Tonight’s matchup is a grand old one. Germany against Netherlands, side by side. Bringing it to your screens are your ever faithful pair, sigafoo & Heavy Is GPS on BlackOut TV across pl_upward and cp_process_final. Last year in the Highlander Nations Cup #2, Netherlands unfortunately lost to Denmark during Round 1 playoffs whilst Germany got futher and into the Quarter-Finals but also coughed out to United States of America who went on to win the cup. Darn! But tonight these sister nations fight each other here for those initial bragging rights. Who will win? Tune in at 21.00 CESTto find out!

There is also a russian cast of this match over at turbopoopTV

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It’s time for the premier match of the Highlander Nations Cup #3 powered by Tt eSPORTS! Tonight your lovely hosts are [player id=90252] & [player id=56586] with his national pride on BlackOut TV with the two nations of Norway & Portugal go head-to-head on our Week 1 maps, pl_badwater and cp_steel. Last year both teams reached the playoffs in the Highlander Nations Cup #2 but got knocked out 6-0 in Round 1, Portugal losing to France and  Norway losing to United States of America but a new year with new rosters could turn the tables. Who will win? Tune in to find out!

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Nations Cup #5 powered by Tt eSPORTS

It is that time of the year again – time for the best players of each country to band together and prove their country is the best!

The Cup will feature a Group Stage and a single-elimination Tournament, and will take place throughout July, August and September, with a break for i52. Each country will be represented by one team consisting out of players of the same nationality, led by a Captain chosen through the applications process.

Team Captain Applications

Captain Applications are now open.

National teams are created and managed by Captains chosen out of submitted applications. Each Captain will pick the best possible roster from amongst their countrymen and lead their glorious squadron to victory. There are no restrictions on which players you can field in your team, so long as they are of your country’s nationality and are eligible to play in ETF2L.

To apply, send an email to staff@etf2l.org, explaining why you should be your country’s captain and describe your planned national roster. Applicants who have experience leading successful ETF2L teams and a good reputation in the scene will be given priority. This should be self explanatory  but you should include at least your nickname and your ETF2L profile link in the application letter.

Captain Applications will close on Monday, 7th of July at 23:59 CEST. Only approved Captains and their National Teams will be added to the competition.

Unlocks, Schedule & Maps

The Nations Cup #5 will use the same unlock rules as ETF2L Season 18

The provisional schedule and map pool are as follows:

Schedule

Please bear in mind that this schedule is based on the prediction that we will have a similar number of teams sign up as last year. If the number of teams is different, the schedule may change however the dates will roughly remain similar throughout.

• Announce & Captain Applications: July 1st
• Captains Announced: July 8th
• Schedule week: July 9 – July 11
• Groups Round 1: July 13 – July 20
• Groups Round 2: July 20– July 27
• Groups Round 3: July 27 – August 3
• Groups Round 4: August 3 – August 10
• Groups Round 5: August 10 – August 17
• Tiebreaker Round: August 17 – August 31
• Break for i52: August 22 – August 25
• Round of 16: August 31 – September 7
• Quarter Final: September 7 – September 14
• Semi-Final: September 14 – September 21
• Grand Final: September 21 – September 28

Map Pool

The map pool will contain the following maps: cp_badlands, cp_gullywash_final1, cp_process_final, koth_pro_viaduct_rc4, cp_granary, cp_logjam*

• Groups Week 1: koth_pro_viaduct_rc4 & cp_badlands
• Groups Week 2: cp_badlands & cp_process_final
• Groups Week 3: cp_process_final & cp_gullywash_final1
• Groups Week 4: cp_gullywash_final1 & cp_logjam
• Groups Week 5: cp_logjam & cp_granary
• Tiebreaker Week: Best of 3 picked from the map pool.
• Round of 16: Best of 3 picked from the map pool.
• Quarter Final: Best of 3 picked from the map pool.
• Semi-Final: Best of 3 picked from the map pool.
• Grand Final: Best of 3 picked from the map pool.

*cp_logjam will be played on the latest version, this will be announced once known. Until then, here is the most up to date version.

Prizes

Once again we are pleased to announce cash prizes for the best three nations!

In addition we have some top quality hardware prizes for the best Nation thanks to Tt eSPORTS. Please make sure you go and visit their website and Facebook Page to find out more about them!

