One Night Cup Round Up

After a night of mis-haps and mayhem, and with the most sign-ups of any previous One Night Cup, a huge congratulations go out to the teams that ploughed through their respective brackets and took home the gold! We want to thank all the players, teams and admins that made the Cup possible.

We also wish to apologize for the mistakes we made with the seeding, thereby delaying the cup for 40 minutes, and the miscommunication between us and the teams that have caused issues for the finalists.

The results for each brackets are below (Pixel Trophies have been given out) –

Highest:

• Final still to be played – Crack Clan vs Nitrose
• 3rd Place – Team Decerto
• 3rd Place –  Naughty Badmen

Higher:

• 1st Place – d-d-Did I Stutter?
• 2nd Place – Easy Target
• 3rd Place – All the Rage
• 3rd Place –  9 Men

High:

• 1st Place –  clanda
• 2nd Place – blaze
• 3rd Place – The Manissons
• 3rd Place –  Fenneks.tf2

Middle:

• Finals still to be played – Requiem Team vs SeasoN
• 3rd Place – see?
• 3rd Place –   COLDTEAM

Low:

• 1st Place – stopNplay eSports
• 2nd Place – Bro\’s and Neep
• 3rd Place – TheRudeDudes
• 3rd Place –  Team XntriK

Lower:

• 1st Place –  lolz
• 2nd Place – xoxo
• 3rd Place – Bring the funk
• 3rd Place –  Tricksters

Lowest:

• 1st Place – For No Raisin!
• 2nd Place – LazerSharkCatBear
• 3rd Place – But a Potato
• 3rd Place –  Eight Bit

Brackets are live!

We reached a total number of 7 brackets of 16 teams each, totalling 112 teams as a whole. This means, this cup has the highest participation of all one night cups ever hosted at ETF2L! For a complete overview about the rules and setup of this cup, please visit the cup page. If your question is still unanswered, you can contact an admin on IRC.

Those who follow our IRC channel #etf2l on Quakenet will already know – The brackets have been seeded. Please start contacting your Round 1 opponent now. There is also no rule against playing earlier than the declared times.

-[ Lowest | Lower | Low | Middle | High | Higher | Highest ]-

Cup format and schedule

The cup will be single elimination with all matches played tonight.

• 20:30 CEST – Rounds of 16 Starts
• 21:15 CEST – Rounds of 8 Starts
• 22:00 CEST – Rounds of 4 Starts
• 22:45 CEST – Finals Start

Make sure to let admins know if your match is running more than 5 minutes late. If you are 10 minutes late then set mp_timelimit to 20 minutes, and so on. This is to keep the next round on time.
If a team you are playing cannot be reached until 5 minutes after the scheduled time, or your opponent has notified you that they have dropped, please notify an ETF2L admin.
Teams on the waiting list for this event may replace teams that have dropped/no shows, which is why it is important that we know of any teams that are unable to play.

Some Reminders

• Have at least one representative of your team idling in our IRC channel #etf2l on Quakenet. This makes it way easier to contact your opponents and admins, in case any problems occur.
• Please make sure that all players download the map in advance. We will be using the official Season 13 version of the map which is cp_process_b10fix.
• 2 mercs of about the same skill are allowed by default. A third merc can be allowed by your opponent. If you are unsure if your “default merc” is of the same skill level as your team, please ask your opponent for approval. If he rejects the merc but you still believe that your merc is of the same skill level, please contact an admin. All mercs need to be registered at ETF2L.
• Because of the restrictions regarding mercs above, unverified players count as mercs too.

We are very sorry for the long delays, this cup was more popular than we were expecting so we have been struggling with the load.

Season 13 signups reminder

The turnout for Season 13 has been great so far, with over 300 teams signed up already! If you haven’t joined our 6v6 season yet, you still have two days to get a team together and apply for Season 13 – signups close on Friday, 23:59 CEST.

Process Cup reminder

Signups for the cp_process One Night Cup being played this Thursday are CLOSED , so if your team wants to get some practice on the new map before Season 13 starts, this is a great opportunity to do so. You can find more info on the cp_process cup page.

***UPDATE*** Please note that due to complaints about teams in the lower brackets using high skilled mercs we restricted the skill level of the mercs who are allowed by default for this cup. As a result, unverified players will have to count as mercs because the clever teams among yourselves would simply add their higher skilled merc to the roster right before the match, if there was no restriction. If you are not sure if you can use a merc, you should get in touch with your opponent first. If he does not allow the merc, you can contact an admin to get approval to use him anyway, if the admin staff believes that your merc is of about the same skill level as your team.

A Message to Russian Teams

When seeding lower divisions, we usually make a priority to group teams by region. If any division 4-6 Russian teams would rather not be grouped with their countrymen, they should contact an admin to let us know.

Config tweaks

A few minor adjustments have been made to the ETF2L configs networking section after some feedback from AnAkIn. You can find the latest configs right here, 100% approved by the almighty Chris.

***UPDATE*** The config pack has been updated and is now safe to use for all Season 13 matches.

6v6 Nations Cup Semi-Final: Denmark vs. England

After 2 days of waiting, welcome to the first semi finals match of the Nations Cup! After England won 6-0 to Germany in the quarter finals, they now have to prove themselves against Denmark, who had similar results against Portugal. A lot of top players are playing for both sides, including TCM medic Byte, who will have to counter the popular F2. The heat should be high, as whoever wins this game will go on to represent their country in the finals against either the i46 winning Americans, or the not so i46 winning Swedes.

The match is casted by VanillaTV with the unstoppable casting duo of  Skully and  Pledge on the microphones and  Comedian on the stream.

• STV: relay.vanillatv.org:27100

Lineup Team  Denmark

• Scout: Quad
• Scout: Helberg
• Soldier: Crizzl
• Soldier: Natural
• Demoman: Dr.Phil
• Medic: F2

Lineup Team  England

• Scout: Stark
• Scout: Greg
• Soldier: Hat
• Soldier: Boomeh
• Demoman: Numlocked
• Medic: Byte

 

Highlander Map Feedback at the Idea Box!

We noticed that there weren’t individual sections for 6v6 maps and Highlander maps, so we created them. As the Highlander maps section has only just been created, we’re looking for as much feedback as possible to help us decide the map pool for Season 3. You can give your feedback here.

CP_Process – One Night Cup

With cp_process having been added to the S13 map pool, we are going to host a one night cup focused on the map on Thursday the 6th of September so that teams have a chance to play on the new map in a more serious enviroment before the season starts! Both fun teams and 6v6 teams can enter the tournament so sign up your team here. Signups will close at 18.00 CEST on Thursday the 6th.

We will be using the official Season 13 version of the map which is cp_process_b10fix.

As usual, the cup will be split into higher and lower brackets. The top 4 teams from each bracket will recieve a shiny pixel trophy on their team page respective of their place and bragging rights.

The schedule is as follows –

• 20:00 CEST – Ro16 Starts
• 20:45 CEST – Ro8 Starts
• 21:30 CEST – Ro4 Starts
• 22:15 CEST – Finals Start

Each round will be a bo1 on cp_process_b10fix. Please make sure you have downloaded the map before the Ro16 to ensure that matches are played on time!

The rules will be the same as the ETF2L Season 13 rules with the exception of a change in the merc rule – A team may use 2 mercs by default and 3, if the opponents agree.