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 IGNProLeague August 17 2011 07:09. Posts 1147 | Profile # |
Our official website for IPL 3 is now live, so you can begin booking your hotels and purchasing spectator passes, as well as learning more about the event in general: http://www.ign.com/ipl/starcraft2/tournaments/ipl3/tickets
NOTE: If you are planning to COMPETE at the live qualifier at the event, you DO NOT need to purchase a spectator pass. Player passes are available now! http://bit.ly/qfpfjO for all spectator and player pass purchases.
NOTE: Day passes are now available for Saturday and Sunday only for $15 a day or $30 for the weekend! http://www.eventbrite.com/event/2036777055
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The eSports division of IGN Entertainment is excited to announce IGN Pro League 3: Origins, boasting the top players of the world competing for a USD $100,000 prize pool! This comes following the success of the first two IPL tournaments, which 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 3: Origins will be the first full-fledged live StarCraft II tournament for IGN Entertainment; the aim is to repeat success and grow out eSports at IGN and beyond.
Format/Rules
+ Show Spoiler +Online Qualifiers - Open to any player in any region- Must have a North American account - Must be 18 years or older to compete - 4 Qualifiers (Qualifier 1 – August 20th and 21st, Qualifier 2 – September 3rd and 4th, Qualifier 3 – September 10th and 11th, Qualifier 4 – September 17th and 18th) - $20 to enter - Hosted by Playhem.com - Top 2 from each qualifier gets into the Championship Bracket, free travel, hotel room, and VIP treatment at the event Group Play While the qualifiers are being played out, the 16 players from the invites and Playhem qualifiers will be playing for seeding in the Championship Bracket on the main stage. There will be 4 Groups, consisting of 2 invitees and 2 online qualifiers. We will be randomizing who is in what group. Live Qualifiers - 256 Players, open to any rank or region - Double Elimination, Best of 3 - Top 16 get into the Championship Bracket Players must bring their own mouse, keyboard, headset, and mouse pad. Players may not use their own laptops or desktops to play in the tournament. Headsets must use a standard 3.5mm stereo headset jack with a separate 3.5mm microphone jack. Players may not use USB headsets. (This has to do with the amount of equipment that will be plugged in to each computer throughout the event. It limits the chance of shorting a CPU and reduces time spent rebooting computers to get new equipment to be recognized.) Mice and keyboards must use standard USB. Players cannot use PS2 interface mice and keyboards. 32 Person Championship Bracket - Single Elimination, starts as Best of 3 - 8 Invited Players - 8 Players from the online qualifiers - Top 16 players from the live qualifiers Map Pool: Xel'Naga Caverns MLG Metalopolis Shakuras Plateau Crevasse Tal Darim Altar Xel'Naga Fortress Terminus MLG Shattered Temple Antiga Shipyard Dual Sight Daybreak
Prize Pool Breakdown: $100,000 total:
1st: $30,000
2nd: $12,000
3rd: $7,000
4th: $7,000
5th – 8th: $3,000
9th – 16th: $2,000
17th – 32nd: $1,000
Event Schedule
Qualifier
+ Show Spoiler +Day 1
11:00am - 11:00pm - Winner’s Round 1 through Winner’s Round 3 and Loser’s Round 3
Day 2
11:00am - 2:00pm - Loser’s Round 4 through Winner’s Round 5 and Loser’s Round 6
2:00pm - 3:00pm - Lunch
3:00pm - 11:00pm - Winner’s Round 6 and Loser’s Round 7 through Grand Final
Group Play
+ Show Spoiler +Day 1
11:00am - 5:00pm - Group 1
5:00pm - 11:00pm - Group 2
Day 2
11:00am - 5:00pm - Group 3
5:00pm - 11:00pm - Group 4
Championship Bracket
Day 3
10:00am - 10:00pm - Round 1 (Round of 32)
Day 4
10:00am - 11:30pm - Round 2 through Grand Finals
More detailed schedule breakdown will be available as the event approaches.
Commentators:
Caster Set 1: PainUser & HD
Caster Set 2: CatsPajamas & djWheat
Caster Set 3: TotalBiscuit & dApollo
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!
FAQ / Q&A:
Q: Can I spectate the event if I’m younger than 21?
A: Unfortunately, due to state law, if you’re under 21, you are not allowed in the venue. We hope to make this event a success and continue our relationship with them to bring it to other venues around the country and world, where they do allow under 21 year olds into their venue.
Q: Can I play in the event if I’m younger then 21?
A: Yes! We have worked out a deal with Caesar’s and the New Jersey Gaming Commission to allow us to submit under 21 year old players to them for approval. You will need to be 18 years or older to compete, and will be allowed to spectate if eliminated.
