Premiership Division Qualifiers: uV Gaming vs. (-.(-.(-.-).-).-) CHINESE MAFIA

Match Overview
Last Man Standing vs (-.(-.(-.-).-).-) CHINESE MAFIA
Final
Thursday, September 13th 20:30 CEST

cp_granary

2 - 4

cp_badlands

3 - 4

OVERALL
Last Man Standing [0:6] (-.(-.(-.-).-).-) CHINESE MAFIA

The Triads have defeated the  Naughty Badmen in a very exciting best-of-three series.  uV Gaming needed only two maps to win against  ALUMINUM but still dropped a couple of rounds. Both teams are brimming with optimism to win the last available spot in the Premiership Division and tonight’s the night! They face off at 20.30 CEST on what seems to be  uV Gaming’s favourite map cp_granary and the classic cp_badlands where it is hard to predict who will come out on top in the end most of the time. The third map will be cp_gullywash_final1 and let us hope it comes that far!

VanillaTV’s “caster of the season”  Admirable and the CEO himself, who answers to the name of  Byte, will be your guides through the evening with the always ready  Comedian on the stream.

Process Cup Final: Crack Clan vs. Nitrose

Match Overview
Team Infused vs The Last Resort
Final
Wednesday, September 12th 21:15 CEST

cp_process_b10fix

4 - 2

OVERALL
Team Infused [3:0] The Last Resort

The Process Cup highest bracket final from is happening tonight! Premiership newcomer  Nitrose and the reformed  Crack Clan will play a one map final at 21:15 CEST on the latest version of cp_process which is also featured in ETF2L’s Season 13.

For anyone who wants to watch there is an STV relay.

• STV: connect fakkelbrigade.eu:27100

Season 13: Reminders

Because we know that not everyone reads through our rules every season, the most important rules and rule changes are repeated and explained again here. If you prefer to read our full ruleset instead, we appreciate it and direct you to our General Rules and Season 13 Rules section.

Have a full Roster!
As of today, all teams should have a full roster, meaning 6 players minimum. We reserve the right to remove teams with less than 6 players on their roster from the league tonight as those are usually very prone to folding soon and we would rather give a dedicated team from the waiting list a chance instead. Please check if your team has at least 6 players on your roster (they do not have to be verified) and if not, either add the remaining player as soon as possible and/or contact the admin staff to explain the situation.

Match weeks and Default Dates
Each match week starts on a Sunday and ends on a Saturday. Two days before the match week starts (i.e. every Friday for the next 7 weeks), admins will set a default date for all matches without a schedule. If the admin in charge can not find any indication on the match page that at least one team bothered to find a schedule, the default date will usually be set to the first day of the match week, which is always Sunday. However, there is no guarantee for that. Matches that received a default date can still be rescheduled if one team proposes a different schedule and the other team accepts the proposed schedule on the My Matches page. Schedules outside the match deadline are to be avoided or both teams risk a minor warning.

All deadlines can be seen in the ETF2L calendar.

 Harsher approach to Violations of Match Deadlines
***Please pay special attention to this reminder as the rule has been slightly adjusted compared to earlier announcements***

Any matches without results at the end of the playweek will get a minor warning attached for both teams that can not be removed anymore. All teams are advised to submit their match results right after the match is played including all necessary screenshots to avoid unnecessary warnings. Warnings for unplayed matches will be issued from Monday, 00:01 on for all unplayed matches that have not been wildcarded. This mean, your team will not get punished if you play one day after the match deadline and submit the results right afterwards.
Rescheduling after the week’s match deadline is still possible if one team uses a wildcard that extends the match deadline by two weeks. Please bear in mind that a default date for wildcarded matches will be set 7 days after the wildcard was used. Alternatively, an extension of the match deadline up to 7 days can be given by an admin. This requires both teams to agree on delaying the match.

Changes to the Warnings System
Some changes to the warnings system have already been announced. For example, the warnings for unplayed matches after the match deadlines will not be removed anymore when the match is played. The only removable warnings are those for missing screenshots and missing demos.
Another change is that if one or more removable minor warnings stack with other minor warnings to a major warning, the major warning will not be removed. Additionally, if a second major warning of any kind is issued, it will from now on deduct two extra points on the tables instead of one, totalling in 3 penalty points.

Nicknames for Premiership Matches
Players are only eligible to play matches in the Premiership Division if they or their team leader have submitted their nickname to the admin staff before he is fielded. All players need to stick to that nickname for the whole season, character by character. If a team fields a player whose nickname was not submitted to the admin staff before, it will not lose the match by default but get one minor warning per ineligible player.

STV demos mandatory for Premiership Matches
The upload of STV demos within 72 hours is mandatory for all matches in the Premier Division. Failure to provide the demo in that timeframe entails a minor warning for the team that owns or organised the server. This warning can be removed when the demo is provided later and the minor warning did not stack up to a major warning with two more minor warnings.

Premiership Division Qualifiers

After  uV Gaming beat  ALUMINUM last night with a 6-2  on cp_granary and a 5-2 on cp_gullywash_final1,  uV Gaming secured themselves the first slot in the final of the qualifier for the Premiership Division.

