Premier League Profile Joined February 2012 France 268 Posts Last Edited: 2013-01-13 21:33:59 #1



Introduction



The season-long anticipation has reached its highest point! The top 4 ranks have been decided and the final phase of the tournament is before us. To determine the champion of The Premier League Season 3, all four teams will engage in a double-elimination Playoffs brawl that will take place on 12th and 13th of January It has been a mighty competition up until now.



General Information



Format: Best of 3, Best of 5 for the Grand Final (+1 advantage from the team coming from the winner bracket)

Schedule: 12 & 13 January 2013

Shoutcaster: triumphofman

Participating teams:



Empire

Virtus Pro

Dignitas

FnaticRC



Website: http://www.thepremierleague.eu/

Stream: http://www.twitchtv.com/thepremierleague

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Playoffs tournament grid







Teams statements



Danijel “StreeT” Remus, FnaticRC manager:



'It’s great to be on top of such a big and strong league like TPL. It’s only regular season, and playoff part is upon us but it shows how hard the guys have been practicing and giving their best to improve. In only 6 months from switching to Dota 2, they are among the best teams in EU and it is great. We are looking forward to playoffs."



Kurtis “Aui_2000” Ling, Dignitas captain :



"We’re very pleased to be part of the playoffs for season three of The Premier League and to be standing amongst a strong group of contenders. We’ll prepare well and be sure to bring you all great matches and exciting play. Thanks to the sponsors of the event for supporting Dota 2 and eSports."



Sergey “AnahRoniX” Bykovskiy, Empire manager :



"Soon we will fighting for the champions title with the strongest teams of the third season. No predictions, I can say only one thing - it would be awesome Dota!."



Vladislav “Vlad” Bulatov Virtus Pro manager :



"We went through difficult way before getting to the playoff, and don't going to stop on top4. I thank the admins for conducting this season, the fans for their support, and for enemy , god v pomosh ! (God help!)



TPL Season 3 highlights



The season-long anticipation has reached its highest point! The top 4 ranks have been decided and the final phase of the tournament is before us. To determine the champion of The Premier League Season 3, all four teams will engage in a double-elimination Playoffs brawl that will take place on 12th and 13th of January It has been a mighty competition up until now.: Best of 3, Best of 5 for the Grand Final (+1 advantage from the team coming from the winner bracket): 12 & 13 January 2013: triumphofmanEmpireVirtus ProDignitasFnaticRCDanijel “” Remus,FnaticRC manager:."Kurtis “” Ling,Dignitas captain :Sergey “” Bykovskiy,Empire manager :Vladislav “” BulatovVirtus Pro manager : http://www.thepremierleague.eu

Premier League Profile Joined February 2012 France 268 Posts #2 Source: http://thepremierleague.eu/season-3-playoffs/ http://www.thepremierleague.eu

Hondelul Profile Joined December 2010 485 Posts #3

And the prize distribution is imo really good. No "winner takes it all" or 3/4 doesn´t matter. Good incentive for every match.

Still 2 weeks



I don´t see the format anywhere, everything Bo3 I guess? Or grand final Bo5? Advantage for WB team? Looking forward, these 4 teams might give each other a hard fight, esp in a double elimination.And the prize distribution is imo really good. No "winner takes it all" or 3/4 doesn´t matter. Good incentive for every match.Still 2 weeksI don´t see the format anywhere, everything Bo3 I guess? Or grand final Bo5? Advantage for WB team?

Premier League Profile Joined February 2012 France 268 Posts #4 Hey hondeful, thats it.



bo3 and bo5 for the grandfinal (+1 advantage from wb). http://www.thepremierleague.eu

Hondelul Profile Joined December 2010 485 Posts #5 Perfect for me, I dislike a bigger advantage but no advantage would be unfair.

Thanks for fast answer, good luck with the rest of the tournament.

