We are proud to present the first ETF2L Ultiduo Cup! It will be starting on Sunday 10th July, from 20:00 CEST. The cup itself will run over two Sundays. The first 4 rounds will be played on Sunday 10th July, while the quarter, semi and grand final will be on Sunday 17th July. Simply create a 2v2 team and you’ll be able to signup. You can do this through Team Admin (top right), then teams (on the left), register team, fill in the details and you’re ready.

So what is ultiduo? The combo from 6v6 (medic and soldier) work together to kill the opponent combo. It is King of the Hill; the objective is to capture the point and hold it for 5 minutes. All games this tournament are best-of-three, so the first to win two rounds wins! If you want to see what it’s like, see the final from cup #4 here (#7’s VOD was unfortunately removed). Or you can try for yourself on a Ultiduo server located in London, UK: connect 94.76.215.26; password mission.

Please note: this cup is experimental. The focus of our attention is the whip for soldier (The Disciplinary Action). It resembles item named Haste in Quake (father of Team Fortress game series). You can discuss The Disciplinary Action here.

Setup – Cup of 128, best-of-three, single elimination

Prizes (provided by Angel) – $ 200 first place, $ 100 second place

Angel) – $ 200 first place, $ 100 second place Unlocks – Medic: Blutsauger & Ubersaw allowed; Soldier: all unlocks banned, except The Disciplinary Action. Shovel (or Frying Pan since they are identical) is allowed, The Disciplinary Action is no longer mandatory.

(or Frying Pan since they are identical) Merc Rules – See below

Bracket draw – Sunday 10 th July, 19:50 CEST (live on #etf2l)

July, 19:50 CEST (live on #etf2l) Map – koth_ultiduo_r_b7 (download here)

Sign-ups open – Now

Sign-ups close – Sunday 10 th July, 18:40 CEST

July, 18:40 CEST Server config – Here

Unlike most other cups, we run a ‘check-in’ after signups close but before brackets are drawn. This is to ensure only teams that are available to play are put into the brackets. To check-in, teams must join #etf2l (on IRC – here) between 18:40 and 19:40 CEST on Sunday 10th. This can be done by saying “teamname checking in for ultiduo” (replace with your teamname) in the chat.

We will also be quite lenient with mercs and defaults. We want as many people to play as many games. Therefore, if you do not have two players when you want to check-in, tell us and you can use a merc. This merc has to be used throughout the tournament and you cannot use your previous partner at any point during the tournament once a merc is used. We also want people to play their games as quickly as possible but appreciate this may not always be possible. If a team is 10 minutes late they will lose by default unless they have told an admin ( Imperium or Angel) in IRC that their game has started late.

For anyone wondering why this cup is single elimination rather than double elimination (like the last cup), we are experimenting. We may continue alternating (or not!) between the two types, we’ll tell you once we’re certain. Equally, we’re likely to play around/ask for feedback on unlocks new & old after this cup or in the near future. But for now, get signing up!