ETF2L HL Nations Cup 2

ETF2L HL Nations Cup 2
Full name	ETF2L Highlander Nations Cup 2
Champions	United States of America
Runner-up	France
Third place	Sweden
Group Stage
Cup Tree
← HL Nations Cup 1 HL Nations Cup 3 →

The ETF2L HL Nations Cup 2 is the second Highlander Nations cup to be hosted on ETF2L. A total of 34 countries were represented across 8 groups, two containing of five countries and the rest in fours.

The competition was covered by VanillaTV and BlackOut TV.

Setup

Schedule

• Signups: July 1 - July 7, 2013
• Group Stage: July 8 – July 22, 2013
• Tiebreakers: July 23 - July 27, 2013
• Knockouts and Finals: July 28 - August 16, 2013

Prizes

• 1st Place: €500
• 2nd Place: €350
• 3rd Place: €150

Maps

Group Stage

• Groups Week 1: pl_badwater & cp_steel
• Groups Week 2: pl_upward & cp_gullywash_final1
• Groups Week 3: koth_pro_viaduct_rc3 & cp_gravelpit
• Tiebreaker Week: Picked from a map pool.
• Round of 16: pl_barnblitz_pro & koth_lakeside
• Quarter-Final: pl_badwater & cp_gullywash_final1
• Semi-Final: Picked from the map pool.
• Grand-Final: Picked from the map pool.

The map pool consisted of every map played in this season.

Banned Weapons

The whitelist was the same to ETF2L Highlander Season 4's.

The following set hats were banned:

• Ol' Snaggletooth
• Familiar Fez

The following items were also added to the banlist:

• High-Five Taunt
• Bombinomicon
• Bootie Time
• Jingle Belt
• Enforcer
• Holiday Punch
• Pomson 6000
• Phlogistinator
• Vita-Saw
• Cleaner’s Carbine
• Pretty Boy’s Pocket Pistol
• Red-Tape Recorder
• Huo-Long Heater
• Beggar’s Bazooka
• Bazaar Bargain

Results

Groups Stage

Top 2 teams of each group are promoted to knockouts.

Group A
Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	Pts
1	France	6	5	1	0	17
2	Norway	6	4	1	1	13
3	Lithuania	6	2	0	4	6
4	Slovakia	6	0	0	6	0

Group B
Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	Pts
1	United States of America	6	6	0	0	18
2	Portugal	6	2	0	3	8
3	Croatia	6	1	2	3	6
4	Austria	6	0	3	3	4

Group C
Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	Pts
1	Poland	6	6	0	0	18
2	Russia	6	4	0	2	12
3	Romania	6	2	0	4	6
4	Hungary	6	0	0	6	0

Group D
Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	Pts
1	Finland	6	6	0	0	18
2	Canada	6	4	0	2	12
3	Belgium	6	2	0	4	6
4	Greece	6	0	0	6	0

Group E
Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	Pts
1	Sweden	6	6	0	0	18
2	Scotland	6	3	0	3	9
3	Latvia	6	3	0	3	9
4	Kazakhstan	6	0	0	6	0

Group F
Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	Pts
1	England	6	5	2	0	17
2	Spain	6	4	1	1	13
3	Belarus	6	2	0	4	6
4	Bulgaria	6	0	0	6	0

Group G
Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	Pts
1	Netherlands	6	5	1	0	17
2	Italy	6	3	0	3	9
3	Ukraine	6	2	1	3	8
4	Estonia	6	1	1	4	4
	Turkey	0	0	0	0	0

Group H
Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	Pts
1	Germany	6	5	0	1	15
2	Denmark	6	4	0	2	12
3	Israel	6	3	0	3	9
4	Ireland	6	0	0	6	0
	Iceland	0	0	0	0	0

Knockout Stage

Round 1

France

6

Portugal

0

Netherlands

0

Denmark

6

Russia

0

Finland

6

Latvia

6

England

0

Norway

0

United States of America

6

Italy

0

Germany

6

Poland

3

Canada

6

Sweden

6

Spain

0

Quarter Finals

France

6

Denmark

0

Finland

6

England

3

United States of America

6

Germany

0

Canada

0

Sweden

6

Semi Finals

France

6

Finland

0

United States of America

6

Sweden

0

Final

France

0

United States of America

6

Bronze Final

Finland

0

6

Sweden

September 8, 2013
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Match page

Grand Final

France

0

6

United States of America

September 2, 2013
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United States of America take the ETF2L Nations Cup.
Match page

External links

ETF2L Nations HL 2 Announcement