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The time has come for our twenty-second 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!)
When: Monday, Jun 18 11:00pm GMT (GMT+00:00) (we will also broadcast the match repeatedly afterwards!)
Liquid`TaeJa pulled an upset last week over Creator.Prime, and now one of Creator's teammates is stepping up to try to avenge him! MarineKing is a player that needs no introduction, no additional hype necessary. Will TaeJa be able to show off some TvT prowess versus this multiple-tournament winner? Or will MKP reclaim the Fight Club champion's seat for Prime?
 Liquid`Taeja![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/trRol.jpg) MarineKing.Prime![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/mWa3c.jpg)
Poll: Who Will Win?!MarineKing (67) 64% TaeJa (38) 36% 105 total votes Your vote: Who Will Win?! (Vote): MarineKing
(Vote): TaeJa
Results!+ Show Spoiler [IPL Fight Club Results] +TaeJa < Daybreak > MarineKing
TaeJa < Metropolis > MarineKing
TaeJa < Entombed Valley > MarineKing
TaeJa < Atlantis Spaceship > MarineKing
TaeJa < Sanshorn Mist > MarineKing
TaeJa < Antiga Shipyard > MarineKing
TaeJa < ? > MarineKing
TaeJa < ? > MarineKing
TaeJa < ? > MarineKing
Map List
IPLMap Sanshorn Mists AE
IPLMap Atlantis Spaceship
IPLMap Antiga Shipyard
IPLMap Daybreak
IPLMap Tal'Darim Altar LE
IPLMap Cloud Kingdom
IPLMap Metropolis
IPLMap Ohana
IPLMap Entombed Valley
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
Today's games will be cast by some combination of IPL in-house and community casters!
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Again, spoiler in the pictures. It was right last time!
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I would say MKP is the favourite but I wouldn't count Taeja out by any means. I hope we see a ton of creative games.
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Seeker
Where dat snitch at?37049 Posts
Poll: MKP's Best Match Up?TvP (30) 71% TvZ (7) 17% TvT (5) 12% 42 total votes Your vote: MKP's Best Match Up? (Vote): TvP
(Vote): TvT
(Vote): TvZ
Poll: TaeJa's Best Match Up?TvT (21) 64% TvZ (10) 30% TvP (2) 6% 33 total votes Your vote: TaeJa's Best Match Up? (Vote): TvP
(Vote): TvT
(Vote): TvZ
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+ Show Spoiler +On June 19 2012 02:11 SeeKeR wrote:Poll: MKP's Best Match Up?TvP (30) 71% TvZ (7) 17% TvT (5) 12% 42 total votes Your vote: MKP's Best Match Up? (Vote): TvP
(Vote): TvT
(Vote): TvZ
Poll: TaeJa's Best Match Up?TvT (21) 64% TvZ (10) 30% TvP (2) 6% 33 total votes Your vote: TaeJa's Best Match Up? (Vote): TvP
(Vote): TvT
(Vote): TvZ
That seems to be the general consensus. However, TLPD shows TvT as best match up for MKP (himself said so a while ago also) and TvZ as best match up for Taeja.
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It is worth noting that Taeja is 6-3 vs MarineKing according to tlpd.
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On June 19 2012 03:18 ragz_gt wrote:+ Show Spoiler +On June 19 2012 02:11 SeeKeR wrote:Poll: MKP's Best Match Up?TvP (30) 71% TvZ (7) 17% TvT (5) 12% 42 total votes Your vote: MKP's Best Match Up? (Vote): TvP
(Vote): TvT
(Vote): TvZ
Poll: TaeJa's Best Match Up?TvT (21) 64% TvZ (10) 30% TvP (2) 6% 33 total votes Your vote: TaeJa's Best Match Up? (Vote): TvP
(Vote): TvT
(Vote): TvZ
That seems to be the general consensus. However, TLPD shows TvT as best match up for MKP (himself said so a while ago also) and TvZ as best match up for Taeja.
Where did you get that TvT is the best matchup for MKP? According to tlpd, he is 76.69% vs p, 68.22% vs t, and 67.59% vs z. His best matchup is TvP, followed by TvT and then TvZ.
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Obviously Taeja's going to keep winning for as long as he has that picture.
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Taeja will win this ! Team Liquid fighting !
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I won't be there to cast today since I'm still out of town, but I'm so pumped about the match up I did a little write-up on it. Can't wait to see these games!
Taeja was MarineKing’s TvT kryptonite in 2011, beating him in CSN’s Clash of the Houses 2-0, the GSTL season 1, the GSL Up and Down matches last year. MKP managed to beat Taeja once in the Zotac Team Invitational, making the final total for the year 4-1 in favor of Taeja.
In 2012 things are currently tied at 2-2 with both MKP and Taeja 2-0ing each other in different sets during their GSL Code S group. Taeja would win the final set however, sending MKP to Code A and the Team Liquid player to the Round of 16. (Last season)
IPL Fight Club will mark the first time these two players have met in a foreign event and the best-of-9 format will be the perfect place for MarineKing to redeem himself for his earlier losses and, conversely, a strong platform for Taeja to show his dominance over what many consider to be the best player in Starcraft 2!
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On June 19 2012 04:17 EpicSauce wrote:Show nested quote +On June 19 2012 03:18 ragz_gt wrote:+ Show Spoiler +On June 19 2012 02:11 SeeKeR wrote:Poll: MKP's Best Match Up?TvP (30) 71% TvZ (7) 17% TvT (5) 12% 42 total votes Your vote: MKP's Best Match Up? (Vote): TvP
(Vote): TvT
(Vote): TvZ
Poll: TaeJa's Best Match Up?TvT (21) 64% TvZ (10) 30% TvP (2) 6% 33 total votes Your vote: TaeJa's Best Match Up? (Vote): TvP
(Vote): TvT
(Vote): TvZ
That seems to be the general consensus. However, TLPD shows TvT as best match up for MKP (himself said so a while ago also) and TvZ as best match up for Taeja. Where did you get that TvT is the best matchup for MKP? According to tlpd, he is 76.69% vs p, 68.22% vs t, and 67.59% vs z. His best matchup is TvP, followed by TvT and then TvZ.
ELO (peak ELO, and also his ELO was higher vs T before KSL final), which is a better indication than just pure win rate.
MKP win less often vs T but his opponents were higher ranked than other races.
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I get to cast this. =) Excited.
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Thats gonna be fun. Epic micro biobattles.
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Oh man, something to look forward to tonight  Should be a good series, but I expect MKP to take it by at least a 2 game margin.
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Yes!
Finally a fun TvT to watch. Dreamhack has been a snorefest.
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opterown
Australia54784 Posts
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lol wtf happened this game. just tuned in.
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