When: Wednesday, May 16 10:00pm GMT (GMT+00:00) (we will also have a European re-broadcast as usual at Thursday, May 17 5:30pm GMT (GMT+00:00))
Format
This double-elimination tournament features 24 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 Liquid HayprO Sheth Ret TLO Zenio TaeJa Jinro NonY HerO
Team Dignitas KilleR merz SeleCT SjoW DreAm BlinG Bischu Apollo
The First Game of the IPL Team Arena Challenge 3 is on Wednesday, May 16 10:00pm GMT (GMT+00:00) (we will also have a European re-broadcast as usual at Thursday, May 17 5:30pm GMT (GMT+00:00))
Are the match played live? If not (and really, even if that's the case) it would be nice to know the players of the first match. Looking forward to it, but D will have to go above an beyond in order to make a dent, I think.
On May 17 2012 02:41 m0ck wrote: Are the match played live? If not (and really, even if that's the case) it would be nice to know the players of the first match. Looking forward to it, but D will have to go above an beyond in order to make a dent, I think.
I think they don't show the first players so they don't make it even easier for people to go through match histories and spoil the results.
On May 17 2012 02:41 m0ck wrote: Are the match played live? If not (and really, even if that's the case) it would be nice to know the players of the first match. Looking forward to it, but D will have to go above an beyond in order to make a dent, I think.
On May 17 2012 02:41 m0ck wrote: Are the match played live? If not (and really, even if that's the case) it would be nice to know the players of the first match. Looking forward to it, but D will have to go above an beyond in order to make a dent, I think.
Wish granted! Zenio vs KilleR is the first game.
Hmm, ZvZ is still a very strong match-up from Zenio but anything can happen, especially in ZvZ. With three top-koreans Liquid should take this easily and even their foreign line-up would be slightly favored. I heard TLOs final beard point has yet to be broadcasted so maybe he will shine once again in the IGN team league.
5-0 or 5-1 for Liquid. Can't see anyone from Dignitas make longer streaks. Maybe SjoW or BlinG can take one game, but that should be all there is for this CW.
On May 17 2012 03:22 Serinox wrote: 5-0 or 5-1 for Liquid. Can't see anyone from Dignitas make longer streaks. Maybe SjoW or BlinG can take one game, but that should be all there is for this CW.
Even if there is no longer streak, Dignitas will field 5 players, who can all win a match. Select, Sjow, Bischu, Dream, Bling are all pretty decent.
On May 17 2012 04:07 Hulavuta wrote: Apollo actually plays for the team? I thought he was only a caster...
Yes, he was the Ace Player in their qualifier match against Team Clash. He lost and probably just played because SjoW wasn't available, but hey when it goes down to the wire he's ready to play.
Only 15 more minutes until Doa goes live with Build Order Breakdown! 1 hour and 15 minutes from now, the TAC3 match will begin. =) http://www.twitch.tv/ignproleague
On May 17 2012 04:20 chipmonklord17 wrote: whatever happened to tandongho? Apparently he isn't on dignitas anymore but it didnt seem like he ever did anything for them in the first place
I presume studies and living in a foreign country took too much time for him to properly handle a pro career too. He moved to the UK for university in the first place.
wp by zenio, a bit odd by bischu, but he obviously knows what hes doing, however his zealot sentry push just resulted in a few sentry loses, which hurt SO MUCH.
On May 17 2012 07:56 Bumblebee wrote: No, TLO's beard point came from winning a german tourname that allows him to go to the finals for Ger for Blizz World Championship.
One of them did. He said there was a secret one too.
On May 17 2012 07:57 Sliver wrote: Ultralisks are the worst units in the game, god damn.
ultras are aweosme, almost EVERY zerg gets ultra in between the ling bane infestor trasnition to brood lord corrupter infestor, ultras have there role, and this game they served their role well and zenio won.
Yeah.. that was my game to win and was a really frustratring lose. Couple of major mistakes and too much autopilot the last 10 minutes, but I'm getting there
On May 17 2012 08:02 dignitas.merz wrote: Yeah.. that was my game to win and was a really frustratring lose. Couple of major mistakes and too much autopilot the last 10 minutes, but I'm getting there
Are you finished with studying for the academic year now, or do you have to wade through it for a while longer? =p
On May 17 2012 08:02 dignitas.merz wrote: Yeah.. that was my game to win and was a really frustratring lose. Couple of major mistakes and too much autopilot the last 10 minutes, but I'm getting there
Are you finished with studying for the academic year now, or do you have to wade through it for a while longer? =p
On May 17 2012 08:02 dignitas.merz wrote: Yeah.. that was my game to win and was a really frustratring lose. Couple of major mistakes and too much autopilot the last 10 minutes, but I'm getting there
Are you finished with studying for the academic year now, or do you have to wade through it for a while longer? =p
Gogo Sjow
Fulltime progamer for almost 1,5 months now
Awesome! Hope it all goes well for you, looking forward to seeing the continued improvements <3
On May 17 2012 07:59 phoenixfeather95 wrote: lol Zenio's 50 supply down... how did he come back!?
