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The time has come for our next Losers Round 3 match of the IGN Pro League Team Arena Challenge 2!
When: Thursday, Mar 01 1:00am GMT (GMT+00:00) (we will also have a European re-broadcast as usual at Thursday, Mar 01 5:30pm GMT (GMT+00:00))
Format
This double-elimination tournament features 16 teams from around the world and is an All-Kill team format. This match is being played for Losers Round 3. The first team to defeat everyone on the opposing team's roster (5 wins, or a best of 9), will move on in the Losers Bracket, while the loser will be eliminated from the tournament entirely. Keep in mind that this has a $20,000 prize pool, and only six teams will make it to the money!
![[image loading]](http://img692.imageshack.us/img692/8451/teamliquidicon.png) Team Liquid Jinro  HayprO Ret Sheth TLO Zenio  HerO NonY ![[image loading]](http://img842.imageshack.us/img842/4717/tslicon.png) Team SCV Life Polt Ultimate RevivaL Symbol HyuN (MyWay) RagnaroK Shine Cyrano Dream Inori
The First Game for this match of IPL Team Arena Challenge 2 is on Thursday, Mar 01 1:00am GMT (GMT+00:00) (we will also have a European re-broadcast as usual at Thursday, Mar 01 5:30pm GMT (GMT+00:00))
Poll: Who Will Win?!Team Liquid (80) 65% TSL (43) 35% 123 total votes Your vote: Who Will Win?! (Vote): Team Liquid
(Vote): TSL
Results!+ Show Spoiler [Liquid vs TSL Results] +Zenio < Darkness Falls > Dream
Zenio < Terminus > Shine
Ret < Antiga Shipyard > Shine
Ret < Atlantis Spaceship > Revival
Ret < Calm Before the Storm > Polt
Sheth < Daybreak > Polt
HerO < Tal'Darim Altar > Polt
HerO < Sanshorn Mist AE > Symbol
Congratulations to Team Liquid, winning 5-3! They move on to LR4, TSL is eliminated!
The YouTube playlist for this series is now up! Team Liquid vs TSL bo9
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, Doa, HDStarCraft, PainUser, and/or AskJoshy!
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So excited for this! Liquid fighting!
I honestly believe that this will be the fall of TSL...
Though shit... I guess Hero probably was training for GSL so unable to help eh? That could be the deciding factor here...
Edit: Also, I predict at least four ZvZs
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5-2 for TSL, Sorry but dont think TL will take this, but feel free to name and shame me if they do :D
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tsl takes this probably i think it will be close tho
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1001 YEARS KESPAJAIL22272 Posts
American Manner Bear gonna crush some Koreans! Woooo
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Go Liquid! I would say that Liquid might actually take this. It's crazy, but as of right now they actually have more Code S players than TSL 
Seriously though, Liquid was able to bring Prime to an ace match, I definitely think that Liquid can beat TSL.
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Liquid can take this. They have 2 koreans themselves and Ret+Sheth have been strong lately. TLO may be good for an upset again. Besides TLO all named zerg have decent ZvZ.
TSL has no GSL players as of now. (I know Polt is good)
We may see a lot of ZvZ, because Polt should be TSLs Ace and Liquid should hold Hero back as Ace and to snipe Polt.
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United States23455 Posts
On March 01 2012 02:07 00Visor wrote:
Liquid can take this. They have 2 koreans themselves and Ret+Sheth have been strong lately. TLO may be good for an upset again. Besides TLO all named zerg have decent ZvZ.
TSL has no GSL players as of now. (I know Polt is good)
We may see a lot of ZvZ, because Polt should be TSLs Ace and Liquid should hold Hero back as Ace and to snipe Polt.
...Why would Hero snipe Polt?
Polt is 8-1 against Hero in the past month.
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if these games played after Inori joining TSL, they will destroy teamliquid.Polt is 8-1 againts HerO and 2-0 against Zenio.
Still teamliquid's best chance is beating Polt on protoss map like Taldarim Altar or Calm Before The Storm with HerO.
And if these games is 1 month-1.5 month old like when Polt was sick and around his GSL matches, teamliquid will destroy TSL.
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On March 01 2012 02:10 Fionn wrote:Show nested quote +On March 01 2012 02:07 00Visor wrote:
Liquid can take this. They have 2 koreans themselves and Ret+Sheth have been strong lately. TLO may be good for an upset again. Besides TLO all named zerg have decent ZvZ.
TSL has no GSL players as of now. (I know Polt is good)
We may see a lot of ZvZ, because Polt should be TSLs Ace and Liquid should hold Hero back as Ace and to snipe Polt. ...Why would Hero snipe Polt? Polt is 8-1 against Hero in the past month.
Oh well.
I didnt remember all games and figured he would still have the best shot.
Will be a hard task to take down Polt in his current form then.
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1001 YEARS KESPAJAIL22272 Posts
On March 01 2012 02:10 Fionn wrote:Show nested quote +On March 01 2012 02:07 00Visor wrote:
Liquid can take this. They have 2 koreans themselves and Ret+Sheth have been strong lately. TLO may be good for an upset again. Besides TLO all named zerg have decent ZvZ.
TSL has no GSL players as of now. (I know Polt is good)
We may see a lot of ZvZ, because Polt should be TSLs Ace and Liquid should hold Hero back as Ace and to snipe Polt. ...Why would Hero snipe Polt? Polt is 8-1 against Hero in the past month.
Sending Protoss vs Polt is suicide =/
Anything else is a good bet though, sadly.
And as mentioned this was played some time ago, definitely before Assembly when he was still in the dumps so don't expect this to be the resurgent Polt.
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I think the qeustion is just, whether TL can take out Polt without major loses. And sadly I don´t think so. Polt is 8-1 against Hero and after seeing his play at assembly, I highly doubt, that anyone of TL´s Zergs can take him out in straight up games. If TL can somehow prepare a snipe for Polt, I think everything is possible.
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1001 YEARS KESPAJAIL22272 Posts
On March 01 2012 02:19 Xoronius wrote:
I think the qeustion is just, whether TL can take out Polt without major loses. And sadly I don´t think so. Polt is 8-1 against Hero and after seeing his play at assembly, I highly doubt, that anyone of TL´s Zergs can take him out in straight up games. If TL can somehow prepare a snipe for Polt, I think everything is possible.
The games are usually played a few weeks to a month before they are aired, so it is likely this was before Polt's successes in IPL4 Qualifiers and Assembly. Might even be during his sick week during his GSL games. Polt's TvT is sub 50% and his TvZ is only about 55% so don't count TL out just yet :p
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TL might not get over the Polt mountain.
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Could be close. Probably depends on how many kills Polt gets when he comes in. He's been looking crazy solid lately, so I can definitely see him all-killing. Inori has great PvP and can sniper Hero, and Symbol has looked great as well. That said, Liquid has been great in team leagues and can maybe pull a nice upset.
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United States15275 Posts
Since this series was played when Polt was sick, I expect TL to take it easily.
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Polt for the all kill ? :p
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Switzerland11984 Posts
You take Polt out of the equation and I think Liquid has a slight edge. The question is who can take out Polt. Hero's been doing terribly vs him, Zenio's ZvT hasn't been incredibly impressive in the last months and while Sheth and TLO can upset, Polt would be heavily favoured vs them. I really think Liquid's best chance to take out Polt is Ret. He's looking in great shape again, and he has to be confident in his ZvT after 2-1ing MVP.
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Here's the thing with TSL: They are very reliant on Polt in this matchup, whereas Liquid has a deeper roster. Maybe TLO could snipe him with just a crazy wonky build :p
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