IGNProLeague Profile Joined April 2011 37 Posts April 23 2012 19:10 GMT #1



With the recent success of IPL4, we are excited to look to IPL5 and the excitement in store for our third live event. This time around, North America and Europe will have their own qualifier tournaments, and we’ll be adding Asia into the mix as well. Garena, through a partnership with IPL, will be running various online qualifiers through their own outlets and the winners will compete at IPL5.



Over the coming months, the IGN Pro League will be holding 8 regional online qualifiers (4 in North America and 4 in Europe) to decide which teams will earn the honor of playing at IPL5. The winning team from each qualifier will receive an invite, while the rest of the teams are welcome to register again for the following qualifiers in hopes of earning a spot.





With the recent success of IPL4, we are excited to look to IPL5 and the excitement in store for our third live event. This time around, North America and Europe will have their own qualifier tournaments, and we’ll be adding Asia into the mix as well. Garena, through a partnership with IPL, will be running various online qualifiers through their own outlets and the winners will compete at IPL5.Over the coming months, the IGN Pro League will be holding 8 regional online qualifiers (4 in North America and 4 in Europe) to decide which teams will earn the honor of playing at IPL5. The winning team from each qualifier will receive an invite, while the rest of the teams are welcome to register again for the following qualifiers in hopes of earning a spot. Online Qualifier Tournament Format

4 qualifiers within each region



Separate EU and NA tournaments



32 Team Bracket



Best of 3 Matches



Single Elimination



$1000 Prize Seeding Match

Once a team has won each of the 4 qualifiers, a round robin tournament will commence to determine seeding. The top seed coming out of this tournament will have their flight and hotel accommodations paid for, courtesy of the IPL.



Once a team has won each of the 4 qualifiers, a round robin tournament will commence to determine seeding. The top seed coming out of this tournament will have their flight and hotel accommodations paid for, courtesy of the IPL. Signups for Qualifier 1, NA and EU!

Dates: Opens Monday, April 23, Ends Friday, May 4th

Cost to Enter: $25 Per Team

http://esports.ign.com/lol/ipl5_regional_qualifier_signup



Dates: Opens Monday, April 23, Ends Friday, May 4thCost to Enter: $25 Per Team Tournament Schedule

Matches will begin Tuesday, May 8th.

Broadcasts of live qualifier matches will happen Tuesday-Friday

11:00am PDT / 20:00 CEST – EU Tournament Matches

5:00pm PDT / 04:00 CEST – NA Tournament Matches





IPL5 will take place at an undetermined date in the United States, and will have an open qualifier component as well as a championship bracket component. It will have a six figure prize pool!



16 Teams for Championship Bracket

4 North America

4 Europe

4 Asia

Team SoloMid (Winner of IPL4)

3 from Live Event Qualifier



For IPL5, we will be having an open, live qualifier. An undetermined amount of teams (depends on space availability) will be able to buy team passes to participate at the event and possibly earn a spot in the championship bracket and a chance at the huge Grand Prize!





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checking our Twitter, Stay up to date with IPL5 Qualifiers, IPL TV, Interviews, and Other IPL Events bychecking our Facebook YouTube , and Twitch.TV Matches will begin Tuesday, May 8th.Broadcasts of live qualifier matches will happen Tuesday-Friday11:00am PDT / 20:00 CEST – EU Tournament Matches5:00pm PDT / 04:00 CEST – NA Tournament MatchesIPL5 will take place at an undetermined date in the United States, and will have an open qualifier component as well as a championship bracket component. It will have a six figure prize pool!16 Teams for Championship Bracket4 North America4 Europe4 AsiaTeam SoloMid (Winner of IPL4)3 from Live Event QualifierFor IPL5, we will be having an open, live qualifier. An undetermined amount of teams (depends on space availability) will be able to buy team passes to participate at the event and possibly earn a spot in the championship bracket and a chance at the huge Grand Prize!

Goshawk. Profile Joined June 2008 United Kingdom 1235 Posts April 23 2012 19:19 GMT #2 Hooray for seperate qualifiers! Great to see, IPL5 should be a truely global event this time.

Vindexus Profile Joined December 2010 Canada 4 Posts April 23 2012 19:29 GMT #3 Really excited to see EU and NA teams at IPL5. CEO - WellPlayed Productions

obsKura Profile Joined March 2011 Ireland 11 Posts April 23 2012 19:41 GMT #4 yaaaaaay! so stoked for this, already looking great. C9 ~^v^~ In EE-sama we trust. ~^v^~ C9

Redox Profile Joined October 2010 Germany 12142 Posts Last Edited: 2012-04-23 19:46:15 April 23 2012 19:44 GMT #5 4 qualifiers within each region

Separate EU and NA tournaments

Friggin perfect. That is exactly what I wanted.



So happy to see how competetive LoL is developing. Things get better and better.



Also, 6 figure prize pool. Wow.

I just hope all teams that qualify can afford the trip to the main event. Friggin perfect. That is exactly what I wanted.So happy to see how competetive LoL is developing. Things get better and better.Also, 6 figure prize pool. Wow.I just hope all teams that qualify can afford the trip to the main event. Off-season = best season

XaCez Profile Joined May 2010 Sweden 2306 Posts April 23 2012 19:45 GMT #6 Those three from the Live Event Qualifier, would that be an Open Bracket? People get too easily offended by people getting too easily offended by the word rape.

