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As IGN Pro League Origins at Caesars Atlantic City (or IPL 3) comes EVEN CLOSER, we thought it would be nice to let you know the time restraints on booking your hotels at our extremely discounted rate with Bally's, the last chance to buy a player pass for 18-20 year olds, and the last chance to participate as a player at all. We have also got our pool play, qualifier, and stream schedules worked out and are ready to share them with you! Read on!





As IGN Pro League Origins at Caesars Atlantic City (or IPL 3) comes EVEN CLOSER, we thought it would be nice to let you know the time restraints on booking your hotels at our extremely discounted rate with Bally's, the last chance to buy a player pass for 18-20 year olds, and the last chance to participate as a player at all. We have also got our pool play, qualifier, and stream schedules worked out and are ready to share them with you! Read on! Last Chance for Players Age 18 - 20

Since we have to specially register every participant under 21 with Caesars, we have to submit their paperwork some time before the event to ensure that they will not be denied access during the event. If you are 18, 19, or 20, you must purchase your player pass before midnight on Saturday, October 1st .



The link to purchase your player pass (or any spectator package) online is here:



Keep in mind that no spectator pass or badge holders under 21 will be allowed into the venue. If you are under 21 and show up to the event without an already-registered player pass, you will not be allowed in. Purchasing a player pass ahead of time and letting us register you is the only way you will be allowed to participate. Again, this is so we can get everyone approved by the New Jersey Gaming Commission and is not one of our own requirements.



Since we have to specially register every participant under 21 with Caesars, we have to submit their paperwork some time before the event to ensure that they will not be denied access during the event. If you are 18, 19, or 20, you must purchase your player passThe link to purchase your player pass (or any spectator package) online is here: http://www.eventbrite.com/event/2036777055 Keep in mind that. If you are under 21 and show up to the event without an already-registered player pass,. Purchasing a player pass ahead of time and letting us register you is the only way you will be allowed to participate. Again, this is so we can get everyone approved by the New Jersey Gaming Commission and is not one of our own requirements. All Other Players

For players 21 and older, you will only be able to purchase a player pass until midnight on Wednesday, October 5th. No walk-ups on Thursday morning will be permitted to purchase a player pass. Brackets will be prepared and ready to go by 10 a.m. Thursday, when players arrive.





For players 21 and older, you will only be able to purchase a player pass until. No walk-ups on Thursday morning will be permitted to purchase a player pass. Brackets will be prepared and ready to go by 10 a.m. Thursday, when players arrive. Last Chance for Discounted Hotel Rooms

Our hotel partner for the event, Bally's, will only have the special rate for IPL 3 attendees until midnight on Friday, September 30th. For your last chance to book our heavily discounted room rates, you will need to click right here and follow the instructions. Click through and see the rates for each night, or book your entire stay at once. These are the lowest rates you will find in Atlantic City during our event!





Last Chance Spectator Pass Promotions



IGN Prime - http://login.ign.com/prime/landing

Playhem - http://www.playhem.com/

Two of our amazing sponsors, Playhem and IGN Prime have set aside a limited number of spectator passes and upgrades available to anyone that is 21 years or older! Click here to read about Playhem's ticket giveaways and upgrades, or subscribe to IGN Prime ($6.95 / month) and click here to claim your free spectator passes! Please keep in mind that subscribers to IGN Prime are also receiving access to 4 additional streams:

Player Vision - Main Stage - This stream will be a split screen feed showing the first-person view of each player in the current main stage game. You can see each player demonstrating their monster APM with the regular commentary still on!



Player Vision - Qualifier Stage - This stream will be a split screen feed showing the first-person view of each player in the current qualifier stage game!



LiveU Roaming Backpack Camera at Caesars - This camera will be wandering around the main stage area interviewing players, behind the scenes in the player lounge, and throughout the crowd.



LiveU Roaming Backpack Camera at Bally's - This camera will be out and about in the Bally's area, streaming the open bracket competitor area, interviewing players, behind the scenes footage, and talking with spectators.

