There has been much dismay about a lack of Open Brackets in the StarCraft II scene and in the eSports scene in general losing it's openness.
At IPL we value underdog and breakout stories; obviously Scarlett got her break out performance at IPL4 and has since blossomed into the best North American player. Such success stories are why we still hold online qualifiers, and have plans to for the forseeable future.
We are pleased to announce our Open Qualifier for the Heart of the Swarm Invitational at IPL6.
North American Online Qualifier 12:00 PM PST February 20th 2013 Signup -
European Online Qualifier 3:00 PM CET February 20th 2013 Signup -
Korean Online Qualifier 3:00 PM KST February 21st 2013 Signup -
Heart of the Swarm Live Open Bracket 10:00 AM PST March 29 2013 at IPL6 Signup - http://ip6hots.eventbrite.com/
The Map Pool for these events are still TBD. Let us know what you want in the comments below.
The winner of each Online Qualifier will receive flight and hotel to compete at IPL6 in the Heart of the Swarm Invitational.
The top 4 players of the Heart of the Swarm Live Open Bracket will receive spots in the Heart of the Swarm Invitational.
We are also here to announce additional information on IPL6:
Prize Pool for Wings of Liberty: $75,000 1st - $32,000 2nd - $16,000 3rd - $9,000 4th - $5,000 5th / 6th - $3,000 7th / 8th - $2,000 9th - 12th - $1,000 13th - 16th - $500 17th - 24th - $250
Prize Pool for Heart of the Swarm: $25,000 1st - $12,000 2nd - $6,000 3rd / 4th - $2,500 5th - 8th - $500
If you have any questions, feel free to send them to aharris@ign.com or @ffields@ign.com, or post them in the comments below.
Source : feeds[dot]ign[dot]com
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