Player of the year award ThijsNL

When one looks back at what ThijsNL won this year, it really isn’t that impressive. In fact, the only major championship the Dutch won – not counting his triumph at ATLC as part of the Nihilum trio – was the HWC European Championship. There are players who won more money or more tournaments in 2015, no argument there.

What ThijsNL accomplished, however, was keeping consistency for the majority of the year, a feat that is tougher than it sounds. After learning how to maneuver the new Conquest format, ThijsNL went on to maintain terrific win-rates, hitting close to 86 percent in his prime. At press time, he’s the Hearthstone player with most games on record and with the seemingly unreachable record of 1453 GosuRanking points. He’s the living proof that it’s not the trophies which make the legends.