Note: More details including groups and stream information have been announced: http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=316173
Hello everyone! This is the moment that we have all been waiting for. We are extremely thrilled to announce IPL4! This event will span three days, April 6th, 7th, and 8th, at a soon-to-be-named venue in Las Vegas, Nevada and will feature both StarCraft II and League of Legends tournaments! This is an all ages event!
StarCraft II Details
When: Friday, April 6th through Sunday, April 8th. Each day will be completely full of streamed games, both from our completely open qualifiers and our group stages.
Where: Soon to be announced venue in Las Vegas, Nevada!
Buy your Spectator passes here: http://ipl4.eventbrite.com
We currently have an offer to purchase spectator tickets at 50% off: Facebook Discount Page (You may need to disable adblock or try more than one browser if this does not work correctly the first time!)
And again, this is an all ages event!
What: A 128-man, double-elimination open bracket, with the Top 8 joining our online qualifiers and invitees in a 20-man group stage, with each person in groups earning guaranteed prize money. Group stages will have an elimination component, where only two players from each group will move into an 8-man, double-elimination bracket for the championship. Every game in the group stage matters, as payout is determined by each person's final standing in the group. Group tiebreakers will be determined by head-to-head results first, followed by map score.
Buy your competitor passes ($40 per person) here: http://ipl4sc2.eventbrite.com/
Player passes are capped at 128, and there are less than 100 passes remaining! ACT QUICKLY, THESE WILL SELL OUT! And again, this is an all ages event!
Here is a list of notable players that have already registered: + Show Spoiler [Registered for Open Bracket] +
GoSu.ViBe
mTw.TT1
mTw.Dimaga
Empire.viOLet
EG.HuK
EG.Machine
EG.JYP
EG.DeMusliM
Liquid`Zenio
Liquid`HerO
Liquid`TLO
Liquid`Jinro
Liquid`HayprO
Liquid`NonY
Liquid`Ret
Liquid`Sheth
x6.Sleep
x6.Perfect
SlayerS`Crank
Light.Binski
Light.Caliber
Light.Golden
Light.Heavens
Light.KawaiiRice
KiWiKaKi
Spades
Dragon
Quantic.Flo
Quantic.iNkA
x6.ThisIsJimmy
Future
Fnatic.Moon
Fnatic.ToD
x6.Mystik
GoSu.STX
Dignitas.BlinG
Vile.Hawk
Vile.HasHe
Vile.DdoRo
Vile.Illusion
Vile.State
Vile.Chance
mTw.TT1
mTw.Dimaga
Empire.viOLet
EG.HuK
EG.Machine
EG.JYP
EG.DeMusliM
Liquid`Zenio
Liquid`HerO
Liquid`TLO
Liquid`Jinro
Liquid`HayprO
Liquid`NonY
Liquid`Ret
Liquid`Sheth
x6.Sleep
x6.Perfect
SlayerS`Crank
Light.Binski
Light.Caliber
Light.Golden
Light.Heavens
Light.KawaiiRice
KiWiKaKi
Spades
Dragon
Quantic.Flo
Quantic.iNkA
x6.ThisIsJimmy
Future
Fnatic.Moon
Fnatic.ToD
x6.Mystik
GoSu.STX
Dignitas.BlinG
Vile.Hawk
Vile.HasHe
Vile.DdoRo
Vile.Illusion
Vile.State
Vile.Chance
As a reminder, these are the players that have already qualified and/or accepted their invitations, and are already in groups:
EG.IdrA - IPL1 Winner / Invite
White-Ra - IPL2 Winner / Invite
Mill.Stephano - IPL3 Winner / Invite
SK.MC - Invite
SlayerS`MMA - Invite
?????? - Invite (Not Yet Confirmed)
MarineKing.Prime - PPSL Live Event Qualifier
coLMVP.TAiLS - i44 Live Event Qualifier
EG.PuMa - Online Qualifier #1 2nd Place
Fnatic.aLive - Online Qualifier #1 1st Place
ST.Bomber - Online Qualifier #2 2nd Place
TSL.Polt - Online Qualifier #2 1st Place
White-Ra - IPL2 Winner / Invite
Mill.Stephano - IPL3 Winner / Invite
SK.MC - Invite
SlayerS`MMA - Invite
?????? - Invite (Not Yet Confirmed)
MarineKing.Prime - PPSL Live Event Qualifier
coLMVP.TAiLS - i44 Live Event Qualifier
EG.PuMa - Online Qualifier #1 2nd Place
Fnatic.aLive - Online Qualifier #1 1st Place
ST.Bomber - Online Qualifier #2 2nd Place
TSL.Polt - Online Qualifier #2 1st Place
Here is an infographic for the breakdown of our tournament and its streamed games:
Official Map Pool
IPLMap Sanshorn Mists AE
IPLMap Atlantis Spaceship
IPLMap Antiga Shipyard
IPLMap Daybreak
IPLMap Tal'Darim Altar LE
IPLMap Cloud Kingdom
IPLMap Metropolis
IPLMap Sanshorn Mists AE
IPLMap Atlantis Spaceship
IPLMap Antiga Shipyard
IPLMap Daybreak
IPLMap Tal'Darim Altar LE
IPLMap Cloud Kingdom
IPLMap Metropolis
Note: Each player will get one map veto per match. All maps will have gold bases removed after Team Arena Challenge 2 concludes, before IPL4, so as not to break consistency in that tournament.
The prize breakdown ($100,000 total) is as follows:
1st - $40,000
2nd - $16,000
3rd - $7,000
4th - $5,000
5th / 6th - $4,000
7th / 8th - $3,000
9th - 12th - $2,000
13th - 16th - $1,500
17th - 20th - $1,000
2nd - $16,000
3rd - $7,000
4th - $5,000
5th / 6th - $4,000
7th / 8th - $3,000
9th - 12th - $2,000
13th - 16th - $1,500
17th - 20th - $1,000
Casters: CatsPajamas, Doa, HDStarCraft, PainUser, TotalBiscuit, dApollo, and maybe even more!
Streams: There will be two live streams all weekend long for StarCraft II, and one for League of Legends, as well as one roaming LiveU camera crew. More information on these stream times, links, and more will be coming soon.
League of Legends online qualifiers are still ongoing, but be on the lookout for information regarding our 8-team tournament in the near future!
More information will be coming in the very near future! Please feel free to book any flights or travel arrangements, purchase spectator and competitor passes, as they are limited in number, but you will want to wait to book your hotel until we release our special discounted hotel packages at the venue. Thanks very much for reading, we all hope to see you there!