Joshy.IGN Profile Joined May 2011 United States 513 Posts Last Edited: 2011-09-06 20:21:12 #1

Announcing a brand new King of the Hill style, Winner's Format, weekly showmatch series!

Stream Link: http://www.ign.com/ipl



What does that mean exactly? Well, once a week beginning August 2nd at 5 p.m. PDT / 8 p.m. EDT / 2 a.m. CEST, IGN eSports will be inviting the world's top teams (yes, even Korean teams!) to put up five players each. The first players will be chosen in secret so that no counter-picking can occur. The winner of each match will stay on until they are defeated or the opposing team has run out of players. Here's an example of how this could play out:



What does that mean exactly? Well, once a week beginning August 2nd at 5 p.m. PDT / 8 p.m. EDT / 2 a.m. CEST, IGN eSports will be inviting the world's top teams (yes, even Korean teams!) to put up. The first players will be chosen in secret so that no counter-picking can occur. The winner of each match will stay on until they are defeated or the opposing team has run out of players. Here's an example of how this could play out: Team 1 chooses Player A, Team 2 chooses Player Z



Player A < Metalopolis > Player Z

Player A < Xel'Naga Caverns > Player Y

Player A < Shattered Temple > Player X

Player B < Terminus RE > Player X

Player C < Tal'Darim Altar > Player X

Player D < Dual Sight > Player X

Player D < Crevasse > Player W

Player E < Shakuras Plateau > Player W



Team 2 wins 5-3 and earns $500!



Team 2 will return next week to face a new challenger!

To make things even more interesting, we are including a $100 bounty for each victory that a team earns, for new challengers to try and claim. For example, if Team 2 wins 3 weeks in a row, they will have earned themselves $1,500 total, and have $300 worth of bounty on them. If Team 7 defeats them, they will earn the $500 for winning the week, as well as claim the $300 bounty.



To make things even more interesting, we are including a $100 bounty for each victory that a team earns, for new challengers to try and claim. For example, if Team 2 wins 3 weeks in a row, they will have earned themselves $1,500 total, and have $300 worth of bounty on them. If Team 7 defeats them, they will earn the $500 for winning the week, as well as claim the $300 bounty. Map List



Xel'Naga Caverns

Metalopolis

Shakuras Plateau

Crevasse

Tal Darim Altar

Dual Sight

Xel'Naga Fortress

Terminus

Shattered Temple

Daybreak

Antiga Shipyard



The first map will be on a set rotation, and then it is loser's pick.









The first two teams that will be playing in the IPL Team Arena are Evil Geniuses and Reign. Here are their full rosters:

Evil Geniuses

IdrA

iNcontroL

LzGaMeR

Machine

StrifeCro

Axslav

DeMusliM

PuMa



reIGN

Spades

KiWiKaKi

Perfect

Future

SLush

Fayth IdrAiNcontroLLzGaMeRMachineStrifeCroAxslavDeMusliMPuMaSpadesKiWiKaKiPerfectFutureSLushFayth

New teams will be invited each week to take on the previous week's winner.



FIRST MATCH of the IPL Team Arena on Tuesday, August 2nd at 5 p.m. PDT IS:



RGN.Perfect vs. EG.IdrA! Theof the IPL Team Arena on Tuesday, August 2nd at 5 p.m. PDT IS:RGN.Perfect vs.EG.IdrA!





The first two teams that will be playing in the IPL Team Arena are Evil Geniuses and Reign. Here are their full rosters:New teams will be invited each week to take on the previous week's winner. Casters:

The IPL Team Arena will be cast by IGN's in-house casting team, comprised of HDStarCraft, CatsPajamas, PainUser, and AskJoshy!



We have already invited several teams and have more in mind, but if you would like your team to be considered for the IPL Team Arena as well, please send a letter of interest as well as a description of your team and a roster to iplquestions@ign.com!



We have already invited several teams and have more in mind, but if you would like your team to be considered for the IPL Team Arena as well, please send a letter of interest as well as a description of your team and a roster to iplquestions@ign.com! IGN eSports Community Marketing Manager || http://www.ign.com/ipl