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SweetStakes.tf & ZOWIE present: Gimmicks, Guts & Glory
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August 4, 2015

With everybody's eyes bulging in anticipation, and everybody's chins drenched in saliva for i55, teamfortress.tv in partnership with the good folks at SweetStakes.tf and ZOWIE thought it best to throw you chaps a delicious titbit to satiate your appetite before the feast ahead. Wouldn't want anyone swooning in front of their monitors. It is our honour to unveil upon the table - SweetStakes.tf & ZOWIE present: Gimmicks, Guts & Glory! Eight teams at the highest level of TF2, playing for $500 courtesy of SweetStakes.tf & ZOWIE hardware!

This event is of course a precursor for Insomnia55, the major intercontinental tournament of TF2 being held in Coventry in just 4 weeks from now. This tournament will provide an opportunity for these teams to compete at the highest level against each other before they enter into the LAN arena.

All the action will be cast right here on teamfortress.tv with your favourite assortment of casters from both continents, so you can sit back and get up to speed with the latest tactics and team rosters heading into i55, as well as win some prizes!

Giveaways

Prizes? Oh yes, prizes just for watching! TF2Pickup.net have kindly provided us with an assortment of delightful in-game items to give away during the two-day casting bonanza, along with some popular Steam games we managed to procure from kind donators! You get free entertainment and a chance at winning games to play the one day a week you're not playing TF2 - what could be better?

Tournament

As you might expect from the title of the extravaganza, this is an EU cup and promises to be chock full of gimmicks. Teams expected to attend i55 have been invited, including the NA teams, but this is very much an online cup with all of the associated latency issues. (The NA teams will have to be satisfied with one map on an NY server for their games.)

The tournament structure is a bit different from what we're used to seeing. To start, we have eight teams taking part in the Invitational. The first day, Saturday August 15th, has the eight teams split into two groups and play best-of-two round-robin games. The two best teams from each group will proceed to the double elimination bracket on day two - Sunday 16th August! Fanfares and party poppers please.

More in-depth rules will be posted closer to the date, but the things to take away are: group stages are BO2, all the knockout games are BO3, and the Grand Finals are BO5 with a one map advantage for the team who made it through the Upper Bracket. It should be a phenomenal taste of the real action once these teams get to LAN at the end of August.

Prizes

Just before we meet the teams who are invited to this online tournament, let's take a look at the hardware prizes on offer from ZOWIE - our delightful sponsor whose products were recently reviewed by clockwork, WARHURYEAH and truktruk:

ZOWIE's ZA mice, the winners' prizes for this Invite Tournament

The team finishing in pole position after this gruelling weekend will be the proud owners of 6x ZOWIE ZA Mice + $300 courtesy of SweetStakes.tf. The 2nd place team will receive 6x ZOWIE GSR Mousepads + $200 The 3rd & 4th place teams will have done well to stumble dizzily out from the group stages, but will go home with only a sense of stung pride and a desire for revenge.

Teams

And now the teams! The teams invited are as follows:

  • Reason Gaming
  • The Last Resort
  • nerdRage.tf2
  • froyotech
  • Danger Dogs by TF2Pickup.net
  • Saints
  • LEGO
  • full tilt

More Information

Look below for more information about the tournament.

If you're worrying because you don't know about any team other than the reigning world champions, not to fear! A further write-up of the teams will be following this post, although given that I'll be writing it and there's nobody worse to take your betting advice from, please do NOT translate my write-up into Saloon.tf wagers.

And with that - off with you! Wash your hands and prepare the cutlery for a morsel or two on teamfortresstv. There are sure to be many gimmicks, a few gutsy performances, and glory for one.

For the teams involved: ETF2L Premiership rules apply where deviations are not specified!

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#1
22 Frags +

'full tilt'? Who the heck is that?

'full tilt'? Who the heck is that?
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#2
13 Frags +

This is the hype pre-i55 tourney we've all been waiting for! This should be amazing... So much awesome TF2 will be played with this format

This is the hype pre-i55 tourney we've all been waiting for! This should be amazing... So much awesome TF2 will be played with this format
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#3
3 Frags +

apparantly full tilt is kos' LAN team which is dead

apparantly full tilt is kos' LAN team which is dead
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#4
4 Frags +

lol Saints

lol Saints
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#5
10 Frags +

Based zowie coming in hot

Thanks for all your support to this community!

Based zowie coming in hot

Thanks for all your support to this community!
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#6
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I just called alle's LAN team full tilt - idfk what the real name is

also LEGO just told me they can't play at lan :(( calling on Ascent or Hildribble's squad of dribble

I just called alle's LAN team full tilt - idfk what the real name is

also LEGO just told me they can't play at lan :(( calling on Ascent or Hildribble's squad of dribble
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#7
1 Frags +

lft i want one of those juicy mousepads

lft i want one of those juicy mousepads
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#8
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http://etf2l.org/teams/25211/ ? :[]

http://etf2l.org/teams/25211/ ? :[]
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#9
6 Frags +

Froyo but no Ascent :[

Froyo but no Ascent :[
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#10
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One map advantage in the grand final, ew. BO2 groups look cool though.

One map advantage in the grand final, ew. BO2 groups look cool though.
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#11
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Spycyhttp://etf2l.org/teams/25211/ ? :[]

Honestly this team is still a complete mystery to me, 4 of them are main scouts, they're still missing a soldier and a demo.

[quote=Spycy]http://etf2l.org/teams/25211/ ? :[][/quote]

Honestly this team is still a complete mystery to me, 4 of them are main scouts, they're still missing a soldier and a demo.
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#12
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Spycyhttp://etf2l.org/teams/25211/ ? :[]

They aren't a LAN team afaik.

