The official "Farewell Party" was already over the peak and most journalists in their hotels, drinking the long-awaited beer, when the WCG-champion Manuel ‘Grubby’ Schenkhuizen was still answering questions. You couldn’t count all the questions anymore.

He answered in English, Dutch and German, tried to be open for every request and enjoyed those hours after "the most anticipated victory" of his career with his family – smiling in between breaks, looking through the pictures from him on the stage and trying to let them be part of everything.

For his mother, brother and his girlfriend, the World Cyber Games in Cologne were a step into a world they just saw on TV and talked about. "My mom follows almost every tournament from home", was one of those answers Grubby said into the cameras and showed how happy he was, that she was able to see this very tournament from the audience. While Grubby was just smiling, running over the stage with the Dutch flag and posing for all those cameras, his family was trying to get closer to him.

During the match they were almost hidden in the audience, had it not been for the big poster that gave away their location. It wasn't only the camera that were finding his mother and his girlfriend Cassandra 'PpG' Ng all the time, Grubby was also looking for them between the maps. It wasn't just the victory that made his day so special; his family turned it into one of those days you will never forget.

Cassandra 'PpG' Ng is not only supporting him as girlfriend, but also trying to help him with his game. She is proofreading his tactical concepts and observes possible opponents in the tournament. At the event she is always helping him and tries to take care of everything that he needs. Something not every player has.

On the stage during the prize ceremony there was another of those moments, where you could see how much importance this tournament had. Every WCG winner got his very own laptop from Samsung. While most champions were just trying to figure out how to cheer with flowers, laptop and some video games in their hands, Grubby was just stunned when he saw, that he would get a new computer as well. "He wanted to win this tournament so badly, that he didn’t care for the prizes", adds his brother when he saw the picture of the surprised Grubby.

Later in the evening, his family had something else planned for him. Grubby wasn’t going home with the train on Monday, but got squeezed into the little car and went home on Sunday night. With lots of luggage, five persons and the anticipation to sleep at home again, they got into the car. A pleasant end of a perfect weekend for the Orc superstar.