out first in his group in the first Group Stage. His second Group, arguably the Group of Death of that stage, consisted of Jaedong, MC, and YoDa. His TvT skills secured TaeJa a quick 2-0 against YoDa, moving him on to the Winner's match, where he met the Bosstoss MC. This series was among the best of the tournament, going to the full length with three great matches. In the end, TaeJa won 2-1, and came first in his group yet again. The Playoffs featured one of TaeJa's recent nemeses in HyuN. This time, TaeJa managed to beat him rather easily 3-1. Again, TaeJa met an opponent who just previously defeated Snute, and again it was Flash, the Ultimate weapon. And again, TaeJa stood no chance. Flash eliminatedTaeJa's hopes for a fourth HomeStory Cup win in a quick 0-3.

Two weeks after Homestory Cup X finished, DreamHack Open Winter 2014 fielded the best-performing players of the 2014 DreamHack Open series to battle it out over a $75,000 prizepool and one last championship in 2014. In groups of five, TaeJa was pitted against San, Leenock, Life and his teammate Bunny. He came second in the group with a score of 2-2, narrowly avoiding tie-breakers between himself, San and Leenock, with Life beating everyone in the group, including TaeJa. Starting from the Loser's bracket, TaeJa took a long climb towards become the last DreamHack Champion of 2014, first defeating his teammate HerO 3-0, then San again, as he had done in the group, 3-0. In the third Loser's