• Log InLog In
  • Register
Liquid`
Team Liquid Liquipedia
EDT 04:20
CEST 10:20
KST 17:20
  • 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] Ro16 Preview Pt2: All Star10Team Liquid Map Contest #22 - The Finalists16[ASL21] Ro16 Preview Pt1: Fresh Flow9[ASL21] Ro24 Preview Pt2: News Flash10[ASL21] Ro24 Preview Pt1: New Chaos0
Community News
2026 GSL Season 1 Qualifiers13Maestros of the Game 2 announced72026 GSL Tour plans announced14Weekly Cups (April 6-12): herO doubles, "Villains" prevail1MaNa leaves Team Liquid24
StarCraft 2
General
Maestros of the Game 2 announced Team Liquid Map Contest #22 - The Finalists MaNa leaves Team Liquid 2026 GSL Tour plans announced Blizzard Classic Cup @ BlizzCon 2026 - $100k prize pool
Tourneys
2026 GSL Season 1 Qualifiers GSL CK: More events planned pending crowdfunding RSL Revival: Season 5 - Qualifiers and Main Event Sparkling Tuna Cup - Weekly Open Tournament Master Swan Open (Global Bronze-Master 2)
Strategy
Custom Maps
[D]RTS in all its shapes and glory <3 [A] Nemrods 1/4 players [M] (2) Frigid Storage
External Content
Mutation # 522 Flip My Base The PondCast: SC2 News & Results Mutation # 521 Memorable Boss Mutation # 520 Moving Fees
Brood War
General
ASL21 General Discussion BGH Auto Balance -> http://bghmmr.eu/ Data needed Any progamer "explanation" videos like this one? ASL21 Strategy, Pimpest Plays Discussions
Tourneys
[ASL21] Ro16 Group D [ASL21] Ro16 Group C [ASL21] Ro16 Group B [Megathread] Daily Proleagues
Strategy
Simple Questions, Simple Answers What's the deal with APM & what's its true value Any training maps people recommend? Fighting Spirit mining rates
Other Games
General Games
Dawn of War IV Nintendo Switch Thread Starcraft Tabletop Miniature Game General RTS Discussion Thread Battle Aces/David Kim RTS Megathread
Dota 2
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
Vanilla Mini Mafia Mafia Game Mode Feedback/Ideas TL Mafia Community Thread Five o'clock TL Mafia
Community
General
US Politics Mega-thread Canadian Politics Mega-thread Things Aren’t Peaceful in Palestine Russo-Ukrainian War Thread YouTube Thread
Fan Clubs
The IdrA Fan Club
Media & Entertainment
Anime Discussion Thread [Manga] One Piece [Req][Books] Good Fantasy/SciFi books Movie Discussion!
Sports
2024 - 2026 Football Thread Formula 1 Discussion McBoner: A hockey love story Cricket [SPORT]
World Cup 2022
Tech Support
[G] How to Block Livestream Ads
TL Community
The Automated Ban List
Blogs
Sexual Health Of Gamers
TrAiDoS
lurker extra damage testi…
StaticNine
Broowar part 2
qwaykee
Funny Nicknames
LUCKY_NOOB
Iranian anarchists: organize…
XenOsky
Customize Sidebar...

Website Feedback

Closed Threads



Active: 1411 users

The Road to Katowice - 2022/23 Retrospective

Forum Index > SC2 General
27 CommentsPost a Reply
1 2 All last
absinthfee
Profile Joined October 2010
Germany718 Posts
January 29 2023 09:46 GMT
#9
I am rooting for Bunny. Would be such a redemption after his horrible season.
Arghmyliver
Profile Blog Joined November 2011
United States1077 Posts
January 29 2023 23:27 GMT
#10
Nice work Wax as always.
Now witness their attempts to fly from tree to tree. Notice they do not so much fly as plummet.
zumpy
Profile Joined August 2011
United States122 Posts
January 30 2023 05:47 GMT
#11
great article, gives a lot of hype for katowice coming up
well won
Blargh
Profile Joined September 2010
United States2103 Posts
January 30 2023 06:14 GMT
#12
Will there be a power rankings before IEM? I think it's safe to put Serral, Maru, herO, Dark at the top. I think Clem has done well, but he seems sort of hit or miss. I'd love to see some of the low ranking players eek into the top 8. And I'll always accept a Byun win.
thehealthreviews7
Profile Joined January 2023
United States1 Post
January 30 2023 07:40 GMT
#13
--- Nuked ---
Edpayasugo
Profile Joined April 2013
United Kingdom2217 Posts
January 30 2023 08:38 GMT
#14
What a fantastic summary, thank you.
FlaSh MMA INnoVation FanTaSy MKP TY Ryung | soO Dark Rogue | HuK PartinG Stork State
Xamo
Profile Joined April 2012
Spain886 Posts
Last Edited: 2023-01-30 13:04:15
January 30 2023 13:04 GMT
#15
Great summary Wax!
My life for Aiur. You got a piece of me, baby. IIIIIIiiiiiii.
QOGQOG
Profile Joined July 2019
834 Posts
January 30 2023 15:34 GMT
#16
On January 30 2023 15:14 Blargh wrote:
Will there be a power rankings before IEM? I think it's safe to put Serral, Maru, herO, Dark at the top. I think Clem has done well, but he seems sort of hit or miss. I'd love to see some of the low ranking players eek into the top 8. And I'll always accept a Byun win.

