Shox (gamer)

French gamer

shox

shox in 2018

Personal information
Name| Richard Papillon
Nickname(s)| shoxie, shoxieJESUS
Born|  (1992-05-27) 27 May 1992 (age 33)
Nationality| French
Career information
Game| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Playing career| 2007–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
2022-2023| Apeks
2023-2023| Nakama Esports
Career highlights and awards

* CS:GO Major champion (Jönköping 2014)
* 4× HLTV Top 20 Player of the Year (2013-2016)
* 4× HLTV MVP

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]

## Early life

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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

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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

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1. ^ a b c VaKarM, "shox - Journey of a Legend", 12 November 2017
2. ^ a b esports, Gfinity-Generation. "Thorin's Top 20 CS:GO Players of All-Time (10-1) :: News". Gfinity.
3. ^ a b "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. ^ a b 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.