The time has come for our eighth 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

IPL Fight Club

When: Sunday, Jan 29 1:00am GMT (GMT+00:00) (we will also have a European re-broadcast as usual at Sunday, Jan 29 5:30pm GMT (GMT+00:00))

Last week,

Acer.Nerchio managed to dismantle the reigning champion,

mouz.MaNa with a brilliant display of Zerg aggression. This week, he will face undoubtedly the toughest opponent yet,

NSHS.Jjakji! This GSL Code S winner looks to prove that he is not just a flash in the pan in IPL Fight Club. Tune in to see if one of the very best foreign Zerg players can hang with GSL royalty!

Acer.Nerchio
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NSHS.Jjakji
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Poll: Who Will Win?!

NSHS.Jjakji (209)

71%

Acer.Nerchio (85)

29%

294 total votes

Your vote: Who Will Win?!

(Vote): Acer.Nerchio
(Vote): NSHS.Jjakji

Results!

+ Show Spoiler [IPL Fight Club Results] +

Nerchio < Tal'Darim Altar > Jjakji
Nerchio < Terminus > Jjakji
Nerchio < Antiga Shipyard > Jjakji
Nerchio < Shakuras Plateau > Jjakji
Nerchio < Daybreak > Jjakji
Nerchio < Calm Before the Storm > Jjakji
Nerchio < Atlantis Spaceship > Jjakji
Nerchio < Darkness Falls > Jjakji
Nerchio < Shattered Temple > Jjakji
Congratulations to NSHS.Jjakji for winning 5-4! Nerchio put up a valiant effort, but was dethroned!

The VODs are now on our YouTube channel, so you can watch at your own pace! Jjakji vs Nerchio bo9 - IPL FC8

Map List

Terminus SE
Darkness Falls
Sanshorn Mist
Atlantis Spaceship
Shakuras Plateau
Calm Before the Storm
Shattered Temple
Antiga Shipyard (Cross Only)
Daybreak
Tal’Darim Altar

All the maps can be found on NA, EU, or KR by searching for IPLMap!

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, PainUser, Doa, and/or AskJoshy!

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JohnMatrix

France1359 Posts

January 26 2012 18:40 GMT

Jjakji ezpz

Ansinjunger

United States2451 Posts

January 26 2012 18:41 GMT

Wow, if Jjakji plays like he did against Leenock, it'll be the hardest ZvT for Nerchio.

Flowjo

United States928 Posts

January 26 2012 18:41 GMT

It's like throwing free money to Jjakji, gl to Nerchio I guess he's gonna need it.

RinconH

United States512 Posts

January 26 2012 18:41 GMT

Cool match but, comon, this is Jjakji we are talking about...

WigglingSquid

5194 Posts

January 26 2012 18:43 GMT

CatsPajamas was hyping this match up on yesterday's stream, which hopefully means that Nerchio has put up a fight.

CosmicSpiral

United States15275 Posts

January 26 2012 18:44 GMT

This will probably be the hardest ZvT Nerchio has ever played, but I think he will make it a close series.

VirgilSC2

United States6151 Posts

January 26 2012 18:45 GMT

Hopefully Nerchio can at least take a game or two off Jjakji.

He's clearly the underdog by a huge margin though.

TheDougler

Canada8324 Posts

January 26 2012 18:45 GMT

Jesus... I love foreigners but THIS match is gonna be a slaughter! This is the part of fight club where you just wanna destroy something that was beautiful eh? (lol, <3 you guys though, can't wait to see this and see who eventually dethrones "the winner" of this)

nastyyy

United States262 Posts

January 26 2012 18:50 GMT

#10

These series are getting crazy. Sometimes I like to play instead of getting stuck watching a Bo9.

MangoMountain

Norway2044 Posts

January 26 2012 18:59 GMT

#11

IPL never ceases to amaze me with the caliber of players they manage to get in on these showmatches.

FiWiFaKi

Canada9859 Posts

January 26 2012 19:02 GMT

#12

On January 27 2012 03:59 MangoMountain wrote:
IPL never ceases to amaze me with the caliber of players they manage to get in on these showmatches.

Well look at the prizepool.

And I think people are REALLY underestimating Nerchio. He is one of the best-foreign zergs, only person that I think is better than him is probably Stephano. Some people forget the huge amount of tournaments he's won.

Gogo Nerchio, should be an easy win for you.

Edit: 83 medals in TLPD just for reference.

DarkPlasmaBall

United States46540 Posts

January 26 2012 19:04 GMT

#13

Jjakji beat Leenock.

Nerchio shouldn't be much trouble.

DarkPlasmaBall

United States46540 Posts

January 26 2012 19:08 GMT

#14

On January 27 2012 04:02 FiWiFaKi wrote:
And I think people are REALLY underestimating Nerchio. He is one of the best-foreign zergs, only person that I think is better than him is probably Stephano. Some people forget the huge amount of tournaments he's won.

Gogo Nerchio, should be an easy win for you.

Edit: 83 medals in TLPD just for reference.

I hear his run through the GSL was pretty good too.

I don't even know if you're serious. I will be amazed if Nerchio's level looks to be anywhere close to that of Jjakji's in this series.

P.S.- 83 Nerchio medals < GSL Code S win. By far.

HappyChris

1534 Posts

January 26 2012 19:09 GMT

#15

Nerchio allmost never lose online and Jjaki dont know Nerchios style. However when that is sayd Jjaki are a monster. Was so impressed by him when he played vs Stephano when he was in Korea.

Ill say close match but Jjaki gonna edge it out

However if Nerchio wins Im just gonna say it before anyone els Jjaki must have been lagged o.0 Herpderp

DamageControL

United States4222 Posts

January 26 2012 19:10 GMT

#16

On January 27 2012 04:02 FiWiFaKi wrote:

Show nested quote +

Well look at the prizepool.

And I think people are REALLY underestimating Nerchio. He is one of the best-foreign zergs, only person that I think is better than him is probably Stephano. Some people forget the huge amount of tournaments he's won.

Gogo Nerchio, should be an easy win for you.

Edit: 83 medals in TLPD just for reference.

????

what?

I'm not saying Nerchio is a pushover but I have no idea where you get "easy win"