Yeah, other than I think one victory vs herO, Clem seems to be overly specialized vs Serral and Reynor, not that great against any other championship players.

Byun has been looking really impressive the last couple months; I'd also love to see Bunny make a really deep run, or Creator.
ZombieGrub
Profile Blog Joined May 2011
United States714 Posts
January 30 2023 15:46 GMT
#17
Great article, thanks!
Commentator"Defeat is the acceptance of my own laziness." - SlayerS_'Boxer'
MJG
Profile Joined May 2018
United Kingdom1451 Posts
Last Edited: 2023-01-30 16:13:46
January 30 2023 16:09 GMT
#18
Great article.

It's a shame that releasing a new patch just before Katowice has lessened the focus on the many amazing storylines that we've experienced over the course of the season...
puking up frothing vitriolic sarcastic spittle
SmoKim
Profile Joined March 2010
Denmark10305 Posts
January 30 2023 17:44 GMT
#19
On January 28 2023 22:01 Poopi wrote:
Well, the recap of Serral winning Katowice 2022 is finally here


I see what you did there
"LOL I have 202 supply right now (3 minutes later)..."LOL NOW I HAVE 220 SUPPLY SUP?!?!?" - Mondragon
MrIronGolem27
Profile Joined July 2020
United States245 Posts
January 31 2023 06:41 GMT
#20
On January 29 2023 02:02 Waxangel wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 29 2023 00:45 Charoisaur wrote:
as the only three-time winner of world championship-class events (2x IEM and 1x BlizzCon), Rogue built a very strong case to be called the greatest player of all time.

Uhhmm... sOs?


Ahhh fuck how did I forget the all-or-nothing final


Arguably it would be better to forget about such an event.
HyperONE - StarCraft Evolution League organizer, SC: Evo Complete developer, mapmaker (author of Magannatha, TLMC19 2nd place, TLMC17 3rd+5th place), Liquipedia editor
CicadaSC
Profile Joined January 2018
United States1905 Posts
January 31 2023 10:39 GMT
#21
On January 31 2023 15:41 MrIronGolem27 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 29 2023 02:02 Waxangel wrote:
On January 29 2023 00:45 Charoisaur wrote:
as the only three-time winner of world championship-class events (2x IEM and 1x BlizzCon), Rogue built a very strong case to be called the greatest player of all time.

Uhhmm... sOs?


Ahhh fuck how did I forget the all-or-nothing final


Arguably it would be better to forget about such an event.

when tournaments are plentiful i dont mind an event like this mixed in
Remember that we all come from a place of passion!!
Argonauta
Profile Joined July 2016
Spain4967 Posts
January 31 2023 15:57 GMT
#22
My fav story this year is Creator finally winning, I find so amusing also how he hypes up himself when playing.
Rogue | Maru | Scarlett | Trap
TL+ Member
Yoshi Kirishima
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
United States10366 Posts
February 08 2023 00:01 GMT
#23
Great read!! GO CREATOR
Mid-master streaming MECH ONLY + commentary www.twitch.tv/yoshikirishima +++ "If all-in fails, all-in again."
HetfieldsDownstroke
Profile Joined February 2023
3 Posts
February 08 2023 14:22 GMT
#24
After 11 years of watching competetive SCII it´s easy to become a bit jaded.
So thank you, Wax, for reminding us what a great time it´s actually been recently.

GREAT GREAT ARTICLE.
Mizenhauer
Profile Blog Joined February 2015
United States1923 Posts
February 08 2023 18:52 GMT
#25
On January 29 2023 02:02 Waxangel wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 29 2023 00:45 Charoisaur wrote:
as the only three-time winner of world championship-class events (2x IEM and 1x BlizzCon), Rogue built a very strong case to be called the greatest player of all time.

