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Hello and welcome to the comprehensive information and discussion thread for IPL4 at the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Official Home of the IPL! In this thread you'll find every relevant piece of information including schedule, pools, open bracket players, ticket information, hotel information, prize pool, map pool, casters, HD pass information, and more! We're very excited to bring you this $100,000 StarCraft II tournament and $50,000 League of Legends tournament, as well as the first GSTL finals ever held outside of South Korea! IPL4 is an all ages event!



New information includes specific schedule, competitor waiting list, press passes, manager passes, discounted room rates, full Open Bracket competitor list, updated map pool, announcement of Wolf and Khaldor casting, League of Legends tournament details, sponsors and partners list, and Q&A section!





Hello and welcome to the comprehensive information and discussion thread for IPL4 at the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Official Home of the IPL! In this thread you'll find every relevant piece of information including schedule, pools, open bracket players, ticket information, hotel information, prize pool, map pool, casters, HD pass information, and more! We're very excited to bring you this $100,000 StarCraft II tournament and $50,000 League of Legends tournament, as well as the first GSTL finals ever held outside of South Korea!New information includes specific schedule, competitor waiting list, press passes, manager passes, discounted room rates, full Open Bracket competitor list, updated map pool, announcement of Wolf and Khaldor casting, League of Legends tournament details, sponsors and partners list, and Q&A section! When

IPL4 at the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Official Home of the IPL takes place from Friday, April 6th through Sunday, April 8th. There will be games to watch nearly all day on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday! Here is the Facebook event, so you can RSVP and comment:



IPL4 at the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Official Home of the IPL takes place fromthrough. There will be games to watch nearly all day on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday! Here is the Facebook event, so you can RSVP and comment: http://www.facebook.com/events/315196598537730/ Schedule

On Friday, the action begins at 10:00 PDT, beginning with Group Play between our known contenders as well as Open Bracket play. On Saturday, streamed games begin at 10:00 PDT again and the GSTL finals will begin at 17:00 PDT! On Sunday, streamed games begin at 10:00 PDT and the Grand Finals are scheduled to begin at 19:00 PDT! To see a more specific schedule, keeping in mind that all matches and times are subject to change, click here:



On Friday, the action begins at 10:00 PDT, beginning with Group Play between our known contenders as well as Open Bracket play. On Saturday, streamed games begin at 10:00 PDT again and the GSTL finals will begin at 17:00 PDT! On Sunday, streamed games begin at 10:00 PDT and the Grand Finals are scheduled to begin at 19:00 PDT! To see a more specific schedule, keeping in mind that all matches and times are subject to change, click here: http://www.ign.com/ipl/starcraft-2/ipl4/schedule/ This schedule already has specific matches on it, take a look! Where

IPL4 will take place at the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Official Home of the IPL!

Official Website:

Special Room Packages THESE ARE SELLING OUT, 3 NIGHTS MAY BE REQUIRED: Click Here for ALMOST SOLD OUT $120-$160 Room Rates at Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas!

Directions from Las Vegas International airport to Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas:

Parking is free at the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas!

Pictures of the hotel and its amenities:





















IPL4 will take place at the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Official Home of the IPL!Official Website: http://www.cosmopolitanlasvegas.com Directions from Las Vegas International airport to Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas: Airport to Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas directions Parking is free at the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas!Pictures of the hotel and its amenities: + Show Spoiler [Map and Pictures] + Tickets - Spectator, Competitor, Press, and Manager



Spectator Passes:

VIP passes are currently sold out. They guarantee premium seating as well as limited edition collector's items from IPL4. They cost $175 for the weekend, while normal spectator passes are $25.

Attention: Online ticket sales have ended effective Tuesday, April 3rd! Tickets must be purchased at the door after that.



Competitor Passes for StarCraft II are currently sold out, but we are going to start a waiting list in case there are cancellations. At 12:00 Pacific on Tuesday, March 6, we will open up requests for the waiting list on a first-come, first-serve basis. We will need your full name, Battle.net ID, and registration e-mail and will handle the ticket sales internally. The e-mail contact to get added to the backup list is ffields (at) ign (dot) com!



Press Passes:

Please follow the instructions listed on the above link for all press inquiries.



