by Wax
"Business as usual" is often the story in the ESL Open Cups, and so it was once more in Week #229 as herO, Clem, and MaxPax were the winning trio for the eighth time.

While not an upset, the EU server cup did deliver a surprise as ByuN entered the competition from his bootcamp at the Shopify headquarters in Canada ahead of DreamHack Dallas. The Korean Terran managed to make it to the RO4, but was knocked out 2-0 by MaxPax as the incognito Dane booked his usual date with Clem in the finals. The final result was

After skipping the American server competition for the past few weeks, Clem decided to get back in the habit and try to win the weekly double. However,

In non-ESL cup competitions,


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 Summer #4 (Partial bracket shown)
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Korean StarCraft League #51 (Partial bracket shown)
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