Hi guys!

There have been a number of questions about IPL5 I've received from players, managers, fans and others about IPL5, and there are a lot of Misconceptions about exactly what is happening when at IPL5 and who is going.

Well, here is a post revealing all of that.

The venue will once again be The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, official home of the IPL between November 29 and December 2.

Players Attending (In order of Qualification):

Name - How They Qualified

Sleep - American Regional
Snute - European Regional
San - (Replaces MarineKing) Korean Regional
Taeja - International Regional
Polt - International Regional
Xigua - Chinese Regional
aLive - Invite
Crank - Amateur Championship

The above players are seeded into Winners Round 4

viOLet - American Satellite
Ganzi - (Replacement for QXC) - American Satellite
MaJoR - (Replacement for Suppy) - American Satellite
Leenock (Replacement for Axslav) - American Satellite
Daisuki - American Satellite
Glon - American Satellite
ViBE - American Satellite
Perfect - American Satellite
Eifer - (Nerchio Replacement)
LeiYa - (formerly puCK) (Replacement for ParanOid) - European Satellite
Bly - European Satellite
ToD - European Satellite
Drewbie - (Replacement for DBS) - European Satellite
Ret - (Replacement for Ziktomini) - European Satellite
HwangSin - (Replacement for HayprO) - European Satellite
Replacement pending for JonnyRecco - European Satellite
Creator - Asian Satellite
Luvsic - Asian Satellite
Byun - Asian Satellite
TheStC - Asian Satellite
Sculp - Asian Satellite
ByuL - Asian Satellite
HerO - Asian Satellite
Bboong - Asian Satellite
YoDa - IM Invite
Sea - Liquid Invite
SlayerS Invite - Genius
StarTale Invite - Bomber
Shuttle - Amateur Satellite
Hendralisk - Amateur Satellite
Sting - Amateur Satellite
Caliber - Amateur Satellite
CatZ - American Satellite #2
TriMaster - American Satellite #2
sLivko - European Satellite #2
Apocalypse (Replacement for Slavik) - European Satellite #2
HuK - Korean Satellite #2
HyuN - Korean Satellite #2
MMA - International Satellite #2
Golden - International Satellite #2
Goswser - American Satellite #3
Massan - (Replacement for SeleCT) - American Satellite #3
Sasquatch - (Replacement for MaNa) - European Satellite #3
Illusion (Replacement for BlinG) - European Satellite #3
Heart - Korean Satellite #3
Symbol - International Satellite #3
Shine - International Satellite #3
Stephano - GSL World Championship Invite
NaNiwa - GSL World Championship Invite
Squirtle - GSL World Championship Korea
Life - GSL World Championship Korea
Seed - GSL World Championship Korea
MC - GSL World Championship Korea
DongRaeGu - GSL World Championship Korea
LucifroN - GSL World Championship EU
Nerchio - GSL World Championship EU
VortiX - GSL World Championship EU
Sen - GSL World Championship NA
Scarlett - GSL World Championship NA
HyuN - GSL Ro4 Player
Ryung - GSL Ro4 Player
Bogus - GSL Ro4 Player
Sniper - GSL Ro4 Player

Players will be played into a giant 72 person bracket, with the top 8 seeds earning BYEs into Winners Round 4.

Casters:
TotalBiscuit
Apollo
Tasteless
Artosis
Sheth
JMorrow
JoRoSaR
Kibbelz
Schamtoo
Grubby
Frodan
Kevin Knocke
Top 4 of IPL Caster Search

Prize Pool - $100,000
1st - $40,000
2nd - $20,000
3rd - $11,000
4th - $7,000
5th / 6th - $4,000
7th / 8th - $2,000
9-12th - $1,000
13-16th - $500
17-24th - $300
25-32nd - $200

Map Pool
Each player gets 1 blind veto per match in the BO3s, no veto in WF, LF or GF.

Ohana
Cloud Kingdom
Metropolis
Entombed Valley
Daybreak
Abyssal City

Match Schedule:

Thursday
For live event attendees, Thursday is restricted to VIPs only. To get a VIP pass visit this site

All times Pacific Standard Time.

18:00 GMT (+00:00) - WR1 - 16 matches played
19:00 GMT (+00:00) - WR1 - 16 matches played
20:00 GMT (+00:00) - WR2 & LR1 - 16 matches played
21:00 GMT (+00:00) - WR2 & LR1 - 16 matches played
22:00 GMT (+00:00) - LR2 - 8 matches played
23:00 GMT (+00:00) - LR2 - 8 matches played
00:00 GMT (+00:00) - WR3 - 3 matches played
01:00 GMT (+00:00) - WR3 - 3 matches played
02:00 GMT (+00:00) - WR3 - 2 matches played
03:00 GMT (+00:00) - LR3 - 8 matches played
04:00 GMT (+00:00) - WR4 - 3 matches played
05:00 GMT (+00:00) - WR4 - 2 matches played

Friday
18:00 GMT (+00:00) - WR4 - 3 matches played
19:00 GMT (+00:00) - WR5 & LR4 - 7 matches played (2 WR5 & 1 LR4)
20:00 GMT (+00:00) - WR5 & LR4 - 7 matches played (2 WR5 & 1 LR4)
21:00 GMT (+00:00) - LR5 - 3 matches played
22:00 GMT (+00:00) - LR5 - 3 matches played
23:00 GMT (+00:00) - LR5 - 3 matches played (2 LR5 & 1 LR6)
00:00 GMT (+00:00) - LR6 - 4 matches played
01:00 GMT (+00:00) - WR6 - 2 matches played
02:00 GMT (+00:00) - GSL Code S Ro4

