Final Map Schedule

The provisional map pool has been adjusted based on player feedback, and the final schedule is as follows:

• Week 1: pl_badwater
• Week 2: cp_steel
• Week 3: pl_upward
• Week 4: cp_granary + koth_lakeside_final
• Week 5: cp_gravelpit

Season 3 hub and rules update

All information pertaining to Season 3 may be found on the new [Season 3 Hub page], and both leagues’ hub pages have been relocated under the new Leagues menu category.

The Season 3 Rules page is now available [here]. Please note that all Premiership-only rules introduced in Season 13 for 6v6 will apply to Highlander Premiership as well.

Signups reminder

Signups for Season 3 close on Wednesday, 24th of October, 23:59 CEST.

>>>Signup<<<

Your team must be registered on ETF2L and you must have leader rights in your team to be able to sign up for the Season. Detailed guides on registering a ETF2L account and creating a team can be found on the [FAQ page]

All signups are placed in the waiting list first, and will be seeded into provisional divisions after signups close. In order to be seeded into a division, a team must have at least 9 players on the roster.

Season 13 powered by Tt eSPORTS: Premiership Match – BFF vs Crack Clan

VoD cp_process_b10fix [Map 1]

VoD cp_badlands [Map 2]

Crack Clan did not manage to take over the Premiership lead in their last match against  The Last Resort. The reigning kings  Epsilon eSports are now sitting on their familiar first place after they caught up on some matches. Tonight,  Crack Clan have the chance to take the crown with a win against  BFF (at least temporarily).

 BFF can catapult themselves to the second place with a 6-0 win but considering their performance against an impressively playing  Team Decerto the outcome is not easy to predict.

Chaplain wrote up a more detailed post over at VanillaTF2, go and check it out!

VanillaTV will cover this match, starting at 21.15 CEST. The casters are yet to be announced but  AcidRenix and  beta and, as usual, you will see  Comedian in control of the camera.

Match Overview
All Tied Up vs Team Infused
Week 5 (Premier Division)
Thursday, October 18th 21:15 CEST

cp_process_b10fix

5 - 0

cp_badlands

5 - 3

OVERALL
All Tied Up [6:0] Team Infused

Season 13 powered by Tt eSPORTS: Quarantine vs Epsilon eSports – Premiership Match

And so it happens that after Monday, a horrible sign of the beginning of the week (and what a beginning it was, with cookye scoring whooping 40 frags against Decerto on Snakewater), comes Tuesday – one step closer to the weekend. It’s rather unusual to see almost every day of the week packed with blasts and explosions – and yet, it’s happening as the best amongst representatives of our beloved continent duke it out for fame and glory (and points). Whether or not the revised ruleset had an impact on the situation, we should cheer up, as tonight, the S12’s champions, Epsilon eSports, lead by the ever so charismatic KnOxXx, despite their crew undergoing some serious changes before the season, will continue their undefeated journey towards defending the title, as they stumble upon Quarantine, who will take this chance to show everyone they are a force to be reckoned with. Will they manage to slow down the advance of the fierce warmachines? Find out with our preliminary school combo – Arx, Beta and Comedian, teaching you the alphabet since 2012, over at VanillaTV!

Match Overview
Quarantine vs Epsilon eSports
Week 5 (Premier Division)
Tuesday, October 16th 21:15 CEST

cp_process_b10fix

0 - 5

cp_badlands

2 - 7

OVERALL
Quarantine [0:6] Epsilon eSports

Highlander Season 3 Signups

Season 3 signups are now open! You can now sign up your team on the competitions page.

>>>Signup<<<

Do not forget to choose your desired division when signing up. If you created a new team or feel you can jump a division, feel free to apply for the desired division anyway. To prove you are capable of the division you applied for, we require you to submit screenshots of recent practice wars or tournaments where you scored decent results against teams that play on the level you aim for. There is no magical number of screenshots you have to submit, just submit what you have.

Please note that the success of your request mainly depends on the free slots in the division you aim for. Established teams will be favoured over new teams, or teams that request to jump a division. The screenshots have to be uploaded to online image storage (for example you can use imgur or Dropbox), zipped archives with tons of pictures attached to an email will be ignored. Please send your application to staff@etf2l.org.

The division application has to include the following information in order to be considered. Incomplete applications will be ignored!

