• Log InLog In
  • Register
Liquid`
Team Liquid Liquipedia
EDT 23:59
CET 04:59
KST 12:59
  • Home
  • Forum
  • Calendar
  • Streams
  • Liquipedia
  • Features
  • Store
  • EPT
  • TL+
  • StarCraft 2
  • Brood War
  • Smash
  • Heroes
  • Counter-Strike
  • Overwatch
  • Liquibet
  • Fantasy StarCraft
  • TLPD
  • StarCraft 2
  • Brood War
  • Blogs
Forum Sidebar
Events/Features
News
Featured News
[ASL21] Ro24 Preview Pt1: New Chaos0Team Liquid Map Contest #22 - Presented by Monster Energy7ByuL: The Forgotten Master of ZvT30Behind the Blue - Team Liquid History Book19Clem wins HomeStory Cup 289
Community News
Weekly Cups (March 16-22): herO doubles, Cure surprises3Blizzard Classic Cup @ BlizzCon 2026 - $100k prize pool48Weekly Cups (March 9-15): herO, Clem, ByuN win42026 KungFu Cup Announcement6BGE Stara Zagora 2026 cancelled12
StarCraft 2
General
Potential Updates Coming to the SC2 CN Server What mix of new & old maps do you want in the next ladder pool? (SC2) Blizzard Classic Cup @ BlizzCon 2026 - $100k prize pool Weekly Cups (March 16-22): herO doubles, Cure surprises Weekly Cups (August 25-31): Clem's Last Straw?
Tourneys
WardiTV Mondays Sparkling Tuna Cup - Weekly Open Tournament World University TeamLeague (500$+) | Signups Open RSL Season 4 announced for March-April WardiTV Team League Season 10
Strategy
Custom Maps
[M] (2) Frigid Storage Publishing has been re-enabled! [Feb 24th 2026]
External Content
The PondCast: SC2 News & Results Mutation # 518 Radiation Zone Mutation # 517 Distant Threat Mutation # 516 Specter of Death
Brood War
General
mca64Launcher - New Version with StarCraft: Remast RepMastered™: replay sharing and analyzer site BGH Auto Balance -> http://bghmmr.eu/ Gypsy to Korea Soulkey's decision to leave C9
Tourneys
[ASL21] Ro24 Group B [ASL21] Ro24 Group C Small VOD Thread 2.0 [Megathread] Daily Proleagues
Strategy
What's the deal with APM & what's its true value Fighting Spirit mining rates Simple Questions, Simple Answers Soma's 9 hatch build from ASL Game 2
Other Games
General Games
Darkest Dungeon Nintendo Switch Thread Stormgate/Frost Giant Megathread General RTS Discussion Thread Path of Exile
Dota 2
Official 'what is Dota anymore' discussion The Story of Wings Gaming
League of Legends
G2 just beat GenG in First stand
Heroes of the Storm
Simple Questions, Simple Answers Heroes of the Storm 2.0
Hearthstone
Deck construction bug Heroes of StarCraft mini-set
TL Mafia
TL Mafia Community Thread Five o'clock TL Mafia Mafia Game Mode Feedback/Ideas Vanilla Mini Mafia
Community
General
US Politics Mega-thread European Politico-economics QA Mega-thread Canadian Politics Mega-thread Russo-Ukrainian War Thread Things Aren’t Peaceful in Palestine
Fan Clubs
The IdrA Fan Club
Media & Entertainment
[Req][Books] Good Fantasy/SciFi books Movie Discussion! [Manga] One Piece
Sports
Cricket [SPORT] 2024 - 2026 Football Thread Formula 1 Discussion Tokyo Olympics 2021 Thread General nutrition recommendations
World Cup 2022
Tech Support
[G] How to Block Livestream Ads
TL Community
The Automated Ban List
Blogs
Funny Nicknames
LUCKY_NOOB
Money Laundering In Video Ga…
TrAiDoS
Iranian anarchists: organize…
XenOsky
FS++
Kraekkling
Shocked by a laser…
Spydermine0240
Unintentional protectionism…
Uldridge
ASL S21 English Commentary…
namkraft
Customize Sidebar...

Website Feedback

Closed Threads



Active: 4652 users

IEM Katowice 2022 player list (MaxPax & MlorD out, Zest in)

Forum Index > SC2 General
108 CommentsPost a Reply
1 2 3 4 5 6 Next All
TL.net ESPORTS
Profile Joined July 2011
4 Posts
Last Edited: 2022-01-18 20:10:46
January 18 2022 19:09 GMT
#1
The player line-up for IEM Katowice 2022 have been announced. Notably, #5 European player MaxPax and #9 MarineLorD have declined their spots in the competition. As a result, #7 Lambo moves up into the RO24 group stage, while #10 SKillous and #11 Spirit receive spots in the RO36 play-in stage.

