South Korean Starcraft 2 pro Lee "Rogue" Yeol has won the title of Teamliquid Starleague 8. In the final he triumphed against Joona "Serral" Sotala (4:1).

The two opponents already met in the semifinals of the Upper Bracket. Again, Rogue held the upper hand (4:2) and sent Serral to the lower half of the tournament. There, the Finn confidently prevailed against the South Korean Protoss player Cho "Trap" Seong-ho (4: 0), and thus secured his final ticket.

Rogue dominates Serral in the final

But Serral could not take the tailwind with him, even in the rematch against Rogue he was left without a chance. The South Korean started the final series as the winner of the Upper Bracket with a one-point advantage, which he quickly played out with his aggressive style of play - in total, he did not even need 20 minutes to win the series.

"Everyone, no matter which professional they like, will lose if they only play macro games against Serral in a best-of-seven," Rogue said in the winning interview, according to a translation. "So I had to play mind games and prepared accordingly.»

The most successful Canadian in the tournament, Gabriel "HeRoMaRinE" Segat, finished in the top twelve after a loss to Riccardo "Reynor" Romiti (0:2).