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Weekly Cups (Aug 18-24): herO dethrones MaxPax

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TL.net ESPORTS
Profile Joined July 2011
4 Posts
August 25 2025 06:38 GMT
#1
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Weekly Cup Competitions
Week of August 18 - 24

by Wax

Protoss continued to dominate off-season competitions in Clem's absence, with herO winning a triple and MaxPax winning a single cup in the week of August 18-24. Don't worry, Clem will probably be back to playing cups when he returns for September's Maestros of the Game, but until then, look forward to a lot more Protoss victories.

*Partial brackets may be shown.


August 18: WardiTV Mondays #48

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MaxPax had lorded over the few weeks of cups thanks to his revamped PvP, but (Wiki)herO struck back in WardiTV Mondays by eliminating the mysterious Dane in the RO4 on the back of superior Stalker tactics. herO then ended up facing a somewhat unexpected opponent in the finals—the recently un-retired NightMare. The StreamerZone Protoss had upset Cure 2-1 to reach the finals, including a tactically clever win against Cure's mech that exploited the comp's immobility.

The finals was relatively un-cheesy for a PvP of recent vintage, featuring lots of Blink-Stalker use and combat between mid-game armies. NightMare's impressive play continued in the finals, but it wasn't' quite enough to prevent with herO from narrowly taking a 3-2 victory (VOD).

*****


August 19: PiGosaur Cup #45

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(Wiki)herO had an easier time getting his second cup win of the week, taking down ByuN 3-1 in the finals of the PiGosaur cup. After herO took game one in a typically strong macro performance, ByuN switched to cheesy tactics in next two games and managed to earn a 1-1 split (winning with a Tank push but falling short with proxy-Marauders). The two reverted to more standard play in game four, leading to herO winning handily once more (VOD).

*****


August 22: LiuLi Cup August Weekly #3

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After losing to herO in the semis of WardiTV Mondays, (Wiki)MaxPax got his thunder back in the LiuLi Cup Weekly by defeating his Protoss rival 3-2 in the finals. The first two games were a retrenchment from the cheesiness we've seen in the last few months of PvP, and MaxPax took a 2-0 lead in normal-ish games. However, the two players went back to more aggressive tactics for the remaining three games, and despite a comeback scare from herO, MaxPax survived to win 3-2 in the end (VOD).

*****


August 23: Korean StarCraft League #79

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(Wiki)herO finished his week in cup play by earning a triple at the expense of Cure in the KSL. Game one of the finals was notable for Cure's use of mech, but we didn't get to really see the theory behind it as Cure was swarmed by mass Chargelot-Phoenix after failing to apply significant mid-game pressure. Cure reverted back to bio play afterward, but herO applied his usual PvT beatdowns to finish the 3-0 sweep (VOD).
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redloser
Profile Joined May 2011
Korea (South)1736 Posts
August 25 2025 08:30 GMT
#2
great write up
MJG
Profile Joined May 2018
United Kingdom1306 Posts
Last Edited: 2025-08-25 14:05:31
August 25 2025 14:05 GMT
#3
I wonder if MaxPax played Terran against Gref for fun, or if he played Terran against Gref because he wanted a better race for dealing with the inevitable Cannon rushes!

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FataLe
Profile Joined November 2010
New Zealand4512 Posts
August 25 2025 20:11 GMT
#4
Really enjoyed this weeks write-up, thanks!
hi. big fan.
Admiral Yang
Profile Joined July 2025
31 Posts
August 26 2025 15:11 GMT
#5
hero 2:1 prome...

Is that... a new Korean beating an established pro? When was the last time this happened, 2016?
duckTemplar
Profile Joined February 2011
United States198 Posts
August 26 2025 16:08 GMT
#6
weekly cups are community supported.
The first word Kerrigan said to Raynor was "...You Pig!", to Raynor's response "What? ... oh you're a psychic"
MJG
Profile Joined May 2018
United Kingdom1306 Posts
August 27 2025 07:04 GMT
#7
On August 27 2025 00:11 Admiral Yang wrote:
hero 2:1 prome...

Is that... a new Korean beating an established pro? When was the last time this happened, 2016?

To be fair, it's not hard to take a game off someone in a PvP.

I took a game off Classic earlier this year.
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