FaHu and Currahee present: The Ultimate Team Tournament

After the huge succes of the 2v2 M.F. Tournament, Currahee & FaHu are now back with a more professional and higher prized top-class 2v2 tournament! Make sure to get ready for... the Ultimate Team Tournament (UTT)!




8 2v2 teams were invited and have accpeted their place in this tournament. Meanwhile, 16 other teams will fight for the remaining 8 spots! Sign-ups will be open to everyone who ranks within the Top 100. The qualification rounds will be played in a BO5 game. The winner of the round will advance to the actual tournament.

Everyone who enters this tournament for either the qualification round or the actual tournament should join the Steam Group for communication.

• Noggano & Scotch
  
• Theodosios & Thanatos
  
• Brosras & Guard
  
• |GB| The Hooligan & Talisman
  
• VonAsten & Isildur
  
• HelpingHans & DevM
  
• Luvnest & Momo4sho
  
• VonIvan & BartonPL
  

• 2v2
  
• 500 VP
  
• BO5
  
• No commander or faction bans
  
• Fixed starting positions (Allies 1 and 2, Axis 3 and 4.)
  
• No bulletins are allowed
  
• Mirror matches are banned!
  
• Observer mode: 3 min delay, no password
  

For this tournament, we will be using the 2v2 version of the GCS Battleplanner! A big thank you to Qvazar for making a 2v2 version! The link to the battleplanner app will be added later, it is almost finished!

The battleplanner app will use the following rules.




First, the teams will do a coin toss on the battleplanner. The winner of may either pick the map or the side (Axis or Allies). Obviously, the loser gets the remaining option. Before picking the sides and then the factions, the teams will pick the map.

Remember to tally your victory points from every win. Losses doesn't count. This will be used for game 5 if the match lasts that long.

An important thing to know is that you can only see if your opponent picked Allies or Axis. You can't see the actual factions that your enemy is playing with until everybody chose their factions in the battleplanner. In this way we can assure that people will not just counter pick certain factions.

BO5:

• Game 1: As mentioned before, the coin is tossed. The winner has their pick of map or side (Axis or Allies), while the loser has what remains. The map is then picked first. Then the sides and factions.
  
• Game 2: The teams switch sides and play on the same map.
  
• Game 3: The loser of the coin toss picks side or map, just like the winner did in Game 1.
  
• Game 4: The teams switch sides and play on the same map as game 3.
  
• Game 5: The team with the greatest number of victory points from games 1-4 picks their side. (Victory points from a defeat do NOT count.) If by some miracle, the VPs are tied, then the teams will toss a coin. The winner picks their side. The map will be the highest listed one which hasn't been played yet. The list is found further below.
  

An example:

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The order of the maps here is also how the maps will be seeded in the battleplanner.

• Elst Outskirts
  
• Crossing in the Woods
  
• Rails and Metal
  
• Vaux Farmlands
  

• Not being on time can result in VP penalities or other sanctions. The decision rests with the referees.
  
• There will be 5 minute breaks between games, but in extreme cases, one may ask the referees for a longer break.
  
• As a team, you must show respect for your opponents and the referees. Bad behaviour may be punished.
  
• The seeding is done by the organisers. The seeding is final. It will be done with great care and with the opinions of various people.
  
• Match fixing - including not playing to full potential against clanmates - is disallowed and will result in a disqualification.
  
• Please restart CoH2 before any tournament games and close external programmes before playing, to avoid crashes.
  
• Bugsplats: If there is a bugsplat in the first 7 minutes of the game, it will be replayed, unless the game heavily favours one side. Example: Player 1 "bugsplats" after 5 min, having lost his whole army except one pioneer.
  
• For Bugsplates after 7 minutes, the referees will do either one of these things:
  
  
  • If both teams agree, the game will be replayed.
    
  • If both teams disagree to replay and if there is a clear winner according to the referees, that team will be given the win. Otherwise, the referees will make a decision of what is going to happen.
  
  
• However, the player that bugsplatted has to screenshot the crash with windows time/date showing! If this doesn't happen within 5 minutes, the referees are allowed to give the win to the team that didn't bugsplat.
  
• If there is any sign of cheating during the games, contact the referees.
  
• Report your scores in the Steam group chat for the referees to insert on Challonge.
  
• Check-ins are to be done in the Steam group chat! The check-ins start as stated in the time table.
  

The winners of a match must upload all games and link them into this thread. You run the risk of being banned from future events if you do not upload the games! Do not forget!

Please upload the replays with this format::
UTT / Round(R1, R2, etch.) / Game Number(G1, G2, or G3) / Your Name - Opponent's Name)

Here is an example of how you should post your replays in the thread:

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Use the Insert Replay function in the reply editor to link your replays: that is the button to the right of the Twitch icon.




