|
United States1050 Posts
Sign-ups are up for Qualifier #3 - http://www.z33k.com/starcraft2/tournaments/821-ign-pro-league-season-two-qualifier-3
![[image loading]](http://imgur.com/YwMM8.png)
IGN Pro League Qualifier #2
Saturday, May 14 5:30pm GMT (GMT+00:00) (Check-In 60 minutes prior) and Sunday, May 15 5:30pm GMT (GMT+00:00)
Updates and Information
I will be online as ROOTSunDevil.158 to answer any questions or concerns.
At the Round of 32, transition to this map pool:
TSL3 Xel'Naga Caverns Cloaked *Starter Map*
TSL3 GSL Crossfire SE
TSL3 Crevasse Cloaked
TSL3 GSL Tal'Darim Altar Cloaked
TSL3 GSL Terminus RE Cloaked
TSL3 Metalopolis Cloaked
TSL3 Shakuras Plateau Cloaked
Results
Players entering the RO 32
+ Show Spoiler + Baz vs Forever  Flashback vs LiquidTLO DignitasMerz vs  coLRyze Goody vs uniqueKalin everize vs Strelok saltykiss vs VirusSatiini DamnCats vs NrGMalice MYMCloud vs SCDPride sixjaxdde vs ROOTdrewbie atndarkforce vs Relbi Lalush vs Nadagast DuckloadWhiteRa vs VTPokebunny sixjaxCocoA vs LagTTJEcho SlayerSBekHo vs ROOTMinigun VTDesRow vs roxkisBratOK beastyqt vs Mover
Qualified Players
+ Show Spoiler +
►MYMCloud is qualified for the IPL 2 Main Event!
►Merz is qualified for the IPL 2 Main Event!
►Lalush is qualified for the IPL 2 Main Event!
►Darkforce is qualified for the IPL 2 Main Event!
►CocoA is qualified for the IPL 2 Main Event!
►Fury is qualified for the IPL 2 Main Event!
►Strelok is qualified for the IPL 2 Main Event!
►BratOK is qualified for the IPL 2 Main Event!
Casting
We're going to be doing casting a little different from how most people normally do qualifiers. I'll get the first talking point out of the way first - we are not streaming live qualifiers. We were trying to figure out a way to improve the qualifier viewer experience, which is normally large amounts of time of casters trying to find games, waiting for players to finish games, checking the brackets, etc. What we are trying for IPL 2 Qualifiers is that we will be allowing anyone to check out the brackets up to the round of 32, and then at that point the games will still be played, but the results and replays will be sent directly to me. Then, during the week we will have a crew of casters pick some of the best matches from the Round of 32 and on and stream for you guys! The schedule follows:
Week 2 Broadcast Dates:
May 16th - EdwardStarcraft IPL Mondays (RO 32) - 3 PM PDT to 6 PM PDT
DuckloadRa vs VTPokebunny
Lalush vs Nadagast
sixjaxdde vs ROOTdrewbie
DesRow vs roxkisBratOK
May 17th - EdwardStarcraft IPL Tuesdays (RO 16) - 3 PM PDT to 6 PM PDT
May 18th - Raelcun IPL Wednesdays (RO 16) - 3 PM PDT to 6 PM PDT
May 19th - AskJoshy IPL Thursdays (RO 8/Semi-Finals/Finals) - 3 PM PDT to 6 PM PDT
Set 1: DignitasMerz vs MYMCloud
Set 2: Lalush vs roxkisBratOK
Set 3: Loser of Set 1 vs Loser of Set 2 (3rd Place Match)
Set 4: Winner of Set 1 vs Winner of Set 2 (Finals)
Week 3 Broadcast Dates:
May 23th - CatsPajamas IPL Mondays (RO 32) - 3 PM PDT to 6 PM PDT
May 24th - EdwardStarcraft IPL Tuesdays (RO 16) - 3 PM PDT to 6 PM PDT
May 25th - Raelcun IPL Wednesdays (RO 16) - 3 PM PDT to 6 PM PDT
May 26th - AskJoshy IPL Thursdays (RO 8/Semi-Finals/Finals) - 3 PM PDT to 6 PM PDT
Week 4 Broadcast Dates:
May 30th - CatsPajamas IPL Mondays (RO 32) - 3 PM PDT to 6 PM PDT
May 31th - EdwardStarcraft IPL Tuesdays (RO 16) - 3 PM PDT to 6 PM PDT
June 1st - Raelcun IPL Wednesdays (RO 16) - 3 PM PDT to 6 PM PDT
June 2nd - AskJoshy IPL Thursdays (RO 8/Semi-Finals/Finals) - 3 PM PDT to 6 PM PDT
We will then reveal the full RO 32 bracket on Friday and update our website and the main IPL 2 thread with those who qualified!
