The fixtures for the Highlander Season 18 Preseason Cup are now released! The fixtures and tables can be seen within the competition tab in the ribbon. Remember to set your servers to the test whitelist before starting the game, the whitelist can be found here. To change the whitelist on a server running tftrue use the command rcon tftrue_whitelist_id 9715

• Group stage round 1: February 16th 19:00 CET – pl_vigil_rc4
• Group stage round 2: February 16th 20:30 CET – koth_lakeside_final
• Group stage round 3: February 16th 21:15 CET – cp_alloy_rc3

Both pl_vigil_rc4 and cp_alloy_rc3 will be played as a bo3, and koth_lakeside will be played under standard league rules

You can leave feedback on the cup here.

With the dust settled on Season 17, let’s start the preparation for Season 18! This one night cup will focus around testing maps for the upcoming season as well as a new whitelist!

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Whitelist changes:

• Unbanned the Spycicle
• Unbanned the Reserve Shooter
• Banned the Detonator

The whitelist for this cup can be found here.

Maps:

• pl_vigil_rc4 – This map is being tested as a potential replacement for pl_badwater
• koth_lakeside_final – This map is being tested as a potential replacement for koth_warmtic_b6
• cp_alloy_rc3– This map is being tested as a potential replacement for cp_steel

Each tier is divided into round robin groups of four teams meaning there could be multiple groups for each tier, teams that sign up sooner will be prioritized in getting a spot in the cup, so do not wait until the last minute to sign up! Keep in mind that there will not be any elimination rounds for this cup.

• Signups close: February 15th at 21:00 CET
• Group stage round 1: February 16th 19:00 CET – pl_vigil_rc4
• Group stage round 2: February 16th 20:30 CET – koth_lakeside_final
• Group stage round 3: February 16th 21:15 CET – cp_alloy_rc3

Both pl_vigil_rc4 and cp_alloy_rc3 will be played as a bo3.

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Ascent.EU vs Se7en

Catch a preview of playoffs with this massive week two clash as ComedyShortsGaming takes to the battlefield against Se7en.

The two Premiership finalists of last season will be brawling it out on Product and Sunshine, and with each map favouring a side, some very intense action is to be expected. Last season, Sunshine was taken easily by Se7en, while Product was the only map Ascent.EU was able to win in the Grand finals in a convincing 3-0 rout.

Se7en easily disposed of l'En Avant de Guingamp last week, dropping only a single round in the process. With kaidus returning to the Prem again this season, it will be interesting to see if Se7en can finally break free from their curse and win on Product.

Ascent.EU on the other hand encountered a surprising amount of resistance from mr lizard in the previous week. While they were able to walk away with all six points it was much harder than anticipated. Still, with credu on Sniper, the team looks primed and zoomed in to challenge for at least three points from this evening’s fixture.

So, will Se7en manage to dethrone amppis and his Kings of the Hill? Or will credu do as credu does? Tune in tonight to teamfortresstv and find out.

Play-by-play: CeeJaey | Analysis: Beater | Production: Wiethoofd | Match Page | ComedyShortsGaming | Se7en | Written by Aelkyr

L’En Avant de Guingamp vs THE THEORISTS

Meanwhile, on teamfortresstv2, we also have a potentially thrilling game coming up involving two teams that seem evenly matched. It’s l'En Avant de Guingamp versus $HADOWWIZARDMONEYGANG.

Week 1 was a tough introduction to Prem for EAG against reigning champions Se7en. While they showed good fighting spirit and competitive mettle, it takes more than belief to upset a team of Se7en’s calibre. And they will surely be eager to prove themselves against a more even opponent tonight.

THE THEORISTS’ first encounter with a French squad went fairly well. While the games were at times a little chaotic, they won Snakewater and Sunshine 6-2 and 3-1 respectively, and never going behind on either map. Tonight will be a test for them, facing players with Prem experience for the first time in a competitive fixture, and we’re psyched to see whether their teamplay, coordination and theorycrafting will prove to be in their favour against the newly-united Frenchies.

Will THE THEORISTS outsmart their opponents? Or will l’EAG Expertly Accomplish their Gameplan? Check into teamfortresstv2 to find out.

Play-by-play: Prawn | Analysis: DuMmTm | Production: gemm | Match Page | l'En Avant de Guingamp | $HADOWWIZARDMONEYGANG | Written by Aelkyr

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SVIFT vs MONGI MODE

Get ready for some intense deathmatch as we kick off week 2 with SVIFT.mc vs mr lizard. The teams will be overjoyed to walk on Sunshine once again, before moving on to the only KOTH map in rotation, Product.

MONGI MODE used to be known as torrit..sukintoes but after hearing that everyone refused to say their name and that I still had 48 feet puns to use, they opted to re-brand. Cowards. Regardless, they surprised everyone yesterday, as they lost by a single point to ComedyShortsGaming on Snakewater. Sunshine ended as a more expected, but still reasonable 4-1 for last season’s runners-up, so it will be interesting to see if MONGI MODE is just very good on Snakewater, or if they can keep up their good form against an arguably worse team.

SVIFT are coming in this match as the clear favorites, comfortably defeating Faint Gaming 5-1 on Sunshine last week, as well as looking strong on Product with iatgink being a capable sniper. This will be however klassy’s debut for SVIFT, so all hope is not gone for MONGI MODE, whose scout combo already showed that they are not to be underestimated.

So, will klassy’s debut show that he belongs with SVIFT, or will he be just a Blank Space? Tune in to find out!

Play-by-Play: Ombrack | Analysis: Eemes | Production: hamaham | Match Page | SVIFT.mc | mr lizard | Written by Aelkyr

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Ascent.EU vs torrit..sukintoes

The last match of Week 1 will see last season’s runners-up face off with the first team to come out of the qualifier, as mr lizard squares up against ComedyShortsGaming.

Needless to say, it is looking bad for torrit and his toe freaks. While the newcomers to Prem have had some good results in scrims and have shown a strong fighting spirit, it is going to take a lot more than that to disturb this Ascent squad who are surely already preparing for their week 2 clash against Se7en.

So, will the Ascent.EU titan crush their opponents head-to-suspiciously-clean-toes? Or will yak and the gang be able to keep them on their toes and snag at least a point from this fixture? Tune in to teamfortresstv to find out!

Match Page | ComedyShortsGaming | mr lizard | Play-by-Play: GrumpyKoi | Play-by-Play but slightly different: Lucky | Production: gemm | Written by Aelkyr

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