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The time has come for our next Losers Round 1 match of the IGN Pro League Team Arena Challenge 3!
When: Wednesday, May 30 11:00pm GMT (GMT+00:00) (we will also have a European re-broadcast as usual at Thursday, May 31 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 Losers 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 Losers Bracket, while the loser will be eliminated entirely. Keep in mind that this has a $20,000 prize pool, and only six teams will make it to the money!
![[image loading]](http://img684.imageshack.us/img684/7158/dignitasicon.png) Team Dignitas KilleR  merz SeleCT SjoW  DreAm BlinG Bischu  Apollo ![[image loading]](http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/2052/eclypsiaicon.png) Eclypsia Welmu qwerty ELVIS KenZy Sarens Dayshi
The First Game of the IPL Team Arena Challenge 3 is on Wednesday, May 30 11:00pm GMT (GMT+00:00) (we will also have a European re-broadcast as usual at Thursday, May 31 5:30pm GMT (GMT+00:00))
Poll: Who Will Win?!Dignitas (38) 84% Eclypsia (7) 16% 45 total votes Your vote: Who Will Win?! (Vote): Dignitas
(Vote): Eclypsia
Results!+ Show Spoiler [Dignitas vs Eclypsia Results] +Bischu < Metropolis > ELVIS
Bischu < Tal'Darim Altar > KenZy
SjoW < Antiga Shipyard > KenZy
KilleR < Daybreak > KenZy
KilleR < Ohana > Dayshi
KilleR < Sanshorn Mist AE > Sarens
KilleR < Atlantis Spaceship > Welmu
SeleCT < Entombed Valley > Welmu
Congratulations to Dignitas, winning 5-3! They move on to LR2, and Eclypsia has been eliminated!
Map List
IPLMap Sanshorn Mists AE
IPLMap Atlantis Spaceship
IPLMap Antiga Shipyard
IPLMap Daybreak
IPLMap Tal'Darim Altar LE
IPLMap Cloud Kingdom
IPLMap Metropolis
IPLMap Ohana
IPLMap Entombed Valley
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 Kevin Knocke and Doa!
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After losing the big part of their line-up, no way Eclypsia stands any semblance of a chance against a solid team like Dignitas.
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I hope Dignitas will win.
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United Kingdom50293 Posts
Once again I lament the loss of artist and scarlett from eclypsia, the potential for some seriously sick matches like scarlett vs select/sjow or KilleR vs artist are gone oh well this should go pretty easily in dignitas' favour, granted welmu did better than expected vs acer but imo dignitas are better than acer or at least they're better vP.
On the other hand though welmu is Finnish so all logic is automatically thrown out of the window so I predict Zenex 7-3 Woongjin stars.
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The right man in the wrong place can make all the difference in the world. Freeman will take this for Eclypsia.
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iNcontroL
USA29055 Posts
if welmu loses so does his team in this one.
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Welcome back to the Dayshi and Welmu show. Dignitas looks to be a bit too powerful for them though.
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Come on Apollo All-kill!
One can dream...
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Easy win for Dignitas.. even if Welmu get some kills there's still SeleCT.
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Welmu needs at least four kills
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On May 31 2012 04:40 Khi wrote:
Easy win for Dignitas.. even if Welmu get some kills there's still SeleCT.
Welmu has a good chance against anyone on Dignitas in a BO1, the only issue is that he'd need to win five BO1s.
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hope dignitas will play apollo in this one... maybe the only chance to play him
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Eeel and Freman aren't part of eclypsia anymore, they were fired for BM
Eeel was a frequent BM player, and freman had an argument with elvis i think
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P.S. TotalBiscuit will be casting today with Kevin and Doa!
![[image loading]](http://s3.amazonaws.com/com.clixtr.picbounce/photos/4a9712e0-8cca-012f-a2fb-12313d1856ca/r600x600.jpg)
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3 casters? Seems like a crowd =/
I like how it mentions Apollo as part of the team and he's set as random XD
If they called him out to play it would be an extremely entertaining match XD
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3 Casters is gonna be sick :D
EDIT: Got ninja'd....damnit I wanted 3 casters simultaneously.