• Winner: €500 + 6x Tt eSPORTS BLACK Element Gaming Mice

• Runner Up: €350
• Third Place: €150

Tonight we have the final two matches being played simultaneously of Season 18 before playoffs with Lethal Weapon against Awsomniac and Politically correct pander against Saints. With how late these games are being played, the only outcome that could change anything is if  Awsomniac beat  Lethal Weapon 6-0 which would place them above the gods of Premiership, Epsilon eSports by only 1 point. Insult to injury? On the other side of tonight is  Politically correct pander and  Saints where whichever way the game goes, they will be no change to the final places of the teams this season but this doesn’t mean there won’t be a great match available!

Lethal Weapon vs  Awsomniac will be casted on TeamFortressTV by CommanderX & Twiggy with a definitely fixed Jon on the camera

Politically correct pander against Saints will be casted on TeamFortressTV2 by Admirable & ilike2spin with Sideshow on the camera

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The Highlander Open Cup

The whitelist for 9v9 has been updated and can be found here. Updates: 

• The Conga taunt if used at the end of a round can glitch hitboxes for the next round. Therefore it will be banned.
• All the new weapons from the recent updates will be allowed.

We’re here now at the start line of The Highlander Open. If you were unfortunately unable to sign up in time, you can still sign your team up and you’ll be added to the waiting list where you could be added to the cup if another team drops out. We also have a new screenshot of one of the medals here. Looking good, eh? With that out the way I want to go over 4 different items with this post. In addition  There is information under the Schedule section which you should read carefully as it is very important to how the weeks run.

Groups Stage Tables now available

Yes, you read it correctly, the tables are now live here with 256 teams so all you teams out there can now get busy scheduling your Week 1 Group Stage matches! Remember though that your Week 1 match must be scheduled by Friday 11th July for sometime in Week 1 (13th-20th July) in time for the start of Week 1. If you signed up but are not in the tables, you will be on the waiting list in case a team drops early on in the tournament.

Teams without 9 players on their roster by Thursday 3rd July may be removed from the competition, please make sure you have enough players. Let an admin know if you are dropping from the tournament.

If your match isn’t scheduled, you and your enemy team will receive a default date for that match on its page. This same style also applies for Week 2 & 3 in the Group Stage. Details about the other dates are below. More information about default dates is available here.

Schedule

Sort-of the big one here. There has been some minor changes to the overall schedule but nothing that will impact your team on the whole. We can now also show the full schedule with the Single Elimination playoffs included! Relating to the bits below about Schedule deadlines, the rules have also been updated to accommodate the change.

The cup will be in 2 main parts, the Group Stage and the Single Elimination Playoff Stage with finals at the end.

• Final groups announced: Now (above)

• Schedule deadline for Week 1 matches: Thursday 10th July at 23.59 CEST
• Week 1 start: Sunday 13th July
• Deadline for Week 1 results: Sunday 20th July at 23:59 CEST

• Schedule deadline for Week 2 matches: Thursday 17th July at 23.59 CEST
• Week 2 start: Sunday 20th July
• Deadline for Week 2 results: Sunday 27th July at 23:59 CEST

• Schedule deadline for Week 3 matches: Thursday 24th July at 23.59 CEST
• Week 3 start: Sunday 27th July
• Deadline for Week 3 results: Sunday 3rd August at 23:59 CEST

The results for each week in the group stage will need to be submitted by 23.59 CEST on the sunday (shown above) at the end of their respective week otherwise they will be nullified (0-0)

• Tiebreaker Week: Sunday 3rd August to Sunday 10th August (If you are tied in points with another team in your group after the three weeks, you will be issued a Tiebreaker match for this week)

At this point the top 2 in each group (128 teams in total) will be placed into the Single Elimination Playoffs (starting Sunday 10th August) where each round half of the teams previously will be knocked out of the cup. These matches will need to be scheduled and played promptly like in the group stage.

• Round 1 of playoffs start: Sunday 10th August
• Round 2 of playoffs start: Sunday 17th August
• Round 3 of playoffs start: Sunday 24th August
• Round 4 of playoffs start: Sunday 31st August
• Quarter-Finals week start: Sunday 7th September
• Semi-Finals week start: Sunday 14th September
• Grand Final to be played between: Sunday 21st September and Sunday 5th October

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