Thank you everyone who applied to cast the IPL 2, we got flooded with applications and I really appreciate the interest. The casters picked to cast the IPL 2 Qualifiers does not absolutely mean they will be casting the IPL 2 Main Event (aside from CatsPajamas, of course) so your applications are not out the window until we make final decisions for IPL 2!
VODs
Qualified Players:
Seed 1: EGIdrA
Seed 2: ROOTKiWiKaKi
Seed 3: dSeleCT
Seed 4: EGAxslav
Seed 5: 1st Place Qualifier #1
Seed 6: 1st Place Qualifier #2
Seed 7: 1st Place Qualifier #3
Seed 8: 1st Place Qualifier #4
Seed 9: 2nd Place Qualifier #1
Seed 10: 2nd Place Qualifier #2
Seed 11: 2nd Place Qualifier #3
Seed 12: 2nd Place Qualifier #4
Seed 13: 3rd Place Qualifier #1
Seed 14: 3rd Place Qualifier #2
Seed 15: 3rd Place Qualifier #3
Seed 16: 3rd Place Qualifier #4
Seed 17: 4th Place Qualifier #1
Seed 18: 4th Place Qualifier #2
Seed 19: 4th Place Qualifier #3
Seed 20: 4th Place Qualifier #4
Seed 21: 5th Place Qualifier #1
Seed 22: 5th Place Qualifier #2
Seed 23: 5th Place Qualifier #3
Seed 24: 6th Place Qualifier #1
Seed 25: 6th Place Qualifier #2
Seed 26: 6th Place Qualifier #3
Seed 27: 7th Place Qualifier #1
Seed 28: 7th Place Qualifier #2
Seed 29: 7th Place Qualifier #3
Seed 30: 8th Place Qualifier #1
Seed 31: 8th Place Qualifier #2
Seed 32: 8th Place Qualifier #3
Qualifier Information
Dates for IPL Season 2 Qualifiers
Qualifier #2: May 14-15 starting each day at 10:30 AM PDT / 1:30 PM EDT / 7:30 PM CEST (Top 8 advance to Main Event)
Qualifier #3: May 21-22 starting each day at 10:30 AM PDT / 1:30 PM EDT / 7:30 PM CEST (Top 8 advance to Main Event)
Qualifier #4: May 28-29 starting each day at 10:30 AM PDT / 1:30 PM EDT / 7:30 PM CEST (Top 4 advance to Main Event)
HOW DO I SIGN UP?
1) Go to http://www.z33k.com
2) Register an account
3) Click on 'Profile'
4) Click on 'Account'
5) Fill out your NORTH AMERICAN SERVER BNet Character Name, Character Code, and Race, then put in the League that you are highest ranked at (ex. you're masters on NA and grandmasters on EU, put grandmasters) and MAKE SURE TO COPY/PASTE YOUR NORTH AMERICAN BATTLE.NET PROFILE URL into the designated space
6) Either find the first qualifier tournament on the website or go to this link: http://www.z33k.com/starcraft2/tournaments/779-ign-pro-league-season-two-qualifier-2
7) Click 'Sign me up!'
8) Join the IPL group for automatic notifications of when Qualifiers 3 and 4 come online.
9) Remember to check back in one hour before start time to check in and secure your spot. If you do not check in your spot will be forfeited!
