Tue, Apr 26, 2016 by Kumori

UGC is excited to officially announce the 19th season of our Highlander league!

Come take part in the largest competitive TF2 league in the world. Over 50,000 players have participated in over 27,000 matches in Highlander alone. Let's also not forget about the medals, over 78,000 medals have been handed out since Season 3 in Highlander! It's good enough for the other 50,000 mercs, what's your excuse for not signing up RIGHT THIS SECOND?

If you have a team from a prior season and would like to play make sure to sign-in with your leader account and accept our invite to join the current season!
If you are a new team registering with UGC for the first time, WELCOME!

Important Dates
Monday, June 6th - Week 1 of Highlander Season 19 (schedules will be posted a few days prior)
Tuesday, June 14th - Highlander Sign-ups Close
Monday, July 4th - Highlander Holiday Bye Week
Tuesday, July 26th - Highlander Fulltime Rosterlock
Monday, August 8th - Playoffs Start

Season Format
This seasons format will feature 8 regular weeks with playoffs. There will also be a holiday Bye week for the 4th of July and a fulltime rosterlock after the default match day of Week 7. Participation medals will be awarded to every division this season, and placement medals will be awarded to Platinum, Gold and Silver this season.

Maplist
Our maplist will be released as soon as its available. It will be posted here.

New Whitelist
The new whitelist should be available on our site about 1 week prior to the first match. Look for a news post on that.

Team Placements
Team placements are underway. Please be patient, all teams will be placed before the start of the season. Remember that you need 9 people on your roster to be considered for placement! If your team is not yet placed into a skill division please submit a division change request from your leader panel.

Reminder to All New and Returning Teams
After you have been placed into a division and have at least 9 players on your roster, don't forget to set your team to Ready in your leader panel to be scheduled for matches!

Chat Support
We've recently moved our league's Chat Support over from IRC to the Discord application.
If you are logged in as a player or leader, this support option is on your menu. We've also embedded the Discord widget on this page.
For more details please visit this forum thread.

Support Tickets
If you have an issue that requires admin attention, please use our support ticket system. Players who login via Steam can submit a ticket as well as leaders who login with a special leader username/password. The ticket system can be located in the Support Menu once you login as a player or a leader.

Thanks to the nearly 425 teams that took part in Season 18! We are excited to get this season underway.

GOOD LUCK TO ALL MERCS AND THEIR TEAMS!
- Kumori
UGC Head Admin