Format

This double-elimination tournament features 16 teams from around the world and is an All-Kill team format. This match is being played for Winners Round 1. The first team to defeat everyone on the opposing team's roster (5 wins, or a best of 9), will move on in the Winners Bracket, while the loser will drop down into the Losers Bracket. Keep in mind that this has a $20,000 prize pool, and only six teams will make it to the money!

Team SCV Life

Polt

Ultimate

RevivaL

Symbol

HyuN

RagnaroK

Shine

Cyrano

Dream

Team ReIGN

Artist

giX

SLush

KiWiKaKi

Inori

Future

Axslav

The First Game for this match of IPL Team Arena Challenge 2 is on Wednesday, Jan 25 1:00am GMT (GMT+00:00) (we will also have a European re-broadcast as usual at Wednesday, Jan 25 5:30pm GMT (GMT+00:00))

Poll: Who Will Win?!

TSL (74)

61%

ReIGN (47)

39%

121 total votes

Your vote: Who Will Win?!

(Vote): ReIGN
(Vote): TSL

Results!

+ Show Spoiler [TSL vs. ReIGN Results] +

Revival < Shattered Temple > Kiwikaki
Revival < Shakuras Plateau > Artist
Ragnarok < Daybreak > Artist
Ragnarok < Antiga Shipyard > Inori
Ragnarok < Sanshorn Mist AE > Gix
Ragnarok < Darkness Falls > Slush
Cyrano < Calm Before the Storm > Slush
Symbol < Atlantis Spaceship > Slush

Congratulations to TSL winning 5-3 and advancing to WR2! ReIGN falls to LR1.

Map List

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 the maps can be found on NA, EU, or KR by searching for IPLMap!

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, Doa, HDStarCraft, PainUser, and/or AskJoshy!

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Serelitz

Netherlands2895 Posts

January 23 2012 21:42 GMT

Even with TSL looking at it's worst and reIGN looking at it's best, I can't see TSL losing this.

Bagration

United States18282 Posts

January 23 2012 21:44 GMT

There is a very good chance that Hyun will get played! Awesome!

I think TSL is definitely favored, but I could see Reign taking this as they have played very well in these conditions, and even pushed FXO to the brink in the NASL TeamLeague (different format though). Considering the recent loss of key players and the drama with TSL, there is a solid chance for Reign to win this.

Polt is of course the main threat to Reign, with his strong TvP against a Protoss heavy team.

RPR_Tempest

Australia7799 Posts

January 24 2012 17:49 GMT

They don't have anyone who can take down Polt, IMO.

Bagration

United States18282 Posts

January 24 2012 18:01 GMT

On January 25 2012 02:49 RPR_Tempest wrote:
They don't have anyone who can take down Polt, IMO.

Polt will be the biggest problem for Reign. Still, with it being Bo1, anything is possible.

TheTurk

United States732 Posts

January 24 2012 18:01 GMT

My heart is with ReIGN but my head says TSL will win.

brachester

Australia1786 Posts

January 24 2012 18:05 GMT

both my head and my heart say TSL will win.

ssg

United States1777 Posts

January 24 2012 18:16 GMT

If ReIGN can somehow take down Polt, I think they should have this. Easier said than done.

MCDayC

United Kingdom14464 Posts

January 24 2012 18:16 GMT

Polt is the barrier for ReIGN, without him I would say that ReIGN stands a decent chance, but as it is, I would have to go with a TSL victory.

Wrathsc2

United States2025 Posts

January 24 2012 18:19 GMT

#10

Polt all kill

Back

Canada505 Posts

January 24 2012 18:33 GMT

#11

But what if Polt was held up in the trunk of a car... just thinking out loud.

CosmicSpiral

United States15275 Posts

January 24 2012 18:33 GMT

#12

Reign is going to have an important decision to make.

Do they send Artist as their ace or as their middle-man? Artist could sweep the TSL zergs if he is on his tip-top game, but if he is upset by Heart or Cyrano then Inori is going to have to beat Polt.

xi Tempest x

Scotland340 Posts

January 24 2012 18:46 GMT

#13

Polt is obliviously the biggest challenge, but i still can't see reIGN winning even if the take him out, Hyun, Symbol and Revival are all too strong.

Bagration

United States18282 Posts

January 24 2012 18:51 GMT

#14

On January 25 2012 03:33 CosmicSpiral wrote:
Reign is going to have an important decision to make.

Do they send Artist as their ace or as their middle-man? Artist could sweep the TSL zergs if he is on his tip-top game, but if he is upset by Heart or Cyrano then Inori is going to have to beat Polt.

It all depends on how the series progress. I believe that it would be best to send out a guy like slush, tricky, unorthodox, but not the team's big guns. The team's chances are not badly hurt if he loses, but he is still good enough to take games. You try to draw out tsl's major players, ideally polt. Of course I'm not affiliated with reign, nor am I privy to the inside workings of either team, but I feel reign should try to snipe down tsl, since reign lacks the strong all around player capable of killing sprees, while tsl lacks a deep roster (relative to the other Korean teams of course) and will likely be heavily reliant on polt.

CosmicSpiral

United States15275 Posts

January 24 2012 18:54 GMT

#15

On January 25 2012 03:51 Bagration wrote:

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The main problem with sniping is that Reign doesn't have a deep roster either. You can afford to snipe if you have a big roster like oGs or Startale.

Seriox

Germany373 Posts

January 24 2012 18:54 GMT

#16

I don't see ReIGN winning this.

asdfTT123

United States989 Posts

January 24 2012 18:55 GMT

#17

Inori will beat Polt and ReIGN will win 5-3.

Yonnua

United Kingdom2331 Posts

January 24 2012 18:59 GMT

#18

One word: Artist.

The Final Boss

United States1839 Posts

January 24 2012 19:04 GMT

#19

On January 25 2012 03:46 xi Tempest x wrote:
Polt is obliviously the biggest challenge, but i still can't see reIGN winning even if the take him out, Hyun, Symbol and Revival are all too strong.

Artist can definitely beat HyuN, Symbol, or RevivaL. His TvZ is ridiculously good (number 1 vZ International ELO at the moment) and he's only lost 4 of hist last 40 TvZs. I don't know if he could beat all three of them, because that would be asking a lot from any Terran, but if there's anybody on ReIGN who possibly could, it would definitely be Artist.

Polt is definitely going to be the biggest challenge for ReIGN. But maybe KiWiKaKi can pull out a win over Polt. He beat GuMiho the other day in the NASTL with a crazy 8 gate all-in build. If KiWi pulls out one of his ridiculous builds and Polt doesn't scout it, KiWi could definitely win a Bo1 over him.

Frankly, I think that this game is going to be a lot closer than people are calling it. I think that people are underestimating Artist.

The Final Boss

United States1839 Posts

January 24 2012 19:06 GMT

#20

Heart isn't on TSL, nobody actually knows how good Cyrano is, and I doubt that anybody on ReIGN could beat Polt in a straight up game, even Artist.