[quote=Spycy]http://etf2l.org/teams/25211/ ? :[][/quote]

They aren't a LAN team afaik.
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#13
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FlickerSpycyhttp://etf2l.org/teams/25211/ ? :[]
Honestly this team is still a complete mystery to me, 4 of them are main scouts, they're still missing a soldier and a demo.

gore and powah and roster riding, sorex nukkye on scout, nation roamer josh pocket, bulb demo and turbo medic I think

[quote=Flicker][quote=Spycy]http://etf2l.org/teams/25211/ ? :[][/quote]

Honestly this team is still a complete mystery to me, 4 of them are main scouts, they're still missing a soldier and a demo.[/quote]

gore and powah and roster riding, sorex nukkye on scout, nation roamer josh pocket, bulb demo and turbo medic I think
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#14
22 Frags +
8 teams at the highest level of TF2 Saints

lol

[quote] 8 teams at the highest level of TF2[/quote]
[quote] Saints[/quote]

lol
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#15
3 Frags +
wonder 8 teams at the highest level of TF2 Saints
lol

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-BgREkkjcg

[quote=wonder][quote] 8 teams at the highest level of TF2[/quote]
[quote] Saints[/quote]

lol[/quote]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-BgREkkjcg
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#16
2 Frags +

Sure glad I'll be at work that day 4Head

Sure glad I'll be at work that day 4Head
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#17
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Spycyhttp://etf2l.org/teams/25211/ ? :[]

we would gladly give nation to another team!
also, since when are we a brittish team sideshow??!

[quote=Spycy]http://etf2l.org/teams/25211/ ? :[][/quote]


we would gladly give nation to another team!
also, since when are we a brittish team sideshow??!
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#18
11 Frags +

Please spell British correctly it's getting right on my crumpets.

You're 50% British, same as nerdRage are 50% French.

Please spell British correctly it's getting right on my crumpets.

You're 50% British, same as nerdRage are 50% French.
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#19
14 Frags +

please change our flag to a euro flag pls youre giving the frenchies too much credit

please change our flag to a euro flag pls youre giving the frenchies too much credit
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#20
0 Frags +

only brits can know how to spell it correctly...

only brits can know how to spell it correctly...
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#21
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kr4tosonly brits can know how to spell it correctly...

classic double bluff you old schwine

[quote=kr4tos]only brits can know how to spell it correctly...[/quote]

classic double bluff you old schwine
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#22
-2 Frags +

I'd pay a lot of money for a course on British shit talk from Sideshow.

"old schwine" fucking love it

I'd pay a lot of money for a course on British shit talk from Sideshow.


"old schwine" fucking love it
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#23
3 Frags +

So much hype

So much hype
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#24
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Denniawonder 8 teams at the highest level of TF2 Saints
lol

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-BgREkkjcg
[quote=Dennia][quote=wonder][quote] 8 teams at the highest level of TF2[/quote]
[quote] Saints[/quote]

lol[/quote]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-BgREkkjcg[/quote]
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#25
0 Frags +

wheres ascent?

wheres ascent?
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#26
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Seyfeiwheres ascent?

Ascent originally decided they didn't wanna play due to euro ping. Then I changed the rules slightly to make it a bit better for the American teams and I think they were considering it, but it's still a big disadvantage.

[quote=Seyfei]wheres ascent?[/quote]

Ascent originally decided they didn't wanna play due to euro ping. Then I changed the rules slightly to make it a bit better for the American teams and I think they were considering it, but it's still a big disadvantage.
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#27
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SideshowSeyfeiwheres ascent?
Ascent originally decided they didn't wanna play due to euro ping. Then I changed the rules slightly to make it a bit better for the American teams and I think they were considering it, but it's still a big disadvantage.

I'm curious what most Euro's ping to NY servers. I'm in California and have personally seen Euro's at times ping better than I do!

[quote=Sideshow][quote=Seyfei]wheres ascent?[/quote]

Ascent originally decided they didn't wanna play due to euro ping. Then I changed the rules slightly to make it a bit better for the American teams and I think they were considering it, but it's still a big disadvantage.[/quote]

I'm curious what most Euro's ping to NY servers. I'm in California and have personally seen Euro's at times ping better than I do!
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#28
newbie.tf
3 Frags +
dollarlayerSideshowSeyfeiwheres ascent?
Ascent originally decided they didn't wanna play due to euro ping. Then I changed the rules slightly to make it a bit better for the American teams and I think they were considering it, but it's still a big disadvantage.

I'm curious what most Euro's ping to NY servers. I'm in California and have personally seen Euro's at times ping better than I do!

80-120 typically. Not unplayable, but also not very fun.

[quote=dollarlayer][quote=Sideshow][quote=Seyfei]wheres ascent?[/quote]

Ascent originally decided they didn't wanna play due to euro ping. Then I changed the rules slightly to make it a bit better for the American teams and I think they were considering it, but it's still a big disadvantage.[/quote]

I'm curious what most Euro's ping to NY servers. I'm in California and have personally seen Euro's at times ping better than I do![/quote]
80-120 typically. Not unplayable, but also not very fun.
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#29
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euros ping 80-160 to NY depending on where they live
the more eastern in europe you go the higher the ping

euros ping 80-160 to NY depending on where they live
the more eastern in europe you go the higher the ping
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#30
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NY is the most feasibly fair server location considering NA gamers on West Coast like decimate and Bdonski had equal or even worse ping than the Euros the last showmatch.

NY is the most feasibly fair server location considering NA gamers on West Coast like decimate and Bdonski had equal or even worse ping than the Euros the last showmatch.
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