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On May 31 2012 06:56 IGNProLeague wrote:
They will rotate. =P
Ahh that's good  Even with just 2 at times there can be overlap. Looking forward to seeing TB.
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On May 31 2012 03:34 iNcontroL wrote:
if welmu loses so does his team in this one.
You're underestamating Dayshi, ELVIS and Kenzy...
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On May 31 2012 07:06 Eee wrote:Show nested quote +On May 31 2012 03:34 iNcontroL wrote:
if welmu loses so does his team in this one. You're underestamating Dayshi, ELVIS and Kenzy...
Even if he is you're underestimating the difference in skill between Dignitas and Eclypsia.
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I think this is a bit closer than some people think, but I still expect Dignitas to win.
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On May 31 2012 07:10 Kamwah wrote:Show nested quote +On May 31 2012 07:06 Eee wrote:On May 31 2012 03:34 iNcontroL wrote:
if welmu loses so does his team in this one. You're underestamating Dayshi, ELVIS and Kenzy... Even if he is you're underestimating the difference in skill between Dignitas and Eclypsia.
Not really, as long as Eclypsia are lucky with their matchups (If their T's manages to dodge BlinG, or if Bischu, Merz and DreAm get lined against a Z), victory isn't really impossible. And besides that Dignitas players are all slumping + their all doing awful in team leagues recently.
Hopefully Dignitas wins this, they really need to step up their game.
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On May 31 2012 06:57 Kamwah wrote:Ahh that's good Even with just 2 at times there can be overlap. Looking forward to seeing TB.
I would actually really like to see three casters at once. The more casters = the less each individual caster has to carry the cast = less filler content and more unique ideas.
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Montenegro10532 Posts
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On May 31 2012 07:34 indxrje wrote:
Eeel allkill
Eeel and Freman got kicked from eclyspia ^^
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On May 31 2012 07:39 RetoX wrote:Eeel and Freman got kicked from eclyspia ^^
Mind giving us some of the juicy facts?
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Eclypsia should just rename their team "Welmu please win for us"
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This one is all Dignitas all the way. I hope Welmu makes it close though.
Edit: making dinner for my fiance and watching IPL TAC 3, this is the best kind of wednesday.
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On May 31 2012 07:52 KvltMan wrote:Show nested quote +On May 31 2012 07:39 RetoX wrote:On May 31 2012 07:34 indxrje wrote:
Eeel allkill Eeel and Freman got kicked from eclyspia ^^ Mind giving us some of the juicy facts?
A dispute between FremAN and Elvis lead to an argument between Eeel and FremAN on one side and Elvis on the other. The staff decided to kick Eeel and FremAN.
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Total Biscuit
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Since when is TB casting for IPL??
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Losers pick ZvP on Taldarim? :O
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On May 31 2012 08:17 ibo422 wrote:
Since when is TB casting for IPL??
He's been casting for them since IPL1, ipl3 and ipl4 he had visa issues so he could not attend the finals
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The two best voices in SC2 casting? Epic day even if the games wont be!
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On May 31 2012 08:17 ibo422 wrote:
Since when is TB casting for IPL??
TB has talked about working with IPL for a long time, it was just dependant on him getting his visas sorted. I suspect this is a similar situation to Jarosar, he's in town so he swung by the office to say hi.
Wow this game could be brutal and short.
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On May 31 2012 08:23 Vagabond wrote:He's been casting for them since IPL1, ipl3 and ipl4 he had visa issues so he could not attend the finals
I meant IPL TAC! First time I see it!
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On May 31 2012 08:23 Terrestrialrage wrote:
The two best voices in SC2 casting? Epic day even if the games wont be!
All we need is Grubby and player introductions done by Nightend.
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Really cool 10gate build for Bischu, forcing kenzi into a very awkward spot
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Holy crap. Very cute move by Bischu and surprised by how much it delays the natural.
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Lol, this is pretty poor play by Kenzy.
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I just missed it. What did he do?
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Eclypsia is terrible. Without the main guys who left, they wont win.
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Followed by even worse play by Bischu!
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WTF just happened? The fact that that Nydus did any damage is really bad.
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Does either player want to win this?
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wow this game two is hella fun to watch. How are they both still in it?
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This is turning into a very entertaining game...
