The time has come for our forty-seventh 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, Feb 12 12:00am GMT (GMT+00:00) (we will also broadcast the match repeatedly afterwards!)

Creator.Prime is a multiple champion, but often is overlooked when considering the best Protoss in the world. He's one of the top 5 Protoss, truly fearsome with his gateway play. Last year he only lasted 2 rounds in Fight Club, which he's already surpassed. How far will his run take him in 2013?

Creator.Prime

Nerchio is a European Champion, but struggles in International play. His victories at IEM Bucharest and Homestory Cup V were against mostly European competition. He can take out top Koreans in a pinch, but failed to get into the later stages of BWC, IPL 5 or Iron Squid. Can he break that streak and take down a major Korean PvZ slayer?

Acer.Nerchio

Poll: Who will win?

Creator.Prime (41)

84%

Acer.Nerchio (8)

16%

49 total votes

Your vote: Who will win?

(Vote): Creator.Prime
(Vote): Acer.Nerchio

Results!

+ Show Spoiler [IPL Fight Club Results] +

Creator < Daybreak > Nerchio
Creator < Whirlwind > Nerchio
Creator < Metropolis > Nerchio
Creator < Cloud Kingdom > Nerchio
Creator < Entombed Valley > Nerchio

Creator starts a 4 week streak!

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 Andrew "Kibblez" Dunne, Tim "Robin" Frazier, and Kevin Knocke!

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Black Gun

Germany4482 Posts

February 11 2013 19:50 GMT

sounds interesting. nerchio is an extremely strong player in any kind of online events.

Fusilero

United Kingdom50293 Posts

February 11 2013 19:50 GMT

Just out of curiosity what are fight club's rules on hots, will it switch immediately and will it keep the champion or start from scratch.

PhoenixVoid

Canada32761 Posts

February 11 2013 19:59 GMT

I say Creator will win decisively, because Nerchio hasn't been the same after WCS, even in online tournaments. Creator has a pretty large advantage here despite being pretty fragile recently.

Creator 5-2 Nerchio

Gladiator6

Sweden7024 Posts

February 11 2013 20:07 GMT

I know the results already thanks to someone, but I can't wait to see this regardless.

Robin_thewonder

154 Posts

February 11 2013 20:08 GMT

Wait? We are Tri casting this bad boy? I'm down!

TheBB

Switzerland5133 Posts

February 11 2013 20:13 GMT

    (1812) Nerchio  0-0  Creator (2143)    
-------------------------------------------
         0.70% 5-0       0-5   9.88%       
         2.20% 5-1       1-5  18.30%       
         4.15% 5-2       2-5  20.35%       
         6.10% 5-3       3-5  17.60%       
         7.68% 5-4       4-5  13.04%       
-------------------------------------------
            20.83%        79.17%           

Median outcome: Nerchio 3-5 Creator

Estimated by Aligulac. Make another.

opterown

Australia54785 Posts

February 11 2013 20:27 GMT

gogo creator!!

AnachronisticAnarchy

United States2957 Posts

February 11 2013 20:33 GMT

I think there might be some upset potential here. Creator is immensely favored, obviously, but he's facing one of the very best foreign zergs. Skilled foreign zergs have a good track record in upsetting good Korean terrans and protoss.

StarVe

Germany13591 Posts

February 11 2013 20:42 GMT

#10

Creator by quite a bit, he has always looked good against Nerchio and Nerchio in general got a bit weaker against Protoss in the last three-four months, I don't think it'll be close.

goswser

United States3548 Posts

February 11 2013 20:48 GMT

#11

Nerchio will get crushed, he isn't good at ZvP anymore.

Csong

Canada396 Posts

February 11 2013 20:53 GMT

#12

nerchio has no chance, hes just not on creators lvl

StarVe

Germany13591 Posts

February 11 2013 20:55 GMT

#13

Basically the only thing to look forward to is the whining, bit of an unlucky choice by IPL, I feel.

opterown

Australia54785 Posts

February 11 2013 20:58 GMT

#14

nerchio did play a pretty great game on daybreak against creator in bwc though

LeeDawg

United States1306 Posts

February 11 2013 21:14 GMT

#15

creator gonna rape face like a baws.

gogo creator!

IGNProLeague

1184 Posts

February 11 2013 21:17 GMT

#16

On February 12 2013 04:50 Fusilero wrote:
Just out of curiosity what are fight club's rules on hots, will it switch immediately and will it keep the champion or start from scratch.

I can't comment on when we'll switch, but Frank and I have discussed what's fairest. Our consensus is that the current champion should be given the option to continue to play after a switch OR he can pause his participation until he feels comfortable with his HotS skills. He takes precedent over all other challengers after that and the bounty still stands on him.

Fusilero

United Kingdom50293 Posts

February 11 2013 21:27 GMT

#17

On February 12 2013 06:17 IGNProLeague wrote:

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Ty I was concerned that either the champion won't be able to practice hots enough and get his face caved in first week or he'll be playing too much hots and the quality of the last WoL fight clubs drastically reduces.