Koreans. Koreans happened.

Okay that would be 3 words, but only for emphasis as the first part implies the second. Just as in Anaheim, we saw an abundance of Koreans. A Terran won again too, if you're the kind of guy who likes to whine about such things. And wants to ignore the ZvZ loser's final.

Bomber was certainly the story of the weekend. Before coming in he seemed like a clear favorite, even Waxangel was unable to express his current form in words, instead choosing a fine picture to describe his skill relative to peers. Not only did he come and conquer, he looked completely untouchable for much of the weekend. He looked like a bored house cat, toying with opponents instead of outright killing them purely to amuse himself and fill his time.

P4ndemik was embarrassed to say after the event he didn't even see Bomber play until day 3, and when he told those around him it looked like Bomber wasn't even playing his best they rolled their eyes in telling him it had been happening for days.

What other things happened? More Koreans. Each group was not only won by a Korean player (no real surprise), only DongRaeGu lost a match in group play (and it was to Trickster). More impressively, PuMa did it from the open bracket, rocketing through opponents of every shape, style, and nationality.

The story was largely the same in the bracket. SjoW and HuK were impressive, but eventually the show turned into GSL America. Not that this is a bad thing, CoCa and DongRaeGu are largely unknown quantities even after impressive GSL/GSTL appearances, and seeing their play up close is an intimate affair not soon forgotten. Remember, though, there was hope this was to be "our" event, the remote location reducing the GSL-player numbers to something more manageable. It stands as a reminder that the NA/EU style still has a long way to go to match that of the Eastern counterparts.

It would be remiss not to mention Trimaster. Oh, Trimaster. The only non-Korean out of the open bracket, he dispatched of both HayprO and IdrA before falling to HuK. Reddit gives it justice as only Reddit can.

In the end here is how the top 10 stacked up.

1. Bomber
2. Coca
3. DongRaeGu
4. NaDa
5. PuMa
6. HerO
7. HuK
8. sjoW
9. Noblesse
10. KiWiKaKi

And this represents how those in the pools finished.