Hello everyone! This is the official thread for the second online qualifier for IGN Pro League Team Arena Challenge 2! Here are some relevant links if you don't already know about IPL TAC 2:
Stream Link: http://www.ign.com/ipl
The Accepted Teams!
- mTw
- NSHoSeo
- Prime
- eSahara
- Infinity Seven
- StarTale
- Alternate Attax
- ROX.KIS
- Fnatic
- Team lOv
- CyberNation
- ItsGosu
- Dream Team Gaming
- Team Dynamic
- LighT
- imba.FXO
Only the top 2 teams will qualify for the main tournament!
Bracket Link: Caution, this event has already been played and the bracket contains all of the results. Spoil at your own risk! + Show Spoiler +
The Format!
Teams will need to be online and ready to play at 10:00 PST (18:00 GMT (+00:00)) on Sunday, January 15th. Please be aware that these qualifiers can and will take a lot of time. Forfeits and walkovers will be used if needed. If the finals are significantly delayed and both teams agree to play later, scheduling will be done after the semi-finals conclude.
Spectators Rule: Only team managers may spectate games, and ALL replays must be submitted to an IPL admin (Frank Fields/Mirhi) or teams may be asked to play their match again.
Broadcast Schedule
Our casts of these Qualifiers will begin on Monday, January 16th at 5 p.m. PST (01:00 GMT (+00:00)) each day and will be re-broadcast at 9:30 a.m. PST (17:30 GMT (+00:00)) the following days.
- Monday, January 16th - Games from ro16 and ro8
- Tuesday, January 17th - Games from ro16 and ro8
- Wednesday, January 18th - Games from ro16 and ro8
- Thursday, January 19th - Semi-Final 1
- Friday, January 20th - Semi Final 2
- Sunday, January 22nd - Finals
Map Pool
We are pleased to add three NEW maps to our tournament pool from our Mapmaking Contest!
Terminus SE
Darkness Falls
Sanshorn Mist
Atlantis Spaceship
Shakuras Plateau
Calm Before the Storm
Shattered Temple
Antiga Shipyard (Cross Only)
Daybreak
Tal’Darim Altar
We are pleased to add three NEW maps to our tournament pool from our Mapmaking Contest!
Terminus SE
Darkness Falls
Sanshorn Mist
Atlantis Spaceship
Shakuras Plateau
Calm Before the Storm
Shattered Temple
Antiga Shipyard (Cross Only)
Daybreak
Tal’Darim Altar
*All of our maps can be found easily by searching "IPLMap" when creating a game on NA, Europe, and Korea. The first map will be determined by IPL (ro16: Darkness Falls, ro8: Shattered Temple, ro4: Calm Before the Storm, Finals: Atlantis Spaceship) and the first players for each team must be submitted to an IPL admin before the match begins.
Casters
Every game will be commentated by our in-house IGN Pro League casting team of CatsPajamas, HDStarCraft, PainUser, Doa, and AskJoshy!