In Korea, #20 Hurricane and #22 KeeN have declined their spots, which allows #23 herO to compete in the RO36 play-in stage. #6 Zest, whose participation has been questionable for months, is included in the official list of RO24 players. In his most recent interview at DHM: Last Chance, Zest said he was still not entirely certain about his ability to participate due to military service.

[image loading]

[image loading]

Facebook Twitter Reddit
TL+ Member
Poopi
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
France12911 Posts
Last Edited: 2022-01-18 19:52:22
January 18 2022 19:10 GMT
#2
Wow the rumors about MaxPare were true! Awesome to see Zest in (poor DRG it means ro36 right?), too bad to have Mlord and MaxPax out
WriterMaru
TheWildShooter
Profile Joined September 2011
79 Posts
Last Edited: 2022-01-18 19:23:31
January 18 2022 19:20 GMT
#3
Wow the rumors about MaxPare true!

What rumors?

So happy for protoss hope Zest
oGsMC <3
ssg
Profile Joined July 2011
United States1777 Posts
January 18 2022 19:25 GMT
#4
On January 19 2022 04:20 TheWildShooter wrote:
Show nested quote +
Wow the rumors about MaxPare true!

What rumors?

So happy for protoss hope Zest

He doesn't want to show his face so won't show up to lan
Kreuger
Profile Joined October 2011
Sweden845 Posts
January 18 2022 19:26 GMT
#5
Sad about Maxpax

Happy about Zest though
InfCereal
Profile Joined December 2011
Canada1759 Posts
Last Edited: 2022-01-18 19:32:35
January 18 2022 19:32 GMT
#6
My theory that MaxPax is secretly Idra continues to go uncontested
Cereal
Moonerz
Profile Joined March 2014
United States461 Posts
January 18 2022 19:43 GMT
#7
Maxpax not going is a bummer whatever his reasons are. If it really is a privacy thing I bet it adds to his anxiety or whatever reason he has for not "revealing" himself that people are so hyped up to see what he looks like. Reminds me a bit of the shirtless Rotti thing which was done in good fun but I'm sure it's a little unnerving to have a whole internet community champing at the bit for something like that.
Poopi
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
France12911 Posts
January 18 2022 19:54 GMT
#8
On January 19 2022 04:20 TheWildShooter wrote:
Show nested quote +
Wow the rumors about MaxPare true!

What rumors?

So happy for protoss hope Zest

TKL from O’Gaming said yesterday during open cup cast that MaxPax wouldn’t go to Katowice to stay anonymous ; and apparently it was also said by Mlord dunno when.
WriterMaru
samAel1
Profile Joined October 2019
Poland27 Posts
January 18 2022 20:11 GMT
#9
Well done herO! gogo!
samÆl
KalWarkov
Profile Blog Joined December 2011
Germany4126 Posts
January 18 2022 20:12 GMT
#10
maxpax probably has some sort of social anxiety issues.
always had that as well but it extended to phone calls, possible team speak/ skype things etc.
part of the reason i never really tried to get better at starcraft :D

i feel for maxpax but totally understand him
DiaBoLuS ** Sc2 - Protoss: 16x GM | Dota2 - Offlane Immortal | Wc3 - Undead decent level | Diablo nerd | Chess / Magnus fanboy | BVB | Agnostic***
dysenterymd
Profile Joined January 2019
1250 Posts
January 18 2022 20:34 GMT
#11
Anyone know why Keen declined his spot? He's not the most storied of the military returnees but he was doing decently, I hope he's still playing.
Serral | Inno | sOs | soO | Has | Classic
dbRic1203
Profile Joined July 2019
Germany2655 Posts
Last Edited: 2022-01-18 20:39:29
January 18 2022 20:35 GMT
#12
MaxPax not going is realy sad, but not totally unexpected
He said in his stream like one year ago, that he doesn t think, he ll ever Play at Lan, seems like he didn t change his mind (yet)

On January 19 2022 05:34 dysenterymd wrote:
Anyone know why Keen declined his spot? He's not the most storied of the military returnees but he was doing decently, I hope he's still playing.

