"Without Cassandra I would have quit long ago" - Grubby

Manuel "Grubby" Schenkhuizen. A household name. The former "King of Orcs", now attempting to claim the throne of the Protoss in StarCraft 2, has loyal fans watching his stream - so much that in the first seven days he reached half a million views. This is revealed in a new front page featured article on SteelSeries.com.

Manuel has had more than 1.2 million views on his streaming channel, counting his first three months of livestreaming his practice and ladder games.

- "With so many fans supporting me, I feel like I'll never walk alone," says Grubby.

Behind every man there is a great woman
Fan support or not, Grubby says that WarCraft is in essence a lonely game. Fans can therefore have his wife Cassandra "PpG" Ng to thank for the Dutchman's long career.

- "Not being alone when I travel is a huge reason to why I’m still here," says Grubby. "It’s a blessing that she plays and understands the game, because it allows me to discuss my strategies with her."

Being a one-man team
After many successful years playing for organizations as 4Kings, MeetYourMakers and Evil Geniuses, Grubby is today a one-man team. This puts Grubby in a position where he needs to take care of most of the managerial tasks on his own. But that is not something he feel should change much.

- "After 8 years in eSports I've garnered a lot of experience about how to manage myself and my professional and business affairs. And of course, I have help with this from my wifey," says Manuel and smiles.