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ESL Open Week #74: Zest doubles, Reynor takes EU

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TL.net ESPORTS
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Last Edited: 2021-06-08 15:11:17
June 08 2021 14:48 GMT
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2021-22 ESL Pro Tour: Open Cups


Week #74 of the ESL Open Cups had (Wiki)Zest making a very strong attempt at winning all three regional cups in the same week as he claimed the crown both in the Korean and American edition, but just fell short in Europe, where (Wiki)Reynor celebrated his first victory of the current season.

Korea had a bit of a weird week with just a handful of Koreans actually participating in the tournament with Zest really being the only heavy-hitter to go for it—certainly a surprising lull with EPT Points and more prize money on the line now. As things went, Zest fought his way through (Wiki)Rex and (Wiki)Cyan into the finals, where the Protoss clashed with (Wiki)SpeCial to decide the victor of this severely depleted melee. Though, 'clashed' might be a strong word for the dominating performance the Dragon Phoenix Gaming player delivered, beating his Mexican opponent 3-0 to claim the Korean crown, which went to a DPG member for the fourth week in a row. This was also Zest's third finals in a row in this tournament series, but he lost the decisive bout to his team mate (Wiki)Dark in both previous weeks.

In the aftermath of DH Masters EU, champion (Wiki)Clem and another notable name in (Wiki)ShoWTimE took a little break from this week's ESL Open Cup, which didn't dent the excitement of the line-up as we gained a rare Reynor participation in their stead. The reigning world champion managed to make his way to his first win of the season almost in a flawless manner, defeating his own brother (Wiki)BabyMarine, (Wiki)ShaDoWn and (Wiki)Gerald to reach the semis. Here, in a surprise appearance, NA champion (Wiki)Neeb challenged Europe's runner-up, but the Zerg quickly quelled the foreign invasion and demonstrated Europe's superiority, losing just a single map in the process. Reynor's final opponent ended up being (Wiki)HeRoMaRinE, who seemingly regained his ESL Open Cup mojo and reached his fourth finals in as many weeks by taking down (Wiki)goblin, his countryman (Wiki)Lambo, who had a spectacular run at DH Masters, and then... Zest! The Korean had apparently decided to attempt what no one could so far do and win all three ESL Open Cups in the same week, taking down (Wiki)Krystianer and (Wiki)Denver to get into the semis. Big Gabe had big ambitions himself, however, and left no space for the Korean's dreams to blossom, eliminating the Protoss 3-0 before falling to Reynor in the ultimate series of the tournament by the same score.

Zest turned his attention to the American edition of the tournament—much easier prey due to the friendlier server conditions. (Wiki)Solar and (Wiki)Cure wanted to make up for the missed Sunday cup and dominated the bottom side of the bracket, taking down (Wiki)Nice and Gerald to clash with each other in the semis, where Cure took a solid 3-1 win over the KaiZi Gaming Zerg. Zest managed to put together another very strong run, defeating Rex, (Wiki)Scarlett and (Wiki)Astrea to enter his second NA finals in a row. Cure gave him a tough challenge indeed and took a 2-1 lead, but as his team mate was unable to close the series out, Zest came back strong on Oxide and 2000 Atmospheres to claim victory number two this week—quite an adventure. Overall, with two wins and one semifinal appearance in a week, Zest tied Solar's week #42 for the best ever tri-region result.

Thanks to the partnership with Shopify, ESL Open Cup winners earn $250 in prize money and 10 ESL Pro Tour points. Players who finish second earn 5 ESL Pro Tour points and $150. A top 4 finish guarantees at least $100, reaching the top 8 pays out $50. Edition #75 of the ESL Open Cups will take place on the 13th (Korea) and the 14th of June (Europe and America).

by TheOneAboveU

Korean Server Cup #74 (Click for full bracket)



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Americas Server Cup #74 (Click for full bracket)

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Big-t
Profile Joined January 2011
Austria1350 Posts
June 08 2021 15:02 GMT
#2
Zest nearly trippled O.o
monchi | IdrA | Flash
SoleSteeler
Profile Joined April 2003
Canada5417 Posts
June 08 2021 15:04 GMT
#3
Zest is entering everything he can these days... does he have a date yet for his military service?
tommey.liang
Profile Joined November 2020
United States362 Posts
June 08 2021 16:51 GMT
#4
Kudos to Zest on double-winning two cups earlier this week, and for Reynor on re-affirming supremacy in an ESL EU Open Cup. What a great round of ESL Open Cup games we had.
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aringadingding
Profile Joined September 2010
474 Posts
June 09 2021 06:27 GMT
#5
Zest is really trying to scrape up some extra cash before military service =)
I really hope he can participate in the season finals (DH)!
Harris1st
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Germany6900 Posts
June 09 2021 07:52 GMT
#6
Reynor's brother is playing too? That's kinda cool!
Go Serral! GG EZ for Ence. Flashbang dance FTW
Howard_Kao
Profile Joined September 2018
China261 Posts
June 09 2021 16:15 GMT
#7
On June 09 2021 00:04 SoleSteeler wrote:
Zest is entering everything he can these days... does he have a date yet for his military service?

So Korean military allows postponing the date of service if they have a good reason, and every time they get to postpone for another two month. In zest case, he has some sort of injury, but he still could be in the military at any moment if they don't allow him to postpone anymore.
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