Premier League Profile Joined February 2012 France 268 Posts #6 You are wecome ! and thanks http://www.thepremierleague.eu

739 Profile Joined May 2009 Bearded Elder 6821 Posts #7 I'm a sad panda. Anyway my predictions are :



fnaticRC > Virtus Pro (those will produce some really good games)

Empire < Dignitas (yeah, for the upset)

Empire > Virtus Pro

fnaticRC > Dignitas

Empire > Dignitas (revenge !)

fnaticRC > Empire for Grand Finals and fnatic taking the series 3:1



1st fnaticRC

2nd Empire

3rd Dignitas Damn that's a lot of time to waitI'm a sad panda. Anyway my predictions are :> Virtus Pro (those will produce some really good games)Empire Virtus Pro> Dignitas> Dignitas (revenge !)> Empire for Grand Finals and fnatic taking the series 3:11st fnaticRC2nd Empire3rd Dignitas Calendar Salty oldboy that loves memes | One and only back-to-back Liquibet Winner

terfand Profile Joined June 2012 Russian Federation 21 Posts #8 Empire should win it.

Yurie Profile Joined August 2010 7829 Posts #9 1. Empire

2. Virtus Pro

3. FnaticRC

4. Dignitas



Those are my predictions, the first/second place being the one I am most unsure about. Been some nice games this season, looking forward to more. : )

Premier League Profile Joined February 2012 France 268 Posts Last Edited: 2013-01-08 19:05:26 #10 Updated: post format http://www.thepremierleague.eu

Premier League Profile Joined February 2012 France 268 Posts Last Edited: 2013-01-08 19:05:39 #11 Updated: added Dignitas.Aui_2000 statement http://www.thepremierleague.eu

Premier League Profile Joined February 2012 France 268 Posts Last Edited: 2013-01-08 19:05:50 #12 Updated: Added Empire manager statement http://www.thepremierleague.eu

Sn0_Man Profile Joined October 2012 Tebellong 31461 Posts #13 On January 02 2013 16:08 Premier League wrote:

Updated: added Dignitas.Aui_2000 statement



I was pretty sure Aui_2000 is Canadian (he is at least going to a Canadian University), although Dignitas is obviously American. You have him flagged as American. I was pretty sure Aui_2000 is Canadian (he is at least going to a Canadian University), although Dignitas is obviously American. You have him flagged as American. Moderator SCIENTISTS BAFFLED | 3275929302

Premier League Profile Joined February 2012 France 268 Posts #14 thanks sno, fixed http://www.thepremierleague.eu

Premier League Profile Joined February 2012 France 268 Posts #15 Updated: Added Vlad's statement (VP manager) http://www.thepremierleague.eu

Premier League Profile Joined February 2012 France 268 Posts #16 TPL Season 3 Finals starts tomorrow ! Make sure to tune in http://www.twitch.tv/ThePremierLeague at 14:00 cet - Empire vs Fnatic. http://www.thepremierleague.eu

739 Profile Joined May 2009 Bearded Elder 6821 Posts #17 Been waiting a bit for TPL finals and finally they're tommorow Calendar Salty oldboy that loves memes | One and only back-to-back Liquibet Winner

Hondelul Profile Joined December 2010 485 Posts Last Edited: 2013-01-11 23:15:22 #19



Looking at The Defense 3 standing might give an estimate about the strenght.

Dignitas at 6-0 in it´s group with only remaining game against Empire who are 4-1. So tie between these two teams might be possible.

Fnatic 6-0 in it´s group with only remaining game against Root.

Virtus.pro the only team not having good stats with 3-2 and remaining matches against Mouz and TL. But they felt really not that bad the last time I watched a game from them.



Not that one can make conclusions from minor stats, but interesting nonetheless. Every team but VP show dominating performance in their group.

Hope and think that they are all quite on par. So ready for the games in ~14 hours.



edit: the bracket in this article seems to be from Liquipedia, really nice to see it´s being used from organizations. Tried hard to ignore this thread for 2 weeks, so looking forward to the gamesLooking at The Defense 3 standing might give an estimate about the strenght.Dignitas at 6-0 in it´s group with only remaining game against Empire who are 4-1. So tie between these two teams might be possible.Fnatic 6-0 in it´s group with only remaining game against Root.Virtus.pro the only team not having good stats with 3-2 and remaining matches against Mouz and TL. But they felt really not that bad the last time I watched a game from them.Not that one can make conclusions from minor stats, but interesting nonetheless. Every team but VP show dominating performance in their group.Hope and think that they are all quite on par. So ready for the games in ~14 hours.edit: the bracket in this article seems to be from Liquipedia, really nice to see it´s being used from organizations.

Kipsate Profile Joined July 2010 Netherlands 15304 Posts #20 Some really good teams left, should watch it if you get the chance. Staff Xiao8~~

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