What you need to know
ESL Open Cup #90 Americas was a StarCraft 2 tournament (Challenger) that ended on September 27, 2021 with 8 participants and a $800 prize pool.
Winner: 
SpeCial won the tournament. It was his 39th title and his 54th finals appearance in E-Rankings tracked events.
Runner-up: 
Zoun finished 2nd.
Top results:
- 1st place: SpeCial (+212 ranking points)
- 2nd place: Zoun (+132 ranking points)
- 3rd place:
Trigger (+75 ranking points) - 3rd place: Byun (+75 ranking points)
- 5th place: Creator (+37 ranking points)
- 5th place:
Nice (+37 ranking points) - 5th place:
Astrea (+37 ranking points) - 5th place: PartinG (+37 ranking points)
Best players before the event
(by ranking points)
| 1. | Byun | 6.925 |
| 2. | SpeCial | 5.823 |
| 3. | Nice | 5.714 |
| 4. | PartinG | 5.578 |
| 5. | Astrea | 5.252 |
| 6. | Zoun | 4.777 |
| 7. | Creator | 2.896 |
| 8. | Trigger | 898 |
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