Grim (Michael Wince) - Biography, customization, configs, cfg

Michael “Grim” Wince is a professional esports player and one of the most experienced representatives of the Counter-Strike pro scene. Over his years in the discipline, he has participated in many tournaments with different teams and has built an impressive list of both individual and team achievements.

His career began in April 2017 when he joined Broken Alliance. With them, he won his first trophy — gold at ESEA Season 25: Main Division - North America. After that, Michael received an invitation to SoaR Gaming, where he continued to perform well. He helped the team finish 3rd-4th at the CyberPowerPC Extreme Gaming Series - Winter 2017 Invitational, win bronze at CEVO Season 13 - NA Main, and finish 5th-6th at ESEA Season 26: Global Challenge.

After that, the esports player joined Dignitas, where the team finished 12th at ESL Pro League Season 7 - North America, winning $12,000 in prize money. However, success was limited, and as a result, Wince decided to move and joined AZIO eSports in August 2018. However, things didn’t go well, and after a few months, Michael left the team and joined Spacestation Gaming.

With the new organization, he won bronze at Gfinity Spring Series 2018 - North America, finished 3rd-4th at WESG 2018 USA, and became a champion at Java Cup #1. After that, the esports player embarked on a journey through various mix teams, which lasted from May to October 2019, with no notable success during this period. However, this didn’t stop him from joining Triumph, where he helped return to winning ways.

With Triumph, Michael won gold at FACEIT Pro League - North America: June 2020 Week 2, silver at WINNERS League - Season 4: North America Invite Division, Mythic Invite League Season 1, and Mythic Summer Cup #1, as well as the championship at ESEA Season 33: Premier Division - North America Finals.

His performances caught the attention of Team Liquid, and in August 2020, he joined the team. In the new team, he started strong and helped secure gold at FACEIT Pro League - North America: August 2020 Week 1, FACEIT Pro League - North America: August 2020 Week 3, and won silver at DreamHack Open Summer 2020: North America, ESL One: Cologne 2020 Online - North America, and Intel Extreme Masters XV - Global Challenge. Afterward, he won several more awards, including 4th place at BLAST Premier: Global Final 2020 and BLAST Premier: World Final 2021, 9th-12th at Intel Extreme Masters XVI - Cologne, a victory at cs_summit 8, 3rd-4th at Intel Extreme Masters XV - World Championship, and 1st-2nd place at BLAST Premier: Fall Showdown 2021.

In January 2022, he transferred to Complexity, where he continues to play to this day. With the team, he has secured numerous awards, including championship titles at ESEA Cash Cup: North America - Autumn 2022 #4 and ESEA Cash Cup: North America - Autumn 2022 #5, Thunderpick World Championship 2023: North American Series #2, BLAST Premier: Fall American Showdown 2023, ESL Challenger at DreamHack Summer 2024, and silver medals at Intel Extreme Masters Sydney 2023.