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Hello everyone! IPL5 is still months away, but it's coming back with a whole new format! This time around we are running multiple Satellites that will earn you a spot in our live event, and one Regional for North America, Europe, Korea, China, International, and International Amateurs that will earn you a spot in the tournament AND a free trip to the event!
All sign-ups are open RIGHT NOW: http://www.ign.com/ipl/all/news/ipl5-regionals-and-satellites/
Regionals and Satellites
Here is the list of online Regional qualifiers (these will have a small entry fee and will earn the winners free flights and hotels for the live event) Players must live in and be able to fly from the listed region at the time of the qualifier and may only play in one of the European, North American, or Korean Regionals:
European Regional - 1 Player
North American Regional - 1 Player
Korean Regional - 1 Player
Amateur Championship (Amateur Regulations Below) - 1 Player
International Qualifier - 2 Players
Chinese Regional (Live Event) - 1 Player
Here is the list of Satellites (these will not have an entry fee and will not receive flights or hotels) These players will only earn spots in the live event. Players must live in the listed region at the time of the qualifier and may only play in one of the European, North American, or Korean Satellites:
North American Satellite – Top 8 Qualify
European Satellite – Top 8 Qualify
Asian Satellite – Top 8 Qualify
International Amateur Satellite – Top 4 Qualify
Team Arena Challenge 3 – Top 4 Players Qualify (The top 4 teams from TAC3 will each choose one player subject to our approval to enter the event)
Dates and Times
North American Regional – Saturday Saturday, May 26 7:00pm GMT (GMT+00:00) (3:00pm EDT)
European Regional – Saturday Saturday, Jun 02 1:00pm GMT (GMT+00:00) (3:00pm CEST)
Korean Regional – Saturday Sunday, Jun 24 6:00am GMT (GMT+00:00) (3:00pm KST Sunday)
International Regional – Saturday Saturday, Jun 30 5:00pm GMT (GMT+00:00)
Amateur Championship – Saturday Saturday, Jul 07 5:00pm GMT (GMT+00:00)
North American Satellite – Saturday Saturday, Jul 14 7:00pm GMT (GMT+00:00)
European Satellite – Saturday Saturday, Jul 21 1:00pm GMT (GMT+00:00)
Asian Satellite – Saturday Sunday, Jul 29 6:00am GMT (GMT+00:00)
Amateur Satellite – Saturday Saturday, Aug 04 5:00pm GMT (GMT+00:00)
Amateur is defined by the following:
- Amateurs must not have earned more than $1,000 in live events.
Again, all sign-ups are open RIGHT NOW: http://www.ign.com/ipl/all/news/ipl5-regionals-and-satellites/
These Satellites and Regionals will provide us with 39 players total. They will be joined at IPL5 by FnaticRC.aLive, our IPL4 Champion, to make a field of 40. The format of IPL5 will be one large double-elimination tournament. Regional winners and FnaticRC.aLive will receive a seed into Winners Round 3. Satellite qualifiers will start as usual in Winners Round 1. More details about the format of IPL5 are still to come.
Sign-ups for these Regionals and Satellites will be available very soon, so keep your eyes open on TL, Reddit, Twitter, Facebook, and our site for information!
Please keep in mind that anything here is still subject to change! We will respond to feedback and suggestions, as well as try to answer any questions or concerns you may have about the new format. We are excited to open the doors to each region as well as amateur players all over the world to see who will earn their way to our next major event!
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