Q: What other games will you have at the venue?
A: To be revealed at a later date!
Q: What about the top 16 from IPL 2?
A: The top 16 from IPL 2 are pre-qualified for our next online event, not IPL 3! We hope to have a good mixture of both online and offline events, but we do consider them to be separate types of events.
Q: Will there be Koreans?
A: Yes
Q: What states are prohibited from entering the qualifiers?
A: Vermont
Q: Will there be any betting on any matches in IPL 3?
A: Nope!
NOTE: Our official website for IPL 3 is now live, so you can begin booking your hotels and purchasing spectator passes, as well as learning more about the event in general: http://www.ign.com/ipl/starcraft2/tournaments/ipl3/tickets
NOTE: If you are planning to COMPETE at the live qualifier at the event, you DO NOT need to purchase a spectator pass. Player passes are available now! http://bit.ly/qfpfjO for all spectator and player pass purchases.
New Note October 3rd: Rapid Rover, one of the services used to get people from the Philadelphia airport to Caesars Atlantic City, has given us their rates if you'd like to take a group shuttle:
+ Show Spoiler [Rapid Rover Rates] +6-7 passengers -- $200.00/van (or $29.60 per person)
- add $1.00/person fuel surcharge
-not including tip
8-10 passengers -- $250.00/van (or $26.00 per person)
-add $1.00/person fuel surcharge
-not including tip
Less than 6 passengers -- $40.00 per person
- add $1.00/person fuel surcharge
-not including tip
1-3 passengers -- $120.00 minimum/car
- add $1.00/person fuel surcharge
-not including tip
*NOTE: Rapid Rover will try to group arrivals as much as possible. Please be patient and wait at Ground Transportation as necessary in order to best provide the lowest shuttle rates. Stragglers are responsible for covering the minimum fare if it's just 1, 2, or 3 passengers.
Last edit: 2011-10-03 23:26:05 |
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| MisterFred United States. August 17 2011 07:11. Posts 1845 | Profile # |
Wait, invited players aren't going to be the top 8 from IPL 2? Lame. (edits follow) Koreans can come over by winning all the online qualifier spots.
Other than that, looks good.Last edit: 2011-08-17 07:13:29 |
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| LuckedOut August 17 2011 07:11. Posts 77 | Profile # | |
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| IGNProLeague August 17 2011 07:11. Posts 1147 | Profile # |
On August 17 2011 07:11 MisterFred wrote:
Wait, invited players aren't going to be the top 8 from IPL 2? Lame.
There will be a lot of crossover, yes. |
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| LovE- United States. August 17 2011 07:13. Posts 1932 | Profile Blog # |
Sounds great! unfortunately I still have 5 months until I'm 21.. So I'll catch you guys at the next one!  |
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| tuho12345 August 17 2011 07:13. Posts 4328 | Profile Blog # |
Damn under 21 can't spectate, why do they have to make it in a Gaming place. Well from what I've seen in MLG, there wasn't much under 21 ppl anyway 
Hope it were a 32 men tourneys rather than 16 only. |
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| LuckedOut August 17 2011 07:14. Posts 77 | Profile # |
On August 17 2011 07:11 MisterFred wrote:
Wait, invited players aren't going to be the top 8 from IPL 2? Lame. Koreans can come over by winning all the online qualifier spots.
Other than that, looks good.
Read the end of the writing and it explains why they won't be recieving those invites. In addition it is much more difficult for the koreans to get there than the other NA/EU players.
Oh and btw I am digging the Prize distribution. 30,000 is a nice sum of money but not too much to overpay the top performer / underpay the bottom half of successful players.Last edit: 2011-08-17 07:15:42 |
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| Imascotsman August 17 2011 07:16. Posts 255 | Profile # |
| I think the prize breakdown is excellant, going down to 32nd place is a nice touch that alot of tournaments overlook. Good luck with the event, i shall be tuning in! |
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| NerdOpinionShow United States. August 17 2011 07:16. Posts 92 | Profile Blog # |
On August 17 2011 07:09 IGNProLeague wrote:
Q: Can I spectate the event if I’m younger then 21?
A: Unfortunately, due to state law, if you’re under 21, you are not allowed in the venue. To put it simply, this sucks, and we know it sucks, but there’s no way around it. We hope to make this event a success and continue our relationship with them to bring it to other venues around the country and world, where they do allow under 21 year olds into their venue.
Q: Can I play in the event if I’m younger then 21?
A: Yes! We have worked out a deal with Caesar’s and the New Jersey Gaming Commission to allow us to submit under 21 year old players to them for approval. We will have more details about the exact information we need shortly.