Probably because he doesn t want to travel for 350$..
He would realistically only beat 1-2 opponents Max before getting eliminated and he would probably have to spent the entire week.
I Don t know, if he s actually a Pro or Amateur at this point, so it could be possible he simple doesn t want to take days of from whatever else he s doing when not playing..
MaxPax
HelpMeGetBetter
Profile Blog Joined November 2012
United States764 Posts
January 18 2022 20:41 GMT
#13
we now just need groups to be announced
uselless
Profile Joined April 2021
93 Posts
January 18 2022 20:59 GMT
#14
On January 19 2022 05:35 dbRic1203 wrote:
MaxPax not going is realy sad, but not totally unexpected
He said in his stream like one year ago, that he doesn t think, he ll ever Play at Lan, seems like he didn t change his mind (yet)

Show nested quote +
On January 19 2022 05:34 dysenterymd wrote:
Anyone know why Keen declined his spot? He's not the most storied of the military returnees but he was doing decently, I hope he's still playing.

Probably because he doesn t want to travel for 350$..
He would realistically only beat 1-2 opponents Max before getting eliminated and he would probably have to spent the entire week.
I Don t know, if he s actually a Pro or Amateur at this point, so it could be possible he simple doesn t want to take days of from whatever else he s doing when not playing..

MaxPax would've been guaranteed $2000 for a ro24 spot, so the money is definitely worth it (especially because he's in Denmark)
maru :D
Serimek
Profile Joined August 2011
France2274 Posts
January 18 2022 21:02 GMT
#15
Does it mean that MLord is officialy an AoEIV player from now on?
SC2 is the best game to watch and was the best to play before I grew old and slow...
Poopi
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
France12911 Posts
Last Edited: 2022-01-18 21:24:56
January 18 2022 21:24 GMT
#16
On January 19 2022 05:59 uselless wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 19 2022 05:35 dbRic1203 wrote:
MaxPax not going is realy sad, but not totally unexpected
He said in his stream like one year ago, that he doesn t think, he ll ever Play at Lan, seems like he didn t change his mind (yet)

On January 19 2022 05:34 dysenterymd wrote:
Anyone know why Keen declined his spot? He's not the most storied of the military returnees but he was doing decently, I hope he's still playing.

Probably because he doesn t want to travel for 350$..
He would realistically only beat 1-2 opponents Max before getting eliminated and he would probably have to spent the entire week.
I Don t know, if he s actually a Pro or Amateur at this point, so it could be possible he simple doesn t want to take days of from whatever else he s doing when not playing..

MaxPax would've been guaranteed $2000 for a ro24 spot, so the money is definitely worth it (especially because he's in Denmark)

He was talking about KeeN I think.

Does it mean that MLord is officialy an AoEIV player from now on?

Most likely an AoE IV streamer and player yes...
WriterMaru
JJH777
Profile Joined January 2011
United States4415 Posts
January 18 2022 21:33 GMT
#17
Crazy to decline a chance to win $170k over something like privacy concerns or really any personal reasons. While I wouldn't give Maxpax a particularly high chance of winning it definitely wouldn't be 0% either. Even if he just made it out of his group he'd win 10k+. I wonder if his family is extremely rich. There's potential life changing money on the line for the vast majority of people in the world.
yubo56
Profile Joined May 2014
690 Posts
January 18 2022 21:35 GMT
#18
The twitch meme about MP secretly being royalty is starting to make a lot of sense: doesn't care about money but needs privacy?

In all seriousness, maybe he'll retire before we find out who he is. That would be an interesting arc, but probably an understandable one, however disappointing
Jung Yoon Jong fighting, even after retirement! Feel better soon.
Nakajin
Profile Blog Joined September 2014
Canada8989 Posts
Last Edited: 2022-01-18 22:04:09
January 18 2022 21:55 GMT
#19
I'm honestly feeling kind of sad for MaxPax, I get the stress of showing your face after so many people talked about you and/or not wanting to be on the internet.
But man, you gotta have some pride in what you do, calling it quit to stay private when you have a shot a being the world champion and live changing money is a hard pill to swallow.

