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Reynor wins HomeStory Cup XXII

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Reynor wins HomeStory Cup XXII

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December 21st, 2022 13:37 GMT

Reynor Wins HomeStory Cup XXII

by Wax

Reynor claimed the last major championship of 2022, going through a playoff gauntlet of GuMiho, Zoun, ByuN, and finally Astrea to win HomeStory Cup XXII. The victory ended a lengthy dry spell for Reynor, who had earned several runner-up finishes but no championships since he won DHM Summer in 2021.

HSC XXII was one of those peculiar cases where a player with lowered expectations goes all the way, as Reynor initially didn't think much of his chances. He cited reduced practice due to poor internet as his reason—though some viewers may have balked at him saying 70ms latency constituted conditions under which it was "too frustrating to practice."

In any case, Reynor's joke about "accidentally" walking into a championship turned into a reality, as he got to show off his airtight, macro-oriented style of Zerg against all-comers. In a tournament that was marked by numerous upsets, Reynor was the only favorite who refused to be taken off guard by his plucky opponents. After finishing on top of his RO32 group with a 5-win/2-draw record (HSC introduced a best-of-two group stage for this event), he continued his undefeated streak though the playoffs to reach the grand finals from the winners' bracket side. Reynor made sure to finish the job without any complications, taking a 3-1 victory over Astrea in the grand finals. In total, Reynor finished the tournament with a 9 win-2 draw-0 loss record in series, and a hugely impressive 24W-5L combined map score.

(Wiki)HomeStory Cup XXII

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Going back to the subject of upsets, that may have been just as big a story from HSC XXII as Reynor's 'comeback.' The most startling result was Serral's 6th place elimination, with the Finnish Phenom coming in as a tournament favorite after winning the previous four HomeStory Cup events. However, he fell short of winning the "H5C" after consecutive losses to ByuN (2-3) and Zoun (2-3). The Korean duo finished top four as a result, getting some of their best results of the year after mediocre campaigns in GSL Code S.

Astrea's entire run to the finals was another major takeaway of HSC. The American Protoss had gone on a breakout, third place run at the previous HomeStory cup in July (he beat Reynor in the playoffs that time), but failed to perform up to that level in subsequent events. However, returning to Krefeld seemed to inspire him, and he tore through players like Clem, ShoWtimE, Zoun, and ByuN to finish in second place.

Alongside DreamHack Masters: Atlanta and GSL Super Tournament II, HSC XXII completed a trio of chaotic, unpredictable tournaments in the final quarter of 2022. Maru and Serral had their auras of invincibility significantly dimmed, while players like Dark, herO, and Reynor reminded us of their championship quality. On top of that, Solar, ByuN, Bunny, Zoun, and Astrea put in performances that reminded us we're in the era of greatest parity under the EPT system. If this trend holds until IEM Katowice 2023, we might witness the fiercest, most closely contested world championship yet.

While ESL have not made an official announcement, the EPT standings have now been finalized ahead of IEM Katowice 2023 (February 8-12). Liquipedia now lists what are likely to be the final player rosters for the round of 24 and the round of 36 (there may still be last-minute cancellations due to visa issues or other reasons).



Writer: Wax
Images: TakeTV
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Capitanoano
Profile Joined July 2019
Italy46 Posts
December 21 2022 13:53 GMT
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One of the most funny and exciting tournaments i've ever witnessed!! GG, Reynor and Astrea!
M3t4PhYzX
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Poland4205 Posts
December 21 2022 16:00 GMT
#3
GGs WP all
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Bub
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United States3518 Posts
December 23 2022 00:39 GMT
#4
Very cool nice to see this kid get ahead
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tlnetuser108
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December 24 2022 16:30 GMT
#5
Congrats to Reynor for winning one of the most prestigious premier tournaments ever!
Beelzebub1
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1004 Posts
December 24 2022 16:33 GMT
#6
Damn Astrea playing at a pretty high level lately :O
MrIronGolem27
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Last Edited: 2023-01-08 01:30:59
December 30 2022 06:24 GMT
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On December 25 2022 01:30 tlnetuser108 wrote:
Congrats to Reynor for winning one of the most prestigious premier tournaments ever!


