The time has come for our fifth IGN Pro League Fight Club! This is a weekly king of the hill showmatch series. Basically, there will be a 1 vs. 1 best of 9 showmatch each and every week, where the winner will earn a $500 prize and a $100 bounty on their head. For example, if a player wins three weeks in a row they will have earned $1,500 and a $300 bounty. If a NEW challenger defeats him, they will earn $500 for the showmatch, take the $300 bounty home, and have a new $100 bounty placed on their head for each week that they win. (Similar to IPL Team Arena, but without the teams!)

Stream Link: http://www.ign.com/ipl

When: Sunday, Dec 18 1:00am GMT (GMT+00:00) (we will also have a European re-broadcast as usual at Sunday, Dec 18 5:30pm GMT (GMT+00:00))

The competitors of IPL Fight Club 5 are two titans of Terran terror.

SlayerS`GanZi was the one to dethrone our first champion,

Liquid`Sheth, and will now be facing the player that some folks consider to be the best player in all of Europe:

Empire.Kas! Who will have the superior playstyle, build orders, and decision making in this best of 9 series?!

Empire.Kas

SlayerS`GanZi
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Poll: Who Will Win?!

SlayerS`GanZi (76)

63%

Empire.Kas (45)

37%

121 total votes

Your vote: Who Will Win?!

(Vote): Empire.Kas
(Vote): SlayerS`GanZi

Results!

+ Show Spoiler [IPL Fight Club Results] +

GanZi < Antiga Shipyard > Kas
GanZi < Shattered Temple > Kas
GanZi < Dual Sight > Kas
GanZi < Metalopolis > Kas
GanZi < Tal'Darim Altar > Kas
GanZi < Shakuras Plateau > Kas
GanZi < Daybreak > Kas
GanZi < Terminus SE > Kas
Congratulations to SlayerS`GanZi for his second Fight Club win, taking out Kas 5-3!

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.

Casters

This week's games will be commentated by CatsPajamas, HDStarCraft, and/or PainUser

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amazingoopah

United States1925 Posts

December 15 2011 21:04 GMT

good matchup here... good luck Kas!

Badfatpanda

United States9719 Posts

December 15 2011 21:06 GMT

oh yay! this should be a good match but GanZi's tvt is pretty fucking good =/

Kas fighting! hope for as good a series as GanZi Sheth

Zeroxk

Norway1244 Posts

December 15 2011 21:07 GMT

I don't see Ganzi losing a TvT to a foreigner, even though it is Kas. I predict 5-1

TemplarCo.

Mexico2870 Posts

December 15 2011 21:09 GMT

Wow, this one should be good, I think Ganzi wins, but Kas should be able to put up a good fight.

Bagration

United States18282 Posts

December 15 2011 21:17 GMT

Too many good Slayers Terrans to practice with, and it is a best of 9, so upsets are unlikely, Ganzi heavy favorite here. I can just imagine Idra watching the whole match over Ganzi's shoulder in the Slayers house, grinning malevolently and petting a cat.

SarcasmMonster

3136 Posts

December 15 2011 21:20 GMT

Ganzi's TvT isn't exceptional. It'll be closer than you think.

Shellshock

United States97276 Posts

December 15 2011 21:27 GMT

This will be a really good match. Kas probably has close to if not the best foreign TvT. Ganzi is a TvT monster as well.

NipponBanzai

Canada518 Posts

December 15 2011 21:27 GMT

On December 16 2011 06:20 SarcasmMonster wrote:
Ganzi's TvT isn't exceptional. It'll be closer than you think.

Well it's not that bad. He beat polt and ensnare in GSL November and he beat supernova in a Bo5 back in GSL october.

lightsentry

413 Posts

December 15 2011 21:28 GMT

#10

I think this should be a very good set of games and I do hope it turns into that ><.

ChuCky.Ca

Canada2497 Posts

December 15 2011 21:29 GMT

#11

tvt

tehemperorer

United States2183 Posts

December 15 2011 21:31 GMT

#12

This is going to hurt, Kas

two.watup

United States371 Posts

December 15 2011 21:31 GMT

#13

Kas beat MKP 2-0 a week ago. | http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/World_Cyber_Games_2011/Main_Tournament

So it should definitely end up being close.

Ragoo

Germany2773 Posts

December 15 2011 21:38 GMT

#14

Well if Kas isn't nervous this can be close, if he is nervous this will be rape.

Kas is the best foreigner terran imo, a bit better than Thorzain mechanically even. But his nerves sometimes...

StarVe

Germany13591 Posts

December 15 2011 21:42 GMT

#15

YES! Thank you IPL, finally some love for Empire! And deservedly so, Kas is maybe the best foreign Terran.

I always wanted to see him play some games against Korean terrans instead of just smashing foreigners in team leagues (and in high quality, not WCG 240p).

Plus it's online so Kas should be super comfortable. Or did they play when Kas was in Korea? I don't even know if he still is.

Poopi

France12771 Posts

December 15 2011 21:48 GMT

#16

On December 16 2011 06:38 Ragoo wrote:
Well if Kas isn't nervous this can be close, if he is nervous this will be rape.

Kas is the best foreigner terran imo, a bit better than Thorzain mechanically even. But his nerves sometimes...

ThorZain and Kas are not really in the same league honestly. Not even close. Depending of the timezone (GanZi said he was tired against Sheth) it can be a somehow close serie on NA server.

SarcasmMonster

3136 Posts

December 15 2011 21:59 GMT

#17

On December 16 2011 06:48 Poopi wrote:

Show nested quote +

ThorZain and Kas are not really in the same league honestly. Not even close. Depending of the timezone (GanZi said he was tired against Sheth) it can be a somehow close serie on NA server.

Was there an interview I missed?

Dexington

Canada7276 Posts

December 15 2011 22:25 GMT

#18

Ganzi > MarineKing TvT
Kas > MarineKing TvT

Might be interesting. They both have ~equal lag (Ukraine to USA and Korea to USA are pretty similar), so it could be interesting. Still think Ganzi wins though.