by Wax
The final week of Open Cups before IEM Katowice 2023 was lightly attended as many of the cup regulars were en route to Poland for the world championship.
On the Korean server, Dark, soO and Classic squeezed in one more cup before beginning their lengthy voyage, and


The European cup was completely devoid of IEM Katowice participants, which opened up the field considerably. However, it wasn't easy pickings for MaxPax as some may have expected, as he gave up surprising upset to French Protoss

German Terran


Played immediately after the EU cup, the American cup also lacked IEM Katowice competitors. This time around,

Korean Cup (partial bracket shown)
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*****
European Cup (partial bracket shown)
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*****
American Cup (partial bracket shown)
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