Something tells me the GSL/Dreamhack winners are quite happy with their trophies.
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January 16 2023 12:31 GMT
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On December 30 2022 15:24 MrIronGolem27 wrote:
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On December 25 2022 01:30 tlnetuser108 wrote:
Congrats to Reynor for winning one of the most prestigious premier tournaments ever!


Something tells me the GSL/Dreamhack winners are quite happy with their trophies.


Great. Those don't invalidate HSC wins.
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On January 16 2023 21:31 tlnetuser108 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 30 2022 15:24 MrIronGolem27 wrote:
On December 25 2022 01:30 tlnetuser108 wrote:
Congrats to Reynor for winning one of the most prestigious premier tournaments ever!


Something tells me the GSL/Dreamhack winners are quite happy with their trophies.


Great. Those don't invalidate HSC wins.


I said nothing of the sort. However, I don't think HomeStory Cup is more prestigious than any StarLeague event, any offline Dreamhack event, any WESG, or any WCS Global Finals/IEM Katowice, so I disagree with your suggestion that HomeStory Cup is "one of the most prestigious premier tournaments ever".

EDIT: Also, it seems the spam bots have taken a liking to this thread. Time to watch it get locked by admins
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tlnetuser108
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January 17 2023 01:10 GMT
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On January 17 2023 07:01 MrIronGolem27 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 16 2023 21:31 tlnetuser108 wrote:
On December 30 2022 15:24 MrIronGolem27 wrote:
On December 25 2022 01:30 tlnetuser108 wrote:
Congrats to Reynor for winning one of the most prestigious premier tournaments ever!


Something tells me the GSL/Dreamhack winners are quite happy with their trophies.


Great. Those don't invalidate HSC wins.


I said nothing of the sort. However, I don't think HomeStory Cup is more prestigious than any StarLeague event, any offline Dreamhack event, any WESG, or any WCS Global Finals/IEM Katowice, so I disagree with your suggestion that HomeStory Cup is "one of the most prestigious premier tournaments ever".

EDIT: Also, it seems the spam bots have taken a liking to this thread. Time to watch it get locked by admins


Prestigiousness are weighted. To me, one of the most means it's within the top 5 of most prestigious. Obviously Katowice and GSL Code S are above it, but top tier players still show up to HSC
tigera6
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January 17 2023 03:16 GMT
#18
On January 17 2023 10:10 tlnetuser108 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 17 2023 07:01 MrIronGolem27 wrote:
On January 16 2023 21:31 tlnetuser108 wrote:
On December 30 2022 15:24 MrIronGolem27 wrote:
On December 25 2022 01:30 tlnetuser108 wrote:
Congrats to Reynor for winning one of the most prestigious premier tournaments ever!


Something tells me the GSL/Dreamhack winners are quite happy with their trophies.


Great. Those don't invalidate HSC wins.


I said nothing of the sort. However, I don't think HomeStory Cup is more prestigious than any StarLeague event, any offline Dreamhack event, any WESG, or any WCS Global Finals/IEM Katowice, so I disagree with your suggestion that HomeStory Cup is "one of the most prestigious premier tournaments ever".

EDIT: Also, it seems the spam bots have taken a liking to this thread. Time to watch it get locked by admins


Prestigiousness are weighted. To me, one of the most means it's within the top 5 of most prestigious. Obviously Katowice and GSL Code S are above it, but top tier players still show up to HSC

Well, we only have like 5 type of "premiere" tournament left currently, GSL Code S, Kato, DH, TSL and HSC, so your point is kinda obvious. And actually many players missing HSC this year despite its being "premiere", no Dark, no Maru, no herO, Bunny in the recent HSC, its like an EU-invited tournament base on that look. I know we still have Byun Solar and Cure but comparing to other premiere tournament its not great.
And if you mean it as all time, then its not even close.
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