Canadian Age of Empires 2 player Hamzah 'Hera' El-Baher has been crowned the winner of Hidden Cup 4. Hera successfully beat German Marco 'JorDan_AoE' Bloch to take home the lion's share of the tournament's $95,000 prize pool.
En route to the final, Hera took down some of the game's best players, including Kai 'Liereyy' Kallinger and Roberto 'TaToh' Jiménez. Most impressively, Hera took down three-time Hidden Cup champion Ørjan 'TheViper' Larsen in a gripping seven game semi-final set - TheViper is regarded by many as the greatest player of all time.
JorDan_AoE, meanwhile, had only returned to competitive Age of Empires last year, after going on hiatus upon the launch of the game's Definitive Edition. Indeed, for the German to push through to the final of his first major tournament in over a year is a remarkable feat in itself. Unfortunately, the player fell 4-1 on maps to a prolific Hera during the finale.
