In the past few days, the ESL Arena at gamescom hosted the Heroes of the Storm Europe Fall Regional. With US$100,000 in prize pool and a ticket to BlizzCon on the line, the eight competing teams were prepared to give it their all to claim victory. We saw three days filled with thrilling matches but in the end, it was Team Dignitas who confirmed their status as the best European team and lifted the trophy. As they had already secured a ticket to BlizzCon in an previous tournament, it came down to a tiebreaker between FNATIC and Misfits with the former emerging victorious.

Group stage

The tournament’s group stage took place on Wednesday, August 17th and Thursday, August 18th. All of the teams deemed as favorites made it through to the playoffs with a surprise coming from The Jabronis who secured a playoffs slot fighting through the lower bracket.

Playoffs

Friday, August 19th, was playoffs day with the four remaining teams ready to battle for the trophy. The Jabronis took everyone by surprise by taking the first map off Team Dignitas but the favorites got back on track quickly and won the semifinal 3-1. The second semifinal, as well as the grand final, needed all five maps to be played out in order to determine a winner. There were many emotions and edge-of-the-seat moments but it was Team Dignitas who cemented their position as the best European Heroes of the Storm team and took home the trophy.

The full playoffs results were as follows:

Semifinals

• Team Dignitas vs. The Jabronis 3-1
• FNATIC vs. Misfits 2-3

Grand final

• Team Dignitas vs. Misfits 3-2

Tiebreaker

The show wasn’t over after the grand final. Since Misfits finished second in the tournament, they needed to yet again face FNATIC in a tiebreaker to see who would be joining Team Dignitas at BlizzCon. Both teams were very determined but also tired after a long day of playoffs. All three maps needed to be played with the final map going without a single kill for about 25 minutes. In the end, it was FNATIC who prevailed, taking the series 2-1, and celebrated their future journey to BlizzCon.

See you next time!

Thank you to everyone who joined us for the Europe Fall Regional either in person at gamescom or online, and to everyone who helped making this exciting event happen. Be sure to follow ESL Heroes on Twitter and Facebook for all Heroes of the Storm action happening at ESL and we’ll see you soon!