ET 6on6 NationsCup announced

As ClanBase told me they won't be hosting a NationsCup this Spring, ET-Cup is here to help you out! As crew member of the ET-Cup, I'm proud to announce that we will host the next ET NationsCup. Together with Skydeh, we are going to try and bring you one hell on a NationsCup. We have gathered up alot of the captains already, some of them remain with their duty's, others are new but all motivated to try and bring their nation to the top of the cup.

So here I am, proud to announce the next project of the ET-Cup Crew. We would love to keep ET alive, so we will not let it happen that there won't be a NationsCup during the Spring times.

» [bCup Information[/b]]
Players: 6on6
Teams: 24
Qualifiers: 8 max
Groups: 4
Team a group: 6
Teams progressing to the playoffs: 2

We will have 5 matchweeks during the groups phase, that means that every country will play 5 matches. A matchweek takes 1 entire week from Monday to Monday. After the group phase is over, the top 2 will progress to the playoffs. The team finishing first will play against the team ending second of another group. There will be a double elimination playoff, that means with Winners and Losers brackets, to make it extra exciting.

Before the cup officially starts, there will be a qualifier week. We have counted 32 interested country's last season, where ClanBase picked up 30 of them and played 6 qualifier matches. With 32 teams this season, 16 teams will deserve and get a direct invitation. That means we still have 8 spots left, and it also means we still have 16 teams left. So, those 16 teams are going to play each other to get a spot into the upcoming NationsCup. 8 of them will pass trough to the groups.

Because it's quite hard to make groups based on seedings as Nations have different players each year, we will look to the previous season and base the seedings that way. First ended teams will be in Poule A, second ended teams in Poule B, etc. Each group will consist of a team from every poule. The first 4 poules, so the first 4 ended teams of previous season, will have a direct spot into this NationsCup. The 5th and 6th ended teams of previous season will play a qualifier against the 8 teams who didn't play last season.
» [bThe Poules and Captains[/b]]

¬ Poule A
Sweden - irZ
Germany - qraigu
Poland - zoyd
Belgium - Shewie

¬ Poule B
Czech Republic - butch
Latvia - Clown
The Netherlands - perfo
Finland - twidi

¬ Poule C
Austria - n3co
Switzerland - gifty
Spain - Winghaven
Hungary - Boristen

¬ Poule D
Italy - TBA
United Kingdom - Adacore
Portugal - kMt
Norway - Snuble

¬ Top Qualifier teams
Croatia - FroZzeN
France - chtstorm
Israel - TBA
Estonia - indu
Russia - hYpNotic
Canada - anim
USA - TBA
Ireland - sol

¬ Qualifier teams
Slovakia - masta
Ukraine - Gr3ma
Slovenia - c0ld
Brasil - TBA (Unknown of participation)
Malta - toxic
Iceland - TBA (Unknown of participation)
Denmark - TBA (Unknown of participation)
Bulgaria - Italiano

¬ Signups by other country's
Romania - Quad
Kazakhstan
Bosnia & Herzegovina - R'adi

The Top Qualifier teams will play against an opponent of the other qualifier teams, one week before the NationsCup starts. In case one of the teams will not attend this seasons NationsCup, the first team of the Top Qualifier teams will pass trough to the direct invites - that means 1 qualifier t means 1 qualifier less. In case another team can't play, the second team will pass trough, etc.

The currect captains all have been in contact with the cup crew, so can the captains of the country's with TBA behind their name please PM me on IRC in #ET-Cup.
» [bSchedule, Dates and Times[/b]]
Signups close: 4 May 2007
Groups Announcement: 12 May 2007

Qualifiers: 6 May - 12 May
Matchweek 1: 14 May - 21 May
Matchweek 2: 21 May - 28 May
Matchweek 3: 28 May - 4 June
Matchweek 4: 4 June - 11 June
Matchweek 5: 11 June - 18 June

Playoffs WB Round 1: 18 June - 25 June
Playoffs WB Round 2: 25 June - 2 July
Playoffs LB Round 1: 25 June - 2 July
Playoffs LB Round 2: 2 July - 9 July
Playoffs LB Final: 9 July - 14 July
Playoffs WB Final: 9 July - 14 July
Grand Final: 15 July 21:00 CET

As you can see, it's quiet a tight schedule. Teams have to play 1 match a week, mainly because we don't want to end up somewhere in the end of the summer. So to let you enjoy your summer, the matches all have to be played in time and will for each nation be forced to the Wednesday of the week. In that case, please try to keep your clan matches off that day. Get all your players ready on Wednesday and play your matches. It is of course also possible to reschedule your match to another day of the week, and we will be willing to help you with it - We only don't want the matches to be played in another week, so that might cost you a forfeit of you don't make things clear for your players.

» [bMaplist and Maps per matchweek[/b]]
¬ braundorf_b4
¬ bremen_b1
¬ frostbite
¬ radar
¬ supply
¬ sw_goldrush_te

Matchweek 1: sw_goldrush_te / radar
Matchweek 2: bremen_b1 / frostbite
Matchweek 3: supply / braundorf_b4
Matchweek 4: bremen_b1 / radar
Matchweek 5: sw_goldrush_te / frostbite

Maps during the playoffs will be chosen by the Nations Captains. Download links for the maps can be found on our website, the links provided by arni.name.

All captains should inform myself or Skydeh if they are still wanting to do the job.

I'm already looking forward to see all the nations posts on Crossfire again with the refreshed lineups mixed with oldschool and new talented players, ready to grab the gold out of the Finnish hands.

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For those thinking the NationsCup is ClanBase and only from ClanBase - You're right and we think exactly the same. ClanBase = NationsCup. But, as ClanBase said they will not host a NationsCup in the end of the Spring season, we took the chance to host one during the Spring. ClanBase will make their very own NationsCup again in January 2008. To be honest, I really think your whine is useless as we are only trying to keep the NationsCup twice a year after ClanBase decided to host it once a year. NationsCup is and will remain as a ClanBase cup.

» Deadline Nation Signup
The deadline to sign your Nation up and to apply as the Nation captain of the country's with TBA behind their name is 4 May 12:00 CET. Every Nation without captain will be left out of the cup after this day. For new Nations which like to participate, mail mailtonxm at gmail dot com with your captain and lineup.

» Deadline Lineup announcement
The deadline for the captains to give their Nation lineups is Saturday 5 May midnight. Qualifiers will be announced and scheduled on Sunday 6 May.

Thanks to raki for the banner!

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