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IGN Pro League is thrilled to be able to bring you another unique StarCraft II tournament! This one is called Tournament of Champions, and is a 16-man, double elimination tournament for a $12,000 prize pool! Each team from the IPL Team Arena Challenge was asked to pick one player from their roster to represent them in this global tournament, that will span the month of March. The WINNER of the Tournament of Champions will receive a spot in our live, open qualifier at IPL4 at the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Official Home of the IPL as well as an all expenses paid flight and hotel stay for the event!
The time has come for another Winners Round 2 match of the IGN Pro League Tournament of Champions!
When: Tuesday, Mar 27 12:00am GMT (GMT+00:00) (we will also have a European re-broadcast as usual at Tuesday, Mar 27 4:30pm GMT (GMT+00:00))
Format
This double-elimination tournament features 16 players from around the world and is an best of 5 format. This match is being played for Winners Round 2. The winning player will move on in the Winners Bracket, and the loser will drop down to LR2! Keep in mind that the top 8 spots receive prize money!
![[image loading]](http://www.teamliquid.net/tlpd/images/players/2838.jpg)   Creator.Prime vs  dignitas.SeleCT ![[image loading]](http://www.teamliquid.net/tlpd/images/players/1825.jpg) Poll: Who Will Win?!Creator (46) 73% SeleCT (17) 27% 63 total votes Your vote: Who Will Win?! (Vote): Creator
(Vote): SeleCT
Results+ Show Spoiler [Creator vs SeleCT] +Creator < Cloud Kingdom > SeleCT
Creator < Antiga Shipyard > SeleCT
Creator < Metropolis > SeleCT
Creator <Daybreak > SeleCT
Congratulations to Creator, winning 3-1! He moves on to WR3, and SeleCT falls to LR2.
![[image loading]](http://www.teamliquid.net/tlpd/images/players/1979.jpg) NSH.Jjakji vs TSL.Polt ![[image loading]](http://www.teamliquid.net/tlpd/images/players/1856.jpg) Poll: Who Will Win?!Jjakji (45) 54% Polt (38) 46% 83 total votes Your vote: Who Will Win?! (Vote): Jjakji
(Vote): Polt
Results+ Show Spoiler [Jjakji vs Polt] +Jjakji < Cloud Kingdom > Polt
Jjakji < Antiga Shipyard > Polt
Jjakji < Sanshorn Mist AE > Polt
Jjakji < Tal'Darim Altar > Polt
Congratulations to Jjakji, winning 3-1! He moves on to WR3, and Polt falls to LR2.
The First Game for this match of IPL Tournament of Champions is on Tuesday, Mar 27 12:00am GMT (GMT+00:00) (we will also have a European re-broadcast as usual at Tuesday, Mar 27 4:30pm GMT (GMT+00:00))
Map List
IPLMap Sanshorn Mists AE
IPLMap Atlantis Spaceship
IPLMap Antiga Shipyard
IPLMap Daybreak
IPLMap Tal'Darim Altar LE
IPLMap Cloud Kingdom
IPLMap Metropolis
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 and Doa!
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Jjaki will win.
Polt was in USA for so long.
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Don't count Polt out. I think it will be a close one.
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United Kingdom38257 Posts
Please cheer me up Jjakji =)
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Creator and Polt...gg
Easy decision
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Polt vs Jjakji could go either way
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omg i am so pumped for ipl4, i just imagined mma and mkp would face eachother, damn i would have had no idea who to cheer for!! pls mma or mkp take this 40.000
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hard to realize that Polt vs Jjakji is actually a duel between former GSL champions!
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That desicion to rush into the main was questionable to say the least :D
Hope Select can somehow claw his way back in the series.
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Creator 3-0 and Jjakji 3-1
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Surprisingly weak play by Creator there.
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On March 27 2012 09:30 catplanetcatplanet wrote:
Creator 3-0 and Jjakji 3-1
Whoops.
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if the person who wins this is being sent with GSTL, does the prize go to 2nd place? (or whoever isn't in the GSTL Teams) , for example if creator wins, as most likely prime will make the finals
edit - oh god creator , so good just outclassed him
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Is Select still considered a pro player? Creator isn't even doing anything too amazing and he utterly demolishing Select.
