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What is the IGN Pro League?

The IGN Pro League offers a professional, polished and interactive viewing experience to fans of eSports and supports the development of global competitive gaming through a sustainable tournament system that rewards professional players.

In season one of the IGN Pro League, 16 of the best North American StarCraft II players from 9 different clans are competing for USD $5,000. In addition to the cash prize, these players are attempting to win one of four spots qualifying them for USD $50,000 in Season two! Find out the full details for the IGN Pro League season one.

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BERJAYAThe IGN Pro League is still giving away Nintendo 3DS systems to our adoring fans! Find out more information on how to win here and thanks for your support for the IGN Pro League!

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April 21, 2011 by

Yes, ladies and gentlemen, you heard right!

You, the fans and the community have been so great and got us to to 1,000 followers on Facebook! As promised, our awesome surprise and thank you to the community is that we are going to eliminate ALL mid-game ads for IPL days 1 and 2! That means the only ads you will see are ads when you first load the stream and ads at the end of the night. Zero ad interruption for the actual broadcast itself - Thank you everyone for your support and we really hope you tune in and enjoy the IPL tonight!

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April 19, 2011 by

That's right! BERJAYA

Watch the IGN Pro League this Thursday and win one of 5 Nintendo 3DS’s and IGN gear!

About the IGN ProLeague:
The IGN Pro League offers a professional, polished and interactive viewing experience to fans of eSports and supports the development of global competitive gaming through a sustainable tournament system that rewards professional players. In season one of the IGN Pro League, 16 of the best North American StarCraft II players from 9 different clans are competing for USD $5,000. In addition to the cash prize, these players are attempting to win one of four spots qualifying them for USD $50,000 in Season two!

Watch!
Tune in to the first night of the IGN Pro League and watch these players duke it out at www.ign.com/ipl at 8 PM EST on Thursday, April 21st!

We will also be broadcasting on the following dates at 8 PM EST:
Friday, April 21st to Sunday, April 23rd
Thursday, April 28th to Sunday, May 1st

By watching our broadcasts and related content you are directly supporting the growth of eSports. Every penny of profit that IGN makes from these events goes directly back into funding future tournaments! We have partnered with Well Played Productions and together we are making every effort possible to make this as fantastic as possible, please plan to tune in!

The Contests
We will be giving away 5 brand new Nintendo 3DS’s! Fans will have an opportunity to win these in a variety of ways – ranging from tuning into our casts to showcasing your talents and creativity! Each day leading up to the launch of our tournament, we will post how you can win. There will also be opportunities daily to win some awesome IGN gear!

Make sure you are following us on Facebook, Twitter, JustinTV and YouTube for your best chance to win!

3DS Contest 1:
We want you to tell us (1) what you like about the IGN ProLeague and (2) what you would do with a 3DS – ON YOUTUBE! Feel free to involve friends, props and graphics to create an awesome video! Send uploaded youtube URL's to IPLcontest [at] ign dot com with the subject line "Youtube Video Contest Submission" - make sure that your fb name, twitter username and myIGN account name is in the e-mail.

3DS Contest 2:
Watch the IPL every night this week (Thursday-Sunday), and at the end of the week, e-mail a list of your favorite moments from each day to IPLcontest [at] ign dot com with the subject line "Watch and Win - Week 1 Entry" - you will also need to put your facebook name, twitter username and myIGN account name in the e-mail. Good luck!

3DS Contest 3:
Follow us on Twitter, and re-tweet one message a day! At the end we'll pick a random re-tweet at random and you will win a 3DS! Look for the @IGNProLeague tweet everyday with the #wina3ds hashtag!

3DS Contest 4:
Watch the IPL every night NEXT week (Thursday-Sunday), and at the end of the week, e-mail a list of your favorite moments from each day to IPLcontest [at] ign dot com with the subject line "Watch and Win - Week 2 Entry" - you will also need to put your facebook name, twitter username and myIGN account name in the e-mail. Good luck!

3DS Contest 5:
Create a cheerful (1024x768) size for your favorite IPL1 player! Examples can be found here: http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=198778 -Attach cheerfuls to IPLcontest [at] ign dot com with the subject line "Cheerful Contest Submission" - make sure that your fb name, twitter username and myIGN account name is in the e-mail. One submission per person.

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Make sure you follow all of our accounts to get the latest updates on the tournaments and giveaways!

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ignproleague
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/ignproleague
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/ignproleague
JustinTV: http://www.justin.tv/ignproleague

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Official Rules Here:
http://www.scribd.com/doc/53402086/IPL-Week-1-Contest-Rules-04-19-11-FINAL
http://www.scribd.com/doc/53402083/IPL-Video-Submissions-Contest-Rules-04-19-11-FINAL
http://www.scribd.com/doc/53402078/IPL-Cheerful-Contest-Rules-04-19-11-FINAL
http://www.scribd.com/doc/53556549
http://www.scribd.com/doc/53556554

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