Shroud is a former CS:GO professional, but recently dedicated himself mainly to Battle Royale games. Now he is trying his luck again in Counter-Strike, but is getting the worst ranking of his career.
Who is it about? Michael “Shroud” Grzesiek is a popular streamer. He is known for his high skill in shooters, which he showcased as a professional player in CS:GO. In 2017, he and his team Cloud 9 achieved second place at ESL One in Cologne, and first place in the ESL Pro League (Season 4) in 2016.
In 2018, he ended his professional CS:GO career and has since focused on streaming. He mainly plays Battle Royale games like PUBG or Apex Legends. He plays CS:GO only rarely now.
What happened? From time to time Shroud played CS:GO in the last few months, but wanted to rank himself on May 6.
To do this, he played ranked matches. Just to then receive the worst rank he has ever achieved in his Counter-Strike career. Master Guardian Elite. That is the sixth highest rank in CS:GO.
For “normies”, this is a strong achievement. For Shroud, it is a surprise that he takes with humor. “I have never had that rank in my life, chat.”
The fact that he was not ranked higher can be explained by the fact that he has not played much Counter-Strike for a long time. Since shooters differ in movement and weapon handling, one has to “get back into” the respective games after taking a break.
In addition, there is the ranking system. Here, one has to “play up” with many matches to be ranked in the higher ranks.
Has Shroud lost his CS:GO skill? Many wondered whether Shroud has now become “bad”. After all, he is known in BR games for god-like moments when he dismantles opponents in no time.
These concerns are unfounded, because he also demonstrated his incredible skills in CS:GO. Even if they are not directly reflected in his rank.
In these two clips, Shroud shows that his skill with pistols is still above average. He delivers noteworthy headshots. In the Twitch chat, viewers express their astonishment, writing things like:
- He is back
- Oh my God
- How is that possible?
Is Shroud playing CS:GO again? As PCGamesN reports, Shroud said at the end of his last game to his teammates, “I’ll see you in two months.” In the last few months, Shroud has played CS:GO here and there, but only for a few hours.
So it is unlikely that he will primarily focus on this game again.
