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ESL Open Week #89: ByuN, HeroMarine, Creator win

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TL.net ESPORTS
Profile Joined July 2011
4 Posts
Last Edited: 2021-09-22 16:00:05
September 22 2021 14:08 GMT
#1
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2021-22 ESL Pro Tour: Open Cups


Edition #89 of the ESL Open Cups saw (Wiki)ByuN enthroned in Korea, (Wiki)HeRoMaRinE reclaim the crown in Europe and (Wiki)Creator celebrate his first victory in America.

Surrounding ESL Open Cup #89 in Korea on Sunday was an aura of history: For the first time ever, the Korean edition of the tournament featured a final showdown between two Terran players. ByuN managed to fight his way past the Protoss wardens guarding the finals, defeating (Wiki)Cyan, (Wiki)Zoun and Creator to reach his first top four finish in the current season. Struggling a bit more in an easier bracket was (Wiki)Dream, who narrowly took down (Wiki)MacSed and (Wiki)herO to lock in his own spot in the finals. (Wiki)Zest had to put his subscription to the gold medal on hold for a week as he suffered a surprising loss to (Wiki)NightMare early on, playing no role in the battle for first place. Though struggling with TvT this year, ByuN was able to claim the lead over his opponent and close the series out without much of a problem, taking his first victory on the Korean server in the current season. Merely sitting on 16th place in the EPT standings at the moment, the Terran can use every point in his battle for a direct qualification to IEM Katowice.

ByuN and Creator tried their luck in the ESL Open Cup Europe on Monday as well, with the Shopify Rebel finishing in the top eight after being eliminated by (Wiki)MaxPax and Creator being stopped in the top sixteen by (Wiki)ShoWTimE. Though the two Protoss players were able to defend Europe's honor by taking down the Korean invasion force, none of them was able to make it all the way into the finals. Once again the Danish player was handed a devastating 0-3 loss by HeRoMaRinE, who now has amassed a 14-3 record in series against him, while die Mauer was shattered by (Wiki)Clem. The Frenchman was almost taken down by legendary Russian (Wiki)KingCobra early on, almost repeating the shocking upset from Cup #85. Big Gabe also could not quite put together a flawless run, dropping maps against (Wiki)Hellraiser and (Wiki)Astrea before closing those series out. The sixth iteration of the final duel between HeRoMaRinE and Clem in the current season once again balanced out the overall score between the Terrans, Big Gabe winning three maps in a row after an initial loss to lock in his third win over Clem in one of these finals.

Familiar faces greet us in the bracket for the American ESL Open Cup on Monday: Zest was back to hunt for more gold, while ByuN and Creator at least wanted the participation award for all three cups, even though the were not in contention for the mystical Triple anymore. The Dragon Phoenix Gaming player had a better start this time, but once again ran into PvP trouble and fell to Creator, who then managed to take down ByuN in the semis—quite a run for the Team NV Protoss. In the meantime, MaxPax ran wild on the other side of the bracket, taking out Korean Protoss players (Wiki)Puzzle and Zoun in clean sweeps to claim the final spot opposite Creator. Despite being on a roll in PvP, the young Dane received another 0-3 smackdown at the hands of his opponent, Creator being immune to MaxPax' shenanigans and securing his first ever gold medal in the American edition of the ESL Open Cup.

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 as well as 2 ESL Pro Tour points, reaching the top 8 pays out $50. Edition #90 of the ESL Open Cups will take place on the 26th (Korea) and the 27th of September (Europe and America).

by TheOneAboveU

Korean Server Cup #89 (Click for full bracket)



European Server Cup #89 (Click for full bracket)



Americas Server Cup #89 (Click for full bracket)

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HolydaKing
Profile Joined February 2010
21254 Posts
September 22 2021 15:56 GMT
#2
Thanks for the write up, I did not watch any of the three cups this week so it's nice to know who won and what happened. Very interesting results. Heromarine beating Clem and Creator and Byun winning a cup...
SpecKROELLchen
Profile Joined August 2011
Germany151 Posts
Last Edited: 2021-09-22 20:57:56
September 22 2021 20:54 GMT
#3
On September 23 2021 00:56 HolydaKing wrote:
Thanks for the write up, I did not watch any of the three cups this week so it's nice to know who won and what happened. Very interesting results. Heromarine beating Clem and Creator and Byun winning a cup...


