IPL4 UK Qualifier

Sabre0001

Not a bad prize pool!

teamliquid.net wrote:

Multiplay are very proud to present the IPL 4 IGN Pro League UK Qualifiers, at our November LAN event, insomnia44! Featuring Starcraft 2, the IPL tournament will be a combination of players qualifying from the Insomnia Multiplay Starcraft 2 tournament and invited pro players.

The Multiplay 1v1 Starcraft 2 Tournament at insomnia44 will be a 256 player BYOC open bracket format, with the top 16 players earning a place in our IPL 4 EU Qualifier on the Sunday.

Those top 16 will then play against top pro players from around Europe, and players from 2 online qualifiers hosted by IGN (TBA) for the prize pool of $15,000, and a coveted spot in IPL 4 in the US next year!

To get your ticket to insomnia44, head on over to our Tickets Page to get your seat at the Biggest Gaming Festival in the UK!

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Therefore, at insomnia44 we will be hosting TWO Starcraft 2 tournaments over the weekend;

1 – 256 Player BYOC Tournament for all attendees of i44. Top 16 will qualify for our Chamionship tournament on Sunday. Sign up on our SC2 Tournament Page SC2 Tournament Page when you have a ticket to the event!

2 – 32 Player IPL EU Qualifier. Consisting of 16 from the BYOC, 4 Online qualifiers and 12 Pro Invites. (Online Qualifiers are TBA)
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When do these tournaments take place?

insomnia44 BYOC Multiplay Starcraft 2 Tournament (IPL pre-qualifier)

Friday 18th November 2011 – Saturday 19th November 2011
Signups CLOSE at 12:30 GMT on Friday 18th. Tournament BEGINS at 14:00 GMT.

IGN Pro League 4 UK Qualifier

Sunday 20th November 2011
Tournament BEGINS at 10:00 GMT.
(Warning: Times are subject to changes running up to the event! Keep an eye on the tournament pages on our site)
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Tournament Structure

insomnia44 BYOC Multiplay Starcraft 2 Tournament (IPL pre-qualifier)

Maximum of 256 Participants.
Best of 3 Double Elimination structure.
Best of 5 (If there is time otherwise Best of 3 – Admins discretion) Upper, Lower and consolation finals.
Grand Final: Best of 7 (Winners bracket player has 2-0 head start)
Number of rounds will be configured based on signups at the event (BYOC).
Full 256 players will mean 16 rounds.

IGN Pro League 4 UK Qualifier

32 Participants.
BO3 Double Elimination structure.
BO5 (If there is time otherwise BO3 – Admins discretion) Upper, Lower and consolation finals.
BO7 Grand final, 2-0 advantage to upper bracket player.
32 Players double elimination format makes for 10 rounds.

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Prizes
insomnia44 BYOC Multiplay Starcraft 2 Tournament (IPL pre-qualifier): Top 16 Players are seeded 17-32 into the Sunday IPL 4 Qualifier.

IPL4 Qualifier: Winner receives qualification into IPL 4 with Flights and accommodation provided by IGN Entertainment, and a share of the prize pool.

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Casters
Totalbiscuit and dApollo will both be casting the later stages of the BYOC, and then the duration of the IPL 4 EU Qualifier – both regulars on the Multiplay Starcraft 2 scene the games will be incredibly exciting to watch with their live presence!

More information will be released as we get closer to the event, like prize allocation and player invites so keep an eye out!

http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=277765


Anyone thinking of heading over?

TheDoc

Flights into Birmingham - €30 return with Ryanair
Fly out on the 18th and arrive at 7:35 am
Return on the 21st and arrive in the evening

Train from Birmingham to Telford - €15
Every fifteen minutes

Hotel per night in Telford( Walking distance from the centre)
€35

Weekend pass to the event
€30


Looking about €170 then spending money on top ......

Would be vaguely interested in going to watch, not to play, but its rather pricey considering I can probably watch it all streamed for nothing : /

Entering the event costs significantly more, especially with it being BYOC so expect to pay atleast double what I've quoted gettting a PC over there, unless youve a decent laptop.

If there was a decent crew going I'd maybe consider it, but at this point I'd probably be a no