The Award

The winning team of the Winter Cup Series Finals will earn this special Winter Cup award.


Find out more about the Winter Cup Series

Schedule

The cup takes place on Wednesday 3rd February.

Sign-up open: Now! (scroll down for link)
Check-in opens: 6pm
Check-in for reserved places closes: 6.20pm
Sign-up for remaining places opens: 6.20pm
Sign-up closes: 7pm
Round 1: 7.15pm
Quarter Finals: 8.15pm
Semi Finals: 9.15pm
Final + 3rd place: 10.15pm

We are looking for more cup admins!

If you, or you know someone who is good for the job, please send them to apply to be admin and help support the UK CS:S community!

Ladder?

If you can't make it to the cup, or even if you can, why not join and play in the 5on5 Ladder?

Prizes

1st. 5 * 1 month Premium

If less than 9 teams take part, prizes will be reduced.

For the Winter Cup Series Finals
1st. 5 * 2 month Premium, 5 * 1 month ESL TV
2nd. 5 * 2 month Premium
3rd. 5 * 1 month Premium

Find out more about ESL Premium and ESL TV.

Cup details

- INX-Gaming servers can be provided
- Up to 16 teams
- Single elimination
- 1 map, first to 16 rounds (MR15)
- de_dust2, de_nuke, de_inferno, de_train
- Server Config: esl5on5.cfg / e5on5.cfg

Rules

- Have someone in #esl.uk.css on Quakenet IRC at all times!
- POV demos not required
- Aequitas 100% compulsory, no exceptions

deadline to make a protest

10 minutes after the match
If the match is closed you are not allowed to make a protest

deadline to upload Aequitas

10 minutes after the match

Aequitas

The use of our anti-cheat client ESL Aequitas (included with ESL Wire) is compulsory!

All players must use Aequitas during their matches and afterwards upload their Aequitas archive. Failure will result in default loss!

Please test your Aequitas before the cup!

If you are using ESL Wire you can test your Aequitas by joining the Aequitas Testing team and using the open match.

If you are using standalone Aequitas you can test your Aequitas with this match link: http://www.esl.eu/uk/css/5on5/aequitas_test/match/16027433/

Common problems

If you have problems with your antivirus, see here for a fix

If you have a problem with CS:Source crashing with an error like "hl2.exe The instruction...", this can be fixed by disabling the Steam community functions in-game.

If you have "code 4" then download the standalone Aequitas and be sure to quit ESL Wire before using it!

How to sign up

- All players in your team must register on the ESL.

Important! If you have ever registered before and you have forgotten your details, do not make a new account, write a support ticket.

- All players in your team must register their SteamID (CSS/HL2) gameaccount.

- The team captain should create the team by going to My Teams (at the top) and Register new team.

- After creating the team, the captain should set a password (My Teams -> Manage team -> Edit team, then give the link to the team to all players who can join it with the 'join team' link on the team page.

- Once all players have done the above and are in the team, the captain can sign the team up using the links at the top of this news.

Sign up!

You can sign up now but you must check-in after 6pm on the day using the same link!

Servers provided by

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