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ESL Open Week #67: Cure, Clem, Has win

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TL.net ESPORTS
Profile Joined July 2011
4 Posts
April 20 2021 07:26 GMT
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2021-22 ESL Pro Tour: Open Cups


Week #67 of the ESL Open Cups saw Protoss dominance finally crumble in Korea with (Wiki)Cure seizing the opportunity to take the throne. In Europe, (Wiki)Clem completed his hat-trick with another victory, while (Wiki)Has emerged as the surprise victor of the American edition from a stacked field of Korean opposition.

After two weeks of utter Protoss domination, (Wiki)Zoun was the only member of the Protoss top brass to find the time to sign up for Cup #67, opening the field for players of other loyalties to thrive—and the usual suspects answered the call: (Wiki)Solar and (Wiki)Armani have been regulars for several weeks, and their clash in the semis went the KaiZi Gaming player's way with a clear 3-0. The other side of the bracket saw Zoun narrowly lose to (Wiki)DongRaeGu, who was in turn crushed by Cure, another famed weekly cup workhorse. The finals saw Cure triumph by a 3-1 score, not once letting his adversary take over control of the series, claiming the first non-Protoss victory in the 2021/22 season of the ESL Opens.

What a blast to the past! The 67th edition of the European ESL Open Cup revived the classic Clem versus (Wiki)HeRoMaRinE showdown in the tournament finals. With other top contenders like ShoWTimE and Reynor (and also the recent upstart GunGFuBanDa) declning th compete, it was almost inevitable that Clem and Big Gabe would clash in the finals. The Liquid player didn't drop a single map as he marched towards his third victory in a row, defeating his countryman (Wiki)ShaDoWn in the semis. While HeroMarine did have a close call against (Wiki)Gerald, he stayed without losses otherwise, taking care of (Wiki)SKillous 3-0 in the semifinals. Going up against Clem, Big Gabe was able to steal the first map, but Clem then turned up the heat and took the next three maps for himself, securing his hat-trick and another batch of EPT Points.

After ending up in the top four during the two previous cups, (Wiki)Has broke through this glass ceiling in Week #67 of the ESL Open Cups on the American server, claiming victory in a stacked line-up. The Taiwanese Protoss defeated his eternal rival from home in (Wiki)Nice and then went on to face the beastly PvP of Zest, who had already won a Korean cup in Season 2 off the back of his skills in the mirror. Has doing Has-things, though, took the Kingslayer down 3-1 and advanced to the finals—with only one new map played during the series, it can't even be pinned to the Korean getting caught off-guard by a hitherto unknown proxy location or anything like that. On the other side of the bracket, three Koreans battled it out amongst each other: Armani took out Zoun and was himself eliminated by Sunday's champion Cure, who wanted to achieve the double-dip-win so coveted by the Koreans. Though his chances on paper looked good, Cure was not prepared for Has on this day. The Humbler of Tyrants once again shocked the favored opponent by taking the two first maps. Cure, just like Zest, recovered sufficiently to stay in the series with a win on Oxide, but Lightshade provided an ample battleground for Has to close the series out once more. Could Has come into form in the perfect time for a surprise appearance in the later rounds of the DreamHack Masters?

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. Edition #68 of the ESL Open Cups will take place on the 25th (Korea) and the 26th of April (Europe and America).

by TheOneAboveU

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ImmortalGhost
Profile Joined April 2019
United States57 Posts
April 20 2021 07:58 GMT
#2
Has is back baby
Crocolisk Dundee
Profile Blog Joined October 2015
870 Posts
April 20 2021 10:31 GMT
#3
Does anyone have links to the VODs of Has‘ matches against Zest and Cure? I would like to take a look at his strategies.
Stopped watching ESL content in 2022 when the company was acquired by Savvy Gaming Group. Also object to sponsorships by the U.S. Air Force. Thanks for the lively discussions about sportswashing. StarCraft II is not for me anymore.
MJG
Profile Joined May 2018
United Kingdom926 Posts
April 20 2021 11:37 GMT
#4
On April 20 2021 19:31 Crocolisk Dundee wrote:
Does anyone have links to the VODs of Has‘ matches against Zest and Cure? I would like to take a look at his strategies.

Here is Chickenman's cast: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/993716462?t=03h57m36s
"You have to play for yourself, you have to play to get better; you can't play to make other people happy, that's not gonna ever sustain you." - NonY
tommey.liang
Profile Joined November 2020
United States362 Posts
April 20 2021 12:49 GMT
#5
Congrats to Cure, Clem and Has. Thought HeroMarine was finally able to find his stride again against Clem when he took Game 1, but Clement managed to win the next three games.

Was impressed with Has' PvP style vs. Zest and how he 3-1'd Cure as well.
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WombaT
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Northern Ireland25013 Posts
April 20 2021 13:06 GMT
#6
Has anyone managed a double victory yet? I’m assuming so just can’t recall

Solid start to this season from young Clement too!
'You'll always be the cuddly marsupial of my heart, despite the inherent flaws of your ancestry' - Squat
TheOneAboveU
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
Germany3367 Posts
April 20 2021 13:10 GMT
#7
On April 20 2021 22:06 WombaT wrote:
Has anyone managed a double victory yet? I’m assuming so just can’t recall

Solid start to this season from young Clement too!

Solar and Zest both achieved the double victory two times each last season.
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Die4Ever
Profile Joined August 2010
United States17665 Posts
Last Edited: 2021-04-20 22:22:04
April 20 2021 21:28 GMT
#8
HAS!!! I can't find a VOD of Has vs Zest though

also Keen is back!
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WombaT
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Northern Ireland25013 Posts
April 21 2021 01:02 GMT
#9
On April 20 2021 22:10 TheOneAboveU wrote:
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On April 20 2021 22:06 WombaT wrote:
Has anyone managed a double victory yet? I’m assuming so just can’t recall

Solid start to this season from young Clement too!

Solar and Zest both achieved the double victory two times each last season.

Cheers for the info!
'You'll always be the cuddly marsupial of my heart, despite the inherent flaws of your ancestry' - Squat
Husyelt
Profile Blog Joined May 2020
United States830 Posts
April 21 2021 03:15 GMT
#10
OMG HAS. Yes. HA! I will watch the casts of that my god.
You're getting cynical and that won't do I'd throw the rose tint back on the exploded view
Howard_Kao
Profile Joined September 2018
China261 Posts
April 21 2021 11:45 GMT
#11
Has doing Has things, good, it's the first few week of the new map poll, better, Esl Taiwan coming soon, great! Time for Some ridiculous pvp from Has and Nice
"You don't need a gsl champion, you don't need a esl champion. I feel like I'm just a normal man. I just practice very hard this time, like 15hrs everyday" Oliveira 2023
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