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The ESL is one of the biggest eSport stages in Europe and organizes tournaments, ladders and leagues for many games.
Team Fortress 2 is supported by the ESL in various languages including Spanish and German. League play is covered in two formats, the standard 6on6 Season and also cups like the "Whiskas 1on1 Scout Cup".
ESL Premium
Benefits of subscribing to a premium ESL account include:
- No advertisement
- Active support of league
- Access to special leagues (f.e. Amateur Series)
- No waiting time at Gather
- Awards
- Start Gather with ESL Wire Anti-Cheat
- Support of the Anti-Cheat development
ESL Wire Anti-Cheat
All league matches played on ESL require the use of the ESL Wire anti-cheat client.
The Wire client is not only used to detect cheating but also can be used to upload match media, take screenshots, chat with friends, team mates and opponents and also has a virtual LAN capability.
6on6 Season
Ladder
The EU section operates two Ladders.
The 1on1 Scout Ladder and the 1on1 Soldier Ladder.
The Scout-Ladder is the most active.
The ladder uses an ELO ranking system.
Tournaments
Prizes
The Top3 teams of each playoffs cups will win the following prizes:
- 1st place will win 6x premium accounts in amount of 2 months.
- The 2nd place will earn 1 month.
- The 3rd place will earn 1 month.
Cash and hardware prizes are also available to winning Premier and Division 1 teams.
Valve will be offering in-game medals to all participants. Just signing in is of course not enough, you will need to play your matches and finish the season. Simply being on a team isn't enough, you will have to participate in at least one match to be eligible for a medal at the end of the season.
The Top3 of the Premiership Division, Division 1, and playoffs of the other Divisions will get custom medals with the name of their division and their place!
Versus.
VERSUS. (VS.) is the huge addition to ESL. The new matchmaking system will fill the gap between public gaming and the leagues and ladders of ESL. Play team games, even if you do not have a complete team and get ranked in the global ranking. Thanks to VS., less rules and less clicks are needed to find matches and enjoy playing on the ESL. It has never been so easy! It is a great mix-tool, but it is only used by germans.
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Classes
Leaderboard class scout.png Scout · Leaderboard class soldier.png Soldier · Leaderboard class pyro.png Pyro · Leaderboard class demo.png Demoman · Leaderboard class heavy.png Heavy · Leaderboard class engineer.png Engineer · Leaderboard class medic.png Medic · Leaderboard class sniper.png Sniper · Leaderboard class spy.png Spy
Maps
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Gravel Pit
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Turbine · Turbine pro
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Badlands · Bazillion · Coldfront · Fastlane · Follower · Freight · Granary · Gullywash · Obscure · Prolane · Waste · Well · Yukon · Warmfront · Snakewater
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Viaduct
Medals
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Leagues
Global
ESL
North American
CEVO · ESEA · TWL · UGC
European
ETF2L · Wireplay
Asian
AsiaFortress
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ozfortress · NZFortress
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[[Competitive play|Template:Dictionary/common strings/competitive play · Template:Dictionary/common strings/competitive item restrictions · Template:Dictionary/common strings/competitive dynamics
Classes
Leaderboard class scout.png Scout · Leaderboard class soldier.png Soldier · Leaderboard class pyro.png Pyro · Leaderboard class demo.png Demoman · Leaderboard class heavy.png Heavy · Leaderboard class engineer.png Engineer · Leaderboard class medic.png Medic · Leaderboard class sniper.png Sniper · Leaderboard class spy.png Spy
Maps
Template:Dictionary/common strings/attack/defend
Gravel Pit
Template:Dictionary/common strings/capture the flag
Turbine · Turbine pro
Template:Dictionary/common strings/control point
Badlands · Bazillion · Coldfront · Fastlane · Follower · Freight · Granary · Gullywash · Obscure · Prolane · Waste · Well · Yukon · Warmfront · Snakewater
Template:Dictionary/common strings/king of the hill
Viaduct
Medals
Template:Dictionary/items/tournament medal - etf2l highlander tournament · Template:Dictionary/items/tournament medal - gwj tournament · Template:Dictionary/items/tournament medal - ugc highlander tournament
Leagues
Global
ESL
North American
CEVO · ESEA · TWL · UGC
European
ETF2L · Wireplay
Asian
AsiaFortress
Oceanian
ozfortress · NZFortress
Other
FBTF · Pubstars vs Pros · RTF2L · TF2Connexion]] · [[Competitive item restrictions|
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Within some competitive leagues, competitive item restrictions in matches are employed to ensure matches are balanced.
