UGC
| UGC | ||
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| Full name | United Gaming Clans | |
| Competition formats | 6v6, HL | |
| Area | International | |
| Current season | Season 12 (6v6), Season 10 (HL) | |
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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.
Contents
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) mean that the finals played in the last week determine the top three ranked teams for each division.
Highlander
UGC is currently accepting sign-ups for its Highlander Season 11. 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, Austrailia/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
- Preseason Match - pl_borneo_rc2
- Week 1 - cp_granary
- Week 2 - cp_gravelpit
- Week 3 - pl_barnblitz_pro3
- Week 4 - koth_lakeside_final
- Week 5 - pl_swiftwater_ugc
- Week 6 - cp_gullywash_final1
- Week 7 - koth_ashville_rc1
- Week 8 - pl_badwater
- Week 9 (Playoffs) - cp_process_final
- Week 10 (Playoffs) - koth_pro_viaduct_rc4
- Week 11 (Playoffs) - Bye Week
- Week 12 (Playoffs) - pl_upward
- Week 13 (Playoffs) - Finals (3 maps)
6v6
UGC is currently accepting sign-ups for its 6v6 Season 13. 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
- Preseason Match - cp_warmerfront_test_b4
- Week 1 - cp_badlands
- Week 2 - cp_granary
- Week 3 - koth_pro_viaduct_rc4
- Week 4 - cp_metalworks_rc4
- Week 5 - cp_snakewater
- Week 6 - cp_gravelpit
- Week 7 - cp_process_final
- Week 8 - cp_gullywash_final1
- Week 9 (Playoffs) - koth_ashville_rc1
- Week 10 (Playoffs) - cp_granary
- Week 11 (Playoffs) - Bye Week
- Week 12 (Playoffs) - cp_badlands
- Week 13 (Playoffs) - Finals (3 maps)
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 |
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| 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 (Active)
This is a list of active admins for the UGC league:
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 - 6vs6 Head Admin & schedule management
snowblindfrog - 6vs6 Head Admin, HL NA Platinum & Gold Manager, 6vs6 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 - 6vs6 & 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
Staff (Inactive)
Xarlor - HL Admin
Ubiquitous - HL Manager
Marxist - 6vs6 Admin
Spade Ace - HL Admin
Infinite - HL Admin
