Up until the last few rounds, it will be whenever you can. The final 8 (or maybe 16) teams will play in an event held at some point in time after esea lan.

I'm sure you're not, but it's pretty much the standard right now. If both teams want a different map, go for it.

If you need it, I'll work something out.

e: This was vague, sorry. There will be info about server stuff within a few days :)

http://i.imgur.com/ZaV1WFJ.jpg

I'm trying as hard as I can guys. It's rough having the face of a twelve year old.

Yeah sure. The ESEA/ CEVO thing is really just to keep a bunch of terrible entries or alts or whatever. Honestly, doesn't really have to be this past season either.

Depends on how big it is/ if people are willing. So I'll leave it at a strong "maybe" for now.

http://i.imgur.com/XbfJBmn.png

http://i.imgur.com/dkMJyPB.png

ANY TEAM THAT SIGNS UP AFTER POST #107 WILL BE PUT ON THE BACKUP TEAM LIST.
Sorry, but space was limited. 64 teams is a lot though, and we're going to have a super fun event for you guys!

WE GOT A SPONSOR. Mad shoutout to trade.tf for doubling (and potentially TRIPLING) our prizepot! More info soon.

~$590 Prizepot without incentive, ~$685 with incentive.

So there is a shitfest ultiduo tournament going on right now, and I want to put on one that isn't shit. You guys deserve it after that. If you played in ESEA or CEVO last season, there's no buy in. If not, 1 key fee for your team (only one if one or both of you has no league experience).

64 / 64 teams signed up

Prizes provided by primarily by trade.tf, along with AG, karabear, CJ-, kevinispwn, yaug, alkaline, and other members of the community. It's still possible to donate to the prizepot, send me a trade offer.
1st- 50 keys + 200 dollars paypal + potential 20 keys if incentive is met
2nd- 40 keys + 100 dollars paypal + potential 14 keys if incentive is met
3rd- 20 keys + 40 dollars paypal + potential 8 keys if incentive is met

More info on the trade.tf incentive soon!

I'll provide servers if you need it.
I'll provide a mumble if you need it.

Rules
-Whitelist will be: stock, reskins, ubersaw, crossbow, escape plan
I may add whip, based on feedback
-3 rounds per map
-Double elimination brackets.
The brackets will go on over the course of a few weeks until there are four teams in the upper bracket and four teams in the lower bracket. Some time after the esea lan (TBA) there will be an event with the final few teams duking it out.
-Map will be either b7 or baloo, more info soon

To sign up, respond to this thread with steam and league urls to your page and your teammates page.

If you have questions or suggestions, post them in this thread.

update one (nov 16)

• Changed format from single elim to double elim
  
• Added specific whitelist
  
• Added info on how the brackets will be laid out
  
• Added banner to forum post
  
• Added team counter

update two (nov 17)

• For now, keep up with the updates I post on this thread. There will be a better way of communicating with the players soon, but until then it's nice to have an easy way of sending out info to everyone.
  
• When we get all 64 teams up, every player who's page is linked on this thread will be invited to a private steam group. It is required to join this steam group.
  
• I will post a specific date soon but please know that with a week, rosters will lock. Teams can have up to one backup, and that backup will have to be listed on this thread before rosters lock. If you edit your forum post after the roster lock you will get no backups.
  
• I will be as lenient as possible throughout this tournament. A few rounds in, I will start being a lot more relaxed with dates and communication issues, but to start please keep in mind I'll be working with 128+ people in the tourney and numerous volunteers. There's only so much bending I can do to accommodate people before the workload gets too big. If I ever come off as being rude to you when communicating about this event, please know that is never my intent. I've had 10+ chat windows open at any given time since a few hours after this post, so I'm trying to be concise as possible. :)
  
• Speaking of volunteers, I'm looking for a few admins. Requirements: be at least sort of almost known in the community (no randoms, sorry i don't have time to screen everyone), leadership experience appreciated, and lots of free time required. If you want to admin, please PM me on tftv. Don't add me or anything, just pm me on tftv. Use this form: http://pastebin.com/6AsTGRQG
  
• Lastly, I have a few people willing to put in money to the tournament. If you're also interested in sponsoring the tournament, please get in contact with me however you can. Keep in mind any keys, money, or other prizes donated to the event stack on to what's already there, so donate what you can if you're able.

update three (nov 19)

• added sponsor info (based tradetf)
  
• updated prizepot
  
• mentioned tradetf incentive
  
• banner credit to xattuu

update four (nov 21)

• rules: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1yypBxqk4edGLA-WsWXL2gaHHGWrVd52MQws8xUFvWck/pub
  
• cfg: http://pastebin.com/36Q8N3jC
  
• bracket: http://challonge.com/REALUltiduo2014
  
• you have until the 28th to play your first match
  
• mumble info: realtourney1.murmur.nfoservers.com:23000
  
• official game servers should be up by late afternoon tomorrow. feel free to go ahead and play on an unofficial server though. please read the rules thoroughly before playing your games.
  
• if you update your post after your first match, you will not be allowed to have a backup

THAT'S HOW HARD HE'LL CRUSH YOU.

Add me, I have them on a drive somewhere

edit: nvm, exile's got you

When I'm coaching, I like to have a mix of skills in the game. Otherwise, the games are pretty much always a 5-0 for one team or the other. It's really hard to coach 6 completely new players without making it kinda unfun. I find it hard to allow aggressive play because of how out of hand it can get with multiple people overextending and stuff. With some UGC people thrown into the mix, you get a group of people that can do their own thing, so you can really focus on teaching the newbies how to do stuff during the fights. Then, at the end of fights you critique the UGC player's playstyle. Also, in groups with just noobies, the punishment for major mistakes just isn't there. With mixed groups, the noobies get the basic, the ugc players get more complex advice, the game is less chaotic, the UGC players get good at shutting down people playing overly-aggressive, the noobs learn the over-aggression has consequences, and I don't get an aneurysm. Everybody wins!

I also like coaching while playing for a sort of similar reason. Not only can I balance the teams by handicapping myself/ tryharding, I can also focus on what the other people are doing without having to work with whoever would otherwise be on the class I'm playing. It's much easier to coach 5 people than it is to coach 6 people.

Edit: Also the more IM/ Invite players that coach, the better. Give it a shot!

140 fps= stuttering on a 144hz monitor.

OP, I just play in 720p. I get 150+ on midfights while streaming on my Phenom II cpu. You don't even notice after a little while. Is this a problem only with TF2 or do other programs mess up?

Did you try restarting your computer and then deleting it?

e: misread op

Boyos is good.

He may have meme ptsd from his previous teams, tread lightly.

I got my sister this Y50 for as her college/ gaming/ etc machine. It was working great for a while, but the battery life is pretty terrible now, despite being only a few months old. The trackpad is also pretty finicky and straight-up doesn't work sometimes. When I see her over Thanksgiving break, I can tell you whether it's the machine or something she's doing if you'd like.

In fairness, arena has always been the opposite of competitive. I don't think of myself as an elitist or whatever. I like highlander fairly decently, I gave 4v4 a try, I started playing competitive in a 3v3 tournament even. It's just the arena has always been such a pub-y thing that it's in a different realm of tf2 in my head.

I see "arena competitive" and it just doesn't make sense, but like I said: it's actually pretty cool

Okay I thought this would be really stupid, but it's not bad to watch, honestly. Fun stuff!