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IGN Pro League is thrilled to be able to bring you another unique StarCraft II tournament! This one is called Tournament of Champions, and is a 16-man, double elimination tournament for a $12,000 prize pool! Each team from the IPL Team Arena Challenge was asked to pick one player from their roster to represent them in this global tournament, that will span the month of March. The WINNER of the Tournament of Champions will receive a spot in our live, open qualifier at IPL4 at the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Official Home of the IPL as well as an all expenses paid flight and hotel stay for the event!
The time has come for our first Winners Round 1 match of the IGN Pro League Tournament of Champions!
When: Wednesday, Mar 14 1:00am GMT (GMT+00:00) (we will also have a European re-broadcast as usual at Wednesday, Mar 14 5:30pm GMT (GMT+00:00))
Format
This double-elimination tournament features 16 players from around the world and is an best of 5 format. This match is being played for Winners Round 1. The winning player will move on in the Winners Bracket, and the loser will drop into the Losers Bracket. Keep in mind that the top 8 spots receive prize money!
![[image loading]](http://www.teamliquid.net/tlpd/images/players/222.jpg)   Liquid`HerO vs  Artist ![[image loading]](http://www.teamliquid.net/tlpd/images/players/2744.jpg) Poll: Who Will Win?!Liquid`HerO (120) 89% Artist (15) 11% 135 total votes Your vote: Who Will Win?! (Vote): Liquid`HerO
(Vote): Artist
Results+ Show Spoiler [HerO vs Artist] +HerO < Atlantis Spaceship > Artist
HerO < Shattered Temple > Artist
HerO < Calm Before the Storm > Artist
HerO < Shakuras Plateau > Artist
HerO wins 3-1 and moves into WR2! Artist falls to LR1! The YouTube VODs for this series are now up! Liquid`HerO vs Artist bo5
![[image loading]](http://www.teamliquid.net/tlpd/images/players/26.jpg) oGs.SuperNoVa vs  ZeNEX.Life ![[image loading]](http://www.teamliquid.net/tlpd/images/players/2747.jpg) Poll: Who Will Win?!oGs.SuperNoVa (67) 61% ZeNEX.Life (43) 39% 110 total votes Your vote: Who Will Win?! (Vote): oGs.SuperNoVa
(Vote): ZeNEX.Life
Results+ Show Spoiler [SuperNoVa vs Life] +SuperNoVa < Atlantis Spaceship > Life
SuperNoVa < Antiga Shipyard > Life
SuperNoVa < Tal'Darim Altar > Life
SuperNoVa < Cloud Kingdom > Life
SuperNoVa < Daybreak > Life
SuperNoVa wins 3-2 and moves on to WR2 while Life falls to LR1! YouTube playlist link: SuperNoVa vs Life bo5
The First Game for this match of IPL Tournament of Champions is on Wednesday, Mar 14 12:00am GMT (GMT+00:00) (we will also have a European re-broadcast as usual at Wednesday, Mar 14 4:30pm GMT (GMT+00:00))
Map List
IPLMap Sanshorn Mists AE
IPLMap Atlantis Spaceship
IPLMap Antiga Shipyard
IPLMap Daybreak
IPLMap Tal'Darim Altar LE
IPLMap Cloud Kingdom
IPLMap Metropolis
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 and Doa!
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Hey. Besides the obvious 'thank you for putting so much work into leagues / tournaments' I'd love if you could actually announce it a bit earlier. For us Europeans your announcement come very short before the match actually starts. Obviously the same goes for people from the US, but Europeans would most likely either be asleep or would go offline because they have nothing to look forward to.
I'm at work having a nightshift so I can watch it, but if I'd actually be at home I'd be asleep by now. My point is if you could just host the thread earlier so people from Europe can actually see there's a big match coming up (or people in the US even) you can gain a lot more viewers. Let the people know a day or even two before that there is something coming up, because you'll hype the match and profit from the word spreading.
Just my 2 cents :-)!
other than that.. my predictions:
Liquid`HerO 3-1 Artist
oGs.SuperNoVa 1-3 ZeNEX_Life
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Awesome! Two questions, this is starting in 20 minutes, right (it's not on the calendar)? Will both those series be played tonight? Both of them being in the OP suggests they will, but you also wrote that 'the first game' will be played tonight.