Uhhmm... sOs?


Ahhh fuck how did I forget the all-or-nothing final


Because you don't invoke my services as fact checker...
┗|∵|┓Second Place in LB 28, Third Place in LB 29 and Destined to Be a Kong
johnnyh123
Profile Joined February 2023
124 Posts
February 11 2023 20:55 GMT
#26
Great post, thanks Wax, especially on all the "top stories".
oneill12
Profile Joined February 2012
Romania1222 Posts
February 17 2023 17:48 GMT
#27
"a rising star suddenly going supernova, seems higher than ever.

It's been a remarkable year for StarCraft II. I hope it reaches an even more remarkable conclusion."

Lol. predicted. nice read!
9alba
Profile Joined February 2023
Philippines1 Post
Last Edited: 2023-02-21 11:07:21
February 21 2023 09:45 GMT
#28
Bot edit.

User was banned for this post.
"Not knowing oneself, that's the worst." - Chou. "Never look back if you have nothing to regret"
1 2 All last
Please log in or register to reply.
Live Events Refresh
Next event in 1h 40m
[ Submit Event ]
Live Streams
Refresh
StarCraft 2
Nina 116
StarCraft: Brood War
Leta 157
Dewaltoss 90
actioN 54
sSak 47
ggaemo 32
yabsab 25
Backho 21
JYJ 19
NotJumperer 15
Bale 12
[ Show more ]
soO 9
Sharp 7
Dota 2
XaKoH 379
XcaliburYe99
Counter-Strike
shoxiejesuss1059
Stewie2K933
Super Smash Bros
Mew2King227
Other Games
summit1g6092
ceh9499
Happy324
Trikslyr130
Organizations
Dota 2
PGL Dota 2 - Main Stream6271
Other Games
gamesdonequick796
StarCraft 2
Blizzard YouTube
StarCraft: Brood War
BSLTrovo
sctven
[ Show 16 non-featured ]
StarCraft 2
• 3DClanTV 40
• LUISG 35
• AfreecaTV YouTube
• intothetv
• Kozan
• IndyKCrew
• LaughNgamezSOOP
• Migwel
• sooper7s
StarCraft: Brood War
• BSLYoutube
• STPLYoutube
• ZZZeroYoutube
Dota 2
• C_a_k_e 754
League of Legends
• Stunt745
• TFBlade642
• Jankos553
Upcoming Events
RSL Revival
1h 40m
Replay Cast
15h 40m
The PondCast
1d 1h
KCM Race Survival
1d 1h
WardiTV Map Contest Tou…
1d 2h
Gerald vs TBD
Clem vs TBD
ByuN vs TBD
Rogue vs MaxPax
ShoWTimE vs TBD
OSC
1d 6h
CranKy Ducklings
1d 15h
Escore
2 days
RSL Revival
2 days
Replay Cast
2 days
[ Show More ]
WardiTV Map Contest Tou…
3 days
Universe Titan Cup
3 days
Rogue vs Percival
Ladder Legends
3 days
uThermal 2v2 Circuit
3 days
BSL
3 days
Sparkling Tuna Cup
4 days
WardiTV Map Contest Tou…
4 days
Ladder Legends
4 days
BSL
4 days
Replay Cast
4 days
Replay Cast
5 days
Wardi Open
5 days
Afreeca Starleague
5 days
Soma vs TBD
Monday Night Weeklies
5 days
Replay Cast
5 days
Afreeca Starleague
6 days
TBD vs YSC
Liquipedia Results

Completed

Proleague 2026-04-20
RSL Revival: Season 4
NationLESS Cup

Ongoing

BSL Season 22
ASL Season 21
CSL 2026 SPRING (S20)
IPSL Spring 2026
KCM Race Survival 2026 Season 2
StarCraft2 Community Team League 2026 Spring
WardiTV TLMC #16
Nations Cup 2026
IEM Rio 2026
PGL Bucharest 2026
Stake Ranked Episode 1
BLAST Open Spring 2026
ESL Pro League S23 Finals
ESL Pro League S23 Stage 1&2
PGL Cluj-Napoca 2026
IEM Kraków 2026

Upcoming

Escore Tournament S2: W4
Acropolis #4
BSL 22 Non-Korean Championship
CSLAN 4
Kung Fu Cup 2026 Grand Finals
HSC XXIX
uThermal 2v2 2026 Main Event
Maestros of the Game 2
2026 GSL S2
RSL Revival: Season 5
2026 GSL S1
XSE Pro League 2026
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
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.