ESEA Season 23

For the template regarding the current season of all leagues, please see Template:Current Seasons

Overview

Invite

Intermediate

Open

[e][h]ESEA Season 23

League Information

Series:

ESEA

Organizer:

ESEA

Sponsor:

Alienware
BenQ
G2A

Game Mode:

6v6

Type:

Online

Location:

 North America

Prize Pool:

$19,000

Start Date:

2016-09-11

End Date:

2016-12-19

Maps

Badlands • Granary Pro • Gullywash • Metalworks • Process • Snakewater • Sunshine • Product

Chronology

  Season 22

ESEA Season 23 will be the 23rd season of ESEA and the 22nd iteration of a Team Fortress 2 division in the series. The season will be split into three leagues (Invite, Intermediate, Open) and will be held across North America from the 11th of September, 2016 to the 19th of December, 2016. Dates are tentative and vary by league.

Map pool

Badlands

cp_badlands

Granary Pro

cp_granary_pro_rc4

Gullywash

cp_gullywash_final1

Metalworks

cp_metalworks_rc7

Process

cp_process_final

Snakewater

cp_snakewater_u8

Sunshine

cp_sunshine_rc9

Product

koth_product_rc8

Ruleset

Game mode settings

	5 Control Point	King of the Hill	Golden Cap
Time limit	2 halves, 30 minutes each	∞	∞
Win limit	5 rounds	4 rounds	1 round

Class limits

• At any one time amongst six players, class limits of:
  • 2, 2, 2
  • 1, 1, 1
  • 1, 2, 2

Standings tiebreakers

The overall placings for every division is sorted by the teams':

• Overall record. If two or more teams are still tied the procedure will follow to
• Head to head record, then by
• Highest amount of regulation rounds won, then by
• Single map playoff if all other tie breaker scenarios are indecisive

Unlockable Weapons

Scout

Primary
	Scattergun	Allowed
	Baby Face's Blaster	Allowed
	Back Scatter	Allowed
	Force-A-Nature	Allowed
	Shortstop	Allowed
	Soda Popper	Banned

Secondary
	Pistol	Allowed
	Bonk! Atomic Punch	Banned
	Crit-A-Cola	Banned
	Flying Guillotine	Banned
	Mad Milk	Banned
	Pretty Boy's Pocket Pistol	Allowed
	Winger	Allowed

Melee
	Bat	Allowed
	Atomizer	Banned
	Boston Basher	Allowed
	Candy Cane	Allowed
	Fan O'War	Allowed
	Sandman	Banned
	Sun-on-a-Stick	Allowed
	Wrap Assassin	Allowed

Soldier

Primary
	Rocket Launcher	Allowed
	Air Strike	Allowed
	Beggar's Bazooka	Allowed
	Black Box	Allowed
	Cow Mangler 5000	Allowed
	Direct Hit	Allowed
	Liberty Launcher	Allowed
	Original	Allowed
	Rocket Jumper	Allowed

Secondary
	Shotgun	Allowed
	B.A.S.E. Jumper	Banned
	Battalion's Backup	Allowed
	Buff Banner	Allowed
	Concheror	Allowed
	Gunboats	Allowed
	Mantreads	Allowed
	Panic Attack	Allowed
	Reserve Shooter	Banned
	Righteous Bison	Allowed

Melee
	Shovel	Allowed
	Disciplinary Action	Banned
	Equalizer	Allowed
	Escape Plan	Allowed
	Half-Zatoichi	Allowed
	Market Gardener	Allowed
	Pain Train	Allowed

Pyro

Primary
	Flame Thrower	Allowed
	Backburner	Allowed
	Degreaser	Allowed
	Dragon's Fury	Banned
	Phlogistinator	Allowed

Secondary
	Shotgun	Allowed
	Detonator	Allowed
	Flare Gun	Allowed
	Gas Passer	Banned
	Manmelter	Allowed
	Panic Attack	Allowed
	Reserve Shooter	Banned
	Scorch Shot	Allowed
	Thermal Thruster	Banned

