As the 2013 IPTL Season 1 steams ahead for it's finish, it's time for IPL to bring you the Playoffs and Up & Down matches to both determine the winner and who earns the $9,000 in prize money and who will move down to Contender, and who will ascend to Premier. The winners of the playoff matches will also receive 6 seeds into the WoL Main Bracket and paid trips to IPL 6!.

Playoff Schedule:
EG v LG-IM: February 26th
StarTale v MVP: February 27th

IGN Pro Team League General Discussion

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When: Thursday, Feb 28 12:00am GMT (GMT+00:00) (we will also rebroadcast repeatedly afterwards!)

Format

The playoff teams battle for the $9,000 and a trip to IPL 6. Here is the prize distribution:

Premier Playoff Teams:
1st - $9,000
2nd - $4,000
3rd - $2,000
4th - $2,000

Premier Teams:
5th - $1,000
6th - $1,000
7th - $1,000
8th - $1,000

Contender Teams:
9th - $250
10th - $250
11th - $250
12th - $250

StarTale
AcE
Avenge
Bomber
Curious
Hack
Harrier
Life
Sound
SuHoSin
TREME
Aphrodite
Brain
MisS
Pet
Sparta
SoN
Tiger
Zero
Panic

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MVP
DongRaeGu
Finale
Dream
Galaxy
KeeN
Killer
Lure
Monster
Noblesse
Shine
Sniper
TAiLS
Vampire
Bang
YangSongE

The Second Game of the IPTL Playoffs is on Thursday, Feb 28 12:00am GMT (GMT+00:00) (we will also rebroadcast repeatedly afterwards!)

Poll: Who will win?

StarTale (20)

53%

MVP (18)

47%

38 total votes

Your vote: Who will win?

(Vote): StarTale
(Vote): MVP

Results!

+ Show Spoiler [StarTale v MVP Results] +

Panic < Ohana > KeeN
Life < Whirlwind > KeeN
Bomber < Atlantis Spaceship > KeeN
Bomber < Abyssal City > Monster
Avenge < Daybreak > Monster
Curious < Cloud Kingdom >Monster

Map List

IPLMap Atlantis Spaceship
IPLMap Antiga Shipyard
IPLMap Daybreak
IPLMap Whirlwind
IPLMap Cloud Kingdom
IPLMap Metropolis
IPLMap Ohana
IPLMap Entombed Valley
**Abyssal City**

The first map will be on a set rotation, and then it is loser's pick.

Casters

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Zealously

East Gorteau22261 Posts

February 27 2013 18:02 GMT

StarTale fightinguuuuuu. Life all-kill, or DRG 4-kill into Life all-kill. Either works.

LockeTazeline

2390 Posts

February 27 2013 18:05 GMT

Gogo Panic! ^^

Zealously

East Gorteau22261 Posts

February 27 2013 18:07 GMT

With the risk of becoming repetitive, Virus has retired, July is in the military and KingKong is no longer on the team. And Panic, who is starting for StarTale, is not listed on the roster.

FrostedMiniWheats

United States30730 Posts

February 27 2013 18:11 GMT

mmmmm this one is hard. I feel like Startale may have fallen to 3rd behind MVP in team rank after losing Squirtle and PartinG. Life is the strongest player here, but both DRG and Sniper can take him out and vice versa. MVP has really been on the rise lately in gsl though, so I'm going with them.

5-4 MVP

IGNProLeague

1184 Posts

February 27 2013 18:42 GMT

On February 28 2013 03:07 Zealously wrote:
With the risk of becoming repetitive, Virus has retired, July is in the military and KingKong is no longer on the team. And Panic, who is starting for StarTale, is not listed on the roster.

Ah sorry! I must have accidentally copied for an old post! Thanks for keeping us honest!

TommyP

United States6231 Posts

February 27 2013 18:42 GMT

imo MVP is the deeper team, but Life or Curious could come out and dominate. I expect MVP to get off to a good start in this match and then ST to catch up. I think 5-4 for MVP. MVP just has so many damn good snipers (Lure for PvZ, Dream for TvP, Sniper for the fan favorites Bomber and Life)

I'm just thinking about how freaking epic Bomber v. Dream would be oh my gawd. I'm also really pleased MVP is opening with Keen. He's good enough to defeat anyone in a Bo1. it seems to me MVP always sends out one of it's very inexperienced players in the first match and they would often lose so I'm happy plus who doesn't love the commander?

Zealously

East Gorteau22261 Posts

February 27 2013 18:49 GMT

On February 28 2013 03:42 TommyP wrote:
imo MVP is the deeper team, but Life or Curious could come out and dominate. I expect MVP to get off to a good start in this match and then ST to catch up. I think 5-4 for MVP. MVP just has so many damn good snipers (Lure for PvZ, Dream for TvP, Sniper for the fan favorites Bomber and Life)

I'm just thinking about how freaking epic Bomber v. Dream would be oh my gawd. I'm also really pleased MVP is opening with Keen. He's good enough to defeat anyone in a Bo1. it seems to me MVP always sends out one of it's very inexperienced players in the first match and they would often lose so I'm happy plus who doesn't love the commander?

7th match-up confirmed: SvFF (Sniper vs. Fan Favorites)