ETF2L

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Basic Information

Full name:

European Team Fortress 2 League

Head Admin:

Sodium

Current Season:

Season 46 (6v6)
Season 30 (HL)

Links

History

Created:

2007-11-06

ETF2L (European Team Fortress 2 League) is a community project that hosts Europe's largest competitive Team Fortress 2 league. ETF2L hosts both 6v6 and Highlander leagues.

The site went live on November 11th, 2007, and has run 46 6v6 seasons (the "All F*cking Summer Season" from 2010 is removed from the official chronology), 30 Highlander seasons, The Highlander Open Cup with over 250 teams and the Highlander Community Challenge in 2010/2011 with 846 teams.

The organisation is currently lead by head admin Sodium. Previous head admins are Stinson_Out, Bloodis, Sonny Black, Permzilla, ash, emb, CanFo, dAyKiLLeR, DeNeusbeer, Kop, d2m, Dave, RaCio, SnowiE, Crasp and Aoshi.

Format

ETF2L's most recent seasons are ETF2L 6v6 Season 46 and ETF2L Highlander Season 30. Both 6v6 and Highlander leagues consist of different skill levels, ranging from the Open tier (lowest skill level) to the Premiership tier (highest skill level). A season usually consists of 7 weeks of regular matches, and a week of playoffs.

Matches usually consist of two maps, each lasting 30 minutes. The following win conditions are used:

• On 5CP maps, the map ends once the time limit runs out or one of the teams scores 5 more points than the opponent. In case of a draw after the time limit ends, a tiebreaker round, known as golden cap, is played. The golden cap ends once one of the wins captures all points.
• King of the Hill maps are played in a best of 5 format (first to 3 wins), without a time limit.
• Attack/Defend and Payload maps are played with stopwatch mode and are played in a best of 3 format. The teams alternate between attacking and defending; if team A defended first in the previous round, team B will be the first to defend in the next round. Most of the time, an A/D or Payload map is the sole map of the week, and as such are not combined with other gamemodes.
• Capture the Flag maps are played as best of 3 rounds, with each round lasting either 10 minutes or until one of the teams captures the intelligence 5 times in a row. If the match ends in a draw, a golden cap round is played. The golden cap round ends after 5 minutes or one capture. If the golden cap ends in another tie, it is played again until a conclusive result is reached.

The top 3 Premiership teams qualify for the playoffs. Playoffs games are played in a best of 3 maps format. The lowest-ranked team faces the second lowest-ranked team, and the winner of the match faces the team ranked above both of them.

The second last Premiership team faces the second placed High team in a relegation playoff, also played in a best of 3 maps format.

