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Snipedrone | ||
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Background Information | ||
Name | Michael Juchau | |
Country of Birth | England | |
Birthday | June 12 | |
Residency | Europe | |
Competitive | ||
Team | Natus Vincere | |
Role | Player | |
Input | Controller | |
Social Media & Links | ||
Michael "Snipedrone" Juchau is a Halo esports player, currently a player for Natus Vincere. He is most well known for his time with Epsilon Esports from 2015 to 2016, a period through which his team dominated the European scene and upset top North American teams in international events.
Team History
Team | Start | End | |||
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eQ.Outbreak | ≈Aug 2013≈2013-08-?? | ≈Sep 2013≈2013-09-?? | ≈1mo ejel | ||
VwS Gaming | ≈Aug 2014≈2014-08-?? | ≈Dec 2014≈2014-12-?? | ≈3mo 13d ejel | ||
Epsilon eSports | Jan 20152015-01-23[1] | May 20162016-05-01 | 1yr 3mo ejel | ||
XMEN | May 20162016-05-01[3] | Aug 20162016-08-21[2] | 3mo 20d ejel | ||
Team Vibe | Aug 20162016-08-21[5] | Jan 20172017-01-03[4] | 4mo 13d ejel | ||
Avada Kedavra | Jan 20172017-01-18 | Jan 20172017-01-31[6] | 13d ejel | ||
Epsilon eSports | Jan 20172017-01-31[7] | Feb 20172017-02-26 | 26d ejel | ||
Team infused | Feb 20172017-02-26 | May 20172017-05-17[8] | 2mo 19d ejel | ||
Invictus | May 20172017-05-31[9] | ≈Aug 2017≈2017-08-?? | ≈2mo 1d ejel | ||
Excel Esports | Sep 20172017-09-08[10] | ≈Nov 2017≈2017-11-?? | ≈1mo 23d ejel | ||
Vexed Gaming | ≈Jan 2018≈2018-01-?? | ≈May 2018≈2018-05-?? | ≈4mo ejel | ||
Str8 Rippin | Oct 20182018-10-24 | ≈Dec 2018≈2018-12-?? | ≈1mo 8d ejel | ||
Rebel Esports | Aug 20192019-08-06 | Sep 20192019-09-09 | 1mo 3d ejel | ||
Cartel | Oct 20212021-10-08[12] | Dec 20212021-12-14[11] | 2mo 6d ejel | ||
Acend | Dec 20212021-12-14[14] | Jan 20232023-01-15[13] | 1yr 1mo ejel | ||
Natus Vincere | Jan 20232023-01-30[15] | Present | 1yr 1mo ej |
Team | Start | End | |||
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eQ.Outbreak | ≈Aug 2013≈2013-08-?? | ≈Sep 2013≈2013-09-?? | ≈1mo ejel | ||
VwS Gaming | ≈Aug 2014≈2014-08-?? | ≈Dec 2014≈2014-12-?? | ≈3mo 13d ejel | ||
Epsilon eSports | Jan 20152015-01-23[1] | May 20162016-05-01 | 1yr 3mo ejel | ||
XMEN | May 20162016-05-01[3] | Aug 20162016-08-21[2] | 3mo 20d ejel | ||
Team Vibe | Aug 20162016-08-21[5] | Jan 20172017-01-03[4] | 4mo 13d ejel | ||
Avada Kedavra | Jan 20172017-01-18 | Jan 20172017-01-31[6] | 13d ejel | ||
Epsilon eSports | Jan 20172017-01-31[7] | Feb 20172017-02-26 | 26d ejel | ||
Team infused | Feb 20172017-02-26 | May 20172017-05-17[8] | 2mo 19d ejel | ||
Invictus | May 20172017-05-31[9] | ≈Aug 2017≈2017-08-?? | ≈2mo 1d ejel | ||
Excel Esports | Sep 20172017-09-08[10] | ≈Nov 2017≈2017-11-?? | ≈1mo 23d ejel | ||
Vexed Gaming | ≈Jan 2018≈2018-01-?? | ≈May 2018≈2018-05-?? | ≈4mo ejel | ||
Str8 Rippin | Oct 20182018-10-24 | ≈Dec 2018≈2018-12-?? | ≈1mo 8d ejel | ||
Rebel Esports | Aug 20192019-08-06 | Sep 20192019-09-09 | 1mo 3d ejel | ||
Cartel | Oct 20212021-10-08[12] | Dec 20212021-12-14[11] | 2mo 6d ejel | ||
Acend | Dec 20212021-12-14[14] | Jan 20232023-01-15[13] | 1yr 1mo ejel | ||
Natus Vincere | Jan 20232023-01-30[15] | Present | 1yr 1mo ej |
News
- 2013
- 2014
- 2015
- 2016
- 2017
- 2018
- 2019
- 2021
- 2023
