G2 Esports’ Thijs “ThijsNL” Molendijk is the first ever two-times “Best player” GosuAward winner. The Dutchman won “Best player of 2015” with flying colors on the back of his European Championship and semi-final finish at Blizzcon, and retook the award once again in the summer of 2016.

Although ThijsNL struggled in a handful of invitationals such as StarLadder and China vs Europe Season 3, he performed where it counted. In the spring, he became the only player in Hearthstone history to win two regional championships and etched his name in the pages of history. Add to that his first place from the Curse Trials early in the year and you have Thijs close to $40,000 in winnings this year alone.

While others such as Jan “SuperJJ” Janssen and Sebastian “Xixo” Bentert heavily contested ThijsNL‘s position this time, his major achievements cannot be overlooked and G2’s marquee man is on the top once more.