Highlander Nations Cup #2 – Scotland vs. Sweden

Update: The match is cancelled for tonight

The first match of the 2nd ETF2L Highlander Nations Cup between Scotland and Sweden is going live tonight at 20.30 CEST.

Sweden boast a strong roster with many premiership 6v6 players such as ryb, jukebox and 2nuts. They also have experienced highlander players in Zebbosai and SNSD’s sniper TviQ.

Scotland‘s roster is still somewhat unclear. They are going into the match as the underdog but team captain Fragm3nt3d will make sure to only pick the finest men Scotland can provide to fight for the glory and independence of their home country.
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Highlander Nations Cup #2: Groups Announced!

The groups have been seeded and drawn, with 6 groups of four teams and 2 groups of five teams with the winners and runners-up from each group proceeding to the knockout stage of the cup. You can find the full group listings HERE. The schedule for the group stages is as follows:

Group Stage:

• Week 1: Played between Monday 8th  – Friday 12th
• Week 2: Played between Saturday 13th – Wednesday 17th
• Week 3: Played between Thursday 18th – Monday 22nd
• Week 4: Played between Tuesday 23rd – Saturday 27th
• Week 5: Played between Monday 8th – Friday 12th
• Tiebreakers: Played between Sunday 28th – Thursday 1st

Groups with 5 teams will have 5 Weeks, as the uneven team count results in a bye week for some teams. For Group G and Group H, teams must play their Week 5 matches within the Week 1 deadline. This may be extended to the Week 2 deadline if both teams agree. There will be a comment on the affected match pages to explain this in further detail.

The schedule week has officially started! Try to schedule as many of your games as early as possible, as this ensures that you’ll find a suitable date. Remember late matches are not allowed – any games unplayed after the deadline will be nullified.

If you want your game to be casted, contact a casting organisation informing them of the schedule. Give them as many opportunities to cast as possible!

A reminder that all teams without at least 12 players on the team roster (exceptions may apply) by July 7 could be removed from the Cup.

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Overview

Having fought through the qualifying bracket, and then through the monthly final bracket, a huge congratulations to MightyMe who came out victorious in the finals and is now the proud owner of:

1x AVerMedia Live Gamer HD C985

But lets not forget the pixel trophies! These bad boys have be given to the top 4 in the finals bracket. The 4 qualifiers of each bracket will also receive a gold trophy! Here are the top 4 finishers from the final bracket:

• 1st: MightyMe
• 2nd: sickless
• Joint 3rd: Lalli
• Joint 3rd: Setlet

If you have any suggestions or feedback on anything from the map pool to the rules, please post your thoughts in the comment section below!

Thank you to all those who took part in the cup, the admins that ran it, and finally a massive thank you to our sponsor AVermedia as without them, none of this would have been possible!

Next months edition of the AVerMedia MGE Monthly Cup is rumored to be slightly different from the previous ones, so keep your eyes out for that!

Nations Cup #4 powered by BlackOut Gaming

After the Highlander Nations Cup #2 was announced it was only a matter of time until the 6vs6 version would follow.

The Cup will feature a Group Stage with subsequent single-elimination knockout stage, and will take place throughout July, August and September. Each country that signs up will be represented by one team with players of the same nationality, led by a Captain chosen by the ETF2L admin staff through the applications process. If a captain was not approved, the nation will not be allowed to participate! There will also be a prize pool of €1000 contributed by BlackOut Gaming.

Team Captain Applications

Captain applications are now open.

National teams are created and managed by Captains chosen by the ETF2L staff from submitted applications. Each Captain will pick the best possible roster from his countrymen and lead their glorious squadron to victory (or failure). There are no restrictions on which players you can pick for your national your team, as long as they are of your country’s nationality and are eligible to play in ETF2L.

To apply, please send an email to [email protected], explaining why you should be your country’s captain and describe your planned national roster. Applicants who have experience leading successful ETF2L teams and a good reputation in the scene will be given priority.

Any applications that do not meet the following standards will be declined:

• The email must have a clear subject (Good: “Nations cup captain application for the Piratecountry from Blackbeard”. Bad: “nations cup”. Very bad: “Hi”)
• You must include your ETF2L profile and your nickname. If it is not included, how would we know who is applying?

Deadline for all 6v6 captain applications will close on Sunday, 7th of July. Only approved captains and their national teams will be added to the competition.

Setup

Nations Cup #4 powered by BlackOut Gaming will be using the so called “North American” system.

