IGN Pro League is thrilled to be able to bring you another unique StarCraft II tournament! This one is called Tournament of Champions, and is a 16-man, double elimination tournament for a $12,000 prize pool! Each team from the IPL Team Arena Challenge was asked to pick one player from their roster to represent them in this global tournament, that will span the month of March. The WINNER of the Tournament of Champions will receive a spot in our live, open qualifier at IPL4 at the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Official Home of the IPL as well as an all expenses paid flight and hotel stay for the event!

The time has come for our first Losers Round 1 match of the IGN Pro League Tournament of Champions!

When: Wednesday, Mar 21 12:00am GMT (GMT+00:00) (we will also have a European re-broadcast as usual at Wednesday, Mar 21 4:30pm GMT (GMT+00:00) )

Format

ZeNEX.Life vs Artist



Poll: Who Will Win?!



Life (17)

65%



Artist (9)

35%



26 total votes (17)65%(9)35%26 total votes Your vote: Who Will Win?! (Vote): Life

(Vote): Artist





Results



+ Show Spoiler [Life vs Artist] + Life < Cloud Kingdom > Artist

Life < Metropolis > Artist

Life < Antiga Shipyard > Artist

Congratulations to Life, winning 3-0 and moving on to LR2! Artist has been eliminated!







ST.Squirtle vs Empire.Kas



Poll: Who Will Win?!



Squirtle (22)

59%



Kas (15)

41%



37 total votes (22)59%(15)41%37 total votes Your vote: Who Will Win?! (Vote): Squirtle

(Vote): Kas





Results



+ Show Spoiler [Squirtle vs Kas] + Squirtle < Cloud Kingdom > Kas

Squirtle < Antiga Shipyard > Kas

Squirtle < Daybreak > Kas

Squirtle < Tal'Darim Altar > Kas

Squirtle < Sanshorn Mist AE > Kas

Congratulations to Kas, winning 3-2 and moving on to LR2! Squirtle has been eliminated.



ZeNEX.Life vsArtistST.Squirtle vsEmpire.Kas

This double-elimination tournament features 16 players from around the world and is an best of 5 format. This match is being played for Losers Round 1. The winning player will move on in the Losers Bracket, and the loser will be eliminated entirely! Keep in mind that the top 8 spots receive prize money!

The First Game for this match of IPL Tournament of Champions is on Wednesday, Mar 21 12:00am GMT (GMT+00:00) (we will also have a European re-broadcast as usual at Wednesday, Mar 21 4:30pm GMT (GMT+00:00) )

Map List



IPLMap Sanshorn Mists AE

IPLMap Atlantis Spaceship

IPLMap Antiga Shipyard

IPLMap Daybreak

IPLMap Tal'Darim Altar LE

IPLMap Cloud Kingdom

IPLMap Metropolis



All the maps can be found on NA, EU, or KR by searching for IPLMap!



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

Casters



This week's games will be commentated by CatsPajamas and Doa!