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Hmm, mutas made before stargate up, make stargate and phoenix?
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Calling the all kill now
Now I look like an idiot
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Hmm Bischu looked so good earlier in this game but now he hasn't made a probe for 5 minutes =/
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wow really well played game.
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On May 31 2012 08:37 Ksquared wrote:
Calling the all kill now
Now I look like an idiot
Well you didn't specify for who. :p
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That was a very strange game.
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1 base Nydus into 4 base mutas new ZvP build. Someone get on this.
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KenZy did his 1base Nydus ? Oh dear ^^
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Philadelphia, PA10406 Posts
HELLIONS GO BOOM
That's why starcraft is more dramatic when you don't know all the information. The obs never saw those banelings coming. Remember ThorzaIN's surprise medivacs in the TSL as well? Yeah, less information, more drama.
Oh and this game is painful.
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Australia8532 Posts
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Ok I stand corrected.
WTF Dignitas?
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Great play by Kenzy. I'm having a good time watching him play.
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What the... really sjow :C?
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NrGmonk is going to look silly ^^
GoGo Eclypsia
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Haha, those mutas. But Sjow should've done way more damage with his maradeur/hellion push, I don't understand why he was killings eggs at the 3rd when he already saw mutas on the field.
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This is a crazy series already. Also, I'm liking the casting.
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Haha, Kenzy plays mutas in every matchup. So far, dignitas seems weak against them.
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LOL No Cancel twice in a row.
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Would be quite amusing if Kenzy all-killed Dignitas with a muta transition every single match.
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Killer vs KiLLeR did happen, at IEM something. Killer won.
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On May 31 2012 09:19 Dexington wrote:
Killer vs KiLLeR did happen, at IEM something. Killer won.
2-1 at IEM NY, indeed.
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Welmu Fightinggggg
Go Eclypsia! Upsets all day long!
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My favourite part of having TB cast, Doa and CPJ aren't making those awful "x has left the game" jokes they always make.
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killer has to stop playing ultralisk/infestor every game, i'd like to see some brood lords from him @-@
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Look at Dayshi QQ'ing. How pathetic XD
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Damn I missed it, what did they say in game at the end?
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Dayshi said something like:
"We can't micro on this server"
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Hey hey, they actually have a variety of people sending in replays! You can't tell who won the series by who left last now!
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On May 31 2012 09:41 BathTubNZ wrote:
Damn I missed it, what did they say in game at the end?
Basically they can't micro on this server.
Was pretty BS cos it wouldn't have helped. Being over-run by Ultra/infestor.
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Well, it was nice seeing a European T trying to play the very mobile MMM+tank style. Killer was very good at reading the moveouts, but it was a very close game. Daishi needed a few more production-buildings at times, I think extra units at the right time could have won him the game. In any case, nice play.
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Can't believe Sarens hasn't just GG'd.
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Ah, cool to see Total Biscuit casting today.
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He's doa, not TB! IPL is tricking you!
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Where is the GG Killer ? Even Dayshi said it !
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On May 31 2012 10:08 Otolia wrote:
Where is the GG Killer ? Even Dayshi said it !
He lost his last building. The game ends automatically and there's no time to gg.
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On May 31 2012 10:08 Otolia wrote:
Where is the GG Killer ? Even Dayshi said it !
He lost all his buildings and was eliminated, it happens.
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On May 31 2012 04:32 StarVe wrote:
Welmu all-kill!
Hahahaha no just not lol. Welmu isn't even remotely close to as good as SeleCT, Sjow, Bling, or Killer.
Dignitas will win without dropping a game lol.
Edit: Clearly didn't know it started...
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On May 31 2012 10:11 StarVe wrote:Show nested quote +On May 31 2012 10:08 Otolia wrote:
Where is the GG Killer ? Even Dayshi said it ! He lost all his buildings and was eliminated, it happens.
Like he didn't know he was going to lose.
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well killer is infamous for not GGing often, people shouldn't be surprised
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Sarens was really unlucky though
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On May 31 2012 09:38 Otolia wrote:
Dayshi has 2.4K Gas -.-
What can he do with it?...Welcome to late game terran.
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EC making Dignitas work for it.
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