ETF2L 6v6 Preseason 23 Cup: Brackets

3… 2… 1… aaaaaaaaand time’s up! Signups are closed, it is time to have a look at the groups! 

Group Stages

Each team has been seeded into groups of 4. The first two teams of each group will advance to the K.O.-stages, where a 1st placed team will face off against a 2nd placed team in the first round.
The top bracket will play a round robin to determine the seats 1-4.
Default date for all matches is thursday, January 7th at 19:00 CET, 20:00 CET and 21:00 CET respectively. You may reschedule your matches to another day, if – and only if – both teams agree on another date and time. You can propose and accept new dates and times here. Please make sure everything is documented on the respective matchpage.
The matches must be played until sunday and their results submitted no later than sunday, January 10th 23:00 CET.

There might be teams that signed up, but did not get seeded into the cup. This is simply a matter of mathematics- the number of teams in each bracket has be be dividable by 4. If you did not get seeded, you got put on the waiting list. We will add those teams to the cup to replace dropped ones. Please note: we can only replace teams who drop before the start of the tournament. If your team cannot play the group stages, please let us know using the IRC support.

Knockout Stages (January 14th)

The schedule for the Knockout Stages of High, Mid and Open brackets will be as follows:

• 19:00 CET: Quarterfinals – cp_logjam_rc2a
• 20:00 CET: Semifinals – koth_coalplant_b7
• 21:00 CET: Finals  – cp_gravelpit + loser’s pick. The remaining map will be the decider of the Best-of-3 maps final.

Top bracket:

• 19:00 CET: Semifinals – BO3 maps, higher seat picks first, then loser’s pick.
• after Semifinals are done: Finals + 3rd place match – Same mappick system.

For the K.O.-Stages of High and Open #3, two group winners will receive a bye in the first round.

Prizes

Wiethoofd, mastermind behind TF2Pickup.net and whitelist.tf, kindly offered a bunch of killstreak kits out of his own pocket last minute for the top bracket as a recognition of the team’s accomplishment:

• 1st placed team: 6 professional killstreak kits
• 2nd placed team: 6 specialized kilstreak kits
• 3rd placed team: 6 regular killstreak kits
• 4th placed team: Virtual Wooden Spoon :(

Coverage

Our friends from Teamfortress.tv will cover all three Top Bracket rounds! So make sure to tune in at 19:00 CET over on twitch.tv/teamfortresstv!

Head over here for any questions or feedback.

Less rambling, more action! Make sure you have read our >>>announcement from last week<<< and you are set to go hard!