The next match between  Naughty Badmen and  (-.(-.(-.-).-).-) CHINESE MAFIA is coming up tonight at 20 CEST. Who will grab the second spot in the final on Thursday?  Quad’s team or the almost-all Portuguese team  Naughty Badmen?

Match Overview
Pokeman vs (-.(-.(-.-).-).-) CHINESE MAFIA
Semi-Final
Tuesday, September 11th 20:00 CEST

cp_granary

3 - 1

cp_badlands

3 - 4 (golden cap)

cp_snakewater

3 - 4

OVERALL
Pokeman [4:5] (-.(-.(-.-).-).-) CHINESE MAFIA

This match is going to be casted by AcidReniX and Beta at VanillaTV.

Division 1 Qualifiers

Congratulations to TwistedPlay, who won the Division 1 qualifiers, and have earned their place in Division 1 for Season 13. The other 3 teams ( Lutuset, Team Atomic and  the new one) have been seeded into Division 2 for this season.

Finalized divisions

We have addressed feedback received from the Provisional Divisions and released the final Group Tables, which can be found below. If your team did not make it into the final divisions, you still have a chance of being substituted for a team that drops early in the season.

All teams that still have less than 6 players (or get less than 6 players in the next few days) should take care to add their last player until Wednesday, September 12. We reserve the right to replace all teams with less than 6 players with a team from the waiting list at that point. If you are still in the process of trialing but are positive that you will get your last player in time for the new season, you should contact an admin to explain the situation.

For everybody else it is now time to schedule the week 1 matches! Default dates will be set on Friday, September 14, for all week 1 matches without schedule.

>>>Season 13 Tables<<<

Premiership/Division 1 Qualifiers

We asked all teams to provide their preferred playdays for the upcoming week. The original plan included a one night tournament, but some teams had a busier schedule than anticipated. We have settled for a schedule that should best accommodate all teams involved.

A full run-down on the schedule, brackets and other information pertaining to the Qualifiers can be found on their hub page.

>>>Season 13 Premiership and Division 1 Qualifiers<<<

The first matches are already kicking off tonight.   Team Atomic and  Lutuset (20:00) as well as  the new one and  TwistedPlay (20:30) fight for their place in the Division 1 Qualifier Final.

The Premiership Qualifier between  ALUMINUM and  uV Gaming is covered live by VanillaTV with  ThePledge and  HeavyIsGPS, starting at 20:00 CEST. The winner advances to the finals, which will be played tomorrow night.

Match Overview
AVENUE eSports vs Last Man Standing
Semi-Final
Monday, September 10th 20:00 CEST

cp_granary

2 - 6

cp_gullywash_final1

2 - 5

OVERALL
AVENUE eSports [0:6] Last Man Standing

Cheating policy update

For Season 13 onwards, we are extending our zero-tolerance policy to cover cheating committed outside ETF2L matches. Should we obtain conclusive evidence of a ETF2L player cheating in Team Fortress 2 in PCWs, scrims, on MGE/DM or other public servers, they will be banned from all ETF2L competitions for one year.

We are offering a time-limited opportunity for cheaters to turn themselves in to receive reduced bans. Any cheater who turns himself in before the ETF2L AC staff obtains proof of his exploits, will be banned for 7 months instead of 12 (two 6v6 Seasons instead of three, bans will expire in April instead of next September). This opportunity closes in two weeks on Sunday, 23rd of September.

Bans

Based on evidence provided by AnAkIn, the following players are now banned from all ETF2L competitions for one year.

• Tarkus – ESP hack
• matnuN – ESP hack
• Infantile – Wallhack
• mojo – ESP hack
• fox1o – ESP hack
• cpl_ – ESP hack

Going into our third ETF2L season sponsored by Tt eSPORTS, we are happy to announce that our 6v6 league sponsor has officially released their new Level 10 M Mouse worldwide at major retail stores.

Collaborating with BMW DesignworksUSA for the second time, Tt eSPORTS introduced the Level 10 M Mouse first at the Consumer Electronics Show 2012 in Las Vegas. Now it is finally here, available at your local retailer anywhere in Europe, in multiple colorways. What sets this mouse apart from the rest is the attention to ergonomics that went into the design process. The ergonomic design is no longer a fixed angle or height, but adjustable via what Tt eSPORTS calls 3D Steering Axis Movement. Other notable features are the Air-Through Ventilation System that reduces the rise of temperature of the hand in case of heavy use and the Solid Aluminium base that makes the mouse one of the toughest and most durable of its kind.

The mouse is a two-part construction, with the upper half steadily floating above the base. Made of an alloy also used in aeronautics and architecture, Level 10 M is both lightweight and immune to corrosive effects. The top part, where the gamer’s hand would be resting for hours during competitions, can be individually adjusted for height and lateral inclination.

The Level 10 M Mouse is a programmable gaming mouse capable of using the most comprehensive software application to customize settings based on gamer’s needs. Specifically, the Z key can be programed to switch up to 5 gaming profiles. Other features such as the polling rate and the 7 lighting-effect colors are also customizable through software. The sensitivity can be adjusted from 800 to 8200 DPI.

When will we see the first fragvideo performed with this mouse? For more information on the mouse please visit the Level 10 M product page and the official Tt eSPORTS press release.