It’s been a while since we’ve had a huge Starcraft event take place. This weekend however, we had Italian pro Reynor taking the win at IEM Katowice 2021. Here is our recap:
Final Standings + Winnings
- 1st – $65,400 – Reynor – Team QLASH
- 2nd – $32,900 – Zest – Dragon Phoenix Gaming
- 3rd-4th – $17,900 – Maru – Team NV
- 3rd-4th – $17,900 – PartinG
- 5th – $10,500 – Dark – Dragon Phoenix Gaming
- 6th – $10,400 – Rogue – Dragon Phoenix Gaming
- 7th – $10,400 – TY – Afreeca Freecs
- 8th – $10,300 – Clem – Team Liquid
- 9th – $6,400 – Serral – ENCE
- 10th – $6,300 – Stats – Afreeca Freecs
- 11th – $6,300 – HeRoMaRinE – mousesports
- 12th – $6,300 – INnoVation – KaiZi Gaming
Reynor takes the win at IEM Katowice – How did he do it?
Reynor started it all with a 2nd place in Group C, finishing the group stage with a 4-1 score line. With his placement in the group he was fit for a qualification spot in the playoffs. In the playoffs he matched against South-Korean player Stats in a best of 5. Reynor won the series 3-2 and progressed onto the next stage against Zerg player Dark. Despite another close series, Reynor managed to also win the Quarterfinals 3-2 to get into the Semifinals. Here he matched up against the talented Starcraft II player Maru. And for once more, Reynor gets into a close series where he eventually wins with a 3-2 score.
Grand Finals
For his final opponent, Reynor had to battle it out against Protoss player Zest. Zest took the first map on Oxide, but Reynor replied with 3 map wins of his own to get into series point. Zest tried bringing it all back with a win on Romanticide, but Reynor was way too good, and finalized it all on Pillars of Gold to win the event.
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