IPL 5 Korean Qualifiers

IPL 5 Korean Qualifiers
IPL 5 Korean Qualifiers
Tournament Information
Organizer	IPL
Sponsor(s)	Riot IGN
Format	Group + Single Elimination
Location & Dates
Region	KRKorea
Start Date	2012-10-21
End Date	2012-11-11

Korea

Thailand

Overview

IPL 5 is the fifth tournament in the IGN ProLeague tournament series. Returning IPL 4 champions, Team SoloMid, will be the only invited team to this event. Qualifying tournaments will be organized on North American, European, and multiple Asian servers for a total of 14 invites. The remaining team will be determined prior to IPL 5 via a wildcard qualifier.

Format

Group Stage
- Eight teams divided into two groups of four
- Double elimination best of one
- Top two teams advance to playoffs
Playoffs
- Single Elimination
- Semifinals is Best of Three and Finals is Best of Five
- Last game in a set is Blind Pick while other games are Draft Pick

Qualifying Teams

Place	Qualification	Team
1	IPL5 Invite + Paid Trip	⁠⁠Azubu Blaze
2		⁠⁠NaJin Shield
3-4		⁠⁠Azubu Frost
3-4		⁠⁠NaJin Sword
5-8		⁠⁠Xenics Storm
		⁠⁠Incredible Miracle
		⁠⁠CJ Entus
		⁠⁠MVP White