Kenny Schrub

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. 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 and one day following his 28th birthday.

==Early life== Schrub started playing Counter-Strike at a young age in France. He was introduced to Counter-Strike at the age of 6 by his brother; he and his brothers have a 10-year age difference, but by the age of 8, Schrub was already better than his brothers. When he was 11, they decided to enter a local tournament and won. After this victory, his brother pushed him to pursue his dream of becoming a professional player. His skill led him to be invited to tournaments in Arles.