Tonight we have something special we wanted to release since the release of our new page.

Few weeks ago, we interviewed no one less than the winner of the last year's World Cyber Games Warcraft III Tournament, 4K^Grubby.

Grubby is talking about his biggest achievement as well as about his life in Korea as a Pro Gamer, about his personal goals and about different things in his life, his family and his career.



Team mYm: "Hey Grubby! i know most people won't need to know, but for the few people who might live in a (Orc) Cave, could you start up by giving us a small introduction of yourself?"


[4K^Grubby]: "Aite my name is Manuel Schenkhuizen, I'm kind of a professional' gamer if such a thing exists. I play warcraft 3 the game we all love and know as orc, and basically been around the world for playing tournaments. At the moment I'm in Korea playing some TV leagues."


Team mYm: "OK, so let's get straight to Business. One of the most important Questions many people want to know. You are the current WCG Champion. How did you feel right after you won the last thrilling Match against SK.Zacard? Was THIS the Match you would say decided who is the King of the Orc's finally? Do you consider yourself as the best Orc Player now?"


[4K^Grubby]: "I admire Zacard and he's a fantastic player. One showdown can't change the way i feel about that... it felt GREAT after beating him, so much
of my work was finally repaid to me in one of the best ways possible, was really happy.. king of orcs is for me dayfly, no matter if he plays anymore or not. Zacard is currently my biggest rolemodel, its just i think i have a little edge in orc vs orc.I just consider myself as what i am; wcg champion. Doesnt mean i am the best player in the world, and i dont have to stop proving myself"


Team mYm: "Do you have any ultimate goals that you would like to achieve in gaming?"


[4K^Grubby]: "As ultimate goals, I think I pretty much did what I always wanted (winning wcg). But I wouldn't be ambitious if I wouldn't set new goals; right now i wanna do well in MBC & OGN here in korea.. winning matches on TV is a new experience for me and doing good performance would solidify my happiness about my achievements!"


Team mYm: "What gives you the satisfaction of being of pro-gamer?"


[4K^Grubby]: "Doing what i love all the time (even though i make certain sacrafices for it...and enjoying the feeling after a victory"


Team mYm: "So now you left Europe to be in Korea playing as a pro Gamer all the time. how does it feel to leave your family and your friends back in the Netherlands?. Can they understand or even appreciate your move?"


[4K^Grubby]: "They understand AND appreciate my move! They're happy to be rid of me if even only for 3 months. But i'll be back soon to plague them,.. at first leaving my friends & families wasnt so hard since there's great guys here as well, but now im starting to miss my folks a lil."


Team mYm: "Alright, So after like 3 months being in korea; do you feel that your skills improved a lot by playing down there? What is the difference between your or European Gaming Style in general and Korean?"


[4K^Grubby]: "The biggest difference for me is that i don't practice for an allround skill level which is required for european tournaments like WC3M or WCG, where you don't know your enemy up front or the map instead now i know my enemy a week in advance (and they me) as well as the map, forcing me to practice on 1 match-up and 1 map a week long, and only best of 1, leaving no room for errors. basically you just clean up your match-ups real efficient one by one that way, making you a more perfect player.Yep i've improved a lot i think"


Team mYm: "Are you very nervous before the matches? How do you stay focused on a match when the match is LIVE and Broadcasted by Television?"


[4K^Grubby]: "How do you stay focused on a match when the match is LIVE and Broadcasted by Television? Basically on this level of play psychology management is so important. few of most important things are to have sufficient sleep so you can keep your concentration, sufficient practice so you feel confident about what you 're going to do, and sufficient water so you keep your head clear, then just don't feel too impressed by your enemy and you're good to go.."


Team mYm: "How do you prepare yourself before an important event?"


[4K^Grubby]: "I prefer to practice ladder all the time, until maybe a week before the event, where i'd rather play single player or custom games to think of specific stuff against specific players i anticipate meeting...habbits before a match: Taking a dump the night or morning before to feel good, drinking a lot of water, making sure i showered, that i'm not cold, etc. Just try to get ideal conditions."


Team mYm: "Was there any particular player which have influenced your gaming style?"


[4K^Grubby]: "Zacard is a great example for me, but also players like Moon have striven me to try and become better.


Team mYm: "What is your favorite units hero and which skill do you like best?"


[4K^Grubby]: "Favorite hero is Shadow Hunter, favorite skill is hex. favorite unit is grunt."


Team mYm: "Which is the map you most like playing on and why?"


[4K^Grubby]: "Map I like most are Lost Temple & Plunder Isle because the creeps are not annoying. I hate venom or purge creeps"


Team mYm: "What do you think about the latest Changes in 4K regarding the Managment. Khaldor decided to help mousesports to establish them as one of the rising Top Teams in the Scene, while Juni0r* replaced him. did that affect the Team in any Way?"

(*please note that the interview was made before NuKe joined 4K)

[4K^Grubby]: "Khaldor has a little less stress i think in a clan which he doesnt have to manage long-distance, and where he can just talk german (im starting to miss talking dutch here a little so i can understand).. as for
how it affected us, we lost a great guy and friend but a clan is about the players.. it didnt really hurt us and junior is a good replacement as a manager. The only thing we cant replace is khaldor's friendship."


Team mYm: "Last but not least, an obligatory Question in every Interview: Which Players of each race are the best in the World at the moment, in your Oppinion?"


[4K^Grubby]:

"Orc - Zacard
Human - ToD
Undead - FoV
Nightelf - Moon"


Team mYm: "We have to thank you for your time and for the Interview! Finally, do you have any Greetings or Shoutouts?"


[4K^Grubby]: "You're welcome..... shoutout to Toby, best manager a player can wish for, to Intel for sponsoring us and making it possible for me to be
here, to my brothers and parents and Rob-user for you-know-what!"



We want to thank Grubby for the Interview and wish him good luck in his further Missions in Europe and Korea.