With that said, hopefully he rip that band-aid off at some point
The Starcraft 2 scene would be dearly missing if every weird loner would have stayed at home. (And I say that dearly as a fellow weird loner)
(And if you readying, no one seriously care about what you look like Max Pax, like not at all)

On the plus side, Zest is best and will live forever!
Writerhttp://i.imgur.com/9p6ufcB.jpg
argonautdice
Profile Joined January 2013
Canada2719 Posts
Last Edited: 2022-01-18 22:01:26
January 18 2022 22:00 GMT
#20
This is THE tournament where four players Maru, Serral, Rogue, and Dark will have a chance to be the first to break $1,000,000 in tournament winnings. That's quite a historic milestone for esports history because it will be the FIRST player in any non-TCG (Shadowverse) 1v1 game to break one million!
very illegal and very uncool
1 2 3 4 5 6 Next All
Please log in or register to reply.
Live Events Refresh
Replay Cast
00:00
Korean StarCraft League #87
LiquipediaDiscussion
OSC
18:00
OSC Elite Rising Star #18
Liquipedia
[ Submit Event ]
Live Streams
Refresh
StarCraft 2
RuFF_SC2 217
Nina 109
StarCraft: Brood War
GuemChi 5735
NaDa 47
Icarus 6
ZergMaN 4
Dota 2
monkeys_forever565
LuMiX1
League of Legends
JimRising 609
Counter-Strike
tarik_tv3742
Stewie2K370
Other Games
summit1g8312
WinterStarcraft370
C9.Mang0319
Organizations
Other Games
BasetradeTV52
StarCraft 2
Blizzard YouTube
StarCraft: Brood War
BSLTrovo
sctven
[ Show 13 non-featured ]
StarCraft 2
• Hupsaiya 81
• practicex 1
• AfreecaTV YouTube
• intothetv
• Kozan
• IndyKCrew
• LaughNgamezSOOP
• Migwel
• sooper7s
StarCraft: Brood War
• BSLYoutube
• STPLYoutube
• ZZZeroYoutube
Other Games
• Scarra811
Upcoming Events
WardiTV Team League
8h 1m
Big Brain Bouts
13h 1m
Fjant vs SortOf
YoungYakov vs Krystianer
Reynor vs HeRoMaRinE
RSL Revival
1d 6h
Cure vs Zoun
herO vs Rogue
WardiTV Team League
1d 8h
Platinum Heroes Events
1d 11h
BSL
1d 16h
RSL Revival
2 days
ByuN vs Maru
MaxPax vs TriGGeR
WardiTV Team League
2 days
BSL
2 days
Replay Cast
2 days
[ Show More ]
Replay Cast
3 days
Afreeca Starleague
3 days
Light vs Calm
Royal vs Mind
Wardi Open
3 days
Monday Night Weeklies
3 days
OSC
3 days
Sparkling Tuna Cup
4 days
Afreeca Starleague
4 days
Rush vs PianO
Flash vs Speed
Replay Cast
5 days
Afreeca Starleague
5 days
BeSt vs Leta
Queen vs Jaedong
Replay Cast
5 days
The PondCast
6 days
Replay Cast
6 days
Liquipedia Results

Completed

KCM Race Survival 2026 Season 1
WardiTV Winter 2026
Underdog Cup #3

Ongoing

BSL Season 22
CSL Elite League 2026
CSL Season 20: Qualifier 1
ASL Season 21
Acropolis #4 - TS6
RSL Revival: Season 4
Nations Cup 2026
NationLESS Cup
BLAST Open Spring 2026
ESL Pro League S23 Finals
ESL Pro League S23 Stage 1&2
PGL Cluj-Napoca 2026
IEM Kraków 2026
BLAST Bounty Winter 2026
BLAST Bounty Winter Qual

Upcoming

2026 Changsha Offline CUP
CSL Season 20: Qualifier 2
CSL 2026 SPRING (S20)
Acropolis #4
IPSL Spring 2026
BSL 22 Non-Korean Championship
CSLAN 4
Kung Fu Cup 2026 Grand Finals
HSC XXIX
uThermal 2v2 2026 Main Event
IEM Cologne Major 2026
Stake Ranked Episode 2
CS Asia Championships 2026
IEM Atlanta 2026
Asian Champions League 2026
PGL Astana 2026
BLAST Rivals Spring 2026
CCT Season 3 Global Finals
IEM Rio 2026
PGL Bucharest 2026
Stake Ranked Episode 1
TLPD

1. ByuN
2. TY
3. Dark
4. Solar
5. Stats
6. Nerchio
7. sOs
8. soO
9. INnoVation
10. Elazer
1. Rain
2. Flash
3. EffOrt
4. Last
5. Bisu
6. Soulkey
7. Mini
8. Sharp
Sidebar Settings...

Advertising | Privacy Policy | Terms Of Use | Contact Us

Original banner artwork: Jim Warren
The contents of this webpage are copyright © 2026 TLnet. All Rights Reserved.