Team Manager Passes: If you are a team manager and are requesting a pass for yourself, send an e-mail to aconn (at) ign (dot) com with your full name, e-mail, and the full names and Battle.net IDs of the players you will be managing. Manager Passes are not guaranteed and will be issued at the discretion of IGN Pro League.



Spectator Passes: http://ipl4.eventbrite.com VIP passes are currently sold out. They guarantee premium seating as well as limited edition collector's items from IPL4. They cost $175 for the weekend, while normal spectator passes are $25.: Online ticket sales have ended effective Tuesday, April 3rd! Tickets must be purchased at the door after that.Competitor Passes for StarCraft II are currently sold out, but we are going to start a waiting list in case there are cancellations. At 12:00 Pacific on Tuesday, March 6, we will open up requests for the waiting list on a first-come, first-serve basis. We will need your full name, Battle.net ID, and registration e-mail and will handle the ticket sales internally. The e-mail contact to get added to the backup list is ffields (at) ign (dot) com!Press Passes: http://www.ign.com/ipl/all/ipl4/press/ Please follow the instructions listed on the above link for all press inquiries.Team Manager Passes: If you are a team manager and are requesting a pass for yourself, send an e-mail to aconn (at) ign (dot) com with your full name, e-mail, and the full names and Battle.net IDs of the players you will be managing. Manager Passes are not guaranteed and will be issued at the discretion of IGN Pro League. Stream

In-depth information regarding our HD subscription:



As with IPL3, we will be using our IPL TV player to bring you multiple streams at once.



Stream resolutions up to 480p will be absolutely free to all stream viewers. 720p and 1080p will be available only to channel subscribers. Subscriptions to our TwitchTV channels will be $5 per month, including all live and online content. Subscriptions will open up starting Thursday, April 5th. You will be able to subscribe or cancel your subscription at any time.



UPDATE: You can now purchase our monthly $5 HD pass directly here:





In-depth information regarding our HD subscription: http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=325767 As with IPL3, we will be using our IPL TV player to bring you multiple streams at once. http://www.ign.com/ipl/tv will include our two StarCraft II streams, our League of Legends stream, and our roaming LiveU backpack camera stream via TwitchTV.Stream resolutions up to 480p will be absolutely free to all stream viewers. 720p and 1080p will be available only to channel subscribers. Subscriptions to our TwitchTV channels will be $5 per month, including all live and online content. Subscriptions will open up starting Thursday, April 5th. You will be able to subscribe or cancel your subscription at any time.: You can now purchase our monthly $5 HD pass directly here: https://secure.justin.tv/ignproleague/subscribe 720p and 1080p will require this subscription beginning the morning of April 6th, the first day of IPL4! StarCraft II Tournament

The $100,000 StarCraft II Tournament at IPL4 at the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Official Home of the IPL will have three distinct tournament elements. The first is an open, live qualifier bracket with 128 players and a double-elimination format. The top 8 players from this open qualifier will make it into the Group Stage, which has guaranteed prize money.



The Group Stage is comprised of 20 players: 2 previous live event qualifiers, 6 invitations, 4 online qualifiers, and 8 live, open qualifiers. There will be 4 groups of 5 players each, with 2 players from each group progressing to the final Championship Bracket.



The Championship Bracket is an 8-man, double-elimination bracket, with each round earning the players more prize money. The Winners Final, Losers Final, and Grand Final will each be best of 5 series. In the Grand Final, the player coming from the Losers Bracket will need to win 2 full best of 5 series, while the Winners Bracket player will only need to win 1.



The $100,000 StarCraft II Tournament at IPL4 at the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Official Home of the IPL will have three distinct tournament elements. The first is an open, live qualifier bracket with 128 players and a double-elimination format. The top 8 players from this open qualifier will make it into the Group Stage, which has guaranteed prize money.The Group Stage is comprised of 20 players: 2 previous live event qualifiers, 6 invitations, 4 online qualifiers, and 8 live, open qualifiers. There will be 4 groups of 5 players each, with 2 players from each group progressing to the final Championship Bracket.The Championship Bracket is an 8-man, double-elimination bracket, with each round earning the players more prize money. The Winners Final, Losers Final, and Grand Final will each be best of 5 series. In the Grand Final, the player coming from the Losers Bracket will need to win 2 full best of 5 series, while the Winners Bracket player will only need to win 1. Open Bracket

The official Rules for the Open Bracket can be found here:



