Heading into Heroes Championship Katowice it wasn't clear exactly how Team Dignitas would fare, but they proved the critics wrong when they swept mYinsanity in the grand finals. Still, their thrilling path to first place left more than its share of questions unanswered.

In the aftermath of their victory, the members of Team Dignitas took some time to speak with theScore esports about facing former teammates, their matchup against mYinsanity, and Jerome "JayPL" Trinh's legendary Stitches play.

Lawrence "Atheroangel" Harper and Simon "scHwimpi" Svensson were former Dignitas members, and Wubby has played for Fnatic in the past. How did it feel to 2-0 your former teammates on Fnatic in the semifinals?

James "Bakery" Baker: The biggest aspect of it for me was that it proved that my decisions since they left had been the correct ones, which is something that I thought about a lot as the team captain.

Joshua "Snitch" Bennett: It felt good to prove they made a mistake leaving Team Dignitas. I don't think any of us wished for them to struggle and we all would have loved to see them take the second spot to Korea, but it definitely felt good proving who had made the better choices.

Jonathan "Wubby" Gunnarsson: It feels good to prove to them and especially myself that I'm still a strong player and that they made a mistake [by not keeping me on the roster.]

You guys went 0-2 against mYinsanity in the group stage and then 3-0 in the grand finals. What did you learn from that first series? Why do you think you did so well against them in grand finals?

Wubby: In the first game against mYi we tried a special draft we had in mind, but it didn't work out obviously. The second game was much closer but it showed that our draft style didn't go up well against theirs. We haven't seen them play for a while before the tournament but, after losing and watching their other games, it became pretty clear why we lost our first encounter. Going into the finals we knew exactly what to do and were super confident.

How do you think EU will fare at the Spring Global Championship?

JayPL: Well, I do hope and think that EU is still stronger than the KR/CN meta and equal to NA's. Everyone is saying that Korea will beat the other regions but as we saw at the last global, Korea and China finished last. So I think Europe has the chance to become world champions, without any doubt.

Thomas "Ménè" Cailleux: I think EU will do well if they keep playing their own style and don't try to play the others regions' metas.

How do you feel about mYinsanity’s chances against the rest of the world? Have you/will you be working with them heading into the tournament?

Snitch: I think mYinsanity will prove a strong opponent if they can continue to grow their own style. I think they'll have to work hard to avoid teams just looking for the holes in their strategies, like we did at Katowice, but it's possible they can give a similar performance. I think we plan to train with them if possible while we're in Europe still, as they'll probably be one of the only consistent remaining rosters.

Mene: From what we saw during the final, I think they should look to not make their draft too obvious before important games.

For Ménè/Wubby: You guys have moved around a lot since BlizzCon. How does this team compare to your past teams? How did it feel to achieve success with this roster?

Mene: I can't say much about my time in Na`Vi, as I didn't play in any event with them. In Fnatic it was hard to work seriously sometimes, because they are young. It feels very good to achieve success with this roster: if we keep working like we did for Katowice, we can be a very, very strong team.

Wubby: If you compare this team to previous ones or even others, when we play important games, we have no weak links and everyone steps up. Achieving success always feels amazing but having it with this roster meant we will have a long future together, which I look forward to.

For Snitch: a lot of people have singled out your strong individual performance at Katowice; how do you feel you did? Was there extra preparation or something else that helped you?

Snitch: I think I definitely gave more into trying to improve as a member of a team than I had before. I had worked a lot harder on my communication and personal performance going into this event as I definitely feel like I have a roster where everyone else is doing the same. I think naturally people are going to shine more when everyone around them is doing well, too, so I can't take credit for all of it, but I think I put more work in coming into this event than I ever had before and I'm glad it's paid off.

For JayPL: Your Stitches has always been dangerous but you put on a show this weekend. Do you enjoy playing this hero, and why/why not? Any tips for fans?

JayPL: I f***in' love Stitches! The crowd is really hyped everytime you hook, and I'm the kind of player who plays much better with pressure and excitement. You can also snowball or get back into a game if you are losing with a lucky hook.

What you have to think about to play a good Stitches is first, to always have an eye on the mini map. Watch closely where they are going and estimate where they will go for a potential blind hook. When you're sieging, don't think — try to get some lucky hook from the side. In fact, you have to remind yourself that if you miss a hook, it's OK, but if you hit it, you can just win by this, so just abuse it.

For Bakery: Unlike the last time this team was at a regional, this roster was truly your team. How do you feel about the roster’s cohesion and performance overall?

Bakery: Just as this team is mine, so was the roster that we formed after Blizzcon, although maybe to a lesser extent. The lessons that I learnt from that team failing were what defined my actions in the newest iteration of our roster. I picked each player for his skill and to perform a job.

Wubby as the primary shotcaller and drafter for the team, and backing him up is Jay as the target caller, and secondary shotcaller and drafter. Mene and Snitch are purely mechanical players, and I mainly act as a mediator for our in-game discussions and draft discussions. So far, that combination has been working perfectly both in and out of game, after we solved our initial synergy issues. A team with as great communication as we have makes it easy for everyone to feel at ease and step up when they need to.

How has Wubby's shotcalling changed the way the team plays?

Bakery: I think with the roster that formed after BlizzCon, we really struggled to nail our shotcalling down, and we never really had as clear a direction as I would have liked. When Wubby joined the team, he brought with him a specific style, exactly the kind that we needed, and that gave us the direction we needed to use all the talent that we had. I think Jay is also due some praise, as a lot of the plays that we make, as well as the target calling, is done by him.

Why do you think you were underestimated going into Katowice?

Mene: Because Jay role swapped and we didn't play ETS, so no one expected us to be doing well. It was our first tournament together and the synergy felt strong.

JayPL: Wow, nice BM towards me, Mene! :( My heart is broken.

Bakery: I caught myself in kind of a stupid position while we were travelling to Katowice, as I was looking at speculation from people on Reddit/forums saying that we wouldn't perform too well, saying that we would be middle of the pack, as well as those saying that we would be really strong.

I was thinking to myself: none of them had seen us play before, so how could they judge, there really was no way for them to win! Since we hadn't played a tournament, the only people who had anything even close to a good idea of a strength were other teams, and a lot of them thought we would be strong contenders as far as I could tell.

What was your biggest surprise at the tournament?

JayPL: Actually, my biggest surprise is that we didn't finish Top 8. Kappa.

Bakery: I think our biggest surprise is the same as everyone else's, that mYi beat us in such a clean 2-0, and then went on to make it to Seoul!

Mene: My biggest surprise is how clean our games were versus Na`Vi and Fnatic. Fnatic were more solid than us during our bootcamp, and for Na`Vi, I thought Alex and Ethernal would carry them, but it didn't happen.

Any other words for the fans?

Mene: I'm not toxic, trust me!

Bakery: I'd like to give a shoutout to Team Dignitas and of course my team, but also to MepH and ODEE, who have been insanely supportive of both me and the roster since we signed just before Prague.

JayPL: Thanks for the support, I love you all <3

Josh "Gauntlet" Bury lives for the big plays, but he dies for the bigger ones. You can find him on Twitter.