These extra streams will be viewable with IGN eSports' own proprietary streaming application, IPL TV: For an example of how IPL TV works, check out





Our hotel partner for the event, Bally's, will only have the special rate for IPL 3 attendees untilFor your last chance to book our heavily discounted room rates, you will need to. Click through and see the rates for each night, or book your entire stay at once. These are the lowest rates you will find in Atlantic City during our event!Two of our amazing sponsors,andhave set aside a limited number of spectator passes and upgrades available to anyone that is 21 years or older!about Playhem's ticket giveaways and upgrades, or subscribe to IGN Prime ($6.95 / month) andto claim your free spectator passes! Please keep in mind that subscribers to IGN Prime are also receiving access to 4 additional streams:These extra streams will be viewable with IGN eSports' own proprietary streaming application, IPL TV: For an example of how IPL TV works, check out http://esports.ign.com/ipl/tv/ Pool Play Schedule

All times are in Eastern Daylight Time / EDT



All of these matches will be streamed!



Thursday, October 6th:



Group 1

11:00 AM - EG.HuK vs SlayerS`BoxeR



EG.HuK vs SlayerS`BoxeR 12:00 PM - SlayerS`BoxeR vs TSL_aLive



SlayerS`BoxeR vs TSL_aLive 1:00 PM - EG.HuK vs Mill.Stephano



EG.HuK vs Mill.Stephano 2:00 PM - Mill.Stephano vs TSL_aLive



Mill.Stephano vs TSL_aLive 3:00 PM - EG.HuK vs TSL_aLive



EG.HuK vs TSL_aLive 4:00 PM - SlayerS`BoxeR vs Mill.Stephano

Group 2

5:00 PM - Liquid`Ret vs imbaFXO.Strelok



Liquid`Ret vs imbaFXO.Strelok 6:00 PM - oGs.SK.MC vs SlayerS`Ryung



oGs.SK.MC vs SlayerS`Ryung 7:00 PM - Liquid`Ret vs oGs.SK.MC



Liquid`Ret vs oGs.SK.MC 8:00 PM - SlayerS`Ryung vs imbaFXO.Strelok



SlayerS`Ryung vs imbaFXO.Strelok 9:00 PM - oGs.SK.MC vs imbaFXO.Strelok



oGs.SK.MC vs imbaFXO.Strelok 10:00 PM - Liquid`Ret vs SlayerS`Ryung

Friday, October 7th:



Group 3

11:00 AM - mouz.ThorZaIN vs dignitas.SeleCT



mouz.ThorZaIN vs dignitas.SeleCT 12:00 PM - dignitas.SeleCT vs Liquid`HerO



dignitas.SeleCT vs Liquid`HerO 1:00 PM - mouz.ThorZaIN vs SlayerS`Sleep



mouz.ThorZaIN vs SlayerS`Sleep 2:00 PM - dignitas.SeleCT vs SlayerS`Sleep



dignitas.SeleCT vs SlayerS`Sleep 3:00 PM - mouz.ThorZaIN vs Liquid`HerO



mouz.ThorZaIN vs Liquid`HerO 4:00 PM - Liquid`HerO vs SlayerS`Sleep

Group 4

5:00 PM - Tt.WhiteRa vs EG.IdrA



Tt.WhiteRa vs EG.IdrA 6:00 PM - EG.IdrA vs oGs.TheStC



EG.IdrA vs oGs.TheStC 7:00 PM - Tt.WhiteRa vs SlayerS`MMA



Tt.WhiteRa vs SlayerS`MMA 8:00 PM - oGs.TheStC vs SlayerS`MMA



oGs.TheStC vs SlayerS`MMA 9:00 PM - Tt.WhiteRa vs oGs.TheStC



Tt.WhiteRa vs oGs.TheStC 10:00 PM - EG.IdrA vs SlayerS`MMA



All of these matches will be streamed! Open Qualifier Schedule

All times are in Eastern Daylight Time / EDT



Note: The open qualifier stage at Bally's will be streamed from 1 p.m. until 7 p.m. on Thursday and Friday with casters.



Thursday, October 6th:

Winners Round 1 Heat 1 – 11:00 a.m.



