The time has come for our first IGN Pro League Team Arena! This is a (follow closely) weekly winner's format team king of the hill showmatch series. For better clarification, check out our
IPL Team Arena General Discussion thread!

Stream Link: http://www.ign.com/ipl

When: Wednesday, Aug 10 12:00am GMT (GMT+00:00) (we will also have a European re-broadcast as usual at Wednesday, Aug 10 4:30pm GMT (GMT+00:00))

Prizes

The first team to defeat everyone on the opposing team's roster (5 wins, or a best of 9) will earn $500 for their team to split however they want. To make things even more interesting, we are including a $100 bounty for each victory that a team earns, for new challengers to try and claim. For example, if a team wins 3 weeks in a row, they will have earned themselves $1,500 total, and have $300 worth of bounty on them. If a new team defeats them, they will earn the $500 for winning the week, as well as claim the $300 bounty.

ReIGN is the first team to win the IPL Team Arena, and they have earned themselves $500 and a $100 bounty on their heads. Complexity Gaming is looking stronger than ever and are anxious for their chance to prove themselves this week. Here are their full rosters:

ReIGN

Spades

KiWiKaKi

Perfect

Future

SLush

Fayth

compLexity Gaming

drewbie

CatZ

Minigun

rsvp

Ryan

FireZerg

Ryze

Stalife

CrunCher

TriMaster

DongRaeGu (MVP partnership)

Genius (MVP partnership)

New teams will be invited each week to take on the previous week's winner.

The First Match of the IPL Team Arena on Wednesday, Aug 10 12:00am GMT (GMT+00:00) (we will also have a European re-broadcast as usual at Wednesday, Aug 10 4:30pm GMT (GMT+00:00)) IS:

RGN.Perfect vs.

coL.CatZ!

Poll: Who Will Win?!

ReIGN (89)

51%

compLexity Gaming (87)

49%

176 total votes

Your vote: Who Will Win?!

(Vote): compLexity Gaming
(Vote): ReIGN

Results!

+ Show Spoiler [coL vs. ReIGN Results] +

coL.CatZ < Metalopolis > RGN.Perfect
coL.TriMaster < Crevasse > RGN.Perfect
coL.Ryze < Xel'Naga Caverns > RGN.Perfect
coL.CrunCher < Terminus > RGN.Perfect
coL.CrunCher < Shakuras Plateau > RGN.Future
coL.CrunCher < Shattered Temple > RGN.SLush
coL.drewbie < Xel'Naga Fortress > RGN.SLush
ReIGN wins 5-2! Congratulations!

Map List

Xel'Naga Caverns
Metalopolis
Shakuras Plateau
Crevasse
Tal Darim Altar
iCCup Testbug
Xel'Naga Fortress
Terminus
Shattered Temple
Bel’Shir Beach

The first map will be on a set rotation, and then it is loser's pick.

Casters

This week's games will be commentated by CatsPajamas and HDStarCraft!

We have already invited several teams and have more in mind, but if you would like your team to be considered for the IPL Team Arena as well, please send a letter of interest as well as a description of your team and a roster to iplquestions@ign.com!

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ROOTdrewbie

Canada1392 Posts

August 08 2011 17:55 GMT

who will win? lets ask joshy

Spades

United States249 Posts

August 08 2011 18:04 GMT

On August 09 2011 02:55 coL.drewbie wrote:
who will win? lets ask joshy

CatsPajamas

United States337 Posts

August 08 2011 18:07 GMT

On August 09 2011 03:04 Spades wrote:

Show nested quote +

ImmortalTofu

United States1254 Posts

August 08 2011 18:09 GMT

loll, if CoL is allowed to use their MVP partners, Reign is screweeeedddd.... If they can't, then I'm predicting a Reign win, but IDK, CoL is a pretty strong team too!

Dexington

Canada7276 Posts

August 08 2011 18:14 GMT

DRG all kill if he plays. Otherwise, RGN should win I think.

MIhata

Bulgaria156 Posts

August 08 2011 18:16 GMT

coL got this!

kusu

Sweden440 Posts

August 08 2011 18:27 GMT

I voted reign, then i saw that dongraegu and genius is playing for coL...... tt

go reign!

Ownos

United States2147 Posts

August 08 2011 18:40 GMT

Reign's got this unless they try to snipe Kiwikaki with some PvP dice rolls lol.

SniXSniPe

United States1938 Posts

August 08 2011 19:07 GMT

#10

complexity seems like an overall stronger team to me (not including the Koreans)

IPA

United States3206 Posts

August 08 2011 19:10 GMT

#11

On August 09 2011 04:07 SniXSniPe wrote:
complexity seems like an overall stronger team to me (not including the Koreans)

I would disagree profusely.

Looking forward to watching this.

jmbthirteen

United States10734 Posts

August 08 2011 19:39 GMT

#12

very interesting match up as its the two clans that the old ROOT teams became.

blahz0r

3030 Posts

August 08 2011 19:47 GMT

#13

On August 09 2011 03:27 kusu wrote:
I voted reign, then i saw that dongraegu and genius is playing for coL...... tt

go reign!

I had similar thoughts regarding EG and PuMa last week.

Do they work a schedule so that NA, Europe and Korea players can all play? If not, I doubt we will see Koreans play in this tournament.

namedplayer

844 Posts

August 08 2011 19:56 GMT

#14

I don't think they(MVP) will play

Joshy.IGN

United States530 Posts

August 08 2011 20:14 GMT

#15

Both teams schedule their times together, so it's up to them to agree on a time that would work for Korean or European players that they might have.

Talin

Montenegro10532 Posts

August 08 2011 20:17 GMT

#16

I doubt DRG will play. If he does, I can't see coL losing... ever.

Otherwise Reign should take it.

By the way, since there was some talk about Korean teams being involved on the stream last time, what happens if MVP gets invited as well, does DRG get to play on both teams?

Tortious_Tortoise

United States944 Posts

August 08 2011 20:21 GMT

#17

coL is pretty bad, but DRG = allkill.

darlhet

Italy548 Posts

August 08 2011 20:23 GMT

#18

i dont think they want to use their koreans players, first they wont probably be able to play , but also this is supposed to turn the light onto those players in the roaster that we dont see very often otherwise

GreEny K

Germany7312 Posts

August 08 2011 20:30 GMT

#19

I have a feeling that coL will take it because of their Korean players, if they do not play then I see RGN winning it.

Mordiford

4448 Posts

August 08 2011 20:36 GMT

#20

On August 09 2011 05:21 mbr2321 wrote:
coL is pretty bad, but DRG = allkill.

On August 09 2011 05:30 GreEny K wrote:
I have a feeling that coL will take it because of their Korean players, if they do not play then I see RGN winning it.

I think people underestimate Complexity, the guys did earn their way into the EG Master's Cup playoffs at the end of the day, and made it 2nd place over some really good teams. I think they could take out Reign even without the help of their Korean partners, but with them, it's very unlikely that they'll lose.