Here is an incomplete list of Open Bracket signups (GSTL competitors as well as a few team-reserved tickets do not have specific players associated with them yet): xOCHL

Eritou

vGSmiLe

CypherX

DJTyrant

Axslav

Prplppleatr

Epyon

twttrNvictus

twttrCeaser

MafiaCheese

Mike

Light

Dragon

Lookitslan

Demonlord

GoldenMule

SaSe

Flo

OrbraY

ThisIsJimmy

Blink

Mettaur

Heathen

SRuff

Kyrize

Exiledz

wabachaw

Future

Garthmeister

RxNinja

RxSnoWy

SilvaWare

Stilborn

IcedragonCF

CryMoar

Moon

ToD

Mystik

Dalguno

Wailord

STX

FallenAngel

Bling

TenryuRH

Papabear

Duwie

Kukaracha

Crank

Woody

SeizeTheDay

Ranged

Sleep

Kiwikaki

ClashJPEG

ClashPanther

ClashMook

Perfect

Mockturtle

Spades

InsaneRabbi

IMBAOracle

Heavens

Golden

KawaiiRice

Binski

Caliber

Wind

TaeJa

HasHe

Rowrin

Ddoro

Illusion

PanzerRH

State

Hawk

Chance

Sync

Vibe

Violet

JYP

Demuslim

Huk

Machine

Dimaga

TT1

TLO

Jinro

Haypro

Nony

Ret

Sheth

HerO

Zenio

Heart

Killer

qxc

CatZ

drewbie

GanZi

MVP

Ryung

Oz

Leenock

GSTL Player 1

GSTL Player 2

GSTL Player 3

GSTL Player 4

GSTL Player 5

GSTL Player 6

GSTL Player 7

GSTL Player 8

GSTL Player 9

GSTL Player 10

GSTL Player 11

GSTL Player 12

GSTL Player 13

GSTL Player 14





Here is the Open Bracket!



Group Stage



Group A :

coLMVP.TAiLS (Live event Qualifier)

FnaticRaidCall.aLive (Online Qualifier)

IM.NesTea (Invitee)

Live Qualifier (Winners Bracket)

Live Qualifier (Losers Bracket)



Group B :

MarineKingPrime (Live event Qualifier)

Mill.Stephano (IPL3 Winner / Invitee)

White-Ra (IPL2 Winner / Invitee)

Live Qualifier (Winners Bracket)

Live Qualifier (Losers Bracket)



Group C :

EG.PuMa (Online Qualifier)

TSL.Polt (Online Qualifier)

SK.MC (Invitee)

Live Qualifier (Winners Bracket)

Live Qualifier (Losers Bracket)



Group D :

ST.Bomber (Online Qualifier)

SlayerS`MMA (Invitee)

EG.IdrA (IPL1 Winner / Invitee)

Live Qualifier (Winners Bracket)

Live Qualifier (Losers Bracket) coLMVP.TAiLS (Live event Qualifier)FnaticRaidCall.aLive (Online Qualifier)IM.NesTea (Invitee)Live Qualifier (Winners Bracket)Live Qualifier (Losers Bracket)MarineKingPrime (Live event Qualifier)Mill.Stephano (IPL3 Winner / Invitee)White-Ra (IPL2 Winner / Invitee)Live Qualifier (Winners Bracket)Live Qualifier (Losers Bracket)EG.PuMa (Online Qualifier)TSL.Polt (Online Qualifier)SK.MC (Invitee)Live Qualifier (Winners Bracket)Live Qualifier (Losers Bracket)ST.Bomber (Online Qualifier)SlayerS`MMA (Invitee)EG.IdrA (IPL1 Winner / Invitee)Live Qualifier (Winners Bracket)Live Qualifier (Losers Bracket)



The official Rules for the Open Bracket can be found here: http://www.ign.com/ipl/starcraft-2/ipl4/rules/ Here is an incomplete list of Open Bracket signups (GSTL competitors as well as a few team-reserved tickets do not have specific players associated with them yet): + Show Spoiler [Open Bracket Competitors] + Here is the Open Bracket! http://challonge.com/ipl4open $100,000 Prize Pool

1st - $40,000

2nd - $16,000

3rd - $7,000

4th - $5,000

5th / 6th - $4,000

7th / 8th - $3,000

9th - 12th - $2,000 (3rd in each Group)

13th - 16th - $1,500 (4th in each Group)

17th - 20th - $1,000 (5th in each Group)



Map Pool

IPLMap Sanshorn Mists AE

IPLMap Atlantis Spaceship

IPLMap Antiga Shipyard

IPLMap Daybreak

IPLMap Tal'Darim Altar LE

IPLMap Cloud Kingdom

IPLMap Metropolis



Casters

CatsPajamas, Doa, HDStarCraft, PainUser, TotalBiscuit, dApollo, Wolf, and Khaldor!







