RGL

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Basic Information

Full name:

Recharge Gaming League

Founder:

Sigafoo

Head Admin:

exa_

Current Season:

Season 13 (6v6)

Season 10 (7v7)

Season 16 (HL)

Links

History

Created:

2017

RGL (Recharge Gaming League) is a North American League, supporting Highlander and 6v6 with full seasons, Prolander (7v7) PUGs on their Discord, and formerly supporting No Restriction 6s. It is currently the only league to have ever run Prolander. It is currently the premier North American league for both competitive sixes and competitive Highlander.

History

A number of figures in the Highlander community were playing with the idea of having a class limit of 1 in 6v6 to force the usage of situational classes in competitive. This eventually led to the Challenge Cup in late 2016, a cup with $2,000 USD in prizes which was meant to be 6v6 but was changed to Prolander in the last minute. Sigafoo later created RGL as a league specifically aimed at 7v7. It had a prize pool of $4,000 USD in its opening season, which attracted many high level ESEA Invite players to the league. Prolander was the main format until the first season of Highlander was announced in July of 2018. The league started to become more and more popular, eventually becoming the premier North American Highlander league. Finally, RGL's 6v6 league was introduced in late 2019 after the discontinuation of ESEA's TF2 leagues.

Formats and Divisions

RGL traditionally runs three seasons a year in the Highlander and 6v6 formats, with cups ran typically between seasons that are used to either bring in new players with Newbie Cups, test out new maps with Map Cups, or have other cups such as the No Restriction 6s Chucklenuts Cup. Each season generally runs through the Spring, Summer, and Fall. Teams are placed into skill divisions based on the combined experience on the roster. Currently, those divisions are as follows:

• Newcomer for players who are completely new to competitive TF2;
• Amateur for players who are not necessarily new but are generally inexperienced;
• Intermediate for players who understand the essentials and are trying to refine their gameplay;
• Main for players who are considered very experienced;
• Advanced, for players who are experts at the game; and
• Invite for the best of the best.

There are also other divisions that were onced used to further divide teams:

• Div-1 and Div-2 replaced Advanced in seasons 3 and 4 of Sixes;
• Challenger was a division between Advanced and Invite in Seasons 8 and 9 of Highlander; and
• Amateur Prime as a second division between Amateur and Intermediate in Sixes Season 1.

RGL notably combined the Main and Advanced divisions into Div-1 for Sixes Season 13 due to lower team count. This combination resulted in the season being delayed by a week, starting on the 24th of September 2023. This Div-1 has the same fees as Main, and uses a weekly map structure like Main and below, making it a non-pick/ban division.

The regular season consists of one match per week for Newcomer and Amateur, and two matches per week for Intermediate and higher, with teams playing against opponents with a similar win/loss streak. For Newcomer to Main, each week's matches are played on a specific map that changes each week. For Advanced and Invite, each match's map is decided via a pick-ban process.

Each division also has fees for joining or moving teams in higher level divisions that are used to fund prize pools and keep the league running. These fees typically start at Intermediate and get more expensive for higher divisions; this is somewhat compensated for by higher prize pools.

Playoffs consist of either the Top 4, Top 6, Top 8, or Top 16 teams in a division, and are played either as a single-elimination or double-elimination bracket depending on division's skill level. All playoff matches are played in a Best of 3 format, with the exception of some division's Grand Finals. In Invite and Advanced 6v6, the Grand Finals is a best of 5 where the team entering from the upper bracket starts with a map advantage. In Invite and Advanced Highlander, the Grand Finals is a best of 3 match where if the team entering from the lower bracket wins the best of 3, they cause a bracket reset and need to win a second best of 3 to win the Finals.

Games on any given map are played in multiple halves, with win conditions differing depending on the game type:

• On 5CP maps, halves are played for a maximum of 30 minutes each. The first half ends either when the time is up, or a team reaches 3 rounds won. The second half ends when time is up, or a team reaches 5 'total' rounds won. If time runs out in the second half, the team with the most rounds won will win. If the score is tied, the game proceeds to a Golden Cap, which is a single round with no time limit. Whoever wins the Golden Cap wins the match.
• On King of the Hill maps, each half when one team wins 2 rounds. The game ends when one team reaches 4 total round wins.
• 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. The round is won by whichever team captures the most points the fastest.

Highlander (9v9)

Highlander is traditionally played on Payload and King of the Hill maps, with a notable exception of cp_steel as the sole Attack/Defend map. It has only been offered by RGL in North America.

Hall of Fame

Season	NA Invite Champion	NA Challenger	NA Advanced Champion	NA Main Champion	NA Intermediate Champion	NA Open Champion	NA Newcomer Champion
Season 1	IRENE		Heals On Everyone	Gotta Blast	ANTHRAX	barcode-HL
Season 2	Kids Next Door		Amicitia Nova	Home Depot eSports	Frag2Play	The Enthusiasts
Season 3	Kids Next Door		Super Handsome Inteligent Team	As foretold by Rayman5000	Utopia Turned Dystopian	UwUntu
Season 4	Fred V: TBWTRos		marker and e-boy	dog	Digga-Leg Fan Club	Boom! Roasted
Season 5	Kids Next Door		I Hate Mondays	perc30	The Kaboom Kollective	shinyCIA
Season 6	Man Crush Monday		Single Drop	Crit Sandvich	Yeye	The Knights of Ni	Mistigris
Season 7	Memento Mori		The Dojo	Yeye	Scatman's World	femboi friday	Based Department
Season 8	Hood Naruto	My RGL Profits Have Declined	Gorilla Warfare	teeklander	Broken Mice	Bagels and Donuts	Titanic Swim Team
Season 9	Don't Press Tab	Amigos dos Amigos	:3 esports	Zipf's Law	Viva Pintata	Toasted Bagels	Blitz Right Back
Season 10	Hood Naruto		say our heavy's name	China National TF2 Team	BigBrainComp?	RuPaul's Frag Race	6's Expedition Team
Season 11	WISH MODE		FroggieLand.com	Train Station (JV)	Lost in Walmart	LA Losers	Wielders of Clownic Tome
Season 12	4500		##RR	yeehaw	Ceviche de tiburon	Ballin' On A Budget	foog fighters
Season 13	Team Fun		Happi go Lucki	BigBrainComp?	Dustbowl Connoisseurs	BOZOTECH	Swiig1ty's Squad
Season 14	League of Lemons		all class world tour	mommy men checking in	Djungelskog	EGO	rat inta gib

¹: Pick/Ban divisions only

Sixes (6v6)

RGL currently only supports North America (NA) for the Traditional Sixes Format.

Hall of Fame

Season	NA Invite Champions	NA Advanced (Div-1) Champions	NA Div-2 Champions	NA Main Champions	NA Intermediate Champions	NA Amateur Prime Champions	NA Amateur Champions	NA Newcomer Champions
Season 1	froyotech	FluffyEcho Fan Club		halo 3 on9 family	Rodney and the Stangers	whatever works	Ragtag Stags	Sunny Disciples
Season 2	froyotech	SpireIQ Technologies		Sword Art on9 Survivors	Pastel Mirage		Big Chungus Gaming TV	Move Along
Season 3	froyotech	Mofu March	MILKIES	Family Friendly Content	7gull		Momo Simps	Sweaty Spaghetti
Season 4	froyotech	Kronge Realm Off-White	Honey Bacon Club	Obese Whales	Fresh installs: wacky pootis		WAP	RGL On Ice
Season 5	froyotech	Cat Posse		FRESH INSTALLS: BLACK	No Tilt		Snow In April	Bismillah
Season 6	Witness Gaming	una limonada por favor		rgltf2.com	Bedtime Hotshots		Macca's Realm	Sagejay is Typing
Season 7	froyotech	FX DEATH CULT		Make a wish_z Foundation	Voyagers		buttered bean crisis	Peanut Butter?
Season 8	froyotech	MONSTER MUNCH		6 B4nnnies	Mexfrag		ungh the demons	Pretty Creative
Season 9	froyotech	THE COVENANT		fgp	Faceit Warmup Pugscrims		Average Pub Enjoyer	gullygamers
Season 10	Like A G6	RPC		The Kyle Flett Show	Happi go Lucki		minion banana	New Unnamed Team
Season 11	Like A G6	Kronge Realm Rose		GYROS OF MAIN	konrad gaming: BLACK		Apple Zoo baited us	Uberchaos
Season 12	froyotech	PEGMODE		tara resume	Dark Hearts		Why the long face?	Perky Zerky
Season 13	TBD	TBD			TBD		TBD	TBD

¹: Pick/Ban divisions only

²: Non-Pick/Ban divisions only

³: Alternative option; teams in the Intermediate and Main/Div-1 divisions are allowed to play this map instead of the normal map for any given 5CP match if both teams agree.

Prolander (7v7)

Due to the boost in popularity for the 6v6 and HL leagues and lack of popularity for Prolander, seasons are more spread out. Unlike Highlander and 6v6, Prolander was offered in EU during earlier seasons.

Hall of Fame

Season	NA Invite Champions	NA Advanced Champions	NA Main Champions	NA Intermediate Champions	NA Amateur Champions	NA Newcomer Champions	EU Invite Champions	EU Advanced Champions	EU Main Champions	EU Intermediate Champions	EU Amateur Champions
Season 1	froyotech		The News		Regal Eagles		OMNI5 TF2 Silver			UAPlayer
Season 2	froyotech		The News		Jager & Anime		OMNI5.gg	SS Disaster 7: JJS Awakens		Cosmo Fam Club	Project Restart BLACK
Season 3	froyotech		Fred IV: Revenge of The Spu		Yucky the Fluff		Super Dickmann's KANNONEN!		my name jeff	KTO-TO SKAZAL BLINI?	Jesan & Big PP (Pro Players)
Season 4	froyotech		Socios		Command and Conquer	Gameshock Highlander	GIMME F*CKING OPPONENT	Londonistan	ocean gang ()the slayers	cblp	#freeTravisRocky
Season 5	Cat Noises DYNASTY	Icy's McSpicy eSports		eggplant emoji	New (a)woo Order
Season 6	froyotech	Enoch eSports	Forbidden Fruit	awooniversity	Straight Outta Hightower
Season 7	RuneScape is Life	Icy McSpicy eSports	THE GUYS	don't come to mid tomorrow	Fashionably Late
Season 8	Birthday Dads	#wno	bald b4nny	Club de Fans de Jigsaw	Kalgan	The Redditors
Season 9	bird in spanish	bald b4nny / CARTNITES IN QUEBEC	cliffside computer company / Konrad Gaming: White / Vorpal Swords / Hud Team	Rock Fortress 3 / Viciously Fit Vinegar Spittazz	Almond Enjoyers / SUPER GIRL JUICE / Prophecy 7	Impending Mania / The Third World Crusaders
Season 10	Crust Noises	hi herbert	micgao+6	Chevette's Pupils	Another Story

No Restriction 6v6

The last season for No Restriction 6s ended in April 2020, and there has been no news about further seasons.

Map Pool History

Season	Map List
Season 1	Upward pl_upward Process cp_process_final Product koth_viaduct Gullywash cp_gullywash_final1 Borneo pl_borneo
Season 2	Upward pl_upward Process cp_process_final Product koth_viaduct Coalplant koth_coalplant_b8 Villa cp_villa_b12a Vigil pl_vigil_rc7