by Wax
Week #193 of the Open Cups began with

The Korean cup was particularly notable due to the participation of Oliveira and sOs. Fans have been speculating about Oliveira's career status ever since he forfeited his spot at Masters' Coliseum 6, but his win over Cure in this week's cup suggests he's still in good form.
Also, sOs continued to surprise by competing in his first ESL Open Cup since Week #48 (Dec 2020), coming on the tail of his participation in the GSL qualifiers. sOs announced his retirement in September of 2021, but has been making occasional tournament appearances in 2023.
Moving on to the European server,


In non-ESL opens,

ESL Open Korean Cup (partial bracket shown)
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ESL Open European Cup (partial bracket shown)
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*****
ESL Open American Cup (partial bracket shown)
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Korean StarCraft League #27 (Partial bracket shown)
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