In light of recent problems with scheduling we have an update, effective immediately:

• Deadline days are still Mondays and Wednesdays.
  
• Open scheduling will come out two weeks in advance to allow more time to play.
  
• Main schedule has already been released for the regular season and teams are allowed to play a match at any time before the deadline.
  
• If teams cannot agree to a time before the deadline, you are allowed to play after the deadline by having BOTH CAPTAINS agree to a time in match comms, then submit a support ticket with the desired time, linking the match page.

Hope this makes scheduling easier! Next season we will be changing the default/deadline days to make it a bit smoother.

Feel free to post below with questions or comments or message me on Steam.
-Quindali

47 captains voted out of 67 readied up teams.
* indicates teams that were voted in from the community captain poll.

• BUDSQUAD[cevo.com]
  
• Tiger by the Tail[cevo.com]
  
• Exertus eSports[cevo.com]
  
• NOW KITH[cevo.com]
  
• 6cuties[cevo.com]
  
• Sharknado[cevo.com]
  
• C H I L L U M I N A T I[cevo.com]
  
• Blue Hurricane[cevo.com]
  
• FROYOTech[cevo.com]
  
• Street Hoop eSports[cevo.com]
  
• Meat Market[cevo.com]
  
• Game of Throws[cevo.com]*
  
• AG Unagi[cevo.com]*
  
• Blockback Mountain[cevo.com]*
  
• Satan Take the Wheel[cevo.com]*
  
• 180[cevo.com]*

For results of the community poll, click here[teamfortress.tv].


REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULING PROTOCOL - 2 MATCHES PER WEEK
Open will be scheduled match-by-match based on record.
Main is round robin (15 matches) and has been fully scheduled.

Please read the following updates and timeline-

• DEFAULT time to play Match 1 will be MONDAY, February 24.
  
• DEADLINE time to play Match 1 will be MONDAY, March 3.
  
• DEFAULT and DEADLINE time to play Match 2 will be Wednesday, February 26.

This means the automatically scheduled time for Match 1 is at 8pm CST on Monday, February 24 but teams will have until the NEXT WEEK to play the match and report score if both teams come can reach an official agreement on the match communication thread. This is a one time extension of the deadline day for Match 1 since schedules are being released later than anticipated.

Please post below with any questions or feel free to message me on steam.
-Quindali

***IMPORTANT UPDATE: DEADLINE IS PASSED***
Main will be 16 teams. 11 teams already moved up, now 5 slots remaining. Captain poll for move ups is released (check your CEVO messages and Steam messages from me) are out and will close at 11:59pm on Thursday, February 20. THIS POLL IS FOR CAPTAINS OF READY TEAMS ONLY.

Teams Placed in Main (11):

• BUDSQUAD[cevo.com]
  
• Tiger by the Tail[cevo.com]
  
• Exertus eSports[cevo.com]
  
• NOW KITH[cevo.com]
  
• 6cuties[cevo.com]
  
• Sharknado[cevo.com]
  
• C H I L L U M I N A T I[cevo.com]
  
• Blue Hurricane[cevo.com]
  
• FROYOTech[cevo.com]
  
• Street Hoop eSports[cevo.com]
  
• Meat Market[cevo.com]

Teams to be Voted on by Captains for Move-Up to Main (7):

• Satan Take the Wheel[cevo.com]
  
• Game of Throws[cevo.com]
  
• Hell Xpress[cevo.com]
  
• AG Unagi[cevo.com]
  
• Blockback Mountain[cevo.com]
  
• Logic is Power[cevo.com]
  
• 180[cevo.com]

• Any "ready" team that we deem to be of CEVO-M calibre (ESEA-M or ESEA-I) will be automatically moved up @ 11:59 PM CST tonight (Wednesday the 19th)
  
• Any "ready" teams that we deem to be on the border between CEVO-O and CEVO-M (ESEA-IM or high ESEA-O) will be placed into the poll.

To do these moveups in the most fair and accurate manner possible, we are asking for your help. If you know of any teams currently "ready" in CEVO that you think are candidates for automatic moveup or are candidates for the poll, please post them here with a brief explanation as to why. This information will help us make accurate calls in the moveup process. In the interest of transparency, our decision making process will be public. You can view our organizational spreadsheet here: Click to view the spreadsheet[docs.google.com].