EQ.O | August (approx.), Adamack, Jimbo, Smithy, and Snipedrone join. | |
EQ.O | September (approx.), Adamack, Jimbo, Smithy, and Snipedrone leave. |
VwS | August (approx.), Deany, Flamez, Snakey, and Snipedrone join. | |
VwS | December (approx.), Deany, Flamez, Snakey, and Snipedrone leave. |
Epsi | May 1, BUK 20, BUK 57, Jimbo, and Snipedrone leave. | |
XMN | May 1, Chalkie, Jimbo, Snipedrone, and tuf0xy join.[3] | |
XMN | August 21, Snipedrone leaves.[2] | |
Vibe | August 21, Qristola and Snipedrone join. Lunny and Riotz leave.[5] |
Vibe | January 3, Batchford, Lunny, and Ramirez join. Snipedrone leaves.[4] | |
AVAD | January 18, Snipedrone joins. Riotz leaves. | |
AVAD | January 31, Roster is signed by Epsilon eSports. Doodle, Quad, Snipedrone, VexZeus, and Flamez (Coach) leave.[6] | |
Epsi | January 31, Team signs roster of Avada Kedavra. Doodle, Quad, Snipedrone, VexZeus, and Flamez (Coach) join.[7] | |
Epsi | February 26, Doodle, Snipedrone, and VexZeus leave. | |
infs | February 26, Snipedrone joins. Qristola leaves. | |
infs | May 17, Batchford and Quadios join. Phlux and Snipedrone leave.[8] | |
Inv | May 31, Jimbo, Qristola, Ramirez, and Snipedrone join.[9] | |
Inv | August (approx.), Jimbo, Qristola, Ramirez, and Snipedrone leave. | |
XL | September 8, Phlux, Ramirez, Snakey, Snipedrone, and Xavi (Coach) join.[10] | |
XL | November (approx.), Phlux, Ramirez, Snakey, Snipedrone, and Xavi (Coach) leave. |
VXD | January (approx.), Snipedrone joins. Qristola leaves. | |
VXD | May (approx.), Lunny, Quad, Riotz, and Snipedrone leave. | |
Str8 | October 24, Kimbo, Mose, Respectful, and Snipedrone join. | |
Str8 | December (approx.), Kimbo, Mose, Respectful, and Snipedrone leave. |
RBL | August 6, Hollers, Mose, Respectful, and Snipedrone join. | |
RBL | September 9, Hollers, Mose, Respectful, and Snipedrone leave. |
Biography
Halo 4
Snipedrone first competed in a major Halo 4 event at EGL 9 Blackpool, on team Optimum alongside Redemption, Frankie and Riddla. They took 9th place. Snipedrone's big break came at the tail-end of European Halo 4, as part of team Outbreak alongside Jimbo, Adamack and Smithy at Insomnia 49. They took 1st place at the event. At the final UK Halo 4 event, Insomnia 50, Snipedrone played on Reign eSports alongside Respectful, Xavi and CreepeazY for a 3rd place finish.
Halo 3 Revival
Snipedrone competed at Insomnia 51 as a part of team Tactical Gaming alongside Flamez, Hollerz and Xavi, placing 2nd. Snipedrone and Flamez then joined VwS Gaming alongside Deany and Snakey for Insomnia 52, where they placed 1st.
Halo 2: Anniversary
The VwS roster stuck together going into the new game, taking 4th place at Insomnia 53 and top 6 at the Gfinity Halo 2: Anniversary LAN Championship. In 2015, Snipedrone joined Epsilon eSports alongside Jimbo, BUK 20 and Reaction. Hoping to qualify for the North American HCS Season 1 Finals by winning EGL Battle of Europe 2015, the top seeded team fell short of their goal, placing 3rd. Reaction was then replaced by BUK 57, and the team attended Insomnia 54, where they placed 3rd. While the Halo 2: Anniversary circuit was still active in Europe, Epsilon were invited to the Gamescom Invitational 2015 Halo 5 showcase event, where they placed 1st. Returning to H2A for Insomnia 55, Epsilon closed the game out with a 1st place finish.
