Four guys fall into each other's arms, exuberant cheers penetrate through a hall in London - Team Heretics has won the Team of the Seasons Cup in FIFA 22.
The last time the TOTS Cup was played in Paris in 2020, then a long corona break followed. 795 Days later, the Spaniard Alejandro "H1dalgo" Hidalgo and the Argentine Matías "Matias" Bonanno lifted the trophy in the air. Heretics gave only a single match, but in total won all seven series.
Team of the Season in FIFA 22
"I can hardly believe it, we came here without much preparation," Matias said in the winning interview. Nevertheless: "We came here with the aim of winning. We had faith in ourselves," teammate Dalgo said.
For the first major tournament of the FGS in a pure 2-on-2 format, some of the best FIFA players in the world gathered. Heretics left scene greats like Donovan "Tekkz" Hunt, Spencer "Gorilla" Ealing and Tom "Tom" Leese behind.
canadian FIFA players in top eight
The Canadian duo Dylan "DullenMike" Neuhausen and Kai "Hensoo" Hense from NEO managed to place in the top eight. In the fourth round of the Lower Bracket, they lost to the Spaniards from DUX Gaming in a penalty shootout.
DullenMike was satisfied: "Unfortunately, we lost a close game in the penalty shootout," he wrote on Twitter. "Nevertheless, I am happy about the top 8 and I am very proud of what we have achieved today.»