Restrictions
• Player must be in a Master or Grand Master league on the North American, South American or European ladder to participate and LIVE in one of those regions.
• All games must be played on the North American server for both the qualifier and the main event.
• Account sharing is not allowed, players must own a North American account.
• By signing up for the qualifiers, it is agreed that the player will be available on the following dates leading up to the main event of the tournament (in the event that the player is eligible):
On June 11th we will do WR 1, WR 2 and LR 1, LR 2
On June 12th we will do WR 3, WR 4 and LR 3, LR 4, LR 5
On June 18th we will do WR Finals and LR 6, LR 7
On June 19th we will do LR Finals and Grand Finals
If you will be at Dreamhack or GSL Super Tournament we will work with you to play your games early! No exceptions will be tolerated for the scheduled dates unless you have a seriously urgent issue. If a player wins a qualifying spot and fails to be present for the tournament, IGN reserves the right to find the next highest finisher from the qualifier as a replacement. The penalty for a qualifier no show is a two season ban for future IPL qualifiers.
Seeding
The top 4 finishers from IPL 1 receive seeds 1 through 4 in order of their finishes. The place awarded to the player in the qualifiers will determine the seed for the IPL 2 Main Event, descending from seed 5, in order of qualifier. For example, if a player were to finish first in the first qualifier, he will receive the overall seed of 5. If a player finished first in the second qualifier, he would receive the overall seed of 6.
Rules
All qualifier rules are located at the tournament page on Z33K - http://www.z33k.com/starcraft2/tournaments/710-ign-pro-league-season-two-qualifier-1
|
IPL Season 2 Qualifier 2 is coming up quickly and theres a lot of capable gamers out there who haven't signed up.
Remember: all qualifier spots are worth a minimum of $200, and this qualifier has 8 positions. Just something to keep in mind !
-Fletch
|
United States1050 Posts
You can also sign up until just before 10:30 AM PDT tomorrow morning!
|
bump
gsl, nap, then gametime
|
I'm excited to cast the ro16 for this with mRz! =]
|
Australia8532 Posts
Am i missing something? Who is playing in this?
|
|
|
Germany767 Posts
Am I allowed to stream when playing this?
|
On May 15 2011 00:35 Liquid`TLO wrote:
Am I allowed to stream when playing this?
White Ra asked about this before and he wasnt allowed to stream.
So i guess nobody is allowed to stream.
|
United States1050 Posts
On May 15 2011 00:35 Liquid`TLO wrote:
Am I allowed to stream when playing this?
I'm afraid not TLO.
Check-in starts soon.
The in game channel will be IPL Qualifier 2
|
United States1050 Posts
Check-in is now OPEN. Remember you can still sign up to play during this time period, until right before 10:30 PDT.
|
I forgot the password on the z33k site and sent password change request but I am not receiving any mail.
|
United States1050 Posts
On May 15 2011 01:31 MYM.ClouD wrote:
I forgot the password on the z33k site and sent password change request but I am not receiving any mail.
Relayed that onto z33k.
|
The password change doesn't work lol, is there any chance to get it back manually so i can take part into the cup?
|
United States1050 Posts
On May 15 2011 01:31 MYM.ClouD wrote:
I forgot the password on the z33k site and sent password change request but I am not receiving any mail.
The issue with the password request is the password requester is missing the www, it should be http://www.z33k.com instead of http://z33k.com, if you add that in, it should work for now. Z33K will get a fix out for that as soon as they can but in meantime, that is the workaround.
|
Oh ok now it works, thank you for the support 
|
United States1050 Posts
On May 15 2011 02:00 MYM.ClouD wrote:Oh ok now it works, thank you for the support
Great, good luck!
|
I got some problem logging on US server so please wait for me few minutes ^^. Going to edit this post if it works or if it doesn't.
|
United States1050 Posts
|
Is the website not working for anyone else?
|
On May 15 2011 02:39 HuHEN wrote:
Is the website not working for anyone else?