I'm a little confused about this part, I'd like to play in the open bracket, but I'm under 21. It says that people under 21 are allowed to play, but not allowed in the venue. Does that mean that I can only play in the online qualifiers? |
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| Enhancer_ Canada. August 17 2011 07:16. Posts 279 | Profile # |
Four sets of casters. Does this mean 4 streams? Will streams be paid subscriptions?
1500 seats only at the venue from what the link shows. Should be interesting how that works out :D. |
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| KimJongChill United States. August 17 2011 07:18. Posts 6424 | Profile # |
| Very generous prize breakdown, i like it :3 |
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| IGNProLeague August 17 2011 07:18. Posts 1147 | Profile # |
On August 17 2011 07:16 NerdOpinionShow wrote:
Show nested quote +On August 17 2011 07:09 IGNProLeague wrote:
Q: Can I spectate the event if I’m younger then 21?
A: Unfortunately, due to state law, if you’re under 21, you are not allowed in the venue. To put it simply, this sucks, and we know it sucks, but there’s no way around it. We hope to make this event a success and continue our relationship with them to bring it to other venues around the country and world, where they do allow under 21 year olds into their venue.
Q: Can I play in the event if I’m younger then 21?
A: Yes! We have worked out a deal with Caesar’s and the New Jersey Gaming Commission to allow us to submit under 21 year old players to them for approval. We will have more details about the exact information we need shortly.
I'm a little confused about this part, I'd like to play in the open bracket, but I'm under 21. It says that people under 21 are allowed to play, but not allowed in the venue. Does that mean that I can only play in the online qualifiers?
It means we will need information from people who buy tickets who are under 21 to submit to the gaming commission so you can play! |
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| Emporio United States. August 17 2011 07:20. Posts 2673 | Profile Blog # |
| I know it's such a minor thing, but IPL always has the best prize breakdown format of any tournament. |
| | How does it feel knowing you wasted another 3 seconds of your life reading this again? | |
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| Adebisi Canada. August 17 2011 07:21. Posts 1544 | Profile Blog # |
| sounds great, good map pool please +_+ |
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| Googity United States. August 17 2011 07:21. Posts 127 | Profile # |
On August 17 2011 07:16 NerdOpinionShow wrote:
Show nested quote +On August 17 2011 07:09 IGNProLeague wrote:
Q: Can I spectate the event if I’m younger then 21?
A: Unfortunately, due to state law, if you’re under 21, you are not allowed in the venue. To put it simply, this sucks, and we know it sucks, but there’s no way around it. We hope to make this event a success and continue our relationship with them to bring it to other venues around the country and world, where they do allow under 21 year olds into their venue.
Q: Can I play in the event if I’m younger then 21?
A: Yes! We have worked out a deal with Caesar’s and the New Jersey Gaming Commission to allow us to submit under 21 year old players to them for approval. We will have more details about the exact information we need shortly.
I'm a little confused about this part, I'd like to play in the open bracket, but I'm under 21. It says that people under 21 are allowed to play, but not allowed in the venue. Does that mean that I can only play in the online qualifiers?
I think they are saying you can't spectate at the venue if you're under 21 (spectator pass), but they worked out a deal to let those that are actually playing in the tourney into the venue. Makes sense seeing as though there probably will be quite a few competitors that are under 21.
edit: beat to the punch lolLast edit: 2011-08-17 07:22:00 |
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| netsky4 Austria. August 17 2011 07:21. Posts 498 | Profile # |
| great price pool breakdown, but i fear the Koreans will dominate the online Qualifier |
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 Alex.IGN United States. August 17 2011 07:22. Posts 1047 | Profile # |
On August 17 2011 07:16 Enhancer_ wrote:
Four sets of casters. Does this mean 4 streams? Will streams be paid subscriptions?
1500 seats only at the venue from what the link shows. Should be interesting how that works out :D.
We will have more information on streams as the event approaches, but we will have more then 1 stream for sure.
Also we will have additional seating and space in our qualifiers area, the main stage is just the theater itself. |
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| quantumslip United States. August 17 2011 07:23. Posts 187 | Profile # |
| wow, i think i might have to drop my MLG providence trip for this if I have to pick and choose. SC2 + other games + gambling is going to be a killer combo for me... as well as for my wallet >_<. $100 on WhiteRa >_> |
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| Bobster Germany. August 17 2011 07:25. Posts 3066 | Profile # |
Prize pool breakdown is fantastic, Format is run the way I wish MLG would do things.
Other tournaments, take note! IPL is here to take the crown. |
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 Nerdslayer Denmark. August 17 2011 07:27. Posts 1130 | Profile # |
Can only turn out to be an amasing event
Btw give an invite to Boxer, Yellow, Dimaga, and White-ra :DLast edit: 2011-08-17 07:29:21 |
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