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On March 27 2012 10:11 Pantagruel wrote:
Is Select still considered a pro player? Creator isn't even doing anything too amazing and he utterly demolishing Select.
That's creator for you. He's a massive boss, so long as he doesn't get cheesed (should ask MKP for practice on holding off Terran cheese haha)
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I liked creator's observers and his defense of drops and the like, but honestly, Select's macro was just an embarrassment. Expecting the next series to be more competitive.
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On March 27 2012 10:11 Pantagruel wrote:
Is Select still considered a pro player? Creator isn't even doing anything too amazing and he utterly demolishing Select.
Creator has some of the best PvT in the world alongside Parting, MC and Genius.
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Jjakji really loves his repair-active, high on banshees 1-1-1 against, well, every race. 
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On March 27 2012 10:29 WigglingSquid wrote:Jjakji really loves his repair-active, high on banshees 1-1-1 against, well, every race.
Banshees are so good though, more terrans should start using them in every matchup.
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On March 27 2012 10:30 Azuroz wrote:Show nested quote +On March 27 2012 10:29 WigglingSquid wrote:Jjakji really loves his repair-active, high on banshees 1-1-1 against, well, every race. Banshees are so good though, more terrans should start using them in every matchup.
Meh I prefer macro terran. Harder to play but much more satisfying.
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Identical victories by JJ almost. Banshees just tearing Polt apart.
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Jjakji just abusing the fact that Polt wants to do bio openers.
A more defensive 1-1-1 would handle this ez.
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United States15275 Posts
On March 27 2012 10:44 Bagi wrote:
Jjakji just abusing the fact that Polt wants to do bio openers.
A more defensive 1-1-1 would handle this ez.
Polt doesn't do all-ins in TvT. Jjakji never has to worry about a proxy marauder rush or a one-base marine/tank push.
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On March 27 2012 10:43 NipponBanzai wrote:Show nested quote +On March 27 2012 10:30 Azuroz wrote:On March 27 2012 10:29 WigglingSquid wrote:Jjakji really loves his repair-active, high on banshees 1-1-1 against, well, every race. Banshees are so good though, more terrans should start using them in every matchup. Meh I prefer macro terran. Harder to play but much more satisfying.
Banshees and macro play aren't mutually exclusive. Of course, merely rushing cloaked banshees every game will only get you so far, but incorporating a few cloaked banshees (especially if playing mech) in a late game army can really enhance dps and harassment capabilities, and give the opponent just more things to worry about.
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On March 27 2012 10:30 Azuroz wrote:Show nested quote +On March 27 2012 10:29 WigglingSquid wrote:Jjakji really loves his repair-active, high on banshees 1-1-1 against, well, every race. Banshees are so good though, more terrans should start using them in every matchup.
too much of an investment vs z and p, and easier to defend. At least vs T you can always get marines/force turrets/keep them in their base.
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Jjjakji really needs to pull back, he stalled for long enough, now its just getting risky.
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Beautiful comeback by Polt.
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Polt turned the tables nicely there on Jjjakji.
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United States23455 Posts
Augh, Jjakji with another all-in.
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And Polt FE again haha... same old story.
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What is up with jjakji in this set? so many all-ins.
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Jjakji target fired the marines and blocked the scvs with his own marines to prevent them from attacking the tanks. Very well controlled.
Still, I wish I could have seen at least one macro game. 
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i don't know what is more frustrating... Polt's refusal to play safe or jjajki's refusal to play straight up
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On March 27 2012 11:07 Azuroz wrote:
What is up with jjakji in this set? so many all-ins.
Because they're good? If your build sucks against 1 base terran which is like, some of the most common stuff in the world then it's a bad build and you shouldn't do it 4 games in a row. If you can't do FE builds then the meta needs to change. It'd be the dumbest thing I've ever heard if you both just agree to FE instead of using the better build. It's not even completely all-in because you get good tech, and the only way to counter it with is your own 1 base.
