Sweden - So close, but never meant to be…

JayPL has indeed won a lot of titles, but there is still one feat he has yet to achieve. An international title in a tournament where East and West meet to see who the best in the entire world is. There are two chances for such a title each year: BlizzCon and the Mid-Season Brawl. The Mid-Season Brawl is one of the most beloved tournaments for the fans because of the lineup of teams and the round-robin into double elimination format. Two times have we been blessed with this tournament, and two times JayPL was so close to the title that he could taste it.

In 2017 the competitive Heroes of the Storm scene was dominated by Korea. MVP Black andwould fall in the last deciding game of the Grand Final to EU rival, Fnatic. Though JayPL and crew didn’t get their international title, they arguably achieved the better feat and earned the reputation of “Korean killers” after proving that “THE KOREAN OVERLORDS CAN BLEED!”

In 2018, Team Dignitas made it to the Grand Final at the Mid-Season Brawl again. They were the hope of the West, the only team that was believed to threaten rebranded MVP Black, now Gen.G. The series was a nailbiter to the very last moment, and few minor factors saw the title slip away from JayPL’s hands one more time.

This Grand Final was special though, players on both sides agreed that this was probably the best series ever played in competitive Heroes of the