Works for me.
|
|
|
On May 15 2011 02:41 cyclone25 wrote:Show nested quote +On May 15 2011 02:39 HuHEN wrote:
Is the website not working for anyone else?
Works for me.
WTF, its not working on either of my computers and I cant check in..
|
On May 15 2011 02:48 HuHEN wrote:Show nested quote +On May 15 2011 02:41 cyclone25 wrote:On May 15 2011 02:39 HuHEN wrote:
Is the website not working for anyone else?
Works for me. WTF, its not working on either of my computers and I cant check in..
I am not sure but I think it's because it is too late.
|
On May 15 2011 02:53 NeurOnuS wrote:Show nested quote +On May 15 2011 02:48 HuHEN wrote:On May 15 2011 02:41 cyclone25 wrote:On May 15 2011 02:39 HuHEN wrote:
Is the website not working for anyone else?
Works for me. WTF, its not working on either of my computers and I cant check in.. I am not sure but I think it's because it is too late.
Its too late but ive been trying to use the site all day, just not working, well nvm.
|
United States1050 Posts
On May 15 2011 02:28 Nerchio wrote:
I got some problem logging on US server so please wait for me few minutes ^^. Going to edit this post if it works or if it doesn't.
Update?
|
United States1050 Posts
On May 15 2011 02:28 Nerchio wrote:
I got some problem logging on US server so please wait for me few minutes ^^. Going to edit this post if it works or if it doesn't.
I'm delaying your match since you're technically here and not a no-show, but I can only delay it a little bit longer.
|
I am sorry but i cannot force it to work >.< i guess after patch 1.3.3 the US version broke for me so i will try to fix it for the next qualifiers.
|
United States1050 Posts
On May 15 2011 03:04 Nerchio wrote:
I am sorry but i cannot force it to work >.< i guess after patch 1.3.3 the US version broke for me so i will try to fix it for the next qualifiers.
Alright sir, good luck next qualifier!
|
Nevermind it could probably work in 2 minutes is that ok? 
|
Why were all of the Japanese players kicked from the tournament without any explanation? They are all eligible...
|
Yes, 1.3.3 broke relocalizer, meaning anyone in EU who doesn't have two separate installations will not make it
|
They said you cannot sign up with a flag outside the NA, EU, or LA regions, I think.
|
United States1050 Posts
On May 15 2011 03:10 Shinta) wrote:
Why were all of the Japanese players kicked from the tournament without any explanation? They are all eligible...
You can only play if you live in the NA, EU or SA regions for IPL 2.
|
Okay that's completely fine, but I'm not sure if you are aware, but that has not been stated at all anywhere.
It would be nice if you would posted it in the official news somewhere, as well as in the eligibility requirements.
|
The first thing under restrictions says "Player must be in a Master or Grand Master league on the North American, South American or European ladder to participate and LIVE in one of those regions."
So yeah, it's pretty clearly stated.
|
o_0 Sjow vs Bratok in round 3. Heck of a matchup for so early in the qualifier.
|
United States1050 Posts
Some other interesting matches so far:
Iefnaij vs Gatored
Qxc vs Zelniq
Optikzerk vs Ranged
|
JF and Tyler are already out, both to PvPs 
|
On May 15 2011 04:31 Azarkon wrote:JF and Tyler are already out, both to PvPs
Incontrol as well, out in a PvP.
Also, I watched the reps from CatZ first round loss and... It must suck to be eliminated like that.
|
On May 15 2011 04:02 Megiddosc wrote:
The first thing under restrictions says "Player must be in a Master or Grand Master league on the North American, South American or European ladder to participate and LIVE in one of those regions."
So yeah, it's pretty clearly stated.
All Japanese players that were kicked out of the tournament are within those qualifications, so no, you're completely wrong.
The NA server is the default server for Japanese players, and several players play EU as well. The server in which they play is very different from the country in which they reside.
Of course it makes sense if IPL wants to have NA EU SA residents only in the tournament, and I'm not complaining about that decision because it is their tournament. But the wording they currently have is not good, so I'm just hoping they can fix their wording so no confusion will arise in the future.
