Archimedes Cup – Important Information

First of all, we offer our apologies over some confusion over the rules, please allow us clarify some of the outstanding questions in this newspost. The primary focus of this event is to attract new players, so teams and players with no experience will be given priority.

This means that those of you who have signed up already with some experience of competitive TF2 WILL NOT be guaranteed a place in the tournament. Please understand the purpose of the event is to attract new players, but if we cannot get as many new players as we have allocated space for, we will allow teams to sign up who have players who ONLY have ONE season of competitive experience TF2 experience in both Highlander or 6v6. Examples of those we will exclude:

• If you have one season of experience in each format, you are not eligible.
• If you have one season of competitive experience in Division 5 in either format, you are not eligible.
• Even if you only played 2 seasons of competitive TF2, both in Division 6, we will not classify you as new and therefore not eligible
• If you have played even one match in a level above Division 6, you are not eligible to play.

However we will allow:

– People who have played in Cup competitions or the Highlander Open but did not play anything else, you are eligible but at the same priority of those who played ONE season in Division 6.

More information is available on the Archimedes cup FAQ page.

Team Priority 

Furthermore for teams placing themselves in this competition, as mentioned earlier, we will give priority to new teams, given second priority to new players/teams with some of their players with competitive experience.

1. Completely new teams
2. New players and players with max 1 div6 season
3. Teams with 1 division of 6v6 experience.

This means that you may not be guaranteed a place in the tournament regardless of how early you signed up, as we want to give the newer members of the community the chance to participate. There will however, still be a Waiting List for those who want to play but are not given an automatic spot as we anticipate there may be some teams who do not show up on the date of the matches. Keep checking ETF2L for announcements on updates and progress.

Buddies updates

The amount of signups for Buddies greatly exceeded expectations, and we will begin matching them to teams shortly. Be prepared as you may be contacted by a representative from ETF2L to make a team, please ensure you are familiar with the rules and what is expected of you before you sign up, as well as the schedule. If you signed up as a buddy but do not get assigned a team, we encourage you to participate in TF2Center lobbies to find players to build your own cup team, remember signups close at Midnight CET, Sunday January 11th.