CB ET 5vs5 Winter Hosted Cup

We are pleased to announce the first WinterCup hosted by ClanBase and supported by YCN-Hosting. With GoldoraK and iMmi as Cup Supervisors and Killerboy as supervisor aswell. Your Enemy Territory Crew hopes to be positively surprised by the number of signups again.



This season we are proud to announce that YCN-Hosting will be sponsoring the ClanBase Crew with a matchserver and will be available for free use for the community on GamesTV.
This season will have remarkably many changes. Please let us go through them from the beginning.




First of all, it will no longer be a 6on6 tournament. Back to the old 5on5 fights.
Secondly, all clans will be fighting firstly in a groupstage and after in playoffs. Depending on number of signups, teams may participate in single or double elimination. We are also thinking of hosting the format in SummerCup mode instead.(SummerCup had no groupstage but double elimination knockout stage instantly)

Please note that if you wish us to switch the format from OpenCup format to the SummerCup format please tell us which you would prefer in this newspost.

Since this is a Hosted Cup we do not need to follow the global rules and thus making the cup more user friendly and can give what the community wants much easier. thus the following:

• No GV streaming on GTV Servers
• Clans can decide in not using GV Streaming when both clans agree.
  
• Clans can decide in not using PunkBuster when both clans agree.
  
• Clans can allow the usage of a "merc" when both clans agree.
  
• Clans playing with a person having a wrong pbguid will not instantly result in a forfeit loss, instead the pbguid used will be crossreferenced on ClanBase or Crossfire in order to prove the player was not a random merc but their own clanmate with a wrong guid.

And last but not least, Cup Supervisors have decided to change mappool pretty much in order to have a good feedback and trying new maps for the 5on5 switch and before selecting maps for next EuroCup / OpenCup season:

• adlernest
  
• bremen_b2
  
• coast_b1
  
• et_ice
  
• haemar_a11/b1 (depending on which is released latest)
  
• missile_b3
  
• radar
  
• sp_delivery_te
  
• supply
  
• sw_goldrush_te

(Map Download links are available on the right menu block on the CB Page.)

Maps will be forced, cointoss procedure will decide about decider map if needed. Clans will decide about maps on their own only in the Great Final of each league.

After necessary presentation, we can officially start the signups from 13.00 CET!
We will publish the playoff trees or groupstages on ~26th January. 1 Febuary the first matchweek starts.

As usual, we are requesting for active admins and decent writers. Please, apply only if you are going to give necessary support. Inactive admins will be removed.

We wish you a pleasant season!
Source: http://clanbase.ggl.com/news_league.php?lid=10268

Tomorrow we will open the CB 1on1 Speed Ladder, stay tuned!