Merz couldn't spare any of his 400 apm on a marine split
lost all his stuff to banelings
Really, yet another APM joke. Please consider that this is being played on cross-servers for both players with very high latency. Even if we react in time, doesn't mean our units will.
On May 17 2012 07:59 phoenixfeather95 wrote: lol Zenio's 50 supply down... how did he come back!?
Merz couldn't spare any of his 400 apm on a marine split
lost all his stuff to banelings
Really, yet another APM joke. Please consider that this is being played on cross-servers for both players with very high latency. Even if we react in time, doesn't mean our units will.
Oh come on, don't make me feel bad for laughing about the joke
This is actually embarrassing that Zenio is playing this poorly (getting supply blocked early and often, floating in the early game, poor engagements, not catching or stopping drops, letting drops that shoudnt do damage do damage, etc) and still beating every player. His ZvZ and ZvP look good, but this and bomber beating him that badly in the GSL and how much Zenios messed up tells me he is bad at ZvT and he has some nerve issues.
I will never understand why pros don't right click on the hatchery and hold position. You don't waste time chasing lings and you WILL kill the hatch. Ugh, so frustrating!
Jesus, use your warp prism to micro the immortals. That proxy pylon was right there, might as well have a mobile transport. If Dream saves those two immortals with warp prism micro I think he could've taken those roaches and won.
On May 17 2012 08:36 Asha` wrote: Kind of embarrassing to get all killed by Zenio of all people. I could understand vs Taeja or Hero.
Poor Dignitas used to be favourites to win big team events =(
Nevermind, Sjow and Merz both should have won and I'm sure they'll be on the winning side of their games next time. Missed the earlier games TT
Zenio was Code S at the beginning of the season. His play is erratic and usually underwhelming, but he's solid
He's Code A at best on a regular basis, and I'd not be surprised to see him drop back to Code B in the next season or two, lots of players who're at the least comparable still stuck down there.
With cross server play I'd definitely not have expected no one from Dignitas to take a map from him.
On May 17 2012 08:36 Asha` wrote: Kind of embarrassing to get all killed by Zenio of all people. I could understand vs Taeja or Hero.
Poor Dignitas used to be favourites to win big team events =(
Nevermind, Sjow and Merz both should have won and I'm sure they'll be on the winning side of their games next time. Missed the earlier games TT
Zenio was Code S at the beginning of the season. His play is erratic and usually underwhelming, but he's solid
He's Code A at best on a regular basis, and I'd not be surprised to see him drop back to Code B in the next season or two, lots of players who're at the least comparable still stuck down there.
Zenio was in Code S every season except GSL November - and then he made it back in. So he's better than Code A level, but low Code S level.
congratz for liquid and zenio. I wish select had played, dignitas might have had a chance of getting past zenio. They need to pick someone up if they want to continue being considered a top foreign team in my (frequently wrong) opinion.
On May 17 2012 08:36 Asha` wrote: Kind of embarrassing to get all killed by Zenio of all people. I could understand vs Taeja or Hero.
Poor Dignitas used to be favourites to win big team events =(
Nevermind, Sjow and Merz both should have won and I'm sure they'll be on the winning side of their games next time. Missed the earlier games TT
Zenio was Code S at the beginning of the season. His play is erratic and usually underwhelming, but he's solid
He's Code A at best on a regular basis, and I'd not be surprised to see him drop back to Code B in the next season or two, lots of players who're at the least comparable still stuck down there.
With cross server play I'd definitely not have expected no one from Dignitas to take a map from him.
Good job Zenio. To be fair though, he's far better than each of the players he played, in fact the only person on Dignitas who may give him trouble would be Select, but he wasn't playing today.
On May 17 2012 08:49 Jaaaaasper wrote: congratz for liquid and zenio. I wish select had played, dignitas might have had a chance of getting past zenio. They need to pick someone up if they want to continue being considered a top foreign team in my (frequently wrong) opinion.
On May 17 2012 10:49 YourGoodFriend wrote: So every time I watch Zenio he loses and then I miss the IPL TAC and he 5-0's man I think I am unlucky for him
Just like me lol. I think I have some kind of curse on me. Whenever I watch any sport, my fav players/teams always lose =))
On May 17 2012 10:49 YourGoodFriend wrote: So every time I watch Zenio he loses and then I miss the IPL TAC and he 5-0's man I think I am unlucky for him
On May 17 2012 08:49 Jaaaaasper wrote: congratz for liquid and zenio. I wish select had played, dignitas might have had a chance of getting past zenio. They need to pick someone up if they want to continue being considered a top foreign team in my (frequently wrong) opinion.
oGs has free agents
oGs does had free agents, but as far as I'm aware they're not being picked up by teams for a certain amount of time to see if a new team reforms? Or was that just the korean teams.
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