Winners Round 1 Heat 2 – 12:00 p.m.



Winners Round 1 Heat 3 – 1:00 p.m.



Winners Round 1 Heat 4 – 2:00 p.m.



Winners Round 2 Heat 1 – 3:00 p.m.



Winners Round 2 Heat 2 – 4:00 p.m.



Losers Round 1 Heat 1 – 5:00 p.m.



Losers Round 1 Heat 2 – 6:00 p.m.



Losers Round 2 Heat 1 – 7:00 p.m.



Losers Round 2 Heat 2 – 8:00 p.m.



Winners Round 3 – 9:00 p.m.



Winners Round 4 - 10:00 p.m.

Friday, October 7th:

Losers Round 3 – 11:00 a.m.



Losers Round 4 – 12:00 p.m.



Winners Round 5 & Losers Round 5 – 1:00 p.m.



Winners Round 6 & Losers Round 6 – 2:00 p.m.



Winners Round 7 & Losers Round 7 – 3:00 p.m.



Winners Round 8 & Losers Round 8 – 4:00 p.m.



Losers Round 9 – 5:00 p.m.



Losers Round 10 – 6:00 p.m.

Note 1: All players will be required to arrive at 10 a.m. on Thursday and at least 1 hour before their first series on Friday. Players will forfeit their match if they are 10 minutes late to their station. Please be prepared from the moment you finish a series in case you are required to play immediately after.

Note 2: The open qualifier will only be played out until our top 4 have been determined. The top four open qualifiers will be seeded in the championship bracket against the bottom four pool play performers. 5th-8th open qualifiers will be seeded against the third place performer from each pool. 9th-12th open qualifiers will be seeded against the second place performer from each pool. 13th-16th open qualifiers will be seeded against the top pool play performers. The seeding between 1-4, 5-8, 9-12, and 13-16 will be random.





The open qualifier stage at Bally's will be streamed from 1 p.m. until 7 p.m. on Thursday and Friday with casters.All players will be required to arrive at 10 a.m. on Thursday and at least 1 hour before their first series on Friday. Players will forfeit their match if they are 10 minutes late to their station. Please be prepared from the moment you finish a series in case you are required to play immediately after.The open qualifier will only be played out until our top 4 have been determined. The top four open qualifiers will be seeded in the championship bracket against the bottom four pool play performers. 5th-8th open qualifiers will be seeded against the third place performer from each pool. 9th-12th open qualifiers will be seeded against the second place performer from each pool. 13th-16th open qualifiers will be seeded against the top pool play performers. The seeding between 1-4, 5-8, 9-12, and 13-16 will be random. Championship Bracket Schedule

All times are in Eastern Daylight Time / EDT

Saturday, October 8th:

10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. - Round 1 (8 series total, hourly)



6:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. - Round 2 (5 series total, hourly)

Note: All Round 1 games that are not streamed (8 series total) will be played Saturday at noon. All players will be required to arrive one hour before their games begin. Forfeits will be recorded 10 minutes after the designated start time.



Sunday, October 9th:

10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. - Round 2 (Remaining 3 series, hourly)



1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. - Quarterfinals (4 series total, hourly)



5:00 p.m. - Semi-Final Series 1 (best of 5!)



8:30 p.m. - Semi-Final Series 2 (best of 5!)



10.00 p.m. - Grand Finals (best of 7!)

Note: Again, all players will be required to arrive one hour before their games are played. Forfeits will be recorded 10 minutes after the designated start time.



All Round 1 games that are not streamed (8 series total) will be played Saturday at noon. All players will be required to arrive one hour before their games begin. Forfeits will be recorded 10 minutes after the designated start time.Again, all players will be required to arrive one hour before their games are played. Forfeits will be recorded 10 minutes after the designated start time. Prize Pool Update

1st: $30,000

2nd: $12,000

3rd – 4th: $7,000

5th – 8th: $3,000

9th – 16th: $2,000

17th – 32nd: $1,000

Third and fourth have changed from $8k and $6k respectively to $7k for both due to time constraints.



