Weekly Cups (Sept 8-14): herO & MaxPax split cups

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September 15 2025 07:09 GMT

Weekly Cup Competitions
Week of September 8-14

by Wax

With Wardi taking a well-deserved break for his wedding, we had a relatively quiet week in orthodox competitions with just two cups held. MaxPax and herO split those two 'normal' cups, while TaeJa came out on top in the Kung Fu Cup's SC: Evo mod competition.

*Partial brackets may be shown.

September 8: Monday Night Weeklies #22

With WardiTV Mondays taking a rare break due to Wardi's nuptials, the week of cups kicked off with Monday Night Weeklies. MaxPax powered through the competition to take first place, with NightMare (2-1), Creator (2-0), Clem (2-1), and ShoWTimE (3-1) among his notable opponents (VOD).

The Clem vs Protoss subplot continued with Clem playing off-race against ShoWTimE in the losers' finals, but Clem's other TvP games in MNW—as well his subsequent games in Maestros of the Game—suggest he's warming up to bio play again.

*****

September 9: PiGosaur Cup #48

herO made a meal of a relatively soft player pool in the PiGosaur Cup, winning the week with a near flawless run (dropping just a single map to Shameless). ByuN tried both extreme cheese and extreme greed against herO in the finals, but neither approach availed him as he surrendered a 0-3 loss (VOD).

*****

September 8-12: Kung Fu Cup Monthly #1

The Kung Fu Cup returned with its first event since May, and continued its 2025 focus on alternate game modes with another tournament in the StarCraft: Evolution Complete mod (BW vs SC2). The cup was held under conquest rules, where players can no longer use a specific race-game combination upon winning a map. In effect, players must win with three different race-game combinations to win a BO5 series, and four different combinations to win a BO7.

Given the considerable amount of flexibility required in this format, perhaps it's no surprise that TaeJa came out as the eventual winner. Long regarded as one of the most naturally talented players to ever play SC2, the retired crown prince of Team Liquid quickly rose to become a top-tier SC: Evo player after picking up the mod midway through the year. The grand finals saw TaeJa narrowly defeat SHIN by a 4-3 scoreline, getting his four wins with Terran/Protoss in both their SC2/BW versions (VOD (final day)).