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hi i did everything locally in excel and posted the bracket for the teams, basically prem is:
1. Mandem
2. Skedda
3. VNC
4. sammakot
5. g6
6. DTR
7. eG
8. TLR (dropped out)
this was the order going into playoffs yesterday and sammakot got knocked out, tune in on monday to see the other 3 teams duke it out :)

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#1 advice for this is to stop thinking it matters which gun you're on

very true Copper must bring back tf2online

i don't have unlimited funds to extract from people

Yo everyone, a little update; this is the current casters roster. Since we'll try and have a bunch of games casted I will need more (and I am awaiting on a few people's responses), but as of right now this is the baseline :D

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maybe true, although NC is only 1 game a week so i'll see if we can avoid clashing with that somehow

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banner artwork by fontar

When?
In the week of 8th - 14th July, with games being played in the evenings.

Format, gameplay
There will be a group stage and then playoffs, the exact days of each will be known closer to the actual cup once we see how many teams are playing. No games on Friday and Saturday, but expect to play on the other days.
ETF2L map pool, whitelist and ruleset.

Why would I play this??!
If you are good enough to place within the top 3 best teams you will get a prize. The prize pool was carefully crafted and brought into reality by gladiator.tf to ensure each player from the top 3 teams gets a piece of it.
But if you don't finish a hero, you have a chance to die a legend - as the most interesting games will be casted on the essentials.tf twitch channel with their professional production and our carefully picked casters.

View prize pool:

So, can anyone play..?
Yes! This cup is open for any and all skill levels, teams will be split into groups / divisions to ensure everybody is playing at their own skill level.

>>> Sign up your team HERE! <<<
Signups open until July 1st!

Additional notes:
- I will update the thread with signed up teams (don't expect to appear instantly, because I am doing this manually)
- only team leaders will get invited into the discord server - the point of it being contacting each other and the production team
- the dates were decided by talking to top team leaders to ensure maximum overall quality and good games to play and watch
- Gladiator is a service providing premium TF2 trading bots, not a gambling site! And I know the owner personally, this is not a random or unethical sponsor

* CAST BROUGHT TO YOU BY https://essentials.tf/ - BROADCASTED ON https://www.twitch.tv/essentialstf
* PRIZE POOL BROUGHT TO YOU BY https://gladiator.tf/

Feel free to ask any additional questions in the thread.

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Hi. I want to run some 6s cups myself since etf2l won't (not flaming them, just wouldn't get in their way otherwise - same for essentials if they announce something). Might as well use this thread to see if there is real interest, as my knowledge is limited only to what people said before in discord and talking to 1 guy. There would be no prize pool, as i am poor, and there would be no differences to the current etf2l ruleset. Simply a weekend or week 6s cup. If anyone with previous organizing experience would like to help don't be afraid to contact me. I have previous experience founding and running a tf2 league so this is not some meme thing.
Also streamed games yes, they will be streamed and casted as much as possible

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note: the fridge is from nov 2020 which is before any other public metalworks last sighting

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skS574BgLF0

respect for admitting when you're wrong. but i don't fully think this solves the issue. 13000 people have seen this video by now, and there's less than 300 comments, which is a lot yes but you still have to think about how many don't care about comments. let's say 50 people see this and decide never to get into competitive 6s, that's a whole high division worth of players who will never touch etf2l because of it. (also check what % of current views at any point from now on is 50 people - very small)
my suggestion, which might be too extreme is unlisting the video, maybe making a better worded one (although as i already expressed in the comments i think most points made are very invalid, whether you gave all the arguments or not)
i never had such an experience so i don't know what the best step would be, but seeing as your comment says you want to make the scene a better place, while in the video you say you can't recommend people to start it twice (start & end), i think the video's impact leaves much more of an impression