Also, I hope that IPL will allow internationals in the future ^_^
|
United States1050 Posts
On May 15 2011 04:42 Shinta) wrote:Show nested quote +On May 15 2011 04:02 Megiddosc wrote:
The first thing under restrictions says "Player must be in a Master or Grand Master league on the North American, South American or European ladder to participate and LIVE in one of those regions."
So yeah, it's pretty clearly stated. All Japanese players that were kicked out of the tournament are within those qualifications, so no, you're completely wrong. The NA server is the default server for Japanese players, and several players play EU as well. The server in which they play is very different from the country in which they reside. Of course it makes sense if IPL wants to have NA EU SA residents only in the tournament, and I'm not complaining about that decision because it is their tournament. But the wording they currently have is not good, so I'm just hoping they can fix their wording so no confusion will arise in the future. Also, I hope that IPL will allow internationals in the future ^_^
and LIVE in one of those regions is the important part. We're hoping to slowly expand the IPL in future seasons
|
On May 15 2011 04:42 Shinta) wrote:Show nested quote +On May 15 2011 04:02 Megiddosc wrote:
The first thing under restrictions says "Player must be in a Master or Grand Master league on the North American, South American or European ladder to participate and LIVE in one of those regions."
So yeah, it's pretty clearly stated. All Japanese players that were kicked out of the tournament are within those qualifications, so no, you're completely wrong. The NA server is the default server for Japanese players, and several players play EU as well. The server in which they play is very different from the country in which they reside. Of course it makes sense if IPL wants to have NA EU SA residents only in the tournament, and I'm not complaining about that decision because it is their tournament. But the wording they currently have is not good, so I'm just hoping they can fix their wording so no confusion will arise in the future. Also, I hope that IPL will allow internationals in the future ^_^
work on your reading skills
|
United States1050 Posts
Bratok > sjow and is now playing Grubby
|
United States1050 Posts
Ryze > Qxc
Nightend vs TLO going on right now
|
Alright Minigun! He and drewbie made it to Ro32 I believe.
Sucks that DdoRo forfeited his Ro128 match though.
|
United States1050 Posts
Seems like poor Ddoro keeps having massive internet issues!
|
|
|
For those too lazy to check the brackets, the top 32 from Qualifier 2 are:
+ Show Spoiler +baz
fury
flashback
TLO
merz
Ryze
uniqueKalin
Goody
Strelok
Everize
Bly
Randy
damncats
NrGMalice
pridescvn
ClouD
dde
drewbie
darkforce
lisbth
nadagast
lalush
WhiteRa
Pokebunny
lagttjecho
cocoa
Minigun
customis
desrow
Brat_OK
mover
beastyqt
Bold doesn't mean anything, just very recognizable names.
|
|
|
will there be any replays released?
|
United States1050 Posts
You can download any of the replays from the non-hidden games by click on the match on the z33k bracket!
|
So many Terrans in the Ro32.
|
United States1050 Posts
|
|
|
GoGo Malice!
Very surprised that ryze took out qxc, big win for him :D
|
|
|
Great Ro32 for this qual #2, good luck to baz!
|
Hey Alex, I just wanted to say that you've been doing a great job so far. Keep it up.
|
On May 16 2011 09:54 Alex.IGN wrote:Thanks to everyone who came out and participated in our second qualifier! We are kicking off our broadcast coverage tomorrow at 3 PM PDT! EdwardStarcraft will be casting the following amazing matches from the Round of 32: DuckloadRa vs VTPokebunny Lalush vs Nadagast sixjaxdde vs ROOTdrewbie DesRow vs roxkisBratOK
Results for these matches?
Nvm, I found another thread for it: http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=223708
Please add this one in calendar too next time.
|
On May 15 2011 04:43 Alex.IGN wrote:Show nested quote +On May 15 2011 04:42 Shinta) wrote:On May 15 2011 04:02 Megiddosc wrote:
The first thing under restrictions says "Player must be in a Master or Grand Master league on the North American, South American or European ladder to participate and LIVE in one of those regions."