We are also extremely happy to announce that the Global StarCraft II Team League FINALS will take place at IPL4 at Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Official Home of the IPL!



Thanks to a partnership with GOMTV, the two finalist teams for the Global StarCraft II Team League will be flown in to Las Vegas to compete on stage for the ₩30,000,000 ($26,000) first prize! As an extension of this partnership, any and all players brought over for the GSTL finals will be invited to play in our IPL4 open, live qualifier for a chance at a piece of our $100,000 StarCraft II prize pool!



The GSTL finals will be cast in both English and Korean and will be broadcast all over the world.



The teams still remaining in the GSTL at this moment are: FXOpen eSports, NSHoSeo, Incredible Miracle, MVP, oGsTL, Prime, SlayerS, StarTaleQ(uantic)



The GSTL is in its 5th iteration and is a series of best of 9, all-kill format matches. Previous winners are Incredible Miracle, SlayerS, who won twice in a row, and MVP, the reigning champions. For more information about the GSTL's new schedule, check



GOMTV will be bringing some of its own crew to assist with the production of both the GSTL finals and IPL4. On Sunday, April 8th, GOMTV will broadcast in Korean to its South Korean viewers.



We are also extremely happy to announce that the Global StarCraft II Team League FINALS will take place at IPL4 at Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Official Home of the IPL!Thanks to a partnership with GOMTV, the two finalist teams for the Global StarCraft II Team League will be flown in to Las Vegas to compete on stage for the ₩30,000,000 ($26,000) first prize! As an extension of this partnership, any and all players brought over for the GSTL finals will be invited to play in our IPL4 open, live qualifier for a chance at a piece of our $100,000 StarCraft II prize pool!The GSTL finals will be cast in both English and Korean and will be broadcast all over the world.The teams still remaining in the GSTL at this moment are: FXOpen eSports, NSHoSeo, Incredible Miracle, MVP, oGsTL, Prime, SlayerS, StarTaleQ(uantic)The GSTL is in its 5th iteration and is a series of best of 9, all-kill format matches. Previous winners are Incredible Miracle, SlayerS, who won twice in a row, and MVP, the reigning champions. For more information about the GSTL's new schedule, check here GOMTV will be bringing some of its own crew to assist with the production of both the GSTL finals and IPL4. On Sunday, April 8th, GOMTV will broadcast in Korean to its South Korean viewers. League of Legends Tournament

StarCraft II is not the only game in town at IPL4 at the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Official Home of the IPL! Our $50,000 League of Legends tournament will showcase some of the best teams in the world and also spans all three days of IPL4. The LoL tournament is an 8-team, double-elimination tournament, all best of 3 series.



StarCraft II is not the only game in town at IPL4 at the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Official Home of the IPL! Our $50,000 League of Legends tournament will showcase some of the best teams in the world and also spans all three days of IPL4. The LoL tournament is an 8-team, double-elimination tournament, all best of 3 series. Competing Teams

Dignitas

EPIK

Team SoloMid

CLG.na

Curse Gaming

v8 eSports

aAa

Mono eSports

Schedule

The full schedule with specific matches can be seen here: The full schedule with specific matches can be seen here: http://www.ign.com/ipl/league-of-legends/ipl4/schedule/

$50,000 Prize Pool

1st place: $25,000

2nd place: $12,500

3rd place: $5,000

4th place: $2,500

5th - 8th place: $1,250

Casters

Red Baron, HatPerson, Phreak, Rivington, and Guests!



Sponsors and Partners

Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas

GOMTV

AMD

Astro Gaming

Kingston Technology

Twitch.tv

Playhem

Team Liquid

Blizzard

Riot Games



Please feel free to comment, discuss, and ask questions in the thread, and pertinent Q&A will go in this space. Thanks for reading, and we hope to see you in Las Vegas in April!







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