Third and fourth have changed from $8k and $6k respectively to $7k for both due to time constraints. League of Legends Schedule

All times are in Eastern Daylight Time / EDT

Saturday, October 8th:

11:00 a.m. - Round of 8 - Epik vs. Rez - Will not be streamed



1:00 p.m. - Round of 8 - CLG vs. Goose



3:00 p.m. - Round of 8 - TSM vs. compLexity Gaming



5:00 p.m. - Round of 8 - Dignitas vs. Curse

Sunday, October 9th:

1:00 p.m. - Semi-Final Series 1



3:00 p.m. - Semi-Final Series 2



6:30 p.m. - Finals!

Note: All players will be required to arrive one hour before their games are played.





: All players will be required to arrive one hour before their games are played. Equipment Reminder for All Players

Please make sure you bring the following gear, as backups may be unavailable:

USB mouse



USB keyboard



Mousepad



Headset / Earphones with standard audio jacks (3.5mm) or USB connections



You may also wish to bring your own mouse bungee and pillow to sit on



Please make sure you bring the following gear, as backups may be unavailable: Extended Rules

+ Show Spoiler [Format and Rules] + Match Setup

The terminology used herein is game = 1 individual game of StarCraft 2 and match = a set of games played in a Best of 3, 5 or 7 format.

Every match will be played on the North American Server.

Each match will be a Best of 3 unless otherwise designated.

No maps may be repeated.

No observers are allowed into any games besides the players and IPL authorized casters or staff except during practice time.

No streaming is allowed by either player.

Once a player has played a full game with a race, they must stay as that race for the rest of the match.



After 10 minutes, if a player has not arrived at his station, he automatically forfeits his match.

Disconnects: If the player who is winning disconnects, it is a re-game. If the games outcome was not in question, then the winning player will be awarded the win. If it is too close to call, it is a regame. It will have to be very clear who was winning and who was losing as staff will err on the side of caution and have a regame done. Any decisions as to who was winning and who was losing are made solely by IPL staff.



Map Pool:



IPL3 Antiga Shipyard

IPL3 Daybreak

IPL3 Metalopolis

IPL3 Tal’Darim Altar LE

IPL3 Xel’Naga Fortress

IPL3 Shakuras Plateau

IPL3 Shattered Temple

IPL3 Crevasse

IPL3 Terminus SE



Qualifiers



The qualifiers will be a double elimination bracket, with the upper bracket called Winner’s Bracket and the lower bracket called Loser’s Bracket.

Every qualifier round will start on a pre-designated map. Each player will veto a map that will last for the entire match, followed by the loser picking the next map.

Once a player has reached the Top 16 finishers from the qualifiers, they will need to play out matches until the final four (4) players are remaining.

Qualifier players may be selected to appear on stage.

Players should be in the qualifier area at LEAST fifteen (15) minutes before their round begins.



Pool Play



Every pool play match will start on a pre-designated map, followed by each player vetoing a map, which will last for the entire match, followed by the loser picking the next map.

Players must show up to the designated player holding area at Caesars forty-five (45) minutes before their first match of the day begins. For all subsequent rounds, they have to show up to the holding area thirty (30) minutes before their match begins.



New Sponsors!









Samsung will be giving away products to event attendees and to our tournament winner!







Square Enix also joins us and the rest of our wonderful sponsors:

AMD

Mountain Dew

IGN Prime

Visine

Harrah’s

Astro Gaming

Razer

Playhem

Riot

Wizards of the Coast

Team Liquid



AMD has also announced that Battlefield 3 will be playable at their booth throughout the event!

will be giving away products to event attendees and to our tournament winner!also joins us and the rest of our wonderful sponsors:AMD has also announced thatwill be playable at their booth throughout the event!



Please feel free to voice any concerns or ask any questions here in the thread and we will do our best to answer. Important concerns, questions, and answers will be listed here in a FAQ format. Please visit



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. Please feel free to voice any concerns or ask any questions here in the thread and we will do our best to answer. Important concerns, questions, and answers will be listed here in a FAQ format. Please visit http://www.ign.com/ipl if you are still looking for more information!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: