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What is the IGN Pro League?

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.

Players:

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

Commentators:

• DJ Wheat
• Total Biscuit
• HDStarcraft and LGPainUser

When:

Thursday, April 21st to Sunday April 24th, and Thursday April 28th to Sunday May 1st at 8:00pm 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

Format:

• 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

Brackets:

Best of the West

Map Pool:

• 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

Prizes:

• 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.

I 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!

 

출처 : http://www.ign.com/ipl/tournament-announcement

 

 

영어 그대로 퍼와서 죄송합니다;;

 

쨌든 중요한거만 꼽아보면 일단 이번 시즌 1은 총상금 5000불로 시작되고 여기서 잘하는 선수는 시즌 2 50000불짜리 대회에 나갈 수 있게 된다네요. 16명의 선수 전부 북미쪽 선수인걸로 봐서 북미를 위한 대회인것 같습니다.

셀렉 화이팅 ^^

프토 라인이 너무 강해보이네요 셀렉 이번엔 우승하길!!

종착역RE버전을 아직 쓰다니;;; SE버전 나온지 꽤 되었는데도;;;;

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