Jan 23

ETF2L Final Epsilon vs Blight

The ETF2L Season 8 final will be taking place tomorrow at 10:10pm (SA Time) and Epsilon vs Blight undoubtedly will be a very tight match with Bligth having a very strong performance  towards the end of the season ending on 4th place and beating Power Gaming (2-1) on the playoffs to reach the finals. Epsilon who finished top of the standings on the season faced Dignitas on the playoffs and on a very close match they managed to keep the edge on Dignitas (2-0) to get to the finals. The match for 3rd place has already been played with Power Gaming taking the bronze beating Dignitas (2-0).

Don’t miss the finals!! tomorrow Monday at 10:10 pm SA Time.

Maps: cp_badlands  |  cp_obscure  |  cp_gullywash

