by Wax
The ESL Open Cups entered an off-season period in week #234, with cups ceasing to award EPT points after last week's standings lock (the future of ESL StarCraft II is likely to remain unclear until the end of the Esports World Cup). Still, with the cups continuing to award $400 in prize money per server, participation was only moderately diminished.
The Korean server cup even saw Dark compete just days after winning the Code S Season 2 championship, with the grind seeming to be never-ending for the Mustached One. However, Dark was unable to achieve the Code S/Open cup 'double' as he fell 2-3 to

The European cup saw


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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*****
Kung Fu Cup Summer #7 (Partial bracket shown)
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