The time has come for our forty-third 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.

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IPL Fight Club

When: Tuesday, Dec 18 12:00am GMT (GMT+00:00) (we will also broadcast the match repeatedly afterwards!)

FXO.Leenock is a ridiculous human being. His clutch performances in the GSTL and MLG victory indicated he was back in form, but his tour-de-force at IPL 5 cemented him as one of the best players of 2012. Is he the man to hold the title longer than HyuN?

FXO.Leenock

We originally gave the spot to Western Wolf's SortOf due to his excellent NASL performance, but after he fell ill, his teammate and IEM champion Sting pinch hit. 3-2 won't be good enough for Tightrope Terran; can he take it to 5-4 and become more than a one-hit wonder?

WW.Sting
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Poll: Who will win?

Leenock (31)

62%

Sting (19)

38%

50 total votes

Your vote: Who will win?

(Vote): Leenock
(Vote): Sting

Results!

+ Show Spoiler [IPL Fight Club Results] +

Leenock < Cloud Kingdom > Sting
Leenock < Ohana > Sting
Leenock < Entombed Valley > Sting
Leenock < Antiga Shipyard > Sting
Leenock < Metropolis > Sting
Leenock < Atlantis Spaceship > Sting
Leenock < Whirlwind > Sting
Leenock < Daybreak > Sting
Leenock < Abyssal City > Sting

Congratulations to Sting and we'll see him again in Fight Club in 2013

Map List

IPLMap Whirlwind
IPLMap Atlantis Spaceship
IPLMap Antiga Shipyard
IPLMap Daybreak
IPLMap Cloud Kingdom
IPLMap Metropolis
IPLMap Ohana
IPLMap Entombed Valley
**Abyssal City**

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 Kevin Knocke and Kibbelz!

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Shellshock

United States97276 Posts

December 17 2012 19:31 GMT

Go Leenock! 5-2 or better

Bam Lee

2336 Posts

December 17 2012 19:38 GMT

5-4 sting just cause he always wins close lol

kyllinghest

Norway1607 Posts

December 17 2012 19:59 GMT

Leenock on a tear, Sting getting destroyed here I fear!

Harvey18

Netherlands165 Posts

December 17 2012 20:11 GMT

am I the only thing that things it doesnt look like ipl fight club anymore without hyun.

Ontopic: I think leenock will destroy sting 5-2 orso

decado90

United States480 Posts

December 17 2012 20:27 GMT

oh god, this is the best T they could find?

5-0, 5-1 Leenock. They're going to have to start recycling players if they can't get anyone from Kespa to play. Tho, MLG would probably be pretty pissed if the next IPL FC was Leenock vs Flash.

TeeTS

Germany2762 Posts

December 17 2012 20:34 GMT

5-0, perhaps getting scarlett into it would make an interesting match, she seems pretty stable in ZvZ.

PhoenixVoid

Canada32746 Posts

December 17 2012 21:09 GMT

This will not be pretty...

Leenock 5-1

Beavo

Canada293 Posts

December 17 2012 21:18 GMT

Leenock 5 to 1

Inzan1ty

1163 Posts

December 17 2012 21:34 GMT

#10

Leenock 5-0

The Tyler Durden Slayer shall not be bothered here

TheBB

Switzerland5133 Posts

December 17 2012 21:44 GMT

#11

Yeah.

Leenock vs. Sting

Leenock wins (97.60%):
      5-0: 30.77%
      5-1: 32.31%
      5-2: 20.36%
      5-3: 9.97%
      5-4: 4.19%

Sting wins (2.40%):
      5-0: 0.04%
      5-1: 0.16%
      5-2: 0.38%
      5-3: 0.70%
      5-4: 1.11%

Most likely winner: Leenock (97.60%)
Median outcome: Leenock 5-1 Sting

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BondBlue

United States10 Posts

December 17 2012 21:59 GMT

#12

Leenock 5-0 he too stronk!

ibraishome

Germany337 Posts

December 17 2012 22:11 GMT

#13

It feels so weird, that I can't vote for HyuN T.T

GumBa

United Kingdom31935 Posts

December 17 2012 22:12 GMT

#14

Hope Sting atleast puts up a fight!

decado90

United States480 Posts

December 17 2012 22:15 GMT

#15

On December 18 2012 07:12 GumBa wrote:
Hope Sting atleast puts up a fight!

His series against Grubby was one of the ugliest I've seen in SC2. Same vs Vortix.

This won't be pretty.

xmungam

United States1050 Posts

December 17 2012 22:19 GMT

#16

Sting 100% gonna win

Zealously

East Gorteau22261 Posts

December 17 2012 22:24 GMT

#17

On December 18 2012 07:19 xmungam wrote:
Sting 100% gonna win

According to TheStats, the correct phrase is "Leenock 97.6% gonna win"

paradox719

United States30 Posts

December 17 2012 22:53 GMT

#18

I'd be willing to bet ten dollars than Sting can take at least 2 games off him

JJH777

United States4415 Posts

December 17 2012 22:57 GMT

#19

On December 18 2012 05:27 decado90 wrote:
oh god, this is the best T they could find?

5-0, 5-1 Leenock. They're going to have to start recycling players if they can't get anyone from Kespa to play. Tho, MLG would probably be pretty pissed if the next IPL FC was Leenock vs Flash.

Don't insult Sting. He's one of 3 Terrans that have won a premiere tournament since the queen patch. Him MVP and Taeja are the only Terrans that have won a tournament. That's pretty good company to be in.

Emptyness

Bulgaria1016 Posts

December 17 2012 22:58 GMT

#20

On December 18 2012 07:53 paradox719 wrote:
I'd be willing to bet ten dollars than Sting can take at least 2 games off him

Sting can take 1-2 games, but I don't see him taking the series in any way