Hwasin wins the IEST tournament in five games versus his teammate Calm. Rumors of it being rigged are floating.
| Final Results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Hwasin <  Calm | 0;1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hwasin > Calm | 1;1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hwasin < Calm | 1;2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hwasin > Calm | 2;2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hwasin > Calm | 3;2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
The mighty Korean terran player Hwasin has defeated the zerg Calm to claim the $32,000 USD. The first three games seemed difficult for the Terran leaving the series at 1;2 in favor of Calm but by using cheese tactics for the last two games, he was able to take the final matches in a very exciting series.
Controversy at IEST:
Recently a thread was made at TeamLiquid.net concerning a controversy between the two Korean players Hwasin and Calm. It seems they mentioned what builds they were going to use in at least one or more games during the final. What makes it worse was there isn't just pictures; in one of the FPVODs you can see that Hwasin clearly scrolled up to see the text of what Calm had typed (the build).
This is a very disheartening for many fans of the players, the Korean Scene, and in general, the StarCraft scene. What is Hwasin and Calm's reason of doing this? For kicks? To avoid more long games for Hwasin after his grueling scheduled matches and flights between China and South Korea? There seems to be a few different reasons but all make it seem worse than before.
A response to the controversy in the TeamLiquid.net thread:
- "...and it looks like Calm also said: "2 sunken no ring", which probably means 2 sunkens and no zerglings.
Links
MeetYourMakers.com - Primary Source
TeamLiquid.net - IEST Controversy