Any team that wants to be considered for automatic move up to Main or for the community poll must be set to "ready" by 11:59pm CST tonight. Being "ready" requires 6 paid players + their STEAM IDs. The poll for moving teams from open to main will be released early tomorrow (Thurs 2/20) via private message to CEVO leaders. Please check your CEVO account messages to access this poll. Only captains of teams set to "ready" will be eligible to vote.

Please read the following updates and timeline-

• Deadline for teams to be eligible for move-ups is tonight, February 19 at 11:59pm CST.
  
• Deadline for captains to vote on team move-ups is tomorrow, February 20 at 11:59pm CST.
  
• Schedules for Match 1 will be posted on FRIDAY, February 21.
  
• DEFAULT TIME to play Match 1 will be MONDAY, February 24.
  
• DEADLINE time to play Match 1 will be MONDAY, March 3.

This means the automatically scheduled time for Match 1 is at 8pm CST on Monday, February 24 but teams will have until the NEXT WEEK to play the match and report score if both teams come can reach an official agreement on the match communication thread. This is a one time extension of the deadline day for Match 1 since schedules are being released later than anticipated.

Please post below with any questions or feel free to message me on steam.
-Quindali

If you receive an error try refreshing the page or logging out and logging back in.

A 13 question poll is now available on the CEVO site, designed to gather feedback on what items you guys would like allowed or banned in the upcoming season. In order to vote, you must be on a team that is marked as "ready" meaning you have 6 paid players with their STEAM IDs. The following items are up for vote:[/list]

• Diamondback
  
• Cozy Camper
  
• Powerjack
  
• Quick-Fix
  
• Buff Banner
  
• Concheror
  
• Battalion's Backup
  
• Gunboats
  
• Wrangler
  
• Widowmaker
  
• Short Circuit
  
• Rescue Ranger
  
• Heavy Class Limit (1/0)

PLEASE SPREAD THE POLL TO YOUR TEAMMATES! Also available under "Surveys".
The poll will be open until Thursday evening, after Week 1 Schedules are up.

Also, to clarify on teams paying, getting readied up and getting scheduled:

Team registration ends tonight at midnight, but player registration remains open until the final roster lock of the season, which happens at the end of week 7. This means that players will be able to join teams and pay at any point from now until the final roster lock. Teams that are registered but aren't "ready" yet, will have a few more days to get 6 players paid with STEAM IDs. The week 1 regular season schedules are going to be released on Thursday morning (2/20) and any team that isn't "ready" will not be scheduled. If teams decide to complete registration after the 20th, we'll do our best to schedule them makeup matches for any matches they have missed, but we wont be able to guarantee them a full schedule.

Need help paying for CEVO league fees?

There have been many generous offers of people to sponsor both teams or individual players! Check out this tf.tv thread[teamfortress.tv] for more info! Big thanks to all our generous community members for helping out CEVO players and teams. <3

Feel free to post below with any comments or questions!
-Quindali

Hey leaders, check this out:

ESEA has announced freemium codes[teamfortress.tv] (free premium) for open teams that register for Season 16. They are offering (2) 3-month freemium codes and (2) 1-month freemium codes. This means 2 players per team will still have to pay for premium for the entire season and 2 players will have to pay for 2 months of premium. In addition, ESEA Open includes a $10 league registration fee for each player. You can click here to register[play.esea.net], ESEA's scheduled registration end date is Monday, February 24.

Also a reminder that CEVO registration is closing in two more days at 11:59pm on Monday, February 17! 22 teams readied up so far and preseason 3 schedules were released today! Don't forget to go to your match pages to schedule your cp_sunshine_rc1a match.

***IMPORTANT UPDATE: Please make sure your team has correct Steam ID's listed on your roster! The format should be STEAM_(0 or 1):(0 or 1):(8-digit ID). In order for your team to be considered "ready" for scheduling in regular season, rosters must have 6 paid players with correct Steam IDs!

Please feel free to post below with any questions!
-Quindali