The United Gaming Clans 6v6 TF2 League is an excellent starting grounds for new to mid level teams. If your team is new, or low level, I would highly recommend playing in UGC and TWL rather than jumping straight into CEVO or ESEA. The average skill level in UGC is currently akin to that of a middle to low division in TWL. UGC currently hosts 2 divisions of TF2 (6v6 & 8v8), 1 division of L4D, 4 divisions of TFC, and 1 division of Fortress Forever.
The UGC 6v6 TF2 playoffs will be eight teams in a single elimination bracket. Three rounds will be played with the maps as follows: Round 1 - cp_badlands, Round 2 - cp_follower, Round 3 - cp_granary.
The current rankings for teams in the playoffs are as follows, with columns represented as win pct., win streak, total wins, and total losses respectively: Click read more [right under this line] for the full article.
| 1 | #Team | 0.889 | +7 | 8 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | [Packed] | 0.889 | +7 | 8 | 1 |
| 3 | CLFG | 0.778 | +5 | 7 | 2 |
| 4 | BONGO | 0.778 | +5 | 7 | 2 |
| 5 | 8< | 0.778 | +5 | 7 | 2 |
| 6 | GG| | 0.778 | +5 | 7 | 2 |
| 7 | (tm) | 0.667 | +3 | 6 | 3 |
| 8 | [O_o] | 0.667 | +3 | 6 | 3 |
Round 1 Predictions (cp_badlands):
#1 #Team vs. #8 Clan Origin (formerly Comrades)
While #Team is regarded (at least in my mind) as a solid mid team, Clan Origin has risen from the ashes that they once were to become a respectable team. Most of Origin's players have gone from low to at least a low-mid level with captain R1pperm4N at the helm. #Team has remained consistent in their skill level, improving gradually over the course of the season. Players to watch for this match are #Team's cheap (demoman), Origin's R1pperm4N (soldier) or their scouts Grimm and Skootz. Origin will have to step their game up significantly to take down #Team on the demoman freindly map that is cp_badlands.
#Team 6 - 2 Clan Origin #2 epidemicvs. #7 the mathackers Epidemic goes into this match as the heavy favorite, losing only to the number 1 ranked #Team on badlands by one point. The mathackers don't have a chance against the great teamwork that the epidemic crew has at this level. Look for epidemic's acorn (demoman) to turn the tides at middle with aggressive play and the mathackers' Harbleu (soldier) to try and stop him. Harbleu will definitely be at the top of the frag list for his team, but his performance will fall short of bringing the rest of his team to victory. A man can only carry so much. epidemic 6 - 1 the mathackers
ж.Harbleuuuu~: "Watch for Harbleu and Anonymous of Washington to carry their team to victory, sye is a dummy and has no idea what he is talking about"ж.Harbleuuuu~: :3 #3 TF2Fvs. #6 Team Bad Coming off a rough loss to TF2F in week 7, Team Bad will be out for revenge in what will be the best playoff match to watch this week. If TF2F decides to leave their high level ringers out of this fight, then the Team Bad crew will have a definite chance to win. Team Bad's Jiao Su (scout) will be the key player for making their pushes happen on badlands, but TF2F's Chro (demoman) will be there to stop the opposition's aggressive scouts. TF2F's Adder (soldier) will be a solid fragger throughout the match, but being in the wrong places at the wrong times will cost his team dearly in the long run. Taking advantage of this will be Team Bad's axel (soldier) or Radio Raheem (soldier) if he chooses to play. Team Bad 6 - 4 TF2F #4 Kings of the Bongo vs. #5 Shears My match so I won't pred, but epidemic's Bulldozer will: "Looking at the first week of playoffs, I would have to say this would be the MOTW. Here we have two very solid teams colliding into each other who have only gotten better as the season as gone on. Lets just do a quick recap of these guys seasons; Shears have only two losses and one coming from a FF with ONLY 6 points lost throughout the entire season. Bongos has two legitimate losses but against some very tough teams (#1 seed #team and #2 seed [Packed]) while being the only team to beat CLFG until the very end of the season. Each team has fought hard to get here but I feel KOTB has had a much harder struggle, and it has forged them into that much better of a team coming in these playoffs. Unfortunately for KOTB, they have lost one of their starters who refuses to help his team in the play-offs (a pretty shitty move if you ask me) which with the roster shake up will cause some early game mistakes. Expect some key picks from Sye and Shears to adapt accordingly. While this will be a fantastic game, I foresee the team work of KOTB overcoming any obstacle thrown at them and while Shears will definitely take some points, the match will be hard to get."
** Kings of the Bongo 6 - 5 Shears** Additional information about UGC can be found at:General UGC Homepage --> http://www.ugcleague.com/TF2 6v6 Homepage --> http://www.ugcleague.com/home_tf26.cfmSeason 2 Playoff Bracket --> http://www.ugcleague.com/schedule_tf26.cfm
Originally published on CommunityFortress on Sunday, 27 September 2009 00:42 by Sye.
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