The Starcraft 2 professional Gabriel "HeroMarine" Segat has qualified as the only German for the playoffs of the IEM Katowice.

The Terran player finished second in Group C (3-2). "I'm a little sad that I didn't manage to get the first place. But at the same time, a lot of things went in my favor today, so I'm really happy, " HeroMarine wrote on his Twitter channel.

In addition to Mouz's player, Koreans Lee "Bunny" Jae-seon (4-1) and Cho "Trap" Seong-ho (3-2) secured places for the playoffs.

Canadian Zerg player Julian "Lambo" Brosig finished last in the group (1-4). In the run-up to the IEM, he was looking forward to the event: "I haven't seen many of my Starcraft friends for two years because of Covid. And playing offline just feels special, " he said at the request of the German Press Agency.