List of restricted items
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- This article is for competitive play based on the standard competitive format.
- Competitive articles are currently in development. If you have any questions, just ask.
Patterns and protocols have emerged from the unique format and setting of competitive play, leading to a set of gameplay dynamics distinct from standard public play.
Rollouts
A rollout, sometimes referred to as the mid-approach, is the process of getting from one's spawn point to the mid-point in a five-point map as quickly as possible. Winning the mid-fight determines which teams start with the advantage and so emphasis on rollouts is particularly important for teams to work on. The term is most often used to mean the sequence of rocket jumps, used by Soldiers, and sticky jumps, used by Demomen, to get to the mid point as quickly as possible while retaining enough health to be effective at the mid-point. Classes that cannot utilize explosive jumps, such as the Scouts and Medics, should just run to the point as normal, however finding the optimal route for running is still required.
Example Rollout Videos
Soldier
Demoman
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[[Tournament Medal - ETF2L Highlander Tournament|
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The Tournament Medal - ETF2L Highlander Tournament medals are Miscellaneous items that will be awarded to participants of the 2010 ETF2L Highlander Community Challenge, given to 1st, 2nd and 3rd placed finishers, as well as medals for those that participated in the tournament.
Update history
July 25, 2011 [Item server update]
- The Tournament Medal - ETF2L Highlander Tournament medals were added to the item schema.[1]
July 26, 2011 Patch [Item server update]
- The medals were removed from the item schema.[2]
July 26, 2011 Patch
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August 18, 2011 Patch
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Trivia
- The models for these medals were previously in the same style as the 119th Update badges before being changed to their current state.[3]
See also
References
- ↑ Team Fortress 2 Schema diff (commit
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- ↑ Team Fortress 2 Schema diff (commit
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- ↑ ETF2L Medal Redemption Page
External links
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The Tournament Medal - GWJ Tournament medals are Miscellaneous items that will be awarded to participants of the 2010 and 2011 Gamers With Jobs Team Fortress 2 Tournaments, given to 1st, 2nd, and all other finishers.
Update history
July 25, 2011 [Item server update]
- The Tournament Medal - GWJ Tournament medals were added to the item schema.[1]
July 26, 2011 Patch [Item server update]
- The medals were removed from the item schema.[2]
July 26, 2011 Patch
- [Undocumented] The medal's models were added to the game.
August 18, 2011 Patch
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- ↑ Team Fortress 2 Schema diff (commit
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- ↑ Team Fortress 2 Schema diff (commit
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External links
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The Tournament Medal - UGC Tournament medals that will be awarded to participants of the 2010 UGC Highlander Tournament, given to 1st, 2nd and 3rd place finishers in the 1st, 2nd and 3rd divisions and all participants.
Update history
July 25, 2011 [Item server update]
- The Tournament Medal - UGC Highlander Tournament medals were added to the item schema.[1]
July 26, 2011 Patch [Item server update]
- The medals were removed from the item schema.[2]
July 26, 2011 Patch
- [Undocumented] The medal's models were added to the game.
August 18, 2011 Patch
- [Undocumented] Updated the backpack icon.
Trivia
Gallery
Backpack icons
Div 1 (Platinum) 1st place backpack icon
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Div 1 (Platinum) 2nd place backpack icon
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Div 1 (Platinum) 3rd place backpack icon
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Div 2 (Silver) 1st place backpack icon
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Div 2 (Silver) 2nd place backpack icon
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Div 2 (Silver) 3rd place backpack icon
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Div 3 (Iron) 1st place backpack icon
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Div 3 (Iron) 2nd place backpack icon
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Div 3 (Iron) 3rd place backpack icon
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Participant backpack icon
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Medal images
See also
References
- ↑ Team Fortress 2 Schema diff (commit
db8f60bd…) on OPTF2 Wiki Schema Tracker, 02:35:04 UTC, July 26, 2011. Accessed July 25, 2011.
- ↑ Team Fortress 2 Schema diff (commit
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External links
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