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ESL Open Week #3: TRUE, Clem, and Scarlett win

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TL.net ESPORTS
Profile Joined July 2011
4 Posts
Last Edited: 2020-01-27 09:01:15
January 27 2020 08:59 GMT
#1
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2020-21 ESL Pro Tour: Open Cups


Week three of the ESL Open Cups kicked off with a surprise winner, as (Wiki)TRUE triumphed over a thin pool competitors on the Korean server—presumably due to the Lunar New Year holiday. TRUE defeated Astrea in the finals, with the American Protoss making his second consecutive runner-up finish in the Korean server cup.

The European server cup saw HeroMarine dethroned after he won the first two tournaments, with the German Terran narrowly losing 2-3 to (Wiki)Clem in the finals. Finally, (Wiki)Scarlett was victorious in the American server cup, defeating PartinG 3-2 in the finals for her second cup victory of the 2020-21 season.

ESL Open Cup winners earn $100 in prize money and 10 ESL Pro Tour points. Players who finish second earn 5 ESL Pro Tour points. Week #4 of ESL Open Cups is set to take place on February 2nd.

Korean Server Cup #3 (Click for full bracket)



European Server Cup #3 (Click for full bracket)



Americas Server Cup #3 (Click for full bracket)

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DreamOen
Profile Joined March 2010
Spain1400 Posts
January 27 2020 10:02 GMT
#2
so few koreans in the korean server cup, what is going on?
Tester | MC | Crank | Flash | Jaedong | MVP
floating__bee
Profile Joined October 2019
Malaysia20 Posts
January 27 2020 10:10 GMT
#3
so few koreans in the korean server cup, what is going on?

Because of
presumably due to the Lunar New Year holiday


Family. Hometown. Friends. And food!
Tommy131313
Profile Joined May 2016
Germany157 Posts
January 27 2020 10:53 GMT
#4
Lunar New Year is comparable to Christmas in Western Countries.
You wouldn't expect an online Cup on Dec. 24 / 25 / 26 to be packed with Players from Europe or the American...
Seeker *
Profile Blog Joined April 2005
Where dat snitch at?37095 Posts
January 27 2020 12:55 GMT
#5
On January 27 2020 19:53 Tommy131313 wrote:
Lunar New Year is comparable to Christmas in Western Countries.
You wouldn't expect an online Cup on Dec. 24 / 25 / 26 to be packed with Players from Europe or the American...

Korea celebrates Christmas on those days too.
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spenzer
Profile Joined June 2016
27 Posts
January 27 2020 13:32 GMT
#6
Do we know why PartingG played in us cup and not in the korean?
Astronest
Profile Joined January 2020
34 Posts
January 27 2020 15:00 GMT
#7
On January 27 2020 22:32 spenzer wrote:
Do we know why PartingG played in us cup and not in the korean?


That time slot is in his normal streaming schedule.
rasi86
Profile Joined July 2019
44 Posts
January 27 2020 18:57 GMT
#8
Not a single win by P yet, lets hope the best for the future
Zerg is OP as hell. Blizzard, stop nerfing Toss!
ZugzwangSC
Profile Joined October 2019
87 Posts
January 27 2020 20:51 GMT
#9
Way to go Clem!! Love to see that.

And True and Scarlett,

Honorable mentions to Astrea and HeroMarine for picking up points as well.
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starkiller123
Profile Joined January 2016
United States4030 Posts
January 27 2020 21:03 GMT
#10
Nice to see Polt make a good run this time
BaneRiders
Profile Joined August 2013
Sweden3630 Posts
Last Edited: 2020-01-27 22:10:46
January 27 2020 22:10 GMT
#11
On January 27 2020 19:10 floating__bee wrote:
Show nested quote +
so few koreans in the korean server cup, what is going on?

Because of
Show nested quote +
presumably due to the Lunar New Year holiday


Family. Hometown. Friends. And food!


That I can understand. The trend is not so encouraging however, with 8 Koreans in Ro16 week 1 and 6 koreans in the Ro16 week 2. Let's see next week if the Koreans want to defend their server against the invaders.
Earth, Water, Air and Protoss!
AzAlexZ
Profile Joined September 2016
Australia3303 Posts
January 27 2020 22:15 GMT
#12
I wonder why Neeb or any of the other big European (mostly zergs) names are not playing in these cups (I know Die Mauer and Big Gabe are in it, don't @ me)
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wildcardentry
Profile Joined January 2020
1 Post
January 27 2020 23:21 GMT
#13
On January 27 2020 21:55 Seeker wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 27 2020 19:53 Tommy131313 wrote:
Lunar New Year is comparable to Christmas in Western Countries.
You wouldn't expect an online Cup on Dec. 24 / 25 / 26 to be packed with Players from Europe or the American...

Korea celebrates Christmas on those days too.


They do but it's not nearly as serious as Seollal and Chuseok. Seoul almost completely empties out during those holidays. You go from walking shoulder to shoulder one day to seeing a hand full of people every hour. Shops even turn off music so it's even more eerie.
LTCM
Profile Joined May 2017
174 Posts
January 28 2020 00:11 GMT
#14
Can we all agree that protoss is seriously UP right now? How much more obvious does it need to be?
Byun is a convicted match-fixer.
NinjaNight
Profile Joined January 2018
428 Posts
January 28 2020 01:56 GMT
#15
On January 28 2020 09:11 LTCM wrote:
Can we all agree that protoss is seriously UP right now? How much more obvious does it need to be?


Needs to be more than obvious. Needs to be undeniable beyond shadow of doubt for people to notice. Since there's a dumb stigma against Protoss.
fastr
Profile Joined February 2011
France902 Posts
Last Edited: 2020-01-28 04:22:41
January 28 2020 04:21 GMT
#16
On January 28 2020 09:11 LTCM wrote:
Can we all agree that protoss is seriously UP right now? How much more obvious does it need to be?


Unless I missed something obvious, all protoss participating in the 3 cups lost against better opposition with maybe the exception of Showtime vs Clem who eventually won the cup, so is that even an upset?
Argonauta
Profile Joined July 2016
Spain4967 Posts
January 28 2020 21:52 GMT
#17
lol Astrea beating Trap at PvP.... interesting!
Rogue | Maru | Scarlett | Trap
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waiting2Bbanned
Profile Joined November 2015
United States154 Posts
January 29 2020 00:42 GMT
#18
On January 29 2020 06:52 Argonauta wrote:
lol Astrea beating Trap at PvP.... interesting!


if that's not enough proof P needs a buff, then I don't know what is!!

/s
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WombaT
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Northern Ireland27041 Posts
January 29 2020 03:45 GMT
#19
#YearOfClem
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Htime
Profile Joined March 2019
58 Posts
January 29 2020 05:05 GMT
#20
On January 29 2020 12:45 Wombat_NI wrote:
#YearOfClem

+1 to #YearOfClem

better watch out, Heromarine, SpeCial, and uThermal
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