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United States1050 Posts
On March 13 2012 09:41 Type|NarutO wrote:
Hey. Besides the obvious 'thank you for putting so much work into leagues / tournaments' I'd love if you could actually announce it a bit earlier. For us Europeans your announcement come very short before the match actually starts. Obviously the same goes for people from the US, but Europeans would most likely either be asleep or would go offline because they have nothing to look forward to.
I'm at work having a nightshift so I can watch it, but if I'd actually be at home I'd be asleep by now. My point is if you could just host the thread earlier so people from Europe can actually see there's a big match coming up (or people in the US even) you can gain a lot more viewers. Let the people know a day or even two before that there is something coming up, because you'll hype the match and profit from the word spreading.
Just my 2 cents :-)!
other than that.. my predictions:
Liquid`HerO 3-1 Artist
oGs.SuperNoVa 1-3 ZeNEX_Life
Announcement thread where you can see the initial matchups and much more!: http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=318304 
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holy smokes 12 terrans in a 16 man tournament thats crazy
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This could be Creator's tournament to shine, so many Terrans!
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On March 13 2012 09:43 Alex.IGN wrote:Show nested quote +On March 13 2012 09:41 Type|NarutO wrote:
Hey. Besides the obvious 'thank you for putting so much work into leagues / tournaments' I'd love if you could actually announce it a bit earlier. For us Europeans your announcement come very short before the match actually starts. Obviously the same goes for people from the US, but Europeans would most likely either be asleep or would go offline because they have nothing to look forward to.
I'm at work having a nightshift so I can watch it, but if I'd actually be at home I'd be asleep by now. My point is if you could just host the thread earlier so people from Europe can actually see there's a big match coming up (or people in the US even) you can gain a lot more viewers. Let the people know a day or even two before that there is something coming up, because you'll hype the match and profit from the word spreading.
Just my 2 cents :-)!
other than that.. my predictions:
Liquid`HerO 3-1 Artist
oGs.SuperNoVa 1-3 ZeNEX_Life Announcement thread where you can see the initial matchups and much more!: http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=318304
Completely missed by me. Shame on me. Continue the good work :-D! Also Happy Birthday :-)!
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On March 13 2012 09:43 Alex.IGN wrote:Show nested quote +On March 13 2012 09:41 Type|NarutO wrote:
Hey. Besides the obvious 'thank you for putting so much work into leagues / tournaments' I'd love if you could actually announce it a bit earlier. For us Europeans your announcement come very short before the match actually starts. Obviously the same goes for people from the US, but Europeans would most likely either be asleep or would go offline because they have nothing to look forward to.
I'm at work having a nightshift so I can watch it, but if I'd actually be at home I'd be asleep by now. My point is if you could just host the thread earlier so people from Europe can actually see there's a big match coming up (or people in the US even) you can gain a lot more viewers. Let the people know a day or even two before that there is something coming up, because you'll hype the match and profit from the word spreading.
Just my 2 cents :-)!
other than that.. my predictions:
Liquid`HerO 3-1 Artist
oGs.SuperNoVa 1-3 ZeNEX_Life Announcement thread where you can see the initial matchups and much more!: http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=318304
It seems like it's someone's special birthday today :O
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I hope this will be Life's breakout tournament, he could get a lot of fans with a good run here. I'd favor him against SuperNoVa, and HerO will beat Artist, too.
Nevertheless, it would be better for us Europeans if you posted the threads earlier. There's a big difference whether I want to stay up for e.g. Gumiho vs Apocalypse or Kas vs Jjakji.
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United States97274 Posts
I'm thinking Hero and Life. I think Life is def able to take down Supernova. Im not sure how much of a challenge Artist is going to be for Hero
I guess the problem people might be happening is while you did announce the matchups and the tournament a week ago, it does not say which order the first round games will be played. It just says
First round games:
GuMiho vs Apocalypse
ThorZaIN vs NaDa
Jjakji vs Kas
Polt vs Squirtle
HerO vs Artist
SuperNova vs Life
PuMa vs SeleCT
Creator vs Rain
but obviously HerO vs Artist and SuperNova vs Life are being played on the first day, not GuMiho vs Apocalypse and ThorZaIN vs NaDa as you might assume from the game list. Is it possible to maybe update the announcement thread so we know which nights these games are on or is it a decision made too close to the broadcast day to announce beforehand?