Melee
	Fire Axe	Allowed
	Axtinguisher	Allowed
	Back Scratcher	Allowed
	Homewrecker	Allowed
	Hot Hand	Banned
	Neon Annihilator	Allowed
	Powerjack	Allowed
	Sharpened Volcano Fragment	Allowed
	Third Degree	Allowed

Demoman

Primary
	Grenade Launcher	Allowed
	Ali Baba's Wee Booties	Allowed
	B.A.S.E. Jumper	Banned
	Iron Bomber	Allowed
	Loch-n-Load	Allowed
	Loose Cannon	Allowed

Secondary
	Stickybomb Launcher	Allowed
	Chargin' Targe	Allowed
	Quickiebomb Launcher	Allowed
	Scottish Resistance	Allowed
	Splendid Screen	Allowed
	Sticky Jumper	Allowed
	Tide Turner	Banned

Melee
	Bottle	Allowed
	Claidheamh Mòr	Allowed
	Eyelander	Allowed
	Half-Zatoichi	Allowed
	Pain Train	Allowed
	Persian Persuader	Allowed
	Scotsman's Skullcutter	Allowed
	Ullapool Caber	Allowed

Heavy

Primary
	Minigun	Allowed
	Brass Beast	Allowed
	Huo-Long Heater	Allowed
	Natascha	Allowed
	Tomislav	Allowed

Secondary
	Shotgun	Allowed
	Buffalo Steak Sandvich	Banned
	Dalokohs Bar	Banned
	Family Business	Allowed
	Panic Attack	Allowed
	Sandvich	Allowed
	Second Banana	Banned

Melee
	Fists	Allowed
	Eviction Notice	Allowed
	Fists of Steel	Banned
	Gloves of Running Urgently	Banned
	Holiday Punch	Allowed
	Killing Gloves of Boxing	Allowed
	Warrior's Spirit	Allowed

Engineer

Primary
	Shotgun	Allowed
	Frontier Justice	Allowed
	Panic Attack	Allowed
	Pomson 6000	Banned
	Rescue Ranger	Allowed
	Widowmaker	Allowed

Secondary
	Pistol	Allowed
	Short Circuit	Banned
	Wrangler	Banned

Melee
	Wrench	Allowed
	Eureka Effect	Allowed
	Gunslinger	Allowed
	Jag	Allowed
	Southern Hospitality	Allowed

Medic

Primary
	Syringe Gun	Allowed
	Blutsauger	Allowed
	Crusader's Crossbow	Allowed
	Overdose	Allowed

Secondary
	Medigun	Allowed
	Kritzkrieg	Allowed
	Quick-Fix	Banned
	Vaccinator	Allowed

Melee
	Bonesaw	Allowed
	Amputator	Allowed
	Solemn Vow	Banned
	Übersaw	Allowed
	Vita-Saw	Banned

Sniper

Primary
	Sniper Rifle	Allowed
	Bazaar Bargain	Allowed
	Classic	Allowed
	Hitman's Heatmaker	Allowed
	Huntsman	Allowed
	Machina	Allowed
	Sydney Sleeper	Banned

Secondary
	SMG	Allowed
	Cleaner's Carbine	Allowed
	Cozy Camper	Banned
	Darwin's Danger Shield	Banned
	Jarate	Allowed
	Razorback	Allowed

Melee
	Kukri	Allowed
	Bushwacka	Allowed
	Shahanshah	Allowed
	Tribalman's Shiv	Allowed

Spy

Secondary
	Revolver	Allowed
	Ambassador	Allowed
	Diamondback	Allowed
	Enforcer	Allowed
	L'Etranger	Allowed

Building
	Sapper	Allowed
	Red-Tape Recorder	Allowed

Melee
	Knife	Allowed
	Big Earner	Allowed
	Conniver's Kunai	Allowed
	Spy-cicle	Allowed
	Your Eternal Reward	Allowed

Secondary PDA
	Invis Watch	Allowed
	Cloak and Dagger	Allowed
	Dead Ringer	Allowed

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