[IPL 2] Qualifier #3

Alex.IGN

United States1050 Posts

May 20 2011 06:20 GMT

Sign-ups are now up for IPL Qualifier #4, this is the last qualifier so make sure to sign up for one last shot! As a reminder, we are only taking the top 4 from this qualifier so bring your A game! http://www.z33k.com/starcraft2/tournaments/939-ign-pro-league-season-two-qualifier-4

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IPL 2 General Discussion

IGN Pro League Qualifier #3

Saturday, May 21 5:30pm GMT (GMT+00:00) (Check-In 60 minutes prior) and Sunday, May 22 5:30pm GMT (GMT+00:00)

Make sure you follow all of our accounts to get the latest updates on the tournaments and giveaways!

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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
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Qualified Players
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Players qualified from Qualifier #3:

vileState

mouzThorZaIN

FnaticNightEnD

Ranged

ESCGoOdy

DuckloadRa

Nerchio

ROOTDrewbie

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 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!

Where to get updates besides this thread:

http://www.ign.com/ipl

VODs

Vods will be saved to our justin.tv channel and will be up after the cast here: http://www.justin.tv/ignproleague/videos

Qualified Players:

Seed 1:

EGIdrA
Seed 2:

ROOTKiWiKaKi
Seed 3:

dSeleCT
Seed 4:

EGAxslav
Seed 5: 1st Place Qualifier #1
Seed 6:

roxkisBratOK
Seed 7: 1st Place Qualifier #3
Seed 8: 1st Place Qualifier #4
Seed 9: 2nd Place Qualifier #1
Seed 10:

dignitasmerz
Seed 11: 2nd Place Qualifier #3
Seed 12: 2nd Place Qualifier #4
Seed 13: 3rd Place Qualifier #1
Seed 14:

Lalush
Seed 15: 3rd Place Qualifier #3
Seed 16: 3rd Place Qualifier #4
Seed 17: 4th Place Qualifier #1
Seed 18:

MYMClouD
Seed 19: 4th Place Qualifier #3
Seed 20: 4th Place Qualifier #4
Seed 21: 5th Place Qualifier #1
Seed 22:

sixjaxCocoA
Seed 23: 5th Place Qualifier #3
Seed 24: 6th Place Qualifier #1
Seed 25:

RGlFuRy
Seed 26: 6th Place Qualifier #3
Seed 27: 7th Place Qualifier #1
Seed 28:

aTnDarKFoRcE
Seed 29: 7th Place Qualifier #3
Seed 30: 8th Place Qualifier #1
Seed 31:

mouzStrelok
Seed 32: 8th Place Qualifier #3

Qualified but not yet seeded:

MillDiestar

MillTarson

FnaticFenix

coLstalife

MouzMana

LiquidRet

ROOTDestiny

sixjaxVibe

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/821-ign-pro-league-season-two-qualifier-3
7) Click 'Sign me up!'
8) Join the IPL group for automatic notifications of when Qualifier 4 comes 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/821-ign-pro-league-season-two-qualifier-3

Fletcher1

126 Posts

May 20 2011 10:15 GMT

Great to see this event thread up!

This is coming up soon! This is also the last qualifier with 8 spots awarded - qualifier #4 awards only 4 spots - so make sure to sign up.

Alex.IGN

United States1050 Posts

May 20 2011 20:15 GMT

Just as a reminder, because people ask me this every week, you can still sign up for the event after the 60 minute check-in starts tomorrow morning, up until about 5 minutes before we generate the brackets at around 10:40 AM PDT.

Alex.IGN

United States1050 Posts

May 20 2011 20:42 GMT

Some names I've noticed in a quick review of the sign-uped player list, it's sure to be an epic qualifier, and Fletcher is right, this is the last 8 person qualifier, so if you're going to try out, this is your best remaining shot!

coLrsvp
EGiNcontroL
Grubby
PicNic
FXOmOoNan
LGAgh
FnaticNenD
VTPokebunny
ROOTslush
RaNgeD
coLCrunCher
dignitasSjoW
NamhciR
FnaticMSiKR
EGStrifeCro
mTwDIMAGA
Nadagast
vVvMurDeR
Nerchio
Hasuobs

I'm sure I missed a bunch of great people also! Looking forward to seeing how things go tomorrow!

Fletcher1

126 Posts

May 21 2011 00:06 GMT

Thanks for keeping us updated Alex! This tournament already has over 300 players signed up. Remember this is an open qualifier and has a minimum $1600 prize pool. And you only need to make top 8 - however, the competition is pretty stiff so i wish everyone playing good luck!

PartyBiscuit

Canada4525 Posts

May 21 2011 00:55 GMT

Hope WhiteRa keeps trying

Fletcher1

126 Posts

May 21 2011 07:45 GMT

Registration numbers for this qualifier are lower than the past two - the stars are aligning folks and I predict that this qualifier will be one of the best options to qualify.

gl hf !

Megiddosc

United States966 Posts

May 21 2011 14:27 GMT

A lot of good players just signed up this morning it seems. Minigun, Thorzain, Whitera, Drewbie, Zelniq, Sockeh, and Catz among others. So there should be some awesome games.

FXOpen

Australia1844 Posts

May 21 2011 14:47 GMT

Am a little confused as to whether Aussies can play in this or not? I am now assuming not? I am sure it has already been addressed, but for me can someone please let me know whether they can or not, if not why not?

Cripp

Germany165 Posts

May 21 2011 15:00 GMT

#10

Yeah well i hope we get some more toss players.. only 1 out of 16 so far, pretty disappointing.

Alex.IGN

United States1050 Posts

May 21 2011 16:20 GMT

#11

On May 21 2011 23:47 FXOpen wrote:
Am a little confused as to whether Aussies can play in this or not? I am now assuming not? I am sure it has already been addressed, but for me can someone please let me know whether they can or not, if not why not?

Aussies cannot because we are restricting entry to people who live in EU, NA and SA.

Check-in begins in ~10 minutes folks, but it doesn't mean you can't sign up after check-in starts!

Alex.IGN

United States1050 Posts

May 21 2011 16:25 GMT

#12

The chat channel for today's event is IPL Qualifier 3. Due to the amount of people, I ask that you leave the channel once you are eliminated from the event.

Thanks!

Corrik

United States1416 Posts

May 21 2011 16:27 GMT

#13

Nevermind.

Kentakky

Sweden1272 Posts

May 21 2011 16:30 GMT

#14

Gogo Nerchio Dimaga!

Alex.IGN

United States1050 Posts

May 21 2011 16:36 GMT

#15

Check-in is now up and running, make sure you check in!

Alex.IGN

United States1050 Posts

May 21 2011 16:39 GMT

#16

As a reminder, your flag on z33k needs to represent the country you live in, not the country you originated from! If your flag is from a country outside of NA, SA or EU regions of the world, you will be removed from the event before it starts.