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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 Losers Round 2 match of the IGN Pro League Tournament of Champions!
When: Thursday, Mar 29 12:00am GMT (GMT+00:00) (we will also have a European re-broadcast as usual at Thursday, Mar 29 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 Losers Round 2. The winning player will move on in the Losers Bracket, and the loser will be eliminated entirely! Keep in mind that the top 8 spots receive prize money!
![[image loading]](http://www.teamliquid.net/tlpd/images/players/2747.jpg)   ZeNEX.Life vs  Quantic.Apocalypse ![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/abcgy.png) Poll: Who Will Win?!Life (27) 87% Apocalypse (4) 13% 31 total votes Your vote: Who Will Win?! (Vote): Life
(Vote): Apocalypse
Results+ Show Spoiler [Life vs Apocalypse] +Life < Daybreak > Apocalypse
Life < Antiga Shipyard > Apocalypse
Life < Cloud Kingdom > Apocalypse
Congratulations to Life, winning 3-0! He moves on to LR3 and Apocalypse is eliminated.
![[image loading]](http://www.teamliquid.net/tlpd/images/players/1856.jpg) TSL.Polt vs FnaticRC.Rain ![[image loading]](http://www.teamliquid.net/tlpd/images/players/1957.jpg) Poll: Who Will Win?!Polt (26) 76% Rain (8) 24% 34 total votes Your vote: Who Will Win?! (Vote): Polt
(Vote): Rain
Results+ Show Spoiler [Polt vs Rain] +Polt < Daybreak > Rain
Polt < Sanshorn Mist AE > Rain
Polt < Antiga Shipyard > Rain
Polt < Cloud Kingdom > Rain
Polt < Metropolis > Rain
Congratulations to Polt, winning 3-2! He moves on to LR3, and Rain is eliminated.
The First Game for this match of IPL Tournament of Champions is on Thursday, Mar 29 12:00am GMT (GMT+00:00) (we will also have a European re-broadcast as usual at Thursday, Mar 29 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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Hope Life and Polt will win. Their opponents aren't very skillful, so this shouldn't be that hard 
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Rain's been doing well of late, I think it'll be a close match, really want to see Polt through though. Although Apoc's had some upsets I don't see him taking a game off of Life.
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Life > Apocalypse
Polt > Rain
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Only a few hours left until we begin!
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I really wouldn't be surprised if Rain took it but this is Polt. He's kind of good. Life Vs. Apocolypse - Life should take it but I've never really seen either player.
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Really want Life to win for the sole reason that he's the only zerg...
Oh and he's on Zenex...
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I'm just going to concur with the obvious predictions made. XD
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Gogo Life! Fantastic ZvT player
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Life just played a very close series with MMA, the world's best TvZ player in the Iron Squid. I think he should be favored, and I am definitely rooting for him, both for Zenex and Zerg!
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Life takes g1. woo! Go join the Life fan club 
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Why did Quantic send Apocalypse instead of SaSe or Naniwa?
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On March 29 2012 09:22 Zzoram wrote:
Why did Quantic send Apocalypse instead of SaSe or Naniwa?
SaSe and Naniwa were flying all over the world during the month these games had to be played. Could be part of it!
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On March 29 2012 09:23 IGNProLeague wrote:Show nested quote +On March 29 2012 09:22 Zzoram wrote:
Why did Quantic send Apocalypse instead of SaSe or Naniwa? SaSe and Naniwa were flying all over the world during the month these games had to be played. Could be part of it!
Should've sent destiny for the lols
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dat fungal! 3-0 for Life. Yessss
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Last and only zerg fighting! Life played really great there.
Time for some Poltimus
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Yeah, that fungal+baneling was just brutal haha...
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Why you always do 15 CC on the low ground Polt? 
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That's like the fifth straight IPL ToC game where Polt went CC first and got cheesed.
Please stop trying to CC first.
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On March 29 2012 10:10 Fionn wrote:
That's like the fifth straight IPL ToC game where Polt went CC first and got cheesed.
Please stop trying to CC first.
Seriously, he is playing way to greedy lately.
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Sixth straight cheese against Polt.
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On March 29 2012 10:20 Fionn wrote:
Sixth straight cheese against Polt.
One day he will just snap and worker rush his opponent in the next set.
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On March 29 2012 10:25 WigglingSquid wrote:One day he will just snap and worker rush his opponent in the next set.
and lose his code S seed a la Naniwa
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Seventh straight cheese against Polt.
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On March 29 2012 10:30 opterown wrote:Show nested quote +On March 29 2012 10:25 WigglingSquid wrote:On March 29 2012 10:20 Fionn wrote:
Sixth straight cheese against Polt. One day he will just snap and worker rush his opponent in the next set. and lose his code S seed a la Naniwa
No, because he will win.
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On March 29 2012 10:30 opterown wrote:Show nested quote +On March 29 2012 10:25 WigglingSquid wrote:On March 29 2012 10:20 Fionn wrote:
Sixth straight cheese against Polt. One day he will just snap and worker rush his opponent in the next set. and lose his code S seed a la Naniwa
Edit: double post, sorry.
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Next game Polt will build the CC inside his opponent's base. Rain won't know what hit him!
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So you've been cheesed six straight games in the tournament...and you go a fast Command Center again. Really, Polt is playing too damn greedy and not changing his style at all. I guess MLG/IPL/Lone Star/Assembly have taken up all his time, but come on, if Jjakji/Rain cheese you over and over, you should pretty much adapt and not go fast CC again.
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Hey I'm wondering if anybody could help me (just posting here since I happen to be watching this). I have Adblock Plus installed on chrome, and I have both teamliquid.net and twitch.tv (as well as others like own3d) whitelisted, but recently the ads have been getting skipped. I can't figure out why, has this happened to any of you? Thanks
edit: It's actually pretty inconsistent, I still get ads sometimes, but often it will just pop up and say "loading ad" then go back to the stream.
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rain's risky and cheesy play is absolutely pathetic...
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And Polt wins the series 3-2 after Rain one base all-ins every single game.
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Rain Cheese vs Polt's greediness.
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I like Rain's cheeses though. Especially that one time when he nuke rushed Naniwa at MLG, that was sick.
Also he is a nice guy. =D
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rain can play standard, he just refuses to for some reason :/
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did they just hint at next gsl finals being at ipl as well?
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On March 29 2012 11:08 Kraznaya wrote:
rain can play standard, he just refuses to for some reason :/
I'm pretty sure it was a calculated decision. Polt's macro game is his bread and butter, and Rain wouldn't have stood much of a chance.
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Rain has a very independent mind. He won't conform to society's vision of "standard" and "proper" play. He does what he pleases and doesn't give a fuck what everyone else thinks. Most of the others are butthurt conformists. What's not to like?
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Watching Rain do that every game was sorta funny, but as a fan it's not always easy to justify that. Maybe I'm overthinking it.
Nice games, Polt.
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