UGC

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UGC
UGC-Logo.png
Full name United Gaming Clans
Competition formats 6v6, HL
Area International
Current season Season 12 (6v6), Season 10 (HL)
Website
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United Gaming Clans (UGC) is a Team Fortress 2, Left 4 Dead, Fortress Forever and Team Fortress Classic League. UGC was founded in 2002 and has a solid history in Team Fortress Matchplay, hosting both 6v6 and 9v9 (Highlander) leagues.

Format

UGC runs three 6v6 and Highlander seasons a year, running alongside each other. The Spring season usually starts in January, the Summer season in June and the Fall season in September. The Spring and Fall seasons usually run for 12-14 weeks, with 8-10 weeks of regular season and 4 weeks of playoff brackets. The Summer season usually comprises of 8-10 regular season week with no playoffs or participation medals (usually deemed as the "fun" season) and comprising of a more experimental maplist than the standard Spring and Fall seasons.

During the regular season, teams are placed against teams with a similar win-loss ratio and matchpoint score for each week. Before playoffs begin, rosters are locked so no more players can be added and brackets are created from the current team rankings in the league. During playoffs, single- or double-elimination knock-out brackets (depending on the region/division) are used. Finals are in a best of 3 maps format.

Regular season matches are played on single maps, with two halves of 30 minutes. Depending on the game type, the win conditions differ:

  • On 5CP maps, the first half is played until the time limit runs out, or one team wins 4 rounds; the second half and the match ends once the time limit runs out or one team wins 5 rounds. In case of a tie after both halves, an overtime round is played, which is won by capturing all points once. If overtime is inconclusive, a "sudden death" round is played.
  • On King of the Hill maps, the second half and the match ends once the time limit runs out or one team wins 5 rounds;
  • Attack/Defend and Payload maps are played as best of 3 stopwatch rounds. Teams alternate between attacking and defending every round, and each team defends once in a half.
  • Capture the Flag are played over two halves, each 20 minutes long. The match ends once the time limit runs out or one of the teams reaches 10 total captures.

Highlander

UGC is currently accepting sign-ups for its Highlander Season 11 (Season beginning 9th Sept 2013). UGC runs three Highlander seasons each year: Spring, Summer and Fall. It currently has five different regions catered to for their Highlander league: North America (NA), Europe (EU), Asia, Australia/NZ and South America. There are also different skill-based divsions for the NA and EU leagues, with the latter three leagues not having enough participants as of yet to have more than one division and the EU lacking enough participants to create all five divisions. The NA divisions also have Steel and Iron split into Red and Blue factions due to a large amount of player participation.

Map list

6v6

UGC is currently accepting sign-ups for its 6v6 Season 13 (Season beginning 11th Sept 2013). UGC 6v6 seasons are similar to Highlander; one in the spring, summer, and fall. UGC has a few different region specific divisions: North America (NA), Europe (EU), and South America (SA). UGC's 6v6 NA league currently consists of 4 skill divisions, whereas Europe and South America each contain a single division. Due to a large number of teams, the North American Steel Division is split into two different factions, Steel Red and Steel Blue.

Map list

Divisions

In the order of the highest skill division to the lowest:

  • Platinum - Top tier. This division is for people considered to be at the top of their Highlander game. This division arguably requires the most time, dedication, coordination, and skill to compete in.
  • Gold (NA only) - 2nd Tier. Competition gets more fierce. Those who have the time and dedication to practice 3-4+ scrims a week and the passion to get better belong here.
  • Silver - 3rd Tier. This is for people who can list more than a couple seasons of experience and who are more committed to the upward path towards Gold/Platinum.
  • Steel - 4th Tier. This is for people with a little competitive experience to people who have at a couple of seasons under their belt.
  • Iron - Bottom Tier. Entry-level aimed at players with no prior competitive experience.

Hall of Fame

Highlander

Season NA Platinum winner EU Platinum winner South American winner Asian winner AUS-NZ winner
Season 3 Classic Mixup Turbopoop eSports
Season 4 Classic Mixup CommanderX and the Sex Kittens
Season 5 Gangsta Gang Gaming Turbopoop eSports
Season 6 Looking Handsome Turbopoop eSports Socios
Season 7 Looking Handsome Simply the Best (West Euro)
Kill Switch (East Euro)
BG y sus esclavos
Season 8 The Syndicate Max-Play Highlander Team Les Watones Walaos velox Ðestruo
Season 9 Ginyu Force Sookie Doin' Work Restaurante De Wesker Walaos v2 velox Ðestruo
Season 10 MenaceToSociety Team Poland Tor Project Team Bless velox Ðestruo

6v6

Season NA Platinum winner EU winner
Season 5 Crump's bros are ill
Season 6 BöNK.name
Season 7 Get Burnt Son
Season 8 Yancy
Season 9 Octo-Pussy
Season 10 Octo-Pussy team_gg
Season 11 MAX4heads Next Door team_gg
Season 12 Game of Throws [WASP]

Staff

The table below contains a full list of UGC staff.

List of UGC staff
Active staff
Head Admins & Top Tier Managers
Fornaught UGC Head Admin, League Manager, Website Operator/Development
RedRum HL Head Admin, HL NA Steel/HL EU Iron manager
BlazingBoy 6v6 Head Admin & schedule management
snowblindfrog 6v6 Head Admin, HL NA Platinum & Gold Manager, 6v6 News
Managers
Firefly HL NA Silver Manager
Ms. X3na HL NA Steel Red Manager
Kumori HL NA Iron Manager, Steam Group manager
SuddenlyStarMia HL EU Silver Manager
Khaleesi HL EU Steel Manager, Social Media manager
BubbleBobbler HL EU Manager
Verdugo 6v6 & HL South American Manager
W4keLife HL Asia Admin
Spade Ace HL Asia Admin
Tommy HL Asia Admin
Durzo Blint HL AUS/NZ Manager
Hell Evolved HL AUS/NZ Manager
Sylon HL Admin
Gregor HL Manager
Fortress Forever Admins
JuiceDD FF Head Admin
HadeZtheBoss FF Admin
Non-managerial staff
Stellarhopper HL Adviser, operator of pug.nahl
Roman_Anderson Website & Technology Development, Statistics
HelenAngel Marketing
Floatin Marketing
radio! Graphics, HL Staff
Cold-- HL News, Promotional media development, Caster, Script development
Hein HL Articles & Guides
Inactive staff
Xarlor HL Admin
Ubiquitous HL Manager
Marxist 6v6 Admin
Spade Ace HL Admin
Infinite HL Admin

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