IceSin Profile Joined March 2012 Canada 38 Posts April 23 2012 19:46 GMT #7 When it says Asia, which areas of Asia are you talking about?

Hopefully not just in the areas where the Garena servers are.

I really want the Korean/Chinese teams to be able to come

nojitosunrise Profile Joined August 2011 United States 3013 Posts April 23 2012 20:44 GMT #8 in before locodoco at IPL5

Soloside Profile Joined May 2010 United States 507 Posts April 23 2012 20:45 GMT #9 inb4 put against fnatic round 1 again. LoL: Taylor Swift | King Kayle

locodoco Profile Joined July 2010 Korea (South) 757 Posts April 23 2012 20:53 GMT #10 zzz i hope korea's able to participate :D i wish riot would give me better ping

freakeh Profile Joined September 2010 United Kingdom 50 Posts April 23 2012 21:01 GMT #11 If it is at the cosmopolitan again TSM can't go lol :3!

EpicPleasure Profile Joined March 2010 United States 69 Posts April 23 2012 21:02 GMT #12 If a non-sponsored team manages to win per say, they have to pay their own flight arrangements, yes? Hardwork beats talent when talent fails to work

freakeh Profile Joined September 2010 United Kingdom 50 Posts April 23 2012 21:02 GMT #13 On April 24 2012 05:53 locodoco wrote:

zzz i hope korea's able to participate :D



4 Asia, so I think you will 4 Asia, so I think you will

emucxg Profile Joined May 2007 Finland 902 Posts April 23 2012 21:48 GMT #14 do no invite Chinese team, 90% of them have visa issues anyways due they dont have stable incomes... (no offense to them, but it sucks when they get the spot and cant come)...



I wish to see more Korean and Taiwanese teams.



Taiwanese Teams are really really good btw.

Soloside Profile Joined May 2010 United States 507 Posts April 23 2012 21:57 GMT #16 On April 24 2012 06:48 emucxg wrote:

do no invite Chinese team, 90% of them have visa issues anyways due they dont have stable incomes... (no offense to them, but it sucks when they get the spot and cant come)...



I wish to see more Korean and Taiwanese teams.



Taiwanese Teams are really really good btw.



it's not due to their instable income, they make quite a lot of money compared to the average person in china. It's more of a visa problem because the chinese government is slow as fuck when approving visas. it's not due to their instable income, they make quite a lot of money compared to the average person in china. It's more of a visa problem because the chinese government is slow as fuck when approving visas. LoL: Taylor Swift | King Kayle

emperorchampion Profile Joined December 2008 Switzerland 679 Posts April 23 2012 22:00 GMT #17 Sick, looking forward to a good tourney! TRUEESPORTS || your days as a respected member of team liquid are over

emucxg Profile Joined May 2007 Finland 902 Posts Last Edited: 2012-04-23 22:07:36 April 23 2012 22:07 GMT #18 On April 24 2012 06:57 Soloside wrote:

Show nested quote +

On April 24 2012 06:48 emucxg wrote:

do no invite Chinese team, 90% of them have visa issues anyways due they dont have stable incomes... (no offense to them, but it sucks when they get the spot and cant come)...



I wish to see more Korean and Taiwanese teams.



Taiwanese Teams are really really good btw.



it's not due to their instable income, they make quite a lot of money compared to the average person in china. It's more of a visa problem because the chinese government is slow as fuck when approving visas. it's not due to their instable income, they make quite a lot of money compared to the average person in china. It's more of a visa problem because the chinese government is slow as fuck when approving visas.

wat, chinese government never approve visas, the foreign embassies do.

foreign embassies doesnt like chinese because half of them have immigrant intent (fake marriage, illegal immigrant, spying, illegal employment)... wat, chinese government never approve visas, the foreign embassies do.foreign embassies doesnt like chinese because half of them have immigrant intent (fake marriage, illegal immigrant, spying, illegal employment)...

Soloside Profile Joined May 2010 United States 507 Posts April 23 2012 22:37 GMT #19 On April 24 2012 07:07 emucxg wrote:

Show nested quote +

On April 24 2012 06:57 Soloside wrote:

On April 24 2012 06:48 emucxg wrote:

do no invite Chinese team, 90% of them have visa issues anyways due they dont have stable incomes... (no offense to them, but it sucks when they get the spot and cant come)...



I wish to see more Korean and Taiwanese teams.



Taiwanese Teams are really really good btw.



it's not due to their instable income, they make quite a lot of money compared to the average person in china. It's more of a visa problem because the chinese government is slow as fuck when approving visas. it's not due to their instable income, they make quite a lot of money compared to the average person in china. It's more of a visa problem because the chinese government is slow as fuck when approving visas.

wat, chinese government never approve visas, the foreign embassies do.

foreign embassies doesnt like chinese because half of them have immigrant intent (fake marriage, illegal immigrant, spying, illegal employment)... wat, chinese government never approve visas, the foreign embassies do.foreign embassies doesnt like chinese because half of them have immigrant intent (fake marriage, illegal immigrant, spying, illegal employment)...



Chinese government has the final say in whether or not teams like Ehome or iG(CCM) or whatever can go. They just need to send/push their applications before hand. Once they get the visa approved for the US, which is generally (12 months) they're free to come and go. Chinese government has the final say in whether or not teams like Ehome or iG(CCM) or whatever can go. They just need to send/push their applications before hand. Once they get the visa approved for the US, which is generally (12 months) they're free to come and go. LoL: Taylor Swift | King Kayle

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