StarCraft 2 Tournament Matches

The eSports division of IGN Entertainment is excited to announce IGN Pro League 2, offering an expanded player pool and a USD $50,000 prize pool! This comes following the success of the first IPL, an invitational tournament that exemplified the quality of IPL players and demonstrated high production value. The goal of the IGN eSports division is to provide a professional, polished viewing experience to fans of eSports, while supporting the development of eSports globally through a sustainable tournament system that rewards its players. IPL 2 will be the first full-fledged StarCraft II tournament for IGN Entertainment; the aim is to repeat success and grow out eSports at IGN and beyond.

Stay tuned for dates and times!

Get the latest developments from IGN Pro League headquarters by following us:
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http://www.facebook.com/IGNProLeague
http://twitter.com/IGNProLeague
http://www.justin.tv/ignproleague

Seed 1: EGIdrA
Seed 2: ROOTKiWiKaKi
Seed 3: dSeleCT
Seed 4: EGAxslav
Seed 5: mouzMana
Seed 6: roxkisBratOK
Seed 7: vileState
Seed 8: FXOmOoNan
Seed 9: sixjaxViBE
Seed 10: dignitasmerz
Seed 11: DuckloadRa
Seed 12: sixjaxdde
Seed 13: ROOTDestiny
Seed 14: Lalush
Seed 15: Nerchio
Seed 16: aTnSocke
Seed 17: MillDieStar
Seed 18: MYMClouD
Seed 19: NrSRaNgeD
Seed 20: ROOTMinigun
Seed 21: 5th Place Qualifier #1
Seed 22: sixjaxCocoA
Seed 23: FnaticNightEnD
Seed 24: 6th Place Qualifier #1
Seed 25: RGlFuRy
Seed 26: ESCGoOdy
Seed 27: coLstalife
Seed 28: aTnDarKFoRcE
Seed 29: 7th Place Qualifier #1
Seed 30: LiquidRet
Seed 31: imba.FXOStrelok
Seed 32: 8th Place Qualifier #1

Qualifier #1: MillTarson
Qualifier #1: FnaticFenix
Qualifier #3: mouzThorZaIN
Qualifier #3: ROOTDrewbie

Set 1: CatsPajamas & PainUser
Set 2: HDStarCraft & PainUser
Set 3: To be announced soon!
Set 4: To be announced soon!

First 3 Winner’s Rounds: Best of 3
Winner's Round 4 and Winner's Round Finals are Best of 5
First 4 Loser’s Rounds: Best of 3!
Loser's Round 5, 6, 7 and Loser's Round Finals: Best of 5
Finals are Best of 5

1st - $15,000
2nd - $10,000
3rd - $6,000
4th - $4,000
5th/6th - $1300
7th/8th - $1000
9th-12th - $800
13th-16th - $600
17th-24th - $400
25th-32nd - $200

In addition, the top 16 finishers from this event will be automatically qualified for our next online event. To fill the other 16 spots, four qualifiers will occur where the top four players will advance to our next online event.

The eSports team at IGN Entertainment looks forward to providing viewers with quality matches and an exciting tournament. Please tune in to catch the action!

The eSports division of IGN Entertainment is excited to announce IGN Pro League 2, offering an expanded player pool and a USD $50,000 prize pool. This comes following the success of the first IPL, an invitational tournament that exemplified the quality of IPL players and demonstrated high production value. IPL 2 will be broadening the player pool with an open qualifier to include competitors from the North American, South American and European servers. The top four players from IPL one have received automatic qualifier spots for IPL 2. The remaining 28 spots will be awarded through IGN's open qualifier system, powered by Z33K. Z33K, a tournament web service, will maintain the IPL qualifiers and ensure it is a smooth and efficient process.

The goal of the IGN eSports division is to provide a professional, polished viewing experience to fans of eSports while supporting the development of eSports globally through a sustainable tournament system that rewards its players. IPL 2 will be the first full-fledged StarCraft II tournament for IGN Entertainment; the aim is to repeat success and grow out eSports at IGN and beyond.

Get the latest developments from IGN Pro League headquarters by following us:
http://www.youtube.com/user/IGNProLeague
http://www.facebook.com/IGNProLeague
http://twitter.com/IGNProLeague
http://www.justin.tv/ignproleague

Seed 1: EGIdrA
Seed 2: ROOTKiWiKaKi
Seed 3: dSeleCT
Seed 4: EGAxslav
Seed 5: mouzMana
Seed 6: roxkisBratOK
Seed 7: vileState
Seed 8: FXOmOoNan
Seed 9: sixjaxViBE
Seed 10: dignitasmerz
Seed 11: DuckloadRa
Seed 12: sixjaxdde
Seed 13: ROOTDestiny
Seed 14: Lalush
Seed 15: Nerchio
Seed 16: aTnSocke
Seed 17: MillDieStar
Seed 18: MYMClouD
Seed 19: NrSRaNgeD
Seed 20: ROOTMinigun
Seed 21: 5th Place Qualifier #1
Seed 22: sixjaxCocoA
Seed 23: FnaticNightEnD
Seed 24: 6th Place Qualifier #1
Seed 25: RGlFuRy
Seed 26: ESCGoOdy
Seed 27: coLstalife
Seed 28: aTnDarKFoRcE
Seed 29: 7th Place Qualifier #1
Seed 30: LiquidRet
Seed 31: imba.FXOStrelok
Seed 32: 8th Place Qualifier #1

Qualifier #1: MillTarson
Qualifier #1: FnaticFenix
Qualifier #3: mouzThorZaIN
Qualifier #3: ROOTDrewbie

Get the latest info on the IPL2 Main Event section.

