EPT
![[image loading]](http://imgur.com/YwMM8.png)
Announcing a brand new King of the Hill style, Winner's Format, weekly showmatch series!
Stream Link: http://www.ign.com/ipl
What does that mean exactly? Well, once a week beginning August 2nd at 5 p.m. PDT / 8 p.m. EDT / 2 a.m. CEST, IGN eSports will be inviting the world's top teams (yes, even Korean teams!) to put up five players each. The first players will be chosen in secret so that no counter-picking can occur. The winner of each match will stay on until they are defeated or the opposing team has run out of players. Here's an example of how this could play out:
Team 1 chooses Player A, Team 2 chooses Player Z
Player A < Metalopolis > Player Z
Player A < Xel'Naga Caverns > Player Y
Player A < Shattered Temple > Player X
Player B < Terminus RE > Player X
Player C < Tal'Darim Altar > Player X
Player D < Dual Sight > Player X
Player D < Crevasse > Player W
Player E < Shakuras Plateau > Player W
Team 2 wins 5-3 and earns $500!
Team 2 will return next week to face a new challenger!
Player A < Metalopolis > Player Z
Player A < Xel'Naga Caverns > Player Y
Player A < Shattered Temple > Player X
Player B < Terminus RE > Player X
Player C < Tal'Darim Altar > Player X
Player D < Dual Sight > Player X
Player D < Crevasse > Player W
Player E < Shakuras Plateau > Player W
Team 2 wins 5-3 and earns $500!
Team 2 will return next week to face a new challenger!
To make things even more interesting, we are including a $100 bounty for each victory that a team earns, for new challengers to try and claim. For example, if Team 2 wins 3 weeks in a row, they will have earned themselves $1,500 total, and have $300 worth of bounty on them. If Team 7 defeats them, they will earn the $500 for winning the week, as well as claim the $300 bounty.
Map List
Xel'Naga Caverns
Metalopolis
Shakuras Plateau
Crevasse
Tal Darim Altar
Dual Sight
Xel'Naga Fortress
Terminus
Shattered Temple
Daybreak
Antiga Shipyard
The first map will be on a set rotation, and then it is loser's pick.
Xel'Naga Caverns
Metalopolis
Shakuras Plateau
Crevasse
Tal Darim Altar
Dual Sight
Xel'Naga Fortress
Terminus
Shattered Temple
Daybreak
Antiga Shipyard
The first map will be on a set rotation, and then it is loser's pick.
![[image loading]](http://loudmediadesign.com/ipl/teamleague/teamleague_7c.png)
The first two teams that will be playing in the IPL Team Arena are Evil Geniuses and Reign. Here are their full rosters:
Evil Geniuses
IdrA
iNcontroL
LzGaMeR
Machine
StrifeCro
Axslav
DeMusliM
PuMa
reIGN
Spades
KiWiKaKi
Perfect
Future
SLush
Fayth
IdrA iNcontroL LzGaMeR Machine StrifeCro Axslav DeMusliM PuMareIGN
Spades KiWiKaKi Perfect Future SLush FaythNew teams will be invited each week to take on the previous week's winner.
The FIRST MATCH of the IPL Team Arena on Tuesday, August 2nd at 5 p.m. PDT IS:
RGN.Perfect vs. EG.IdrA!
RGN.Perfect vs. EG.IdrA!Casters:
The IPL Team Arena will be cast by IGN's in-house casting team, comprised of HDStarCraft, CatsPajamas, PainUser, and AskJoshy!
The IPL Team Arena will be cast by IGN's in-house casting team, comprised of HDStarCraft, CatsPajamas, PainUser, and AskJoshy!
We have already invited several teams and have more in mind, but if you would like your team to be considered for the IPL Team Arena as well, please send a letter of interest as well as a description of your team and a roster to iplquestions@ign.com!