So yeah, it's pretty clearly stated. All Japanese players that were kicked out of the tournament are within those qualifications, so no, you're completely wrong. The NA server is the default server for Japanese players, and several players play EU as well. The server in which they play is very different from the country in which they reside. Of course it makes sense if IPL wants to have NA EU SA residents only in the tournament, and I'm not complaining about that decision because it is their tournament. But the wording they currently have is not good, so I'm just hoping they can fix their wording so no confusion will arise in the future. Also, I hope that IPL will allow internationals in the future ^_^
and LIVE in one of those regions is the important part. We're hoping to slowly expand the IPL in future seasons
The problem he's pointing out is that this rule depends on how you define "region". The NA client is by far the easiest one for Japanese players to obtain. The liquidpedia entry states that the version sold on amazon.co.jp is the NA client, which would, in my opinion, mean that Japan is actually in that region, strange as it may seem. It's clear that the intent the role is to prevent an influx of Korean pros from dominating the tournament, but the effect here is to unfairly exclude a fledgling scene and deny it's players some good tournament experience and exposure.
|
|
|
On May 17 2011 20:14 Naftali wrote:Show nested quote +On May 15 2011 04:43 Alex.IGN wrote:On May 15 2011 04:42 Shinta) wrote:On May 15 2011 04:02 Megiddosc wrote:
The first thing under restrictions says "Player must be in a Master or Grand Master league on the North American, South American or European ladder to participate and LIVE in one of those regions."
So yeah, it's pretty clearly stated. All Japanese players that were kicked out of the tournament are within those qualifications, so no, you're completely wrong. The NA server is the default server for Japanese players, and several players play EU as well. The server in which they play is very different from the country in which they reside. Of course it makes sense if IPL wants to have NA EU SA residents only in the tournament, and I'm not complaining about that decision because it is their tournament. But the wording they currently have is not good, so I'm just hoping they can fix their wording so no confusion will arise in the future. Also, I hope that IPL will allow internationals in the future ^_^
and LIVE in one of those regions is the important part. We're hoping to slowly expand the IPL in future seasons The problem he's pointing out is that this rule depends on how you define "region". The NA client is by far the easiest one for Japanese players to obtain. The liquidpedia entry states that the version sold on amazon.co.jp is the NA client, which would, in my opinion, mean that Japan is actually in that region, strange as it may seem. It's clear that the intent the role is to prevent an influx of Korean pros from dominating the tournament, but the effect here is to unfairly exclude a fledgling scene and deny it's players some good tournament experience and exposure.
Did you even read what you quoted? He said live in that region.
Japanese people do not live in North America, Latin America or Europe.
It looks like the competition is really strong here and seems like it will be a huge challenge to even qualify
|
On May 17 2011 20:26 andy186 wrote:Show nested quote +On May 17 2011 20:14 Naftali wrote:On May 15 2011 04:43 Alex.IGN wrote:On May 15 2011 04:42 Shinta) wrote:On May 15 2011 04:02 Megiddosc wrote:
The first thing under restrictions says "Player must be in a Master or Grand Master league on the North American, South American or European ladder to participate and LIVE in one of those regions."
So yeah, it's pretty clearly stated. All Japanese players that were kicked out of the tournament are within those qualifications, so no, you're completely wrong. The NA server is the default server for Japanese players, and several players play EU as well. The server in which they play is very different from the country in which they reside. Of course it makes sense if IPL wants to have NA EU SA residents only in the tournament, and I'm not complaining about that decision because it is their tournament. But the wording they currently have is not good, so I'm just hoping they can fix their wording so no confusion will arise in the future. Also, I hope that IPL will allow internationals in the future ^_^
and LIVE in one of those regions is the important part. We're hoping to slowly expand the IPL in future seasons The problem he's pointing out is that this rule depends on how you define "region". The NA client is by far the easiest one for Japanese players to obtain. The liquidpedia entry states that the version sold on amazon.co.jp is the NA client, which would, in my opinion, mean that Japan is actually in that region, strange as it may seem. It's clear that the intent the role is to prevent an influx of Korean pros from dominating the tournament, but the effect here is to unfairly exclude a fledgling scene and deny it's players some good tournament experience and exposure. Did you even read what you quoted? He said live in that region. Japanese people do not live in North America, Latin America or Europe. It looks like the competition is really strong here and seems like it will be a huge challenge to even qualify
Did you even read what you quoted? He said live in that region.
