for a non-international level match that was only surpassed in March 2024. In the lower bracket, they eliminated Shopify Rebellion and were eliminated by 100 Thieves, who defeated The Guard in the LCQ finals.

Personal life

Born in Toronto, Canada with Polish heritage, he has been living in the United States for several years. In 2021 he purchased a $9.4 million house in Los Angeles where he currently lives with his girlfriend, Hannah Kenney, aka Bnans.

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Result
2017	The Game Awards	Trending Gamer	Nominated
2019	Esports Awards	Streamer of the Year	Nominated
2019	The Game Awards	Content Creator of the Year	Won
2020	10th Streamy Awards	Live Streamer	Nominated
2021	11th Streamy Awards	Live Streamer	Nominated
2022	The Streamer Awards	Best FPS Streamer	Nominated
2022		Gamer of the Year	Won
Feb 2024		Gamer of the Year	Nominated
Dec 2024		Best FPS Streamer	Nominated
Dec 2024		Legacy award	Won

References

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^ Tsiaoussidis, Alex. "Shroud officially retires from competitive CS:GO, leaves Cloud9". Dot Esports. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
Livingston, Christopher (August 3, 2018). "Ninja becomes the first Twitch streamer to reach 10 million followers". PC Gamer. Retrieved July 9, 2022.
"Top 50 Twitch users sorted by Followers - Socialblade Twitch Stats …". March 26, 2021. Archived from the original on October 20, 2020. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
"Cloud9 HyperX Reloads With Counter-Strike: Global Offensive — Cloud9". August 6, 2014. Archived from the original on August 6, 2014. Retrieved August 3, 2024.
^ Robertson, Scott (July 8, 2022). "He's back: Shroud joins Sentinels' VALORANT roster". Dot Esports. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
"Shroud surpasses 100,000 Twitch subscribers". Dot Esports. March 10, 2019. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
"Twitch megastar Shroud is joining Ninja on Mixer as an exclusive streamer". The Verge. October 24, 2019. Retrieved October 24, 2019.
^ Goslin, Austen (December 13, 2019). "All the winners from The Game Awards 2019". Polygon. Archived from the original on December 13, 2019. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
"Microsoft just released top streamers Ninja and Shroud from their contracts as it shutters Mixer, after spending millions on exclusive deals with them". Business Insider. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
Park, Gene (August 11, 2020). "Shroud is returning to Twitch". The Washington Post. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
Lee, Julia (August 12, 2020). "Even Shroud is shocked at his Twitch viewer count after returning". Polygon. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
Esguerra, Tyler (August 12, 2020). "Shroud's first stream back on Twitch watched by over 500,000 viewers". Dot Esports. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
^ Alford, Aaron (March 14, 2022). "All the award winners at The Streamer Awards 2022". Inven Global. Retrieved December 8, 2024.
^ Michael, Cale; Taifalos, Nicholas (February 18, 2024). "Streamer Awards 2024: All results and winners for every category". Dot Esports. Gamurs. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
^ DeSena, Gabby (December 8, 2024). "Recap: All 2024 Streamer Awards Winners". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved December 8, 2024.
^ "The 2024 Streamer Awards: All Nominations". Esports Illustrated On SI. November 12, 2024. Retrieved November 12, 2024.
Robertson, Scott (August 4, 2022). "Shroud, Sentinels smash NA VALORANT viewership record in LCQ opener". Dot Esports. Retrieved December 8, 2024.
Robertson, Scott (March 4, 2024). "VCT Americas Kickoff final breaks regional VALORANT viewership record, surpasses shroud debut". Dot Esports. Retrieved December 8, 2024.
Appleford, Danny (August 15, 2022). "Shroud blames lack of practice for Sentinels' exit from NA VCT LCQ". Dot Esports. Retrieved December 8, 2024.
"Shroud's new US$9.4M mansion makes him neighbors with Kanye and Drake". oneesports.gg. September 30, 2021. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
Alexander, Julia (December 7, 2017). "The Game Awards crowns The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild best game of 2017". Polygon. Archived from the original on December 8, 2017. Retrieved December 7, 2017.
"Esports Awards 2019". Esports Awards. April 26, 2021. Retrieved July 9, 2022.
"10TH ANNUAL NOMINEES & WINNERS". Streamy Awards. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
Spangler, Todd (October 20, 2021). "YouTube Streamy Awards 2021 Nominations Announced, MrBeast Leads With Seven Nods". Variety.

External links

Shroud on Twitch
Shroud's channel on YouTube

Categories:

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Career

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive

Streaming and content creation

Valorant

Personal life

Awards and nominations

See also

References

External links