This doesn’t surprise us at all. After the all the layoffs from IGN which was purchased by j2 Global through its Ziff Davis subsidiary. IPL6 is cancelled. Really sucks because IPL had promise.
Check out the whole press release below.
We regret to inform you that we have decided to cancel our next public competition event, IPL 6 at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, March 28-31.
When we launched IPL two years ago, the eSports landscape was very different with far fewer events than we have now. Now there are more tournaments than ever before competing for people’s time and attention, so we’re no longer in a position to commit the resources required to run another major independent event.
You should also know that we are working on finding a new home for the IPL team and IGN will continue to broadcast partner tournaments in the future.
The past two years have been incredible, and we thank every one of the millions of people who tuned in to our events and coverage over that time. Your support has been tremendous and we could not have done this without you. We went from $5,000 online StarCraft 2 tournaments to one of the world’s best and largest eSports events.
If you already purchased tickets for the events and/or reserved a hotel room at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, you can receive a full refund by following the instructions that apply:
Cancel a Hotel Stay at The Cosmopolitan – Details of how to cancel your hotel stay will be posted on the IPL website on Wednesday, March 6.
Tickets that were purchased via Credit Card – Tickets purchased with a credit card will automatically be cancelled and the money will be refunded to your card – this can take up to 10 days to process. If you have not received your refund by Friday, March 15, please contact The Cosmopolitan Box Office at 702.698.7778
Tickets that were purchased with Cash at The Cosmopolitan – Tickets purchased with Cash must be refunded in person at the Concierge during normal business hours.
We sincerely apologize to our biggest fans who planned to be out in Vegas with us.
Sincerely,
The IGN ProLeague