Halo 5: Guardians
Snipedrone and Epsilon stuck together going into the Halo World Championship 2016 qualifier series. They took 1st place at the UK Finals, qualifying for the EMEA Regional Finals. A short time later, Epsilon appeared at the X Games Aspen 2016 exhibition event as one of two invited European teams. Though they were able to upset the American Renegades squad, they ultimately failed to emerge from their pool and finished top 8. At the EMEA Regionals, Epsilon were upset in the Semifinals by Team Infused, but still placed top 4, a strong enough placing to qualify for Worlds. At Worlds, Epsilon turned heads by once again upsetting an American team in Pool Play - this time Cloud9. They amplified this in their next match against the dominant Counter Logic Gaming squad, who were favored to and would go on to win the event. They managed to take a game off the juggernaut squad and remained competitive in their three lost maps, proving that they could hang with the best in the world. They emerged from their pool as the only non-American team to make the Championship Bracket, where they lost to Team eLevate in the Quarterfinals and went home with a top 8 finish.
Shortly after Worlds, Jimbo announced the dissolving of the Epsilon roster, forming XMEN alongside Snipedrone, TuFoxy and Chalkie. They qualified for the Summer 2016 Pro League shortly after. Midway through the Pro League season, TuFoxy left the struggling XMEN to join the 1st place U4X eSports. He was replaced by Ramirez. X-Men were just able to get into the Season Finals, posting a 5-5 record. At the event, they outplaced their ranking, taking 2nd place overall.
After the Season Finals, Snipedrone left XMEN to join Team Vibe alongside SeptiQ, Snakey and Qristola. Vibe's performance improved dramatically with the roster changes, as they finished in 2nd place with a 7-3 record. At the Season Finals, Vibe came out flat in their opening match against Team Infused, losing 4-2. In the Losers' Semifinals, they looked to rebound against PuLse Gaming, but were defeated 4-1 by the strong French squad. This resulted in Vibe finishing 4th.
During the offseason, Snipedrone was released from Vibe. He went on to form Avada Kedavra alongside Doodle, VexZeus and Quad. The roster was quickly acquired by Epsilon eSports, marking Snipedrone's return to the organization. After a top 6 finish at Gfinity London 2017, Epsilon released its roster and Snipedrone joined Team Infused alongside Phlux, Kimbo and Snakey. The new Infused failed to win the Last Chance Qualifier, finishing 3rd, and split up shortly after.
Looking toward the Summer 2017 Pro League, Snipedrone left Infused to join Invictus (the team which formerly competed under London Conspiracy) alongside Qristola, Ramirez and Jimbo. Invictus ultimately finished second in the season, with their only loss coming to Team Infused. This finish gave them a Championship Bracket seed at DreamHack Atlanta. Though victorious over Supremacy in their opening match, Invictus were swiftly swept by both American teams they faced at the event - OpTic Gaming and Ronin Esports, and Invictus went home with a top twelve finish.
Following Atlanta, Snipedrone and Ramirez replaced the departing Jimbo and Qristola with Phlux and Snakey. After placing highly in two of the EU Circuit cups, the team was signed by exceL eSports. After finishing third in the final open cup, exceL attended Gfinity London, where they finished a surprising top six after losses to Supremacy and Vexed Gaming. Still without a DreamHack Denver seed, exceL were able to win the LCQ and gain entry into the NA finals event. earning themselves the #2 seed in the Denver Open Bracket. After an inspiring Losers Bracket run following an early loss, exceL earned a spot in the Championship Bracket, where they lost back-to-back (to OpTic Gaming and Supremacy) and took a top sixteen finish.
During the offseason, Snipedrone joined Vexed Gaming alongside Quad, Lunny, and Riotz. Vexed were impressive early in the Halo World Championship 2018 season, ultimately going into MLG Orlando as the #2 team in Europe. After finishing third in their group, Vexed defeated Mentality Esports to secure top twelve before being eliminated by Str8 Rippin in a sweep. The following week, Vexed attended Gfinity London, where they finished second to Team Infused, qualifying for Worlds.
Trivia
Achievements
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Media
- 2021
- 2022
- December 18, ToolezCasts speaks with Snipedrone about Acend's performance and their expectations for the rest of HCS Kickoff at Raleigh! with LVT Productions on Twitter
- January 6, HCS Raleigh 2021 | SNIPEDRONE Interview with Halo Esports on YouTube
Gallery
Images
Redirects
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 New Team Announcement – Halo epsilon-esports.com
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Vibe's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 New Halo Roster twitter.com
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Batchford's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Vibe's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Epsilon Returns to Halo epsilon-esports.com
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Epsilon Returns to Halo epsilon-esports.com
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 TheSimms' post teambeyond.net
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 ESL Halo's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 Halo Roster Announcement twitter.com
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 twitter.com
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 Lqgend's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 Acend's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 twitter.com
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 Navi's Tweet twitter.com