Saturday
18:00 GMT (+00:00) - LR7 - 2 matches played
19:00 GMT (+00:00) - LR7 - 2 matches played
20:00 GMT (+00:00) - LR8 - 2 matches played
21:00 GMT (+00:00) - LR9 - 2 matches played
22:00 GMT (+00:00) - World Championship Day 1 - Proleague
02:00 GMT (+00:00) - GSL Code S Finals

Sunday
18:00 GMT (+00:00) - LR10 - 1 match played
19:00 GMT (+00:00) - WF - 1 match played (BO5)
20:30 GMT (+00:00) - LF - 1 match played (BO5)
22:00 GMT (+00:00) - World Championship Day 2 - GSTL
02:00 GMT (+00:00) - GF (BO5 with BO3 if player from losers bracket wins BO5) - Edited format by community demand

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PhoenixVoid

Canada16308 Posts

November 14 2012 20:37 GMT

Maaaan, what a stacked line-up, possibly the best line-up I've seen in any SC2 tournament.

Map pool is a little small though, I expected a little more in terms of maps.

I hope the players, casters and production crew are ready for one hell of a SC2 marathon, a four day event involving three tournaments is just insane 0_o

Wolfswood

United States349 Posts

November 14 2012 20:38 GMT

Will there be more qualifiers for the pending replacements?

Sooo looking forward to this...marathon tournament + GSL finals + another epic Korea vs. The World = FUCKING HYPEx9000

opterown

Australia42304 Posts

November 14 2012 20:38 GMT

yummy

Shellshock

United States95884 Posts

November 14 2012 20:42 GMT

I thought DBS retired. He's still competing? I see Haypro is being replaced since he retired as well
I could be wrong though. I just remembered reading it somewhere

StarVe

Germany12278 Posts

November 14 2012 20:43 GMT

On November 15 2012 05:42 Shellshock1122 wrote:
I thought DBS retired. He's still competing? I see Haypro is being replaced since he retired as well
I could be wrong though. I just remembered reading it somewhere

No way DBS goes, he doesn't even have a team (and doesn't play seriously anymore).

Grubby is announced as a caster! He wouldn't be casting if he won a spot in the GSL World Championship team and therefore a spot in IPL 5, so I conclude that Lucifron took his side of the bracket and will play in both IPL5 and GSL WC!

Fucking awesome!

CrazyBirdman

Germany2110 Posts

November 14 2012 20:49 GMT

On November 15 2012 05:43 StarVe wrote:

Show nested quote +

Sheth will be casting as well, seeing this post reminded me of how awesome this tournament will be.

Lukeeze[zR]

Switzerland6765 Posts

November 14 2012 20:53 GMT

bo7 with 2 games advantage is huge, it could lead to an anticlimatic 2-0 grand final ... and *plouf* game over.

rvng

Canada30 Posts

November 14 2012 20:55 GMT

On November 15 2012 05:53 Lukeeze[zR] wrote:
bo7 with 2 games advantage is huge, it could lead to an anticlimatic 2-0 grand final ... and *plouf* game over.

Yeah, I think this is a bit ridiculous. I think the Bo5 + Bo3 from LSC2 was a great format.

PhoenixVoid

Canada16308 Posts

November 14 2012 20:55 GMT

#10

On November 15 2012 05:53 Lukeeze[zR] wrote:
bo7 with 2 games advantage is huge, it could lead to an anticlimatic 2-0 grand final ... and *plouf* game over.

Thinking the same too, its honestly just as bad as extended series imo.

Dodgin

Canada38851 Posts

November 14 2012 20:56 GMT

#11

The player list for this event is simply ridiculous, and then you have the added entertainment of Code S ro4 and finals.

Then you have GSL World Championship not once but twice, with two different formats.

Without a doubt this will be the best LAN event of the winter season.

opterown

Australia42304 Posts

November 14 2012 20:57 GMT

#12

On November 15 2012 05:53 Lukeeze[zR] wrote:
bo7 with 2 games advantage is huge, it could lead to an anticlimatic 2-0 grand final ... and *plouf* game over.

I like BO9 with 2 games up personally.

minilance

Canada500 Posts

November 14 2012 20:59 GMT

#13

sick line up

opterown

Australia42304 Posts

November 14 2012 21:01 GMT

#14

wonder what happens if MKP or creator or life, etc also get RO4. i could well see them dropping out, hrm.

StarVe

Germany12278 Posts

November 14 2012 21:02 GMT

#15

On November 15 2012 05:57 opterown wrote:

Show nested quote +

I like BO9 with 2 games up personally.

What about BO69 with 8 games up?

Boucot

France15997 Posts

November 14 2012 21:03 GMT

#16

On November 15 2012 05:53 Lukeeze[zR] wrote:
bo7 with 2 games advantage is huge, it could lead to an anticlimatic 2-0 grand final ... and *plouf* game over.

Agree, I prefer the new MLG format with 2 separate brackets and a BO7 finals without any advantage for one or the other player.

opterown

Australia42304 Posts

November 14 2012 21:04 GMT

#17

On November 15 2012 06:02 StarVe wrote:

Show nested quote +

What about BO69 with 8 games up?

nah, too little advantage

a bo9 with 2 games up:
-can get to seven games (normal finals length)
-is an equivalent of a bo3 up (2 games)
-WF winner needs 3 games, LF winner needs 5 games

I think that's pretty fair personally?