However, Serral set about putting any concerns to rest by blazing a path of destruction through the lower bracket. This condemned the Team ENCE Zerg to start the playoffs in the lower bracket, where just one series loss would send him out for good.

The early signs at HSC21 were indeed worrisome, as Serral only finished 3rd place in his round-of-32 group after suffering 0-2 upsets at the hands of both GuMiho and ShoWTimE-quite a shock for a player who has gone perfect in his DHM: Europe group on prior occasions. When Serral was eliminated from DHM: Europe in 5th/6th place back in June, fans were left to wonder if it was the start of his first serious slump since his ascent to greatness in 2018. With a combined 5-1 victory against Clem in the grand finals, the Finnish Phenom claimed his 18th major tournament championship as well as his 4th championship in the HomeStory Cup series of tournaments.

Reigning world champion Serral was conspicuously missing at DreamHack Valencia, but he was right back in championship form when he returned at HomeStory Cup XXI.

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