by Wax
The final Open Cup series before IEM Katowice saw MaxPax win a double in the European and Americas competitions, while herO took the weekly crown in Korea.
Preparations for Katowice affected the Korean server the most, as only 14 players signed up to play. Still, several Katowice participants were keen on getting in one last cup, with Dark, herO, GuMiho, SHIN, ByuN, and Cyan all throwing their hats in the ring. It all came down to

Clem was notably absent from the European server cup, opening the way for

In non-ESL cup competition,

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 #43 (Partial bracket shown)
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