Shox (gamer)

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Personal information
NameRichard Papillon
Nickname(s)shoxie, shoxieJESUS
Born (1992-05-27) 27 May 1992 (age 30)
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-presentNakama Esports
Career highlights and awards

Richard Papillon (born 27 May 1992), [1] better known as shox, is a French professional Counter-Strike: Global Offensive player for Nakama Esports. He is considered one of the greatest players in 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, signing with Team Liquid, for the first time. [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]

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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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