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Jjakji is just a cold blood killer. I can't wait to see him against Thorzain.
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IPL Tournament of Terrans.
Holy crap there's a ton of Terrans in this thing, talk about a buzz kill.
I play Terran by the way
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United States23455 Posts
Not the most inspiring play by Jjakji, but effective. Polt wanted to play macro games. Jjakji saw this, so he just all-inned and it worked. Should have been on Polt to adapt to Jjakji's willingness to all-in and not continue going CC first and having only a handful of marines for the first few minutes.
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On March 27 2012 11:11 Fionn wrote:
Not the most inspiring play by Jjakji, but effective. Polt wanted to play macro games. Jjakji saw this, so he just all-inned and it worked. Should have been on Polt to adapt to Jjakji's willingness to all-in and not continue going CC first and having only a handful of marines for the first few minutes.
Yeah, as a player who always likes macro based play (as a Terran no less), this is really on Polt. 1 Barracks FE in a TvT is just such a completely unsafe build. He needs to be a bit more adaptive and understand his opponents tendencies and the current metagame.
1 Rax FE or die trying = much more dying.
He should at least Reaper expand. At least that way you can catch somebody going really fast Banshee/Tank tech with only a couple marines and do a ton of damage. You also get a crap-load of scouting information.
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On March 27 2012 11:10 Itsmedudeman wrote:Show nested quote +On March 27 2012 11:07 Azuroz wrote:
What is up with jjakji in this set? so many all-ins. Because they're good? If your build sucks against 1 base terran which is like, some of the most common stuff in the world then it's a bad build and you shouldn't do it 4 games in a row. If you can't do FE builds then the meta needs to change. It'd be the dumbest thing I've ever heard if you both just agree to FE instead of using the better build. It's not even completely all-in because you get good tech, and the only way to counter it with is your own 1 base.
Sorry, i didnt mean it that way, i was just expressing the fact that i was suprised of his play today, he is usually such a macro oriented player.
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Yeah, Kas also fell to Jjakji because he played too macro heavy (amongst other things, but the openings strongly reminded me of those games).
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United States15275 Posts
On March 27 2012 11:15 Azuroz wrote:Show nested quote +On March 27 2012 11:10 Itsmedudeman wrote:On March 27 2012 11:07 Azuroz wrote:
What is up with jjakji in this set? so many all-ins. Because they're good? If your build sucks against 1 base terran which is like, some of the most common stuff in the world then it's a bad build and you shouldn't do it 4 games in a row. If you can't do FE builds then the meta needs to change. It'd be the dumbest thing I've ever heard if you both just agree to FE instead of using the better build. It's not even completely all-in because you get good tech, and the only way to counter it with is your own 1 base. Sorry, i didnt mean it that way, i was just expressing the fact that i was suprised of his play today, he is usually such a macro oriented player.
Jjakji has never been a macro-oriented player in TvT.
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Mr Chae is such a troll. It's awesome.
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polt down
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Sad to see Polt go down but jjakji's TvT (and all-around) has been looking incredibly slick this year.
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jjakji is super top at the moment
i <3 polt too but it's just too hard
this match can be next gsl finals no doubt
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On March 27 2012 11:51 CosmicSpiral wrote:Show nested quote +On March 27 2012 11:15 Azuroz wrote:On March 27 2012 11:10 Itsmedudeman wrote:On March 27 2012 11:07 Azuroz wrote:
What is up with jjakji in this set? so many all-ins. Because they're good? If your build sucks against 1 base terran which is like, some of the most common stuff in the world then it's a bad build and you shouldn't do it 4 games in a row. If you can't do FE builds then the meta needs to change. It'd be the dumbest thing I've ever heard if you both just agree to FE instead of using the better build. It's not even completely all-in because you get good tech, and the only way to counter it with is your own 1 base. Sorry, i didnt mean it that way, i was just expressing the fact that i was suprised of his play today, he is usually such a macro oriented player. Jjakji has never been a macro-oriented player in TvT.
He has been, but not lately.
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Polt and jjakji are so talented...wow amazing play!
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Lovely display of aggressive TvT from Jumanjinho
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