It\u2019s been over four years since former CS:GO<\/em> player turned streamer Shroud competed in a professional esports competition. Over 1,569 days, to be exact. On his VALORANT <\/em>debut, the Canadian was defeated as his team Sentinels was taken down by The Guard 2-1 in the first round of the NA last chance qualifier.<\/p>
Shroud is known as one of the most popular streamers on Twitch, even prior to his retirement from Counter-Strike<\/em> in 2018, he was garnering plenty of viewers.<\/p>
The streamer hit new heights with his newfound freedom and became one of Twitch\u2019s most popular streamers. He\u2019s raked in over 571 million total views and 10.2 million followers, according to Twitch Tracker<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>
The anticipation of Shroud\u2019s debut was emphatic with hundreds of thousands of people tuning in to watch him return. It\u2019s estimated over 400,000 people watched Sentinels face off against The Guard<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>
Shroud managed to secure an impressive triple kill to end the first map on Breeze<\/a>, a play that was memorable to many fans that watched Shroud back in his competitive CS:GO <\/em>days. He was known for his impressive aim and spray downs.\u00a0<\/p>