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On March 13 2012 09:52 StarVe wrote:
I hope this will be Life's breakout tournament, he could get a lot of fans with a good run here. I'd favor him against SuperNoVa, and HerO will beat Artist, too.
Nevertheless, it would be better for us Europeans if you posted the threads earlier. There's a big difference whether I want to stay up for e.g. Gumiho vs Apocalypse or Kas vs Jjakji.
You realize these games are being broadcast on Tuesday (Wednesday A.M. for Europeans) and not tonight (Tuesday A.M.), right? =P
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On March 13 2012 10:05 IGNProLeague wrote:Show nested quote +On March 13 2012 09:52 StarVe wrote:
I hope this will be Life's breakout tournament, he could get a lot of fans with a good run here. I'd favor him against SuperNoVa, and HerO will beat Artist, too.
Nevertheless, it would be better for us Europeans if you posted the threads earlier. There's a big difference whether I want to stay up for e.g. Gumiho vs Apocalypse or Kas vs Jjakji. You realize these games are being broadcast on Tuesday (Wednesday A.M. for Europeans) and not tonight (Tuesday A.M.), right? =P
well the thread says monday right now...
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On March 13 2012 10:05 IGNProLeague wrote:Show nested quote +On March 13 2012 09:52 StarVe wrote:
I hope this will be Life's breakout tournament, he could get a lot of fans with a good run here. I'd favor him against SuperNoVa, and HerO will beat Artist, too.
Nevertheless, it would be better for us Europeans if you posted the threads earlier. There's a big difference whether I want to stay up for e.g. Gumiho vs Apocalypse or Kas vs Jjakji. You realize these games are being broadcast on Tuesday (Wednesday A.M. for Europeans) and not tonight (Tuesday A.M.), right? =P
I'm seeing:
When: Tuesday, Mar 13 1:00am GMT (GMT+00:00) i.e. seven minutes ago
You need to change the OP.
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On March 13 2012 10:05 IGNProLeague wrote:Show nested quote +On March 13 2012 09:52 StarVe wrote:
I hope this will be Life's breakout tournament, he could get a lot of fans with a good run here. I'd favor him against SuperNoVa, and HerO will beat Artist, too.
Nevertheless, it would be better for us Europeans if you posted the threads earlier. There's a big difference whether I want to stay up for e.g. Gumiho vs Apocalypse or Kas vs Jjakji. You realize these games are being broadcast on Tuesday (Wednesday A.M. for Europeans) and not tonight (Tuesday A.M.), right? =P
The First Game for this match of IPL Tournament of Champions is on Tuesday, Mar 13 2:00am CET (GMT+01:00) (we will also have a European re-broadcast as usual at Tuesday, Mar 13 6:30pm CET (GMT+01:00))
This would be 7 minutes ago? :o
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United States97274 Posts
Yea I just clicked on the stream and it's still showing IPL top 5 plays
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On March 13 2012 10:05 IGNProLeague wrote:Show nested quote +On March 13 2012 09:52 StarVe wrote:
I hope this will be Life's breakout tournament, he could get a lot of fans with a good run here. I'd favor him against SuperNoVa, and HerO will beat Artist, too.
Nevertheless, it would be better for us Europeans if you posted the threads earlier. There's a big difference whether I want to stay up for e.g. Gumiho vs Apocalypse or Kas vs Jjakji. You realize these games are being broadcast on Tuesday (Wednesday A.M. for Europeans) and not tonight (Tuesday A.M.), right? =P
then the date in the OP is wrong. We already have Tuesday 13th 2am 
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People are underestimating Life a bit. Supernova is awesome, but Life is no pushover!
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Artist representing ReIGN ;;
I actually think he has a good shot at HerO. Artist is an aggressive player who has a pretty solid midgame, and just excellent control vs late game Protoss armies.
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Life so lucky, doesn't have to worry about ZvZ for the whole tourny.
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