KennyS

This article is about the professional Counter-Strike player. For other people named Kenny S., see Kenny (disambiguation).
Kenny Schrub
Schrub in 2019
Personal information
NamekennyS
Born (1995-05-19) May 19, 1995 (age 29)[1][2]
Sarrebourg (Moselle, France)
NationalityFrench
Career information
Games
Playing career2012–2023
Team history
2012–2013VeryGames
2014Clan-Mystik
2014–2015Titan
2015–2017Team EnVyUs
2017–2022G2 Esports
2022–2023Team Falcons
Career highlights and awards

Kenny Schrub (born May 19, 1995 in Sarrebourg (Moselle, France)), better known as kennyS, is a French former professional Counter-Strike: Global Offensive player. 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, Team EnVyUs and G2 Esports. He was a professional Counter-Strike: Source player before transitioning to Global Offensive in 2012. Schrub announced his retirement from competitive Counter-Strike on May 20, 2023, before the semifinal between Team Vitality and Apeks at the Blast Paris Major in Paris.[4]

  1. ^ Field Level Media (March 4, 2021). "G2 bench kennyS, bring back JACKZ". Reuters. Retrieved May 9, 2021.
  2. ^ @G2esports (May 19, 2021). "One year older and still lightning fast. Happy Birthday @G2kennyS" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  3. ^ Shields, Duncan (December 25, 2014). "Thorin's CS:GO End of Year Awards 2014 - Part 1: Players and Teams". DotEsports. Archived from the original on September 29, 2017. Retrieved June 13, 2017.
  4. ^ Robertson, Scott (2023-05-20). "French CS:GO legend retires in front of adoring Paris crowd at BLAST Major". Dot Esports. Retrieved 2023-05-23.