Archimedes Cup – Team & Prize Information including incentive for Season 20.

With the Archimedes Cup signups closed, we have over 160 signups and more than 128 teams ready to participate in the tournament! However we still have teams that are not eligible to play as we notice they have more than 1 player on their roster who does not fit the experience criteria for the tournament. For those still unsure about the criteria, please look at this previous NEWSPOST.

Ineligible Teams

For those teams who possess more than one player with too much experience to participate, we have listed you below:

• This Statement Is False
• 17th Legion
• Sprinkler Kids
• Peddlers Squad
• Team Cutted
• Enemies of War
• Full Metal Fish
• !bcheck !brekt
• Frog Village
• fetissiSQUAD e-Sports
• The Agency
• Synergy Gaming #FUN
• Under the Pub
• :)
• Aeria Gloris
• Gorilla's Vieze Harry [Archimedes Cup]
• Leaf Bird
• Bingo Mango Pomelo :3
• dream team
• KrkClan
• gamburgers
• Jona Lewie
• help ive fallen and cant get out of open
• our demo is main engie
• Salty Lemon Fun
• Jona Lewie
• Super Smash Brothers
• EzPez
• Paraolimpiada

Members of these teams must review their roster and our rules, removing the ineligible players by 17 CET.

Also please note WE CANNOT GUARANTEE your team a spot, teams who meet the requirements will be considered first. However there is always a chance a team will not show up for their matches, so you may get a last minute place in the tournament.

Buddies

Furthermore we must remind teams to set their selected Buddy with the appropriate player role. This will avoid confusion and potentially prevent you fielding an ineligible player on the wrong class during the tournament. To do this, please go to HERE and then “Manage Teams” then select “Edit Roster” and then select “Edit Role” from the drop down menu of your selected team Buddy.

Prizes + Incentive for Season 20

To remind teams, the €1,000 prize pool we have donated generously from Scrap.tf will be converted into Euros and allocated as so to the top 3 teams:

• 1st place – €500
• 2nd place – €350
• 3rd place – €150

As a special incentive for those teams participating in the Archimedes Cup to sign up for Season 20, we are offering every team that completes both the Archimedes Cup and Season 20 a chance to enter a raffle to win €200 as part of the money donated from Scrap.tf. The rules to enter are simple: If you participate in both the Archimedes Cup and Season 20 and complete all of your matches, you will automatically be entered into a raffle contest to win the €200 prize. What are you waiting for? To sign up for Season 20 – GO HERE!

Please note the winning team must not have accumulated any minor warnings and the team must posses at least 3 of the original roster from the Archimedes Cup by the time Season 20 is completed.

For those who cannot participate in the cup but wish to watch the tournament, there is over €400 in raffle prizes to be won throughout the tournament, over on TeamFortress.TV! 

Schedule

Remember folks this cup has a FIXED SCHEDULE and is starting at 19:00 CET on Sunday 11th January so teams do not have long to complete their roster. Signups are still open, if you do not get a place in the tournament but your team is eligible, stick around as we may be able to enter you into the tournament last minute in case teams fail to show.

Sunday 11th January

• Group stage round 1 — 19 CET to 20 CET – cp_badlands
• Group stage round 2 — 20 CET to 21 CET — cp_process_final
• Group stage round 3 — 21 CET to 22 CET — cp_granary

Sunday 18th January

• Knockout round 1 — 19 CET to 20 CET — cp_snakewater_final1
• Knockout Round 2 — 20 CET to 21 CET — cp_gullywash_final1
• Knockout Round 3 — 21 CET to 22 CET — koth_viaduct_pro_rc4

Tuesday 20th January

• Quarter Finals — 19 CET to 20 CET — cp_logjam
• Semi Finals — 20 CET — 22 CET, best of 3 maps, teams get to pick (see explanation of map elimination)

Sunday 25th January

• Grand Final — Best of 3 maps (Map elimination)

How you find your match

With help from TF2center and serveme.tf, we will automatically be providing a matchserver for you guys to play on. You will play the match through TF2center as they will be hosting a private lobby for you and your opponents to join to ensure all players are ready before participation.

At approximately 18 CET we will publish all of the links for your matches on your matchpage. To find your matchpage, go to this page and select the appropriate fixture on the list as this will take you directly to the match page enabling you to find the appropriate link.  As a team leader, you will be responsible for organizing your team and getting them into the Lobby page and ensuring they get onto the match server on time. Please remember you will have 15 minutes from the allocated start time to get ready before the other team is able to claim a default win.

If needed, you may use the TF2center mumble server if you do not have one already. Simply follow the “join mumble” link on the lobby page and you will be redirected to the mumble server (please note you will need the mumble client installed first).

If you need any help in anyway, please ask an admin on IRC – GO HERE TO ASK AN ADMIN.