A substitute team will take your place if you fail to show up within 10 minutes after your round has started.

After the qualification rounds are played, a seeding will be made from the teams that lost in the round. The highest seed of that list is sub number 1, the second number 2, etc..

If a team fails to show up for their round in the actual tournament (or can't play) then one of these substitute teams will join.




We would appreciate it if you do not stream our tournament, so that we can attract as many viewers for the official stream as possible. Consider it a donation to the tournament.




The sign ups for the qualification round close at 24:00 BST, the 20th of March. A seeding will be made within 2 days and the brackets for the qualification round will be made before the 23th of March. The brackets for the actual tournament will be made before the 29th of March.

The qualification rounds brackets will be made on Challonge. As will be the brackets for the actual tournament, which may be found here. Big updates (such as the brackets) will be announced in this portal article.

On all days, the tounament will be played until 24:00 BST. If the second round of the day hasn't been finished yet by 24:00 BST, the games left of that round will be rescheduled. If a game can be started around 23:30 BST then the referees/organisers will decide if that game will be played.

• 25th of March: Qualification (check-in starts at 14:00 BST, the rounds at 14:30 BST)
  
  
• 1st of April: Round of 16. Check-ins for match 1 starts at 13:30 BST, while check-ins for match 2 starts at 17:00 BST. Second round will start when first round is finished, this can be later then 17:00 BST but we want the players to be on stand-by from then on.
  
  
  • 14:30 BST Match 1 & Match 2
    
  • 18:30 BST Match 3 & Match 4
    
  
  
  
• 8th of April: Round of 16. Check-in times same as the 1st of April.
  
  
  • 14:30 BST Match 5 & Match 6
    
  • 18:30 BST Match 7 vs & Match 8
    
    
  • 15th of April: Round of 8. Check-in times no different from the 8th and 1st of April.
    
    
    • 14:30 BST Match 9
      
    • 14:30 BST Match 10
      
    • 18:30 BST Match 11
      
    • 18:30 BST Match 12
      
    
    
    
  • 22nd of April: Semi-Finals with the same check-in times as the previous dates.
    
    
    • 14:30 BST Match 13
      
    • 18:30 BST Match 14
      
    
    
    
  • 29th of April: Finals, and you guessed it! Same check-in times.
    
    
    • 14:30 BST Match 15
      
    
    
  
  To convert time zones, have a look at this site!
  
  If you have problems checking in you should look for help in the Discord channel or the Steam group chat!
  
  
  

  Sign Up

  
  
  If you want to sign up for the 2v2 tournament, you need to include the following information:
  
  • Team captain name
    
  • Team captain's Steam ID
    
  • Teammate name
    
  • Teammate's Steam ID
    
  • Substitue teammate (optional)
    
  • Substitue teammate's Steam ID 3 (optional)
    
  • Playercards of all players
    
  
  
  We strongly advise you to have a substitute player signed up, in case one of the players can't play. If you don't have a substitute player signed up and one of the player can't play, you are disqualified!
  
  You need to be within the top 100 with atleast Allies or Axis in arranged team, with one of your team members, to be able to sign up. If you are not, your sign up will be removed.
  
  For the seeding of the qualification round, we will look at various things and among them is your activity on the 2v2 leaderboards. So start practicing!
  
  Click here to sign up!
  
  
  

  Prizes

  
  
  Current prize pool is at 500 EUR thanks to Currahee's generous donation!
  
  You can help to raise the prize pool for this tournament by donating via this link. 100% of the donations will be used for the prize pool of this tournament!
  
  You need a valid Paypal account to receive the money from the pool. So make sure to create one before entering this tournament! (We are not responsible for the distribution between individual players in a team!)
  
  The prize pool for the tournament will be divided as follows:
  
  
  • 1st Place: 70%
    
  • 2nd Place: 30%
  
  
  

  Casting

  
  
  Games will be casted live by Stormless and Romeo until the Semi Finals. Both casters will stream different games on their channels, so you as a viewer can choose which game you want to see! The Semi Finals and above will be casted live by Stormless and A_E. If you want to know when they are broadcasting those games together, then please follow Stormless and Romeo on twitch and keep an eye on the ticker on COH2.ORG!
  
  
  

  Closing

  
  
  If there are any things that are unclear during the tournament, speak with the organizers. They will look at the problem and make a decision. Be aware that their decision is final!
  
  If you have any other questions, you can always PM Currahee.
  
  Communicating to a referee during the tournament can be done by chatting in the Steam group chat linked above. You will be able to ask for a referee on the discord of COH2.ORG as well, but we can't guarantee a referee will immediately see your message there. For direct questions please use the chat box of the Steam group.