by Wax
Week #198 of the Open Cups was most notable for the updated faction colors on Liquipedia. No, but seriously, there were some interesting results that went down, even though the ultimate winners were somewhat predictable.
The week began with

Next was the European Cup, which concluded with the familiar MaxPax vs Clem final. This time,

The ESL cups concluded on the American server with a rematch from Europe as Clem and MaxPax faced off once more.

In non-ESL Cups,

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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Kung Fu Cup Winter #4 (partial bracket shown)
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Korean StarCraft League #31 (Partial bracket shown)
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