Starcraft 2 news » IGN Team Arena Challenge 2

Craving clan-battle action? Want to see how your favorite team stacks up against the best competition? The IGN Pro League has just what you’re looking for!

IGN Pro League has kicked off its second Team Arena Challenge, with twelve of the best teams in StarCraft II invited to fight for their share of the $20,000 prize pool!

Invited Teams

compLexity / MVP

Dignitas

Empire

Evil Geniuses

FXO

Mousesports

oGs

Quantic

ReIGN

SlayerS

Team Liquid

TSL

But that’s not all! The IPL has also upped the total number of teams for the event from 12 to 16, and has been holding semi-open qualifiers to decide the final four teams.

The first qualifier took place last weekend, and will be broadcast all this week on IPL TV starting at 5:00 p.m. PST with a rebroadcast for international viewers at 6:30 p.m. CET the following day.

Wednesday 1/11/2012

Team Arena Challenge 2 Qualifier 1 Quarter-Finals

Thursday 1/12/2012

Team Arena Challenge 2 Qualifier 1 Semi-Finals

Friday 1/13/2012

Team Arena Challenge 2 Qualifier 1 Semi-Finals

Saturday 1/14/2012

Fight Club: SlayerS.Ganzi vs. Mouz.MaNa

Sunday 1/15/2012

Team Arena Challenge 2 Qualifier 1 Finals

This will be a double-elimination best-of-9 format. Matches consist of each team utilizing up to five players in succession to defeat the other team’s roster. The two players for the first game will be chosen blindly, and the winning player from each game will move on to the next until all five chosen players of the opposing team are defeated. If a team loses their first match, they will proceed to the lower bracket and have another chance to fight their way to the finals. If a team loses two matches, they are eliminated from the tournament.

The second qualifier will be starting Sunday, January 15 at 10:00 a.m. PST and will be broadcast the following week on IPL TV. More information on the tournament can be found on the IPL TAC 2 Liquipedia page and in the Team Liquid IPL TAC 2 thread.

Also, don’t forget to vote on the IPL SXSW Showmatch by selecting your favorite players here.