Archimedes Cup – Revised Schedule announcement

Due to the technical issues that hit last Sundays Archimedes Cup group stages, we have revised the schedule. The play days will remain the same with the exception of the final, which will be extended to be played within the space of a week from the 26th January to the 1st of February. The full schedule is below:

Sunday 18th 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

* Teams that have replaced dropped teams will play Round 1 again, otherwise all results stand including defaulted matches.

Tuesday 20th 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

Sunday 25th 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)

Deadline: Sunday 1st February

Grand Final — Best of 3 maps (Map elimination)

Changes to setup

Due to the whole host of problems caused by last weekends setup, we have now fully automated the process of connecting to the match server. Team leaders will be advised by either an admin or on the match page of a private TF2center hosted lobby page they need to do join, once their team is ready on the lobby page, they will automatically join a server without the need to have a server reserved in advanced. This will be done using a simple queuing system linked to serveme.tf, meaning that in the event of one match server going offline, you will simply be given another one instantly. No more fussing around because your server’s broken! Just let the system do it all for you.

Please note this does mean that players will need to login via TF2center, meaning those with current bans on the website should seek advice from TF2center admins (by visiting their forums) about getting unbanned for the tournament. Please note, there is no guarantee you will be unbanned, this is purely down to the discretion of the TF2center admins.

Results Submissions

Upon the completion of a match, the winning team leader will be allowed to submit the results either by using the classic method of taking screenshots or by posting the logs.tf matchlogs, which will include the links to the SteamID’s and the scores for the match. All serveme.tf servers will automatically generate logs, you can find them by visiting logs.tf, logging in and searching your recent matches. Please note, if the logs fail to upload or are not uploaded correctly, you will still be required to submit a status screenshot.