5cp maps:

• Two halves with timelimit 30 each. Sides are switched either when the first half’s timelimit is reached or when one team scores 3 points in the first half (which ever comes first).
• First team to win 5 rounds in total wins or the team with most rounds in total at the end of the second half.
• If both teams are tied at the end of the second half, a decider round with no timelimit is played. The first team to cap the enemy’s last point wins.

koth maps:

• Two halves with timelimit 0 each. Sides are switched when one team wins 3 rounds in the first half.
• The first team to win 4 rounds in total wins the map.

The configs for both, 5cp and koth maps, can be found here.

Remember that those configs will only cover the first half of the game and that you will have to manually adjust the settings for the second half.

Unlocks

Nations Cup #4 powered by BlackOut Gaming will use the same unlock rules as ETF2L Season 15.

The provisional schedule and map pool are as follows:

Schedule

• Signups: July 7 – July 13
• Group composition: July 14
• Schedule week: July 15 – July 19
• Group Stages week 1: July 21 – July 27
• Group Stages week 2: July 28 – August 3
• Group Stages week 3: August 4 – August 10
• Round of 16: August 11 – August 17
• Pause for i49: August 18 – August 30
• Quarter Finals: September 1 – September 7
• Semi-Finals: September 8 – September 14
• Grand Finals: September 15 – September 21

Map Pool

• cp_badlands
• cp_gullywash_final1
• cp_snakewater
• cp_process_rc3
• koth_viaduct_rc3
• cp_metalworks / cp_granary

Which one of the two will be used in the end is not decided and still up for debate. You can provide feedback in the following feedback thread.

• Group stage week 1: cp_process_rc3 & koth_viaduct_rc3
• Group stage week 2: cp_gullywash & cp_snakewater
• Group stage week 3: cp_badlands & cp_metalworks / cp_granary
• All Knockout stages after that will be Best-of-3 with Loser’s pick

Highlander Nations Cup #2: Announcing Captains!

As a reminder, only national teams created by chosen Captains will be allowed to sign up for the Highlander Nations cup.

Here is a list of captains chosen to represent their nation!

•  Austria – Mani
•  Belarus –  Alex_jj
•   Belgium – droso
•   Bulgaria – superlub0
•   Canada – Killing12
•   Croatia – Chux
•   Denmark – Beater
•   England – kaidus
•   Estonia – M2R
•   Finland – yonus
•   France – Tek
•   Germany – schocky
•   Greece – BnB
•   Hungary – PingWIN
•   Iceland – Mundi
•   Ireland – b33p
•   Israel –  SorroW
•   Italy – userid_ivan
•   Kazakhstan – lolrandom
•   Latvia –  Clark
•   Lithuania – eSky
•   Netherlands – kKaltUu
•   Norway – Ace
•   Poland –  Mikki
•   Portugal – Haunter
•   Romania –  Shape
•   Russia – irfx
•   Scotland – Fragm3nt3d
•   Slovakia –  Almie
•   Spain – pl0
•   Sweden –  Zebbosai
•   Turkey – inferius
•   Ukraine – esk
•   USA – overseer

As for the chosen captains, we want you to use the same team page as last time (if applicable). If you need leader rights for that team, please contact an admin on IRC here. Captains should add the desired roster to the team page as soon as possible, remembering the maximum roster size of 20. Teams without at least 12 players on the team roster (exceptions may apply) by July 7 could be removed from the Cup.

Groups will be announced tomorrow and from then teams should start to try to schedule as many of their group games as possible in the schedule week.

Highlander Nations Cup #2: Map and Schedule Updates

Map Pool

• Groups Week 1: pl_badwater + cp_steel
• Groups Week 2: pl_upward + cp_gullywash
• Groups Week 3: koth_pro_viaduct_rc3 + cp_gravelpit
• Groups Week 4: pl_barnblitz_pro + koth_lakeside
• Tiebreaker Week: Best of 3 picked from the map pool.
• Round of 16: pl_barnblitz_pro + koth_lakeside (decider map: pl_upward)
• Quarter Final: pl_badwater + cp_gullywash (decider map: cp_gravelpit)
• Semi-Final: Best of 3 picked from the map pool.
• Grand Final: Best of 3 picked from the map pool.

Schedule

• Schedule week: July 1 – July 7
• Groups Week 1: July 8 – July 12
• Groups Week 2: July 13 – July 17
• Groups Week 3: July 18 – July 22
• Groups Week 4: July 23 – July 27
• Tiebreaker Week: July 28 – August 1
• Round of 16: August 2 – August 6
• Quarter Final: August 7 – August 11
• Semi-Final: August 12 – August 16
• Grand Final: August 17 – August 21

Week 4 in the groups is solely for the Groups with 5 nations in them. Nations in groups with 4 teams don’t play any games this week.

6v6 Nations Cup #4: News to follow later tonight!