Japanese people live in the North America battle.net region.
|
Japan is not in North America.
Problem solved.
|
On May 18 2011 05:23 Kentredenite wrote:Show nested quote +On May 17 2011 20:26 andy186 wrote:On May 17 2011 20:14 Naftali wrote:On May 15 2011 04:43 Alex.IGN wrote:On May 15 2011 04:42 Shinta) wrote:On May 15 2011 04:02 Megiddosc wrote:
The first thing under restrictions says "Player must be in a Master or Grand Master league on the North American, South American or European ladder to participate and LIVE in one of those regions."
So yeah, it's pretty clearly stated. All Japanese players that were kicked out of the tournament are within those qualifications, so no, you're completely wrong. The NA server is the default server for Japanese players, and several players play EU as well. The server in which they play is very different from the country in which they reside. Of course it makes sense if IPL wants to have NA EU SA residents only in the tournament, and I'm not complaining about that decision because it is their tournament. But the wording they currently have is not good, so I'm just hoping they can fix their wording so no confusion will arise in the future. Also, I hope that IPL will allow internationals in the future ^_^
and LIVE in one of those regions is the important part. We're hoping to slowly expand the IPL in future seasons The problem he's pointing out is that this rule depends on how you define "region". The NA client is by far the easiest one for Japanese players to obtain. The liquidpedia entry states that the version sold on amazon.co.jp is the NA client, which would, in my opinion, mean that Japan is actually in that region, strange as it may seem. It's clear that the intent the role is to prevent an influx of Korean pros from dominating the tournament, but the effect here is to unfairly exclude a fledgling scene and deny it's players some good tournament experience and exposure. Did you even read what you quoted? He said live in that region. Japanese people do not live in North America, Latin America or Europe. It looks like the competition is really strong here and seems like it will be a huge challenge to even qualify Did you even read what you quoted? He said live in that region. Japanese people live in the North America battle.net region.
I think the problem is that IGN are defining region as the region INTENDED for these servers (I.E Japan is not actually North America, Europe or Latin America) While Japanese people are defining it as their default server is the NA Region, thus they live in that region.
|
Russian Federation131 Posts
LOLush always very "mannered" player
|
|
|
United States1050 Posts
I think it's pretty clear what regions of the Earth are allowed to participate. Just because you play on one region does not mean that you live in that region.
|
are there any VODS for the qualifiers? i wanna see lalush white-ra :D
|
Kind of lame that the Japanese live in the NA server region as defined by Blizzard, yet can't play.
But hey as long as you bar native born Asians from a competition anyone else can enter, mission accomplished.
|
United States1050 Posts
On May 19 2011 04:09 provrorsbarn wrote:
are there any VODS for the qualifiers? i wanna see lalush white-ra :D
VODs will be saved to our justin.tv channel and will be up after the cast here: http://www.justin.tv/ignproleague/videos
|
Who's playing tonight in the broadcast? I looked through the first post (again) and couldn't find the info.
WHAT UP IGN? Don't drop the ball yo!
|
United States1050 Posts
|
|
|
Come on Bratok. Crush Lalush to revenge White-Ra!!!
|
Russian Federation131 Posts
brat_ok: never give up, never surrender!
|
United States1050 Posts
New VODs are up - BratOK vs Beastyqt (RO 16) and FuRy vs Merz (RO 8) casts by CatsPajamas and PainUser from Qualifier #2 are now up at http://go.ign.com/k2c7fD on our video section - check them out and enjoy!
|
|
|
|
|
|
EPT![[image loading]](http://imgur.com/JaROu.png)
