<Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Season chronology </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> ← Previous Season 10 </Td> </Tr> <P> Ink Master: Grudge Match--Cleen vs. Christian is the eleventh season of the tattoo reality competition Ink Master that premiered on Paramount Network on August 28, 2018 instead of its original airdate September 4 . Hosted by Dave Navarro and co-judged by Oliver Peck and Chris Nunez, Season 11 will finally see Ink Master veterans Cleen Rock One and Christian Buckingham getting the chance to settle their heated rivalry that began in Season 7 and again in Season 9 . But they won't be doing it alone this time as each of them will coach a new group of artists where the winner will receive $100,000, a feature in Inked Magazine and the title of Ink Master . In addition, the winning coach will also receive $100,000 . </P> <P> The first episode featured 22 artists competing to be one of the official 18 artists that were split into two teams of 9 artists . The top 14, who were chosen by the judges and the coaches, chose who they want to be on while the remaining 8 artists that were not selected went head to head in the knockout round that determined who gets the final spots on either Team Cleen or Team Christian . Teej Poole, Tony Medellin and Austin Rose previously competed in the second season of the spin - off Ink Master: Angels and won the Angel Face Off which guaranteed them a spot in this season of Ink Master . </P>

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