ETF2L HL Nations Cup 1

ETF2L HL Nations Cup 1
Full name	ETF2L Highlander Nations Cup 1
Champions	Germany
Runner-up	France
Third place	Sweden
Group Stage
Cup Tree
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The ETF2L HL Nations Cup was the first Highlander Nations cup to be hosted on ETF2L, with hopes of such success as that from the ETF2L 6v6 Nations Cup series. A total of 30 countries were represented across 8 groups, two containing of three countries and the rest in fours.

Much of the competition was casted by VanillaTV

Setup

Schedule

• Signups: June 18 - June 27, 2012
• Group Stage: July 1 – July 15, 2012
• Tiebreakers: July 16 - July 18, 2012
• Knockouts and Finals: July 19 - August 23, 2012

Prizes

• 1st Place: £972
• 2nd Place: £225
• 3rd Place: A Bronze Pixel Trophy

£1000 was contributed by an anonymous donor and the additional £197 was contributed by ETF2L to ensure that the number was divisible by nine.

Map Pool

No maps were fixed on certain weeks across the season. Instead, teams had a pool to select maps from and eliminate & pick what they desired to play.

The folowing maps were included in the choices;

• cp_gravelpit
• ctf_converge_b3
• koth_lakeside
• koth_pro_viaduct_rc3
• pl_badwater
• pl_upward
• pl_waste_v2

Banned Weapons

There is no evidence of an enforced whitelist, but it is assumed that it was the same as ETF2L's Second Highlander Season^{[citation needed]}

The following set hats were banned:

• Milkman
• Grenadier's Softcap
• Attendant
• Ol' Snaggletooth
• Familiar Fez

The following items were also added to the banlist:

• Bombinomicon
• Bootie Time
• Jingle Belt
• Spy-cicle
• Enforcer
• Pomson 6000
• Phlogistinator
• Holiday Punch

Results

Groups Stage

Top 2 teams of each group are promoted to knockouts.

Group A
Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	Pts
1	Netherlands	6	5	0	1	15
2	France	6	5	0	1	15
3	Croatia	6	2	0	4	6
4	Romania	6	0	0	6	0

Group B
Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	Pts
1	France	6	6	0	0	18
2	Lithuania	6	4	0	2	12
3	Poland	6	2	0	4	6
4	Turkey	6	6	0	6	0

Group C
Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	Pts
1	Sweden	6	6	0	0	18
2	Scotland	6	4	0	2	12
3	Belgium	6	2	0	4	6
4	Luxembourg	6	0	0	6	0

Group D
Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	Pts
1	Ukraine	6	5	0	1	15
2	Scotland	6	4	0	2	12
3	Czech Republic	6	2	1	3	8
4	Italy	6	0	1	5	1

Group E
Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	Pts
1	Germany	6	6	0	0	18
2	Finland	6	4	0	2	12
3	Norway	6	2	0	4	6
4	Estonia	6	0	0	6	0

Group F
Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	Pts
1	Israel	6	4	2	0	16
2	Portugal	6	3	3	0	13
3	Hungary	6	2	1	3	7
4	Austria	6	0	0	6	0

Group G
Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	Pts
1	Russia	4	4	0	0	12
2	Latvia	4	2	0	2	6
3	Egypt	4	0	0	4	0

Group H
Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	Pts
1	United States of America	4	4	0	4	12
2	Canada	4	2	0	2	6
3	Ireland	4	0	0	4	0

Knockout Stage

Round 1

Netherlands

6

Lithuania

3

Sweden

6

England

3

Germany

6

Portugal

0

Russia

6

Canada

0

France

6

Spain

0

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6

Scotland

6

Israel

3

Finland

United States of America

6

Latvia

0

Quarter Finals

Netherlands

0

Sweden

6

Germany

6

Russia

0

France

6

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3

Finland

6

United States of America

0

Semi Finals

Sweden

0

Germany

6

France

6

Finland

0

Final

Germany

6

France

0

Bronze Final

Finland

0

6

Sweden

February 8, 2015
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Match page

Grand Final

Germany

6

0

France

February 8, 2015
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Germany comfortably win the first ETF2L HL Nations Cup.
Match page

External links

ETF2L Nations HL Announcement