Shox (gamer)

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shox in 2018
Personal information
NameRichard Papillon
Nickname(s)shoxie, shoxieJESUS
Born (1992-05-27) 27 May 1992 (age 32)
Nationality French
Career information
Game Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Playing career2007–present
Team history
2014 Titan
2014–2015 Team LDLC
2015 Team EnVyUs
2015–2016 Titan
2016–2019 G2 Esports
2019–2021 Team Vitality
2021–2022 Team Liquid
2022-2023Apeks
2023-2023Nakama Esports
Career highlights and awards

Richard Papillon (born 27 May 1992), [1] better known as shox, is a French professional Counter-Strike player. He is considered one of the greatest players in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive history, known for his high skill and longevity in the scene, and featured in HLTV's Top 20 Players list from 2013 to 2016. [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] He has won over a dozen international tournaments, as well as one Major Championship: DreamHack Winter 2014. [2]

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Early life

Shox began playing Counter-Strike when he was nine years old, and was introduced to the series by his older brother. [1] His parents allowed him to take a year off from studies to pursue the game which led to him joining his first successful teams in Counter-Strike: Source around 2007. [7] His handle referenced a model of Nike shoes that were popular at the time. [1]

Career

Shox is best known for playing for a number of French Counter-Strike teams, including VeryGames, Titan, Team LDLC, EnVyUs, G2, and Team Vitality. [3] Shox began playing competitive Counter-Strike in 2006 [8] but made his name in Counter-Strike: Source with French squads that dominated the game. Shox was a part of the VeryGames team that won ESWC 2011, his first Major. [8] He rejoined VeryGames after Counter-Strike: Global Offensive was released, becoming the best player in the world in late 2013 and early 2014. [9]

In 2021 he joined a non-French team for the first time, signing with Team Liquid. [10] Just six months later, he was moved to the bench after disappointing results. [11] He then signed with a Norwegian organization, Apeks, in August 2022. [12]

References

  1. 1 2 3 VaKarM, "shox - Journey of a Legend", 12 November 2017
  2. 1 2 esports, Gfinity-Generation. "Thorin's Top 20 CS:GO Players of All-Time (10-1) :: News". Gfinity.
  3. 1 2 "Thorin's Take: kennyS and shox - France's False Bill of Goods". VPEsports. Archived from the original on 26 June 2019.
  4. ↑ Shields, Duncan (3 June 2016). "The Thorin Treatment - The Mystery of shox's Peaks". Dot Esports. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
  5. ↑ "The hero that France deserves: Richard "shox" Papillon". starladder.com.
  6. ↑ "Richard 'shox' Papillon". HLTV.org.
  7. ↑ FACEIT, FACEIT London Major 2018 - Player Profiles - shox - G2, 19 September 2018
  8. 1 2 Czar, Michael. "Team Vitality's shox departs after 2 years with the team". Upcomer. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
  9. ↑ Shields, Duncan (21 September 2015). "shox's World". Dot Esports. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
  10. ↑ Robertson, Scott (2021-12-29). "Team Liquid officially signs shox to CS:GO lineup". Dot Esports. Retrieved 2021-12-30.
  11. ↑ Robertson, Scott (19 June 2022). "Liquid benches shox and coach adreN from starting CS:GO roster". Dot Esports. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
  12. ↑ Datuin, Sage (12 August 2022). "Apeks finalize Counter-Strike lineup with shox signing". Dot Esports. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
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