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ESL Open Week #51: Trap, Reynor, PartinG win

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January 08 2021 09:18 GMT
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2020-21 ESL Pro Tour: Open Cups


The 51st edition of the ESL Open Cups were delayed in Europe and the Americas due to several hosting issues on Battle.net, and were eventually played out on Thursday, January 7th. The Korean server cup was held on a more accurate schedule, and concluded with (Wiki)Trap securing the last win of 2020. (Wiki)Reynor celebrated the new year with another victory in Europe, while (Wiki)PartinG scored another gold medal in his quest to claim the most victories on the server.

The final Monday of 2020 was a very solid one for Trap, as he marched through a strong bracket of opponents with little struggle: (Wiki)MacSed had to give way without scoring a single win, but (Wiki)TIME managed to take a map from the Protoss player, who at the time had not yet announced joining Afreeca Freecs. Overcoming the Chinese superstar, (Wiki)Dark was next on Trap's agenda and was promptly eliminated with a clean-sweep—a wake-up call for the TSL6 winner. Online cup workhorse (Wiki)Solar remained as the final challenge for the former Jin Air player, but Trap's hot streak couldn't be broken even by the Zerg taking a map after being down 0-2, merely delaying the inevitable outcome of the tournament, which was Trap's fifth gold medal in the Korean edition of the ESL Open Cup.

An ESL Open Cup classic opened up the new year in the European edition in the postponed tournament on Thursday: (Wiki)Reynor and (Wiki)HeRoMaRinE battled through their respective brackets and clashed in the an explosive series to decide the victor amongst themselves. Reynor seems to not have lost any fire over the short Christmas break, plowing through his side of the tournament without dropping a single map, counting the Polish duo (Wiki)souL and (Wiki)Elazer in the row of his victims. Big Gabe looked a bit shakier, dropping a game to (Wiki)Souleer, but clean series against (Wiki)Harstem and surprise semifinals opponent (Wiki)YoungYakov let him gather steam for the final confrontation of the evening. The German and the Italian showed no mercy to one another, trading the first two maps evenly while both looking very strong. HeroMarine grabbed match point with relentless aggression on Pillars of Gold, but couldn't close the series out on Romaticide or Deathaura, giving Reynor the chance to claw his way back into it and snatch victory from the jaws of defeat—as well as his seventh ESL Open Cup Europe gold medal.

New year, same king: PartinG had won the final edition of 2020 and was able to continue his reign into 2021 on Thursday, claiming victory in an ESL Open Cup America with rather thin participation this time around, probably because of the unusual timing of the postponed tournament. (Wiki)goblin almost managed to dethrone the Korean overlord in the quarterfinals, but was ultimately defeated—PvP giveth, PvP taketh away. Souleer, who earlier had made a good attempt against HeroMarine, used his good form and the opportune timing to actually make it to the semifinals, but received a smackdown from the Big Boy there, who went on to defeat (Wiki)Nina with a solid 3-1 score in the finals. The American Protoss made a surprising run into the finals, overcoming favourites Solar and (Wiki)Nice on the path. Winning his tenth gold medal in the American edition of the ESL Open Cup, PartinG now once again equalized his own medal count with that of Solar, sharing first place with the KaiZi Gaming Zerg.

ESL Open Cup winners earn $200 in prize money and 10 ESL Pro Tour points. Players who finish second earn 5 ESL Pro Tour points and $100. A top 4 finish guarantees at least $50. Week #52 of ESL Open Cups (EU and AM) is set to take place on January 10th, with Week #53 of every edition following on January 11th.

by TheOneAboveU

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Harris1st
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Germany4076 Posts
January 08 2021 09:44 GMT
#2
First time hearing of YoungYakow. New Terran hope?

Maybe this can be the breakout year for him and MaxPax
TheDougler is the master of signature bets, he is the two-time Blizzcon SigBet Champ. Also, Serral let me down.
HolydaKing
Profile Joined February 2010
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January 08 2021 10:07 GMT
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On January 08 2021 18:44 Harris1st wrote:
First time hearing of YoungYakow. New Terran hope?

Maybe this can be the breakout year for him and MaxPax

He's playing Zerg though. And I'm pretty sure I've seen him in some of the Cups already, but this had to be his best finish.

Nice to see Heromarine not getting 3-0ed by Reynor.
TheOneAboveU
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
Germany3161 Posts
January 08 2021 10:21 GMT
#4
YoungYakov was pretty successful in the Alpha X Junior Championships when he was young enough to participate, he's been a pretty regular name in the ESL Open Cups, this was his best finish so far.
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Harris1st
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Germany4076 Posts
January 08 2021 10:32 GMT
#5
On January 08 2021 19:07 HolydaKing wrote:
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On January 08 2021 18:44 Harris1st wrote:
First time hearing of YoungYakow. New Terran hope?

Maybe this can be the breakout year for him and MaxPax

He's playing Zerg though. And I'm pretty sure I've seen him in some of the Cups already, but this had to be his best finish.

Nice to see Heromarine not getting 3-0ed by Reynor.


lol me stupid -.-
TheDougler is the master of signature bets, he is the two-time Blizzcon SigBet Champ. Also, Serral let me down.
growtechknow
Profile Joined January 2021
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January 09 2021 07:15 GMT
#6
lol PartinG destroys America again, they better start learning him.... more better. BTW This is my first post ever, but I have been watching starcraft for many many years, since it began and playing it I'm about to be 36.. I Have enjoyed reading these forums for all these years, I am off my chains now and ready to associate... HI
Xamo
Profile Joined April 2012
Spain637 Posts
January 09 2021 23:13 GMT
#7
On January 09 2021 16:15 growtechknow wrote:
lol PartinG destroys America again, they better start learning him.... more better. BTW This is my first post ever, but I have been watching starcraft for many many years, since it began and playing it I'm about to be 36.. I Have enjoyed reading these forums for all these years, I am off my chains now and ready to associate... HI

Hi, I hope we do not need to wait so long for your second one!
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