Last day for ultiduo signups, a few notices & EO#7 roundup & Excello Challenge last signups

Latest ultiduo information

A quick reminder that ultiduo signups close very soon – today (Sunday) at 18:40 CEST. Although the cup is fully signed up, we’re expecting a high amount of drops during check-in, so there is still time to get a place!

For any of you already signed up, a quick reminder of how to check-in today (18:40 – 19:40 CEST). Join #etf2l IRC on quakenet (here is a client if you do not have one), then say the name of your team checking in, e.g. “[teamname] checking in” (replace [teamname] with your teamname). If you do this and you are not on the waiting list, your spot is confirmed. If you are on the waiting list, the higher you are on the waiting list the earlier you will be added (if at all) to the competition. It is first come, first served during signups, it does not matter when you check-in as long as you do.

After check-in closes, final editions will be made and then there will be a live draw on #etf2l at around 19:50 CEST. As soon as you are drawn, feel free to contact your opponents to play immediately.

Due to unprecedented demand, we have also expanded the cup to 128 slots. This means that tomorrow, the first Sunday of two, there will be 4 rounds. All games will remain best-of-three. If this is likely to cause issues for you, we will allow your 4th round to be played during the next week following agreement with your opponent. None of the first 3 games will be allowed to be postponed, since you signed up expecting to be able to play 3 games.

So, a recap on the timings (CEST):

18:40 Signups close
18:40 – 19:40 Check-in
19:50 Live draw in #etf2l
20:00 – 20:40 Round 1
20:40 – 21:20 Round 2
21:20 – 22:00 Round 3
22:00 – 22:40 Round 4 (with the option to delay).

As you can see, there are 40 minutes for each round. This means that even in the closest of games there will be time to spare (3 rounds of 10-12 minutes each). This also means that even though the cup theoretically ends at 22:40, a lot of games will finish very early indeed – a whitewash takes 10-15 minutes for 2 rounds. Again, feel free to play as soon as you know who you are playing.

Another update to the tournament is with unlocks; the disciplinary action is no longer compulsory to use. It is, however, allowed for any teams who have it to be used.

If you need a server during a cup (ask your opponent first), type !admin in #etf2l. There are 10-11 servers available for all games, so please try and find another server before asking – they are very limited.

A final thing for any teams who have 3 or more players in your squad: you are only allowed to play with 2 players throughout the cup. You are allowed to have a squad of 3, but 1 will not be able to play – bear this in mind.

For any squads with 0 or 1 player(s), you have been removed from the original signups. If you wish to signup, you are still able to as long as you get a 2nd player on your team, then simply re-signup.

All other information is in the previous post here.

Experimental Ordinance #7 roundup

2 days ago, we saw the 7^th Experimental Ordnance Cup get under way on the slightly confusing maps cp_sdnaldab and cp_yranarg.

The cup was split into three brackets, High, Medium and Low. The high bracket featured previous cup winners  SNSD, Portuguese superstars myRevenge and previous surprise cup finalists,  Lagtastic Gaming.

The high bracket final went 6 – 1 in favour of SNSD over myRevenge. The mid bracket final was a decisive victory for Yummy Elite Sausages who took a 5 – 0 victory of Team Ara.  The low bracket final saw the tightest game, relative to score, with Classy taking victory with 7 rounds to 2 against Crime and Punishment

Keep checking the main page for more announcements regarding the latest experimental cups.

Excello Bigfoot TF2 Challenge

So far 28 teams signed up for the Excello Bigfoot TF2 Challenge on wednesday, 13th July. This includes big names like SG-1 and Team Refuse but it will also be the first public appearance of the newly formed Epsilon and Monster Munch. However, there are still 4 spots left to fill. The original newspost for this tournament can be found here. Do not hesitate and register your team now!

To all teams that already signed up: Please add your missing players. You need at least 6 players on your roster to compete and mercs are not allowed. You are, however, allowed to add as many players as you want. In case you have any questions, feel free to query CanFo, Crasp or SonnyBlack on IRC at #excello.tf2