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Welcome to the DreamHack TF2 Community Clash in partnership with EssentialsTF.
Full details and links can be found over at Clash.TF.

Start: Saturday 14th November 2020
End: Sunday 15th November 2020

Click here to sign up! (on Toornament)
Note: Spaces are limited to 72 teams in total (8 Invite, 64 Open), please read the notes on the registration page carefully.

Live coverage will be available on Twitch.TV/DreamHack starting at 11:45 CET on November 14th with a pre-show event with the tournament commencing at 13:00 CET.

Prize Pool
$2,000 prize pool courtesy of DreamHack & EssentialsTF
All participants will receive an in-game participation medal
All prize monies will be distributed in USD to each eligible player, recipients are responsible for any fees or taxes.

• 1st Place Team: $1,000 (~€850 EUR) + 1st Place medals
  
• 2nd Place Team: $500 (~€425 EUR) + 2nd Place medals
  
• 3rd Place Team: $300 (~€255 EUR) + 3rd Place medals
  
• 4th Place Team: $200 (~€170 EUR)

Tournament Format

• Open Groups (Day 1) - Eight round robin groups of up to eight teams, depending on signups.
  
• Invite Groups (Day 1) - Eight-team round robin
  
• Playoffs (Day 2) - 16 Team Single Elimination Bracket (8 invite teams & open group winners)

Tournament Schedule

• Full details of schedule can be found on Clash.TF and on the Toornament page
  
• Day 1 - Seven Bo1’s from 13:00 to 21:30 CET with 15 minute breaks
  
• Day 2 - Up to four Bo3’s from 12:30 to 22:00 CET with 30 minute breaks

Map Pool

• cp_granary_pro_rc8
  
• cp_gullywash_final1
  
• cp_metalworks
  
• cp_process_f5
  
• cp_snakewater_final1
  
• cp_sunshine
  
• koth_product_rcx*
  
• * Due to potential conflicts in how KOTH maps affect scoring, we are interested in hearing your thoughts about substituting Product for a previously played map such as Reckoner.

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FAQs
Q: What region is this cup focused on?
A: This is an EU focused event but teams are welcome to join from other regions however servers will be EU-based unless both teams agree otherwise before a match.

Q: Why is the prize pool in dollars?
A: DreamHack’s sponsorship for the prize pool is being provided in US Dollars (USD).

Q: What servers are being used for the event?
A: Teams decide together which server to play the match on. Server rentals from serveme.tf/ are recommended. Please ensure the correct config/whitelist is used. If your match is to be casted live on twitch.tv/dreamhack, the server details will be provided to you by the tournament administrators.

Q: What config/whitelist is being used?
A: All matches are to be played with the 6v6 Season 37 version of the ETF2L config and the latest version of the ETF2L item whitelist. Golden cap rounds have a different ruleset (see rule 6.3 on Toornament).

Q: How are golden cap rounds played?
A: Golden cap is used for all matches in playoffs. Golden cap has a 10 minutes time limit. If no team has captured the last point from the enemy team by 10 minutes the team holding mid wins the golden cap round.

Q: Will this tournament be using the new plug-ins from ETF2L S37?
A: Yes, full details of the plug-ins used can be found on the ETF2L website. If, however, there is a significant amount of negative feedback or a wish to revert those changes becomes apparent we would be open to adapting the rules to accommodate.

Q: Are mercs (unrostered players) allowed?
A: If opponents agree, teams are allowed to use a maximum of 2 mercs who are not on the Toornament roster. (rule 3.4)

Q: Why can't I have more than 6 players rostered?
A: We have limited the main roster size to 6 as any prize payout will be sent to each individual player. By limiting this to 6, we can ensure fair payouts to the primary players.

Q: Will we need to check in at the start of the tournament?
A: All teams will need to "check-in" on Toornament on the morning of November 14th prior to the tournament commencing otherwise you may risk disqualification.

Q: How do we communicate with the tournament administrators and other teams?
A: The EssentialsTF Discord MUST be used for all tournament information and communication. https://essentials.tf/discord.

Q: I want to help out with the event production! How do I contact you?
A: Please contact ArchRhythm#1312 on Discord or email adam.lloyd@essentials.tf.

Q: Can I get a medal by donating?
A: Medals will only be distributed to players in the cup and the staff working on the cup. We cannot accept donations for medals.

I promise the upcoming cup we're planning will be an attractive, grand affair. We've got some further news coming out before the end of the month.

Unless something drastic changes between now and the event, the VODs on Twitch won’t be sub only.

Essentials are already looking into running an online tournament in place of i67 this year.
We are currently awaiting details from Insomnia/Player1 about potential sponsorship of it if at all possible. Stay tuned for more info soon about the setup!

Essentials are already looking into running an online tournament in place of i67 this year.
We are currently awaiting details from Insomnia/Player1 about potential sponsorship of it if at all possible. Stay tuned for more info soon about the setup!

Definitely gonna keep my official gc controller around then

perfect thanks!

Who runs it now and why does it keep going offline as of late?

https://twitter.com/TeamFortress/status/1253186403900420098?s=19

Shoutout to Russian Guyovich!

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(may need sv_cheats 1 enabled)

With enigma's blessing, here is a link to the HUD I found in my archived TF2 bits and bobs (pretty sure this is the one!):
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hz2bhU-7z4ubyVSk7hQ0mrRurh6wPFtS/view?usp=sharing

Grand Final VOD will premier very soon! (Monday 6th April) at 17:00 BST (18:00 CEST) (09:00 EDT) (1 hour from this post!)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VqK-nXryK2s

And for those looking for the raw footage to watch end-to-end, I present: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLqxZzByYZd5lRFtG6W1ROx06Gcp8GVMdy