Jakub "kuben" Gurczyński - CS:GO Player
Poland
Biography
Jakub "kuben" Gurczyński is a Polish CS:GO player, formerly a Counter-Strike 1.6 player.
kuben is considered to be one of the "Golden Five" Polish Counter-Strike players, along with neo, TaZ, Loord and LUq who won many tournaments with a number of different teams. LUq was eventually replaced by pasha in 2009. They are the only team to win three World Cyber Games events – 2006, 2009, and 2011.
On February 2, 2015, kuben was brought on by the Russian organization Virtus.Pro where he rejoined his former teammates as their coach.
Earnings By Year
| Total Results | Online Results | Offline/LAN Results | |||||||||
| 2013 | $3,888.05 | 12 | 2.91% | | | $60.00 | 3 | 0.04% | | | $3,828.05 | 9 | 2.87% |
| 2012 | $13,886.66 | 9 | 10.41% | | | $25.16 | 1 | 0.02% | | | $13,861.50 | 8 | 10.39% |
| 2011 | $22,038.70 | 16 | 16.52% | | | $200.00 | 1 | 0.15% | | | $21,838.70 | 15 | 16.37% |
| 2010 | $10,577.30 | 10 | 7.93% | | | $200.00 | 1 | 0.15% | | | $10,377.30 | 9 | 7.78% |
| 2009 | $20,770.91 | 12 | 15.57% | | | $0.00 | 0 | 0.00% | | | $20,770.91 | 12 | 15.57% |
| 2008 | $19,904.35 | 8 | 14.92% | | | $0.00 | 0 | 0.00% | | | $19,904.35 | 8 | 14.92% |
| 2007 | $25,014.80 | 7 | 18.75% | | | $0.00 | 0 | 0.00% | | | $25,014.80 | 7 | 18.75% |
| 2006 | $17,331.38 | 4 | 12.99% | | | $0.00 | 0 | 0.00% | | | $17,331.38 | 4 | 12.99% |
Earnings By Age
| Total Results | Online Results | Offline/LAN Results | |||||||||
| 24 Years Old | $6,810.56 | 17 | 5.10% | | | $85.16 | 4 | 0.06% | | | $6,725.40 | 13 | 5.04% |
| 23 Years Old | $24,351.86 | 14 | 18.25% | | | $200.00 | 1 | 0.15% | | | $24,151.86 | 13 | 18.10% |
| 22 Years Old | $17,658.29 | 12 | 13.24% | | | $0.00 | 0 | 0.00% | | | $17,658.29 | 12 | 13.24% |
| 21 Years Old | $12,835.81 | 11 | 9.62% | | | $200.00 | 1 | 0.15% | | | $12,635.81 | 10 | 9.47% |
| 20 Years Old | $23,105.10 | 10 | 17.32% | | | $0.00 | 0 | 0.00% | | | $23,105.10 | 10 | 17.32% |
| 19 Years Old | $8,432.14 | 6 | 6.32% | | | $0.00 | 0 | 0.00% | | | $8,432.14 | 6 | 6.32% |
| 18 Years Old | $40,187.01 | 7 | 30.12% | | | $0.00 | 0 | 0.00% | | | $40,187.01 | 7 | 30.12% |
| 17 Years Old | $31.38 | 1 | 0.02% | | | $0.00 | 0 | 0.00% | | | $31.38 | 1 | 0.02% |
Earnings By Game
| Total Results | Online Results | Offline/LAN Results | |||||||||
| Counter-Strike | $127,640.87 | 63 | 95.67% | | | $400.00 | 2 | 0.30% | | | $127,240.87 | 61 | 95.37% |
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | $5,771.28 | 15 | 4.33% | | | $85.16 | 4 | 0.06% | | | $5,686.12 | 11 | 4.26% |
Earnings By Team
| Total Results | Online Results | Offline/LAN Results | |||||||||
| ESC Gaming | $133,412.15 | 78 | 100.00% | | | $485.16 | 6 | 0.36% | | | $132,926.99 | 72 | 99.64% |
Highest Prize Money Won
| 1. | 2006-10-22 | 1st |  » WCG 2006 (Counter-Strike) | $12,000.00 | Counter-Strike |
| 2. | 2007-03-21 | 1st | » EM I - Finals (Counter-Strike) | $10,645.56 | Counter-Strike |
| 3. | 2012-03-10 | 1st | » IEM VI - World Championship (Counter-Strike) | $10,000.00 | Counter-Strike |
| 4. | 2007-07-08 | 1st | » ESWC 2007 (Counter-Strike) | $8,000.00 | Counter-Strike |
| 5. | 2008-08-27 | 1st | » ESWC 2008 (Counter-Strike) | $8,000.00 | Counter-Strike |
| 6. | 2009-11-15 | 1st | » WCG 2009 (Counter-Strike) | $7,000.00 | Counter-Strike |
| 7. | 2009-03-08 | 2nd | » EM III - Global Finals (Counter-Strike) | $5,000.00 | Counter-Strike |
| 8. | 2011-12-11 | 1st | » WCG 2011 (Counter-Strike) | $5,000.00 | Counter-Strike |
| 9. | 2011-03-05 | 2nd | » IEM V - World Championships (Counter-Strike) | $3,400.00 | Counter-Strike |
| 10. | 2011-10-09 | 1st | » WCG SEC 2011 (Counter-Strike) | $3,000.00 | Counter-Strike |
Top Placements
Other Statistics
Overall Ranking
kuben is presently ranked #744 in highest overall earnings, and #18 in highest earnings for players from 
Poland.
Prize Money Earned Under 18 Years of Age
Before kuben turned 18 years old, he earned $31.38 in cash prizes from a single tournament. 0.02% of his total prize money was earned before July 12, 2006.
Largest Prize from a Single Tournament
Out of the 78 tournaments awarding cash prizes that kuben had competed in, the largest amount was $12,000.00 from WCG 2006 (Counter-Strike) on October 22, 2006. His 1st place finish makes up 8.99% of his total prize money won.
$100,000 Milestone
kuben obtained $100,000 in total prize money earned on April 23, 2011 with a $2,926.06 cash prize from his 1st place finish at Copenhagen Games 2011 (Counter-Strike). Prize money from 45 tournaments got him to that point.
References
kuben - Liquipedia Counter-Strike Wiki
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Forum thread: kuben interview for cybersport.pl(translated to english) - HLTV.org
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HLTV.org - News: MYM Signs PGSPokerStrategy
Last Checked 2015-02-04 1:29:35 PM
kuben joins Virtus.pro as coach - HLTV.org
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HLTV.org - News: WICKED sign former MYM
Last Checked 2015-02-26 2:02:48 AM
HLTV.org - News: WICKED eSports shut down - Report
Last Checked 2015-02-26 2:02:59 AM
HLTV.org - News: Vitriolic looking for a new home
Last Checked 2015-02-26 2:00:48 AM
HLTV.org - News: Frag eXecutors parts with CS team
Last Checked 2015-02-18 2:11:28 PM
Ca bouge chez Pentagram - Team-aAa.com
Last Checked 2015-02-08 12:18:53 PM
ESC Gaming - KnifeRound, the CS:GO wiki
Last Checked 2015-01-29 4:14:36 AM
e-Stars 2010: Interview with champion kuben from Frag eXecutors - YouTube
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Jakub "Kuben" Gurczyński - Rozmowa z Pro. ESL.TV Polska - YouTube
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Virtus.Pro's Coach Jakub "kuben" Gurczyński - Very happy to play in front of Polish fans - YouTube
Last Checked 2016-11-02 4:45:40 AM