What else do you expect from a semifinalist at a stacked asus roc tournament? :D. Oh but actually he did not play crater or byun, anyways crazy how solid he has become..
yubo56
Profile Joined May 2014
687 Posts
September 22 2021 21:55 GMT
#4
On September 23 2021 05:54 SpecKROELLchen wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 23 2021 00:56 HolydaKing wrote:
Thanks for the write up, I did not watch any of the three cups this week so it's nice to know who won and what happened. Very interesting results. Heromarine beating Clem and Creator and Byun winning a cup...


What else do you expect from a semifinalist at a stacked asus roc tournament? :D. Oh but actually he did not play crater or byun, anyways crazy how solid he has become..

I think he meant "...with HM beating Clem, and Creator and Byun each winning a cup..."
Jung Yoon Jong fighting, even after retirement! Feel better soon.
dswarm
Profile Joined October 2012
United States73 Posts
September 22 2021 22:42 GMT
#5
Wait is creator top tier again?
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kOrc
Profile Joined July 2018
22 Posts
September 23 2021 00:24 GMT
#6
Creator is slowly turning into an online beast, will he follow in the footsteps of Cure and become "online-Creator" who then brings that offline a year or two later?
QOGQOG
Profile Joined July 2019
834 Posts
September 23 2021 01:06 GMT
#7
On September 23 2021 09:24 kOrc wrote:
Creator is slowly turning into an online beast, will he follow in the footsteps of Cure and become "online-Creator" who then brings that offline a year or two later?

I'm definitely hoping he can bring it offline. He's seemed a lot better on the mentality front the last couple GSLs, so I don't think it's too farfetched.
HolydaKing
Profile Joined February 2010
21254 Posts
Last Edited: 2021-09-23 04:20:10
September 23 2021 04:19 GMT
#8
On September 23 2021 06:55 yubo56 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 23 2021 05:54 SpecKROELLchen wrote:
On September 23 2021 00:56 HolydaKing wrote:
Thanks for the write up, I did not watch any of the three cups this week so it's nice to know who won and what happened. Very interesting results. Heromarine beating Clem and Creator and Byun winning a cup...


What else do you expect from a semifinalist at a stacked asus roc tournament? :D. Oh but actually he did not play crater or byun, anyways crazy how solid he has become..

I think he meant "...with HM beating Clem, and Creator and Byun each winning a cup..."

Yeah this what I meant.
tommey.liang
Profile Joined November 2020
United States362 Posts
September 24 2021 00:20 GMT
#9
Congrats to ByuN, HeroMarine and Creator on winning the ESL Open Cups this week.
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Argonauta
Profile Joined July 2016
Spain4906 Posts
September 24 2021 05:07 GMT
#10
On September 23 2021 10:06 QOGQOG wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 23 2021 09:24 kOrc wrote:
Creator is slowly turning into an online beast, will he follow in the footsteps of Cure and become "online-Creator" who then brings that offline a year or two later?

I'm definitely hoping he can bring it offline. He's seemed a lot better on the mentality front the last couple GSLs, so I don't think it's too farfetched.


I will be very happy if finally Creator can perform well in a high profile tournament
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RandomPlayer
Profile Joined April 2012
Russian Federation390 Posts
September 28 2021 05:43 GMT
#11
Any idea where to watch Byun vs Solar from cup #90?
Haini
Profile Joined April 2015
6 Posts
September 28 2021 09:55 GMT
#12
Any idea where to watch Byun vs Solar from cup #90?


PiG covered it:
https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1159488159
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