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

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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.

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Poopi
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
France12793 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 States1770 Posts
January 18 2022 19:25 GMT
#4
On January 19 2022 04:20 TheWildShooter wrote:
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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
Sweden707 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 States444 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
France12793 Posts
January 18 2022 19:54 GMT
#8
On January 19 2022 04:20 TheWildShooter wrote:
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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
Poland26 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
1202 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
92 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)

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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
France12793 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 States4401 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
687 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!
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argonautdice
Profile Joined January 2013
Canada2717 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
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