kennyS on his return: I’m grateful to have had this opportunity
The French AWPer caught up with HLTV.org to talk about his return to competition.
Last month, it was announced that the French phenomenon of Kenny “kennyS” Schrub will be making a comeback to feature for G2 at the prominent IEM Winter event. The French AWPer had been sitting on the bench since March and had only played 10 matches for the French-Balkan mixture throughout 2021 after the organization decided to replace him with the veteran rifler Audric “JaCkz” Jug.
During the mid-event break of IEM Winter, HLTV.org caught up with the AWP magician to speak about his return to competition and the joy LANs bring.
“I’m grateful to have had this opportunity, I missed the LANs so much, seeing everyone again makes me so happy. I’m like a kid going to his first LAN again. I just want to give my best and help the team as much as I can right now.”
kennyS also spoke about his preparation for the event, individually and teamwise, explaining that the first practices with the team were difficult considering he hasn’t played a competitive match in nine months.
- I decided to stick to CS a few days before knowing I would play IEM Winter with the team. I started playing a lot again but once I knew about it and I suddenly became overloaded by the amount of work I had to do, so I just did as much as I could while taking care of not exhausting myself too quickly either.
- I’ve put individual hours into the game in order to remove the rust out of me but I also spent a lot of time alone on a server to make sure my knowledge and the utilities were on point. The first practices were difficult but I felt I improved quickly. I also had to catch up with all the strats. In total, we must have 10 days of preparation and the map pool isn’t the same as when I left the scene, so it was quite a challenge but I am happy about the work I did so far.
- Like many players, I’ve been heavily impacted by the online season. LANs remind me how much I enjoy playing competitive CS… the team environment is also really good and it’s easier for me to get back into those conditions. The team reached a new peak and everyone is focused and positive! I’m just excited to play every game, and it would be amazing to still compete on Sunday!
You can read the full interview with HLTV.org right here.
