Bonecracker cracked his way into round of 16

The Czech Republic player Martin "Bonecracker" Hušák was responsible for the first big upset in yesterday's opening rounds in San José. The Human player Bonecracker could see himself come out in first place of Group F after wins against WhO, SonKiE, Wolf and Firestrike.

Korean Orc player WhO was surely surprised when he was defeated in the first round group stage against the "newcomer" Bonecracker. The rest of the world was too, and surely Bonecracker himself as well. This gave Bonecracker a great opportunity to advance to the next stage, and he did so with good measure. A clean sweep in the group was a fact, which crushed the American SonKiE's dreams of advancing, as well as ESWC veterans Wolf and Firestrike.

Coming into the second group stage, with players with higher caliber, Bonecracker fell short. In the opening round he was pummeled by the Swedish skyrocket SaSe, and at the same time saw TH000 defeat Miou. In order to continue the fairy tale for the Czech he was obligated to win both his remaining matches in order to advance. He came out with a win versus Miou, but when matched against TH000 in the final round the dream of an ESWC playoff was shattered.

Playoff or not, Bonecracker raised many people's eyebrows and showed the world that it is still possible to break in to the most often stagnant Round of 16 in international competitions.