been his most difficult challenge to that point. To the contrary, TaeJa dominated him 2-0 to stay unbeaten at the tournament and advance to the finals. In the finals, TaeJa would play his teammate HerO. TaeJa was able to defeat HerO 3-0 to win the tournament and avenge his 0-4 loss to HerO in the finals of DreamHack Open Winter 2012. Incredibly, TaeJa had won the tournament without dropping a single map, the first time a player had done so in a Premier Tournament since NesTea did it in GSL July 2011.

Around the same time as TaeJa won DreamHack Open Summer 2014, he was invited to participate in the Dragon Invitational Tournament series. Being pitched against the ultimate winner of the Dragon Invitational Tournament#2 in INnoVation, TaeJa wasnot able to advance the first round, as he was defeated 1-2. A month later, TaeJa was matched with First in the Ro16 of Dragon Invitational Tournament#3, who quickly eliminated him with an 0-2 victory.

Only a day after his elimination from this smaller tournament, the Acer TeamStory Cup Season 3 Playoffs began, with Team Liquid being matched against mousesports in the Semifinals. TaeJa, sent out as the third member of his team, dismantled Sjaak, HeRoMaRinE, Starbuck, HasuObs, and Starbuck again in a 5-0 sweep, all-killing his enemies in TaeJa fashion. In the Winner's Finals he was not sent out, as his teammate Snute all-killed Team Acer, securing their spot in the Grand Finals, being played after the upcoming IEM Shenzhen in the TakeTV house where he had just