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PRELIMINARY CUP SEEDINGS

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We're so back. With 18 teams signed up for Experimental Cup 3 we've done our best to take into account all players and skill divisions. Below you can find our Preliminary Seedings and Player Restrictions for the cup. If you have any concerns, please reach out to the Highlander Administrators via our support channel in Discord.

Player Restrictions can be found here.

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DIVISION 1

brodie's esco bar
crylander
evil rascals: reckoning
Significant Otter
PENAL COLONY
hey im still legally employed

DIVISION 2

CHINESE DRAGON POWER
Where no ability meets no effort
kimchi sensation
item shop

DIVISION 3

Natascha Enjoyers
Grainy Ridden
Unhinged
at least we all had fun :/

DIVISION 4

chess in the park
Burgr
Morb Fortress 2 - Morbheads
Furries Requiring Priority Seating

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4 Teams per Division = Round Repeats

With Divisions 2, 3 & 4 having 4 teams in them, all teams will play one another twice before the playoffs. Teams will verse all other teams competing in their division once on Saturday and once again on Sunday for a total of 6 matches across all maps featured in the cup. With this in mind, all teams will make playoffs (Weekend 2) and will have at minimum 1 playoff match on Saturday and 1 Sunday.

Playoffs

For playoffs, the following Pick/Ban method will be used:

• Home Team Bans | Away Team Bans | Home Team Picks | Away Team Picks | Home Team Picks

After talking it over with staff and advisors, we've also decided that for playoffs, only the Grand Finals and the Bronze Match will have ABBA on for the Stopwatch/Payload Maps. Meaning, any Playoff rounds prior to these matches will not be played as ABBA. Teams can not elect to turn ABBA on or off during the Experimental Cup. This is a non-negotiable as the cup is running on a tight schedule.

The Division 1 Difference

For teams competing in the 6-team Division 1, there will only be 5 matches played before playoffs with all teams playing each other once. With this in mind, the final round of Sunday the 15th (Day 2 of Weekend 1) will not be played. However, the map that was to be played in this spot (Proplant) will still be included in the playoffs the following weekend (Weekend 2).

Speaking of playoffs - for Division 1 all 6 teams competing in the division will progress to playoffs (Weekend 2). This means all teams will have at minimum 1 playoff match to play. We will outline the playoffs structure for Division 1 playoffs at a later date as to not overcomplicate/confuse your Experimental Cup experience.

No Forfeits

Just to make it clear to all teams and captains, you are not permitted to forfeit any match for any reason throughout the Experimental Cup. If teams forfeit a match at any time, their roster will be disbanded and removed from the competition immediately, meaning, no players from the roster will receive in-game medals or any monetary rewards.

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