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Multiplay are very proud to present the IPL 4 IGN Pro League UK Qualifiers, at our November LAN event, insomnia44! Featuring Starcraft 2, the IPL tournament will be a combination of players qualifying from the Insomnia Multiplay Starcraft 2 tournament and invited pro players.
The Multiplay 1v1 Starcraft 2 Tournament at insomnia44 will be a 256 player BYOC open bracket format, with the top 16 players earning a place in our IPL 4 EU Qualifier on the Sunday.
Those top 16 will then play against top pro players from around Europe, and players from 2 online qualifiers hosted by IGN & Playhem for the prize pool of $20,000, and a coveted spot in IPL 4 in the US next year!
To get your ticket to insomnia44, head on over to our Tickets Page to get your seat at the Biggest Gaming Festival in the UK!
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Therefore, at insomnia44 we will be hosting TWO Starcraft 2 tournaments over the weekend;
1 – 256 Player BYOC Tournament for all attendees of i44. Top 16 will qualify for the IPL4 Qualifier on Sunday. Sign up on our SC2 Tournament Page SC2 Tournament Page when you have a ticket to the event!
2 – 32 Player IPL EU Qualifier. Consisting of 16 from the BYOC, 4 Online qualifiers and 12 Pro Invites.
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When do these tournaments take place?
insomnia44 BYOC Multiplay Starcraft 2 Tournament (IPL pre-qualifier)
Friday 18th November 2011 – Saturday 19th November 2011
Signups CLOSE at 12:30 GMT on Friday 18th. Tournament BEGINS at 14:00 GMT.
IGN Pro League 4 UK Qualifier
Sunday 20th November 2011
Tournament BEGINS at 10:00 GMT.
(Warning: Times are subject to changes running up to the event! Keep an eye on the tournament pages on our site)
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Tournament Structure
insomnia44 BYOC Multiplay Starcraft 2 Tournament (IPL pre-qualifier)
Maximum of 256 Participants.
Best of 3 Double Elimination structure.
Best of 5 (If there is time otherwise Best of 3 – Admins discretion) Upper, Lower and consolation finals.
Grand Final: Best of 7 (Winners bracket player has 2-0 head start)
Number of rounds will be configured based on signups at the event (BYOC).
Full 256 players will mean 16 rounds.
IGN Pro League 4 UK Qualifier
32 Participants.
BO3 Double Elimination structure.
BO5 (If there is time otherwise BO3 – Admins discretion) Upper, Lower and consolation finals.
BO7 Grand final, 2-0 advantage to upper bracket player.
32 Players double elimination format makes for 10 rounds.
Check out the players page here:
http://iseries.multiplay.co.uk/i44/tournaments/event/ipl-4-sc2/player-list/
Invited players
(Not in seeded order)
- Teamredbyte Italy - Mauritius "Stareagle" Carioti
- Dignitas - Samayan "BlinG" Kay
- Dignitas - Jesper "Bishu" Johansson
- Team Grubby - Manuel “Grubby” Schenkhuizen
- mousesports - Marcus "ThorZaIN" Eklöf
- mousesports - Dennis "HasuObs" Schneider
- Tt Esports - Aleksey “WhiteRa” Krupnyk
- Quantic Gaming - Kim “SaSe” Hammar
- Millenium - Ilyes “Stephano” Satouri
- Millenium - Benoît “Adelscott” Strypsteen
- Evil Geniuses - Benjamin “DeMusliM” Baker
- infused - Nathan “Lau” Lau
- Team Alternate - Jonathan “DarKFoRcE” Belke
- compLexity - Shijie “DreaM” Zhu (Qualifier 1)
- SlayerS - Kim Dong Won “Ryung”
- MvP - Kim Won Hyung “TAiLS”
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Prizes
insomnia44 BYOC Multiplay Starcraft 2 Tournament (IPL pre-qualifier): Top 16 Players are seeded 17-32 into the Sunday IPL 4 Qualifier.
IPL4 Qualifier: Winner receives qualification into IPL 4 with Flights and accommodation provided by IGN Entertainment, and a share of the prize pool.
- 1st: $10,000
- 2nd: $5,000
- 3rd: $2,000
- 4th: $1,000
- 5th-8th $500
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Casters
Totalbiscuit and dApollo will both be casting the later stages of the BYOC, and then the duration of the IPL 4 EU Qualifier – both regulars on the Multiplay Starcraft 2 scene the games will be incredibly exciting to watch with their live presence!
10:00 GMT (+00:00) - 17:00 GMT (+00:00) - All day streaming the BYOC open tournament.
Times are estimates and are subject to change, based on game lengths during the tournament.
10:00 GMT (+00:00) Round 1 Starts
11:00 GMT (+00:00) Round 2 Starts
12:00 GMT (+00:00) Round 3 Starts (Lower Bracket Only)
13:00 GMT (+00:00) Break
14:00 GMT (+00:00) Round 4 Starts
15:00 GMT (+00:00) Round 5 Starts (Lower Bracket Only)
16:00 GMT (+00:00) Round 6 Starts
17:00 GMT (+00:00) Break
All games after this point are casted on the Main Stage:
18:00 GMT (+00:00) Round 7 Starts (Lower Bracket Only)
19:00 GMT (+00:00) Round 8 Upper Bracket Final Starts (BO3)
20:00 GMT (+00:00) Round 8 Lower Bracket Final Starts (BO3)
21:00 GMT (+00:00) Round 9 Consolation Final Starts (BO3)
22:00 GMT (+00:00) Grand Stage Final Starts (BO7 – Upper Bracket starts with 2-0 lead)
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IPL4 Championship Sunday ($20,000)
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