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:

IPL Team Arena Challenge 2 General Discussion thread

IPL Team Arena Challenge 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 +

http://ipl.playhem.com/tac2-q2#!/sc2/finals

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

*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!

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Ragoo

Germany2773 Posts

January 13 2012 19:25 GMT

Some nice lineup you got there. And always nice to see new maps

Gogo Alternate!!

VirgilSC2

United States6151 Posts

January 13 2012 19:27 GMT

EDIT: Nevermind, figured it out myself. It was the Korean clan.

StarVe

Germany13591 Posts

January 13 2012 19:30 GMT

No IM?

antilyon

Brazil2546 Posts

January 13 2012 19:35 GMT

Go Prime!

Joshy.IGN

United States530 Posts

January 13 2012 19:40 GMT

On January 14 2012 04:30 StarVe wrote:
No IM?

We're as sad about it as you are. They did not respond to their invitation and showed interest in the qualifiers before withdrawing from them as well. I know that we'll have an amazing season regardless. =D

Dexington

Canada7276 Posts

January 13 2012 19:42 GMT

Prime and StarTale ez pz

KoDo

United States683 Posts

January 13 2012 19:44 GMT

Startale still competing even though QxG in IPL?

Joshy.IGN

United States530 Posts

January 13 2012 19:45 GMT

They were just announced, so yes. =P

krillin

United States9 Posts

January 13 2012 20:50 GMT

#10

Go Prime!
Marineking all-kill inc!

iJiang

Canada7 Posts

January 13 2012 20:54 GMT

#11

Yea, I'm giving this to Prime or StarTale

VirgilSC2

United States6151 Posts

January 13 2012 21:09 GMT

#12

So were the brackets randomly generated or ?

Bagration

United States18282 Posts

January 13 2012 21:17 GMT

#13

Too bad IM is not going to be participating. A shame really, but I guess it gives other teams chances to qualify and win. Prime has a relatively easier side to their bracket, but I think it could go either way on the other side, with StarTale and Hoseo both strong teams.

Soleron

United Kingdom1324 Posts

January 13 2012 21:28 GMT

#14

Is that IOv as in IOvShinyStar the Korean player?

VirgilSC2

United States6151 Posts

January 13 2012 21:31 GMT

#15

On January 14 2012 06:17 Bagration wrote:
Too bad IM is not going to be participating. A shame really, but I guess it gives other teams chances to qualify and win. Prime has a relatively easier side to their bracket, but I think it could go either way on the other side, with StarTale and Hoseo both strong teams.

You have to keep dtG in mind as well. Last time they beat HoSeo like 5-2 or 5-3 I can't remember which.

On January 14 2012 06:28 Soleron wrote:
Is that IOv as in IOvShinyStar the Korean player?

I would assume it is, as in an e-mail I got from Mirhi stated them as Team Love, but there's always the slim chance it's IOv as in Icons of Vanity.

Very confusing really, because as far as I'm aware, lOv (the Korean Clan) isn't even a team.

lOv also has Narr, another Protoss who came very close to qualifying for Code A this season, lost 0-2 to

TeriousPrime in the finals.

TheDougler

Canada8304 Posts

January 13 2012 21:31 GMT

#16

It's Prime TIME baby! Really hope they make it. <3 MKP 4 Life

DoA

Korea (South)599 Posts

January 13 2012 22:29 GMT

#17

On January 14 2012 06:28 Soleron wrote:
Is that IOv as in IOvShinyStar the Korean player?

Yeah that's them! Looking forward to seeing some of their other players in action.

I wouldn't be so sure on both Prime and ST making it. Team League can be a bit volatile sometimes. That's also one of the reasons I love this style of tournament though.