IGN Entertainment and its eSports division is excited to announce the IGN Pro League! The first season of the IPL is an invitational tournament to showcase what we can provide to you, the viewer, as well as serving as a test run for us for all of our new production and operations mechanisms. 16 players representing 9 different North American based clans will be competing for a prize pool of $5,000 and 4 automatic qualifier spots for IPL Season 2!

The goal of the IPL is to bring a professional, polished viewing experience to fans of eSports, as well as supporting the development of eSports both nationally and internationally through a sustainable tournament system that rewards those who play in it.

Zerg	Protoss	Terran
ROOTCatZ	FnaticMSITTI	SeleCT
FXOSheth	ROOTKiwikaki	VTSpades
EGIdrA	ROOTMinigun	ROOTdrewbie
EGMachine	LGAgh	FnaticFenix
sixjaxViBE	EGiNcontroL	coLstalife
	EGAxslav

DJ Wheat
Total Biscuit
HDStarcraft and LGPainUser

All matches at 8:00 pm EST

Thursday, April 21: 6 Sets of Winner's Round 1
Friday, April 22: 2 Sets of Winner's Round 1 and Winner's Round 2
Saturday, April 23: Loser's Round 1
Sunday, April 24: Loser's Round 2
Thursday, April 28: Winner's Round 3 and Loser's Round 3
Friday, April 29: Loser's Round 4 and Loser's Round 5
Saturday, April 30: Winner's Round 4 and Loser's Round 6
Sunday, May 1: Finals

16 Player Double Elimination
First 2 Winner's Rounds: Best of 3
Winner's 3rd Round and Winner's Semifinals are Best of 5
First 3 Loser's Rounds: Best of 3
4th, 5th, 6th Loser's Rounds: Best of 5
Finals are Best of 7

Go to Matches Page for this tournament

MLG Metalopolis
MLG Shattered Temple
MLG Shakuras Plateau
MLG Xel'Naga Caverns
GSL Cross Fire SE
GSL Crevasse
GSL Terminus RE
GSL Tal'Darim Altar

1st - $2500
2nd - $1500
3rd - $1000

In addition, the top 4 finishers from this event will be automatically qualifiers for IPL 2! Check out more details on IPL 2 below.

We want to emphasize that this is our test run for future events and we welcome any and all constructive criticism or advice you all have!

The whole eSports team here at IGN Entertainment looks forward to providing you all with some great quality matches and an exciting tournament. We hope you all tune in to catch the action!

What about the North American Star League? Are you trying to edge them out?

Absolutely not. We have a good relationship with the NASL and intend on keeping it as such. We believe there is room for both of us to exist and thrive. The IPL and NASL both succeeding means nothing but good things for eSports.

What are the details about IPL Season 2?

The basic rundown is that it will be a 2 month long, 32 player tournament, with the 4 automatic qualifiers from IPL Season 1 plus we plan to do a massive qualifier tournament for the other 28 spots. That's right; the other 28 spots will be filled through a semi-open qualifier. I say semi-open because there will be restrictions on who can compete in terms of geographical location and skill level. We want to, and plan to, include as many areas of the world and skill levels as we can but we cannot promise anything outside of North America right now. We will release more details on how you can qualify as IPL Season 1 progresses.

Why only $5,000 for Season 1?

$5,000 is the maximum you can give as prize money before you have to jump a bunch of hoops with Blizzard. We're working with Blizzard in regards to our future events but for now, for our test run, we're just working with that amount. Also, not to say that $5,000 is an insignificant amount, but our future events will significantly eclipse that mark.

How many seasons is this going to run?

Our goal is not to burn out after making promises we can't deliver on, so each season's prize pool is scaled to make sure it is sustainable. We are not keeping a single dime of revenue for ourselves for the first couple of seasons, but are instead re-investing whatever we make from streams and ads back into eSports to fund our events. Ideally we will go on for years with ever increasing prize pools as more and more people tune in and follow the IPL!

Any plans for something like GOM TV's Code S and Code A?

We do not plan on having multiple divisions of the league running, however the current plan for IPL Season 2 and beyond is for the top 16 to automatically qualify for the next season with the bottom 16 dropping out and refilling our league from another set of open qualifiers.

How can I help?

We have absolutely crazy growth potential in terms of production capacity and prize pool if we can get the viewership numbers to warrant a large cash infusion into IGN eSports. Tell your friends, tell your neighbors, tell your parents, tell random people on the street! Get them excited about IGN and StarCraft 2 eSports!

Who are you working with on this project?

We're working closely with Justin.tv to provide a great viewing experience for all of our viewers. In addition, we have hired on the team at Well Played Productions to assist with our post-production efforts to make the IPL as polished and professional as possible.

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