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Grubby talks to itsgosu about his career
Dutch RTS star Grubby took part in an interview with itsgosu about his WC3 career and his transition to playing SC2 professionally.
By Duncan 'Thorin' Shields
Jan 12, 2012 11:30
Dutch RTS star Grubby took part in an interview with itsgosu about his WC3 career and his transition to playing SC2 professionally.Dutch RTS star 
Manuel 'Grubby' Schenkhuizen has been interviewed by itsgosu about his professional career in WC3 and now as an SC2 player. Topics also include his time in South Korea practicing at the oGs house and his proposal to 
Cassandra at BlizzCon 2009.
On what helped Grubby stand out from other players in WC3:
Why it took him so long to switch to SC2:
His reason for choosing Protoss:
Grubby is one of the legends of WC3. He is one of only two players to ever attempt to elusive golden hatrick of WCG victories, taking gold in 2004 and 2008 but falling short with the silver in 2010. Seven times in his career the Dutchman has won a tournament prize of $10,000 or over.
In SC2 Grubby's best placings have been 3rd at Copenhagen Games in April of 2011 and 4th at ESWC in October. Most recently he finished top 16 at HomeStoryCup IV.
Source: itsgosu
Manuel 'Grubby' Schenkhuizen has been interviewed by itsgosu about his professional career in WC3 and now as an SC2 player. Topics also include his time in South Korea practicing at the oGs house and his proposal to Cassandra at BlizzCon 2009.On what helped Grubby stand out from other players in WC3:
"I couldn’t say for sure what, if anything. One of the greatest helps I’ve had is that the game has never grown boring to me. I see people struggling with motivation, forcing themselves to train against their own will. That simply never happened with me – I’ve always enjoyed what I do immensely. I’ve also just been lucky that my fan base grew and grows constantly, since people just seem to like watch me play. Your will is my command… [Laughs]"
Why it took him so long to switch to SC2:
"It’s hard for me to begin on something new. Especially when I love what I am involved with. Even though WC3 was over its peak, I was loathe to let go. I enjoyed every single day of practice and competition. Moreover, I was still committed to tournaments, in the sense that I had already qualified for or accepted invitations for various tournaments in late 2010. All these factors led me to switch to SC2 a year (or if you only count retail, half a year) later than most other people. Sometimes I regret that I didn’t switch earlier, but I also owed it to my WC3 career and fans to stay until I could no longer do it. My time with WC3 added a lot of value to my life!"
His reason for choosing Protoss:
"I picked Protoss because I’ve always liked big HP units. Throughout all the games I’ve played since I was 4, it’s been a pattern in my racial and strategical choices to go for beefy units. My brother says I always end up picking the most alien, monstrous or gigantic creatures in the game. Even if I were to reason out that another race were to fit my play style better, I still end up sticking with the big monstrous creatures."
Grubby is one of the legends of WC3. He is one of only two players to ever attempt to elusive golden hatrick of WCG victories, taking gold in 2004 and 2008 but falling short with the silver in 2010. Seven times in his career the Dutchman has won a tournament prize of $10,000 or over.
In SC2 Grubby's best placings have been 3rd at Copenhagen Games in April of 2011 and 4th at ESWC in October. Most recently he finished top 16 at HomeStoryCup IV.
Source: itsgosu
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