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Manuel Schenkhuizen · @grubby (ex followgrubby)
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About

Manuel Schenkhuizen, known in Warcraft III as Grubby, is a Dutch player who competed with Orc and represented 4Kings, MeetYourMakers and Evil Geniuses.[1] He won the World Cyber Games in 2004 and 2008, the 2005 Electronic Sports World Cup and the 2006 World Series of Video Games.[1] He was also a subject of the documentary Beyond the Game.[1]

After Warcraft III competition

Schenkhuizen switched to StarCraft II in 2011 and chose Protoss.[1] He began streaming Heroes of the Storm on January 1, 2015, and went on to commentate on its world championships at BlizzCon in 2015 and 2016.[2][1] ASUS announced a partnership with him in April 2015 as a Republic of Gamers brand ambassador and product consultant.[3]

He still streams Warcraft III alongside Dota 2, Heroes of the Storm and other games.[4]

Personal information

Real name
Manuel Schenkhuizen [1]
Gender
Male [1]
Birthday
[5]
Age
40 years
Zodiac sign
Taurus
Height
~ 6 ft 0 in / 183 cm
Weight
~ 149.91 lbs / 68 kg
Birthplace
Nieuwegein, Utrecht, Netherlands [5]
Based in
Netherlands [4]
Nationality
Dutch [1]
Family
Married to Cassandra Ng in 2010 [1]
Pets
Logan, a golden retriever [4]

General information

Language
EN
On Twitch since
9 March 2011
Twitch followers
766,106
Channel age
15y 7m
Last updated
Category
Heroes of the Storm
Teams
Sauercrowd, GG Talent Group, OnlyFangs

Sources

  1. "Grubby". Wikipedia. Retrieved October 9, 2026. Archived on July 28, 2026.
  2. "The Man Behind the Orc: An Interview with Grubby". tl.net. August 7, 2017. Retrieved October 9, 2026. Archived on May 28, 2025.
  3. "ASUS Republic of Gamers Announces Partnership with Grubby". rog.asus.com. April 29, 2015. Retrieved October 9, 2026. Archived on April 14, 2026.
  4. "Grubby". Twitch. Retrieved October 9, 2026.
  5. "Manuel Schenkhuizen". Dutch Wikipedia. Retrieved October 9, 2026. Archived on May 29, 2026.