• Team name
• Team link on ETF2L.org
• Division you apply for
• Link to the online photo album
• Reasons why your team deserves to be placed in the division you applied for (optional)

Signups close on October 24 23:59 CEST. Any team that signs up later will be placed on the waiting list and has a high chance of replacing dropped teams during the first two play weeks.

Division Structure Changes

Season 3 onwards will see an introduction of Premiership as the highest division in Highlander, to match the division structure of ETF2L’s 6v6 league.

Teams that would qualify for Division 1 under the current structure will be moved to the new highest division, and top teams from lower divisions will be promoted accordingly. If you placed in the top 3 of your group in Season 2, you may apply directly for a higher division.

To further align with the 6v6 division structure, we will also hold playoffs in the Premiership Division. The top 3 teams at the end of the regular season are invited to the playoffs which will use the same system as the 6v6 playoffs, meaning in the first week the third plays the second and the winner of that match plays the first in the grand final. Every playoff spot has a guaranteed money prize.

Prizes

The anonymous donor struck again and will once more provide a large pile of money for the best Highlander teams. The total amount of €2,500 from Mr. X is bulked up to €2,565 by ourselves and leads to the following distribution:

• Premiership winner: €1,035
• Premiership second: €630
• Premiership 3rd: €405

If you paid attention, you may have noticed that this only banks up to €2,070. The rest of the money in the prize purse is used for an affiliated secondary playoff that is played as single elimination playoff. All teams in the Premier Division that did not make it to a playoff spot and the top 4 Division 1 teams are invited to participate. More details on this will follow at a later date.

The distribution of the remaining €495 for the secondary playoffs is as follows:

• Winner: €360
• Second: €135

This way, teams that are not ready for the absolute top in Europe still have something to fight for! The secondary playoffs will most likely be a one-time thing for Season 3 only.

Everyone who is not in money range can still win something: Shiny medals for your Team Fortress 2 characters that will be delivered as soon as they are done. On this note: We have not forgotten about the medals for our other Highlander seasons, Ultiduo tournaments or 6v6 seasons and are still working on getting them into the game. More information will be provided when it is time.

Schedule

The schedule for Highlander Season 3 is as follows:

• Signups: October 15 – October 24
• Start of the schedule week: October 29
• Start of week 1: November 4
• End of week 5: December 8
• Catchup week / Tie breakers: Until December 23
• Playoffs: January (more details later)

Season 13 powered by Tt eSPORTS: BFF vs Team Decerto – Premiership Match

As it usually is with Mondays, our minds are very consistent with denying the importance of focusing on the future rather than the weekend just gone. Fear not though – tonight we’ll have a chance to put those grim perspectives aside for a little while longer as two of the strongest teams in Europe shall perform some fisticuffs in a rather loud, yet still virtual manner. An impressive mix of TF2 veterans, BFF, who might or might not be best friends forever, will take on Team Decerto, being quite experienced themselves, who despite their rather unsuccessful start in Premiership work hard and move forward to prove their worth. With their long lasting commitment to the game, tonight’s match will be one of the many-to-come occasions to show that, contrary to a popular belief, Europeans still do care. Who shall remain victorious this time? Find out in just a few.

Match Overview
All Tied Up vs Damage Control
Week 4 (Premier Division)
Monday, October 15th 21:15 CEST

cp_process_b10fix

2 - 1

cp_snakewater

3 - 5

OVERALL
All Tied Up [3:3] Damage Control

• STV: connect tba

Wireplay TF2 League Season 11 Signups

The Wireplay League has opened the signups for their 11th 6v6 league. The season will be run after ETF2L Season 13 to avoid collisions and make it possible to play even for teams who prefer not to play more than one match per week. In the coming weeks, the Wireplay site will undergo some improvements, check out what already has been done and sign up your team! The full schedule is as follows:

• Mon 22nd Oct – Signups Close
• Thur 25th Oct – Provisional Divisions
• Mon 29th Oct – Fixtures Generated
• Mon 5th Nov – Week 1 Start

Highlander Showmatch VoDs

Yesterday’s cast of the ETF2L Highlander showmatch is now available to watch on the VanillaTV YouTube channel. If you prefer to chat with other viewers and are a night owl, you can tune in to the first ever VanillaTV restream tonight at 7PM CST and 11PM CST which converts into 03:00 CEST and 07:00 CEST.

More information on Highlander Season 3 will follow in a later post tonight in Central European Summer Time. We will try, really!

pl_badwater [Map 1]

cp_granary [Map 2]

koth_viaduct_pro [Map 3]