Hall of Fame

6v6

Season	Start date	Winner	Prizes	Participants (Teams dropped in %)
Season 1-7 Division 1 Winners
Season 1	January 8, 2008	4 Kings	-	51 (21.57%)
Season 2	April 5, 2008	4 Kings	-	120 (12.5%)
Season 3	August 25, 2008	Ubersexuals	-	190 (17.37%)
Season 4	January 12, 2009	Team Dignitas	1st: 6x SteelSeries 6Hv2 2nd: 6x SteelSeries QcK Heavy 3rd: 6x SteelSeries QcK	250 (20%)
Season 5	May 4, 2009	Team Dignitas	1st: 6x Steelseries Siberia Full Size – Special Edition “RED”	250 (15.2%)
Season 6	September 28, 2009	Team Dignitas	1st: 6x SteelSeries Xai 2nd: 6x SteelSeries 9HD	330 (18.18%)
Season 7	February 8, 2010	I don’t know?	1st: 6x SteelSeries Siberia v2 RED 2nd: 6x SteelSeries Kinzu	350 (20.29%)
Season 8-19 Premiership winners
Season 8	October 18, 2010	Epsilon eSports	1st: €750 + 6x SteelSeries 7H 2nd: €350 + 6x SteelSeries Xai 3rd: €150 + 6x SteelSeries 6Gv2 Division 1 Winner: 6x SteelSeries 9HD	350 (22.29%)
Season 9	March 21, 2011	Team Thermaltake	1st: 6x SteelSeries Siberia v2 (White) 2nd: 6x SteelSeries Xai 3rd: SteelSeries 4H Division 1 Winner: 6x SteelSeries 9HD	350 (32%)
Season 10	September 25, 2011	Epsilon eSports	1st: 6x SteelSeries Sensei 2nd: 6x SteelSeries Siberia v2 Green 3rd: 6x SteelSeries 9HD Division 1 Winner: 6x SteelSeries 4HD	360 (21.67%)
Season 11	January 29, 2012	Team Infused	1st: 6x Tt eSPORTS MEKA G-UNIT, 6x Tt eSPORTS Battle Dragon Bag 2nd: 6x Tt eSPORTS THERON, 6x Tt eSPORTS LADON 3rd: 6x Tt eSPORTS SHOCK Division 1 Winner: 6x Tt eSPORTS DASHER	304 (21.05%)
Season 12	April 29, 2012	Epsilon eSports	1st: £300, 6x Tt eSPORTS MEKA G-UNIT, 6x Tt eSPORTS Battle Dragon Bag 2nd: 6x Tt eSPORTS THERON, 6x Tt eSPORTS LADON 3rd: 6x Tt eSPORTS SHOCK Division 1 Winner: 6x Tt eSPORTS DASHER	288 (20.49%)
Season 13	September 16, 2012	Epsilon eSports	1st: 1,500€ + 6x Tt eSPORTS MEKA G-UNIT, 6x Tt eSPORTS Battle Dragon Bag 2nd: 750€ + 6x Tt eSPORTS THERON, 6x Tt eSPORTS LADON 3rd: 252€ + 6x Tt eSPORTS SHOCK Division 1 Winner: 6x Tt eSPORTS DASHER	344 (22.67%)
Season 14	January 20, 2013	Epsilon eSports	1st: €495 2nd: €297 3rd: €198	328 (21.04%)
Season 15	May 5, 2013	Epsilon eSports	1st: €500 + 6x Club 3D Radeon HD 7850 royalKing 2nd: €300 3rd: €200	312 (18.27%)
Season 16	September 22, 2013	Epsilon eSports	1st: €500 + 6x Tt Theron Gaming Mouse 2nd: €300 + 6x Tt SHOCK Gaming Headset 3rd: €200 + 6x Tt Pyrrhus Gaming Mousepad	312 (18.27%)
Season 17	January 26, 2014	Made In Germany	1st: €500 + 6x Tt Cronos Gaming Headset 2nd: €300 + 6x Tt Theron Gaming Mouse 3rd: €200 + 6x Tt Saphira Gaming Mouse	296 (16.55%)
Season 18	May 11, 2014	Epsilon eSports	1st: €500 + 6x Tt Cronos Gaming Headset 2nd: €300 + 6x Tt Theron Gaming Mouse 3rd: €200 + 6x Tt Black Element Gaming Mouse Division 1 Winner: 6x Tt eSPORTS Pyrrhus	280 (18.21%)
Season 19	September 28, 2014	Übersexuals	1st: €500 + 6x Tt Verto Gaming Headset 2nd: €300 + 6x Tt Theron Gaming Mouse 3rd: €200 + 6x Tt METAL CAPS Division 1 Winner: 6x Tt eSPORTS White-Ra Gaming Mousepad	296 (19.59%)
Season 20 and later Premiership winners (Tiered System in effect)
Season 20	February 1, 2015	SUAVE	1st: €1500 2nd: €900 3rd: €600 List of prizes for rest of divisions	304 (21.38%)
Season 21	May 17, 2015	Reason Gaming	1st: €500 2nd: €300 3rd: €200	240 (20.42%)
Season 22	September 27, 2015	Reason Gaming	1st: €500 2nd: €300 3rd: €200	211 (17.17%)
Season 23	January 24, 2016	nerdRage	1st: €500 2nd: €300 3rd: €200	182 (17.03%)
Season 24	May 15, 2016	nameLess	1st: €500 2nd: €300 3rd: €200	202 (24.26%)
Season 25	September 18, 2016	Crowns eSports Club	1st: €500 2nd: €300 3rd: €200	185 (19.46%)
Season 26	January 26, 2017	Se7en	1st: €500 2nd: €300 3rd: €200	147 (19.42%)
Season 27	July 26, 2017	Arctic Foxes	-	173 (16.76%)
Season 28	September 17, 2017	SVIFT	-	177
Season 29	January 28, 2018	Se7en	1st: €350 2nd: €120	170 (19.41%)
Season 30	May 27, 2018	Se7en	- 1st: €1000 2nd: €650 3rd: €175	175 (17.71%)
Season 31	September 23, 2018	Se7en	1st: 6x LAN tickets for Copenhagen Games 2019 with PCs and monitors rental 2nd: €700 3rd: €300	168 (21.43%)
Season 32	January 27, 2019	Se7en	1st: €450 2nd: €250	141 (21.99%)
Season 33	June 2, 2019	Se7en	-	151 (19.21%)
Season 34	September 22, 2019	Ascent.EU	1st: €300 2nd: €120	160 (18.13%)
Season 35	January 26, 2020	Ascent.EU	1st: 6x tickets for Copenhagen Games 2020 2nd: €300 3rd: €120	140 (14.29%)
Season 36	June 7, 2020	nerdRage	-	174 (15.52%)
Season 37	October 18th, 2020	Ascent.EU	1st: €500 2nd: €300 3rd: €200	162 (12.96%)
Season 38	14th March, 2021	nerdRage	1st: €750 2nd: €450 3rd: €300	166 (15.66%)
Season 39	July 4th, 2021	Template:Team/4Toast	1st: €132 2nd: €78	144 (15.28%)
Season 40	October 24th, 2021	Witness Gaming	1st: €1100 and 6x VAXEE Gaming Mice 2nd: €650 3rd: €350	138 (17,39%)
Season 41	January 23rd, 2022	tf2easy	1st: 6x tickets for Copenhagen Games 2021	133 (15,04%)
Season 42	May 29th, 2022	Witness Gaming	1st: €600 2nd: €360 3rd: €120	127 (16,54%)

Highlander

Season	Start date	Winner	Prizes	Participants (Teams dropped in %)
Season 1 and 2 Division 1 Winners
Season 1	November 13, 2011	SNSD	-	288 (20.49%)
Season 2	March 25, 2012	SNSD	1st: £500 2nd: £250	264 (21.59%)
Season 3 and later Premiership winners
Season 3	November 4, 2012	SNSD	1st: €1,035 2nd: €630 3rd: €405 Winner Secondary Playoffs: €360 2nd Secondary Playoffs: €135	168 (16.07%)
Season 4	March 17, 2013	DAROUTOUTOU	1st: €500 2nd: €350 3rd: €150	192 (18.23%)
Season 5	November 3, 2013	Kill Switch	1st: €500 2nd: €350 3rd: €150	152 (17.76%)
Season 6	March 2, 2014	Highpander	1st: €500 + 9x Tt BLACK Gaming Mouse 2nd: €350 3rd: €150	120 (19.16%)
Season 7	Nov 2, 2014	Tourettes Chessclub	1st: €500 2nd: €350 3rd: €150	128 (25%)
Season 8 and later Premiership winners (Tiered System in effect)
Season 8	March 22, 2015	Tourettes Chessclub	1st: €500 2nd: €350 3rd: €150	146 (22.6%)
Season 9	November 1, 2015	Strong Opinions	1st: €500 2nd: €350 3rd: €150	116 (17%)
Season 10	March 20, 2016	Strong Opinions	TBA	102 (18.63%)
Season 11	October 30, 2016	Strong Opinions	TBA	79 (30.38%)
Season 12	March 26, 2017	Super Dickmann's KANNONEN!	TBA	65 (9.27%)
Season 13	July 16, 2017	Super Dickmann's KANNONEN!	TBA	TBA
Season 14	November 12, 2017	Strong Opinions	TBA	74 (18.91%)
Season 15	March 18, 2018	Template:Team/:elephant:	TBA	68 (11.74%)
Season 16	July 22, 2018	Template:Team/TBA	TBA	70 (TBA)

Nations Cup

Season	Start date	Winner	Prizes
6v6
Season 1	Summer 2008	Finland
Season 2	Summer 2009	Finland
Season 3	Summer 2012	England	1st: $1234
Season 4	Summer 2013	Germany	1st: €500 2nd: €350 3rd: €150
Season 5	Summer 2014	France	1st: €500 + 6x Tt eSPORTS Black ELEMENT Gaming Mice 2nd: €350 3rd: €150
Season 6	Summer 2016	France	TBA
Season 7	Summer 2018	TBA	TBA
Highlander
Season 1	Summer 2012	Germany	1st: £972 2nd: £225
Season 2	Summer 2013	USA	1st: €500 2nd: €350 3rd: €150
Season 3	Summer 2014	Sweden	1st: €500 + 9x Tt eSPORTS Black Gaming Mice 2nd: €350 3rd: €150
Season 4	Summer 2015	Sweden	TBA
Season 5	Summer 2017	USA	TBA

Ultiduo Cups

Name	Date	Winner	Prizes
Ultiduo Cup #1	July 2011	virile unhumen (HarryHook & EstaniS)	1st: $200 2nd: $100
Ultiduo Cup #2	August 2011	Call of Duty gamers UK (Shintaz & cook)	1st: $200 2nd: $100
Ultiduo Cup #3	October 2011	Call of Duty gamers UK (Shintaz & cook)	1st: $300 2nd: $100
Ultiduo Cup #4 by ETF2L & nervousENERGY	November / December 2012	Internet Download Manager (T-Mac & tek)	1st: £100 2nd: £40 3rd: £20
Ultiduo Cup #5	April 2015	Rocket Dragons (Mirelin & Mike)	1st: 2x Core V1 mini ITX chassis + 2x prof Killstreak Kits + 18 keys + 2x 1 year of serveme.tf donator status 2nd: 2x Talon Blu mouse + 2 spec Killstreak Kits + 10 keys + 2x 6 months of serveme.tf donator status 3rd: 2 Killstreak Kits + 2x 3 months of servme.tf donator status 4th: 2 stranges/cosmetics
Ultiduo Cup #6	March 2017	3K ELO (Damneasy and Morrow)	1st: 2 * 1 Year Premium Codes, 50 Euros and 24 keys 2nd: 2 * 6 Month Premium Codes, 30 Euros and 12 keys 3rd: 2 * 3 Month Premium Codes, 10 Euros and 6 keys

BBall Cups

Name	Date	Winner	Prizes
Basketball 2on2 Cup	July - September 2008	Massive Meat (haza & kentt)
Basketball 2on2 Cup #2	February - May 2009	.pt (Haunter & Coinz)
Basketball 2on2 Cup #3	July - September 2010	Eliyahu Ha Navi (Retsh0ck & matnuN)
Basketball 2on2 Cup #4	March 2012	Eliyahu Ha Navi (Retsh0ck & matnuN)
Basketball 2on2 Cup #5 powered by Tt eSPORTS	January / February 2013	ASSBANGERS (Forsak3n & Mike)	1st: 2x Tt eSPORTS Knucker 2nd: 2x Tt eSPORTS Isurus-Dub 3rd: 2x Tt eSPORTS Pyrrhus
Basketball 2on2 Cup #6	July 2017	bball tWINs (pl0 & SynciNG)

6v6 medal count

Nation	Player	N° Awards	Details
	Mike	17	1x MOPotS, 3x SootS, 4x RotS, 4x PotS, 5x BPotS
	kaidus	12	1x CotS, 1x BPotS, 10x DotS
	schocky	12	1x CotS, 4x BPotS1, 7x SotS
	Starkie	10	4x BPotS, 4x SotS, 1x UTotS, 1x FSotS
	Admirable	7	7x CaotS
	kaptain	7	1x BPDDotS, 6x PotS
	Mirelin	7	7x MotS
	Flippy	6	1x BPDDotS, 5x OCotS
	Zebbosai	6	1x MUPotS, 1x SootS, 1x PotS, 1x BPotS, 2x SotS
	Zerox	6	2x SotS, 2x BPotS, 2x SnotS
	alle	5	4x DotS, 1x BPotS
	bybben	5	3x SotS, 2x BPotS
	Extremer	5	1x BPotS, 4x DotS
	F2	5	5x MotS
	Drackk	4	4x RotS
	KnOxXx	4	1x Honorary Award, 1x BPotS, 2x MotS
	numlocked	4	4x DotS
	Thalash	4	3x OCotS, 1x PSotS
	Tek	4	1x OCotS, 1x RotS, 2x OCotS
	TviQ	4	1x BPDDotS, 3x OCotS
	GeaR	3	1x SootS, 2x RotS
	hymzi	3	1x BPotS, 2x DotS
	JH	3	3x SnotS
	kyynel	3	3x MotS
	Raymon	3	3x MotS
	Sideshow	3	3x CotS
	Shintaz	3	1x BPotS, 2x SotS
	Sommie	3	3x HotS
	Thaigrr	3	1x BPotS x2SotS
	2nuts	2	1x MotS, 1x BPDDotS
	appe	2	2x SotS
	Beater	2	2x CotS
	Bren	2	2x CaotS
	Byte	2	1x BPotS, 1x DotS
	cookye	2	1x SnotS, 1x SotS
	Elacour	2	1x BPotS, 1x DotS
	Exfane	2	2x SootS
	jukebox	2	1x SootS, 1x OCotS
	kos	2	2x MotS
	Mr.Epic	2	1x BPDDotS 1x OCotS
	Muuki	2	2x OCotS
	punpu	2	2x SootS
	Puoskari	2	1x BPDDotS 1x SotS
	ShaDowBurn	2	1x BPDDotS, 1x RotS
	WARHURYEAH	2	1x DotS 1x CaotS
	adamracek	1	1x BPDDotS
	Aephage	1	1x UTotS
	Agron	1	1x MotS
	Angel	1	1x PCA
	Arie	1	1x Honorary Award
	Astt	1	1x BPDDotS
	BERSERKER	1	1x MUPotS
	Biester	1	1x UTotS
	CanFo	1	1x AotS
	Commedian	1	1x PCA
	credu	1	1x BPDDotS
	darn	1	1x SootS
	djc	1	1x FPG
	dunc	1	1x MotS
	fl1p	1	1x BPDDotS
	Forsak3n	1	1x OCotS
	gdk	1	1x MUPotS
	gf18_idiot	1	1x BPDDotS
	greg	1	1x FPH
	Hycz	1	1x UTotS
	hocz	1	1x SootS
	IPZIE	1	1x PotS
	Josh	1	1x PotS
	kiler4fun	1	1x SotS
	minimoose	1	1x BPDDotS
	Mitsy	1	1x BPDDotS
	Mr. G - String	1	1x UTotS
	nukkye	1	1x BPDDotS
	nuthouse	1	1x BPDDotS
	Ombrack	1	1x CaotS
	Pace	1	1x HotS
	Permzilla	1	1x MotS
	pierzzz-	1	1x BPDDotS
	Pledge	1	1x CotS
	quad	1	1x BPDDotS
	ryb	1	1x DotS
	Serotone	1	1x BPDDotS
	Silentes	1	1x RotS
	sheepy	1	1x UTotS
	skeej	1	1x UTotS
	Skinnie	1	1x SotS
	smzii	1	1x SotS
	T-Mac	1	1x RotS
	Taimou	1	1x FCotS
	Tetris	1	1x UTotS
	TheSucker	1	1x UTotS
	Torden	1	1x MotS
	wwww	1	1x UTotS
	zen	1	1x UTotS

Highlander medal count

Nation	Player	N° Awards	Details
	CeeJaey	8	5x CaotS, 3x MotS
	Stevepander	8	8x PyotS
	Toast	6	5x SpotS, 1x BPotS
	Lazybear	5	1x BPotS, 1x BPDDotS, 3x SotS
	bo4r	4	2x SnotS, 2x BPotS
	Clark	4	4x EotS
	dima	4	3x SootS, 1x BPotS
	ShaDowBurn	4	1x BPotS, 1x BPDDotS, 2x SootS
	adysky	3	3x DotS
	Astt	3	1x BPotS, 1x BPDDotS, 1x SotS
	blub	3	1x BPotS, 1x BPDDotS, 2x DotS
	sigafoo	3	3x CaotS
	Admirable	2	2x MotS
	alle	2	1x BPDDotS, 1x DotS
	BreakfasT_Jr	2	2x HotS
	catman	2	2x HotS
	Doom	2	2x EotS
	Hildreth	2	1x DotS, 1x BPotS
	inso	2	2x SpotS
	Kaidus	2	2x DotS
	Mayh	2	2x SotS
	quintosh	2	1x EotS, 1x DotS
	SandBurn	2	2x HotS
	Shaggy	2	1x BPDDotS, 1x BPotS
	sorex	2	1x BPDDotS, 1x SotS
	Sprayer	2	2x MotS
	Thalash	2	2x SotS
	tracker	2	1x UTotS, 1x SnotS
	Zoob	2	2x SootS
	alba	1	1x BPDDotS
	Burn	1	1x SnotS
	cherryrendezvous	1	1x EotS
	cloudy	1	1x SnotS
	counou	1	1x BPDDotS
	Elysium	1	1x SnotS
	EmilioEstevez	1	1x HotS
	Flippy	1	1x SnotS
	Flow.	1	1x SnotS
	Funs	1	1x SotS
	Grenjabob	1	1x SpotS
	Hat	1	1x MotS
	Heavy is GPS	1	1x CaotS
	JackyLegs	1	1x SootS
	Kissakala	1	1x MotS
	Lenny	1	1x EotS
	phromelo	1	1x SnotS
	polar	1	1x SpotS
	Poker	1	1x HotS
	skeej	1	1x MotS
	smzii	1	1x HotS
	Spelly	1	1x DotS
	Synrise	1	1x PyotS
	T-Mac	1	1x SootS
	Tek	1	1x HotS
	Tseini	1	1x SnotS
	tuja	1	1x BPDDotS
	uubers	1	1x SootS
	yahoo	1	1x PotS
	Ze Man	1	1x SpotS

¹ Best Player of the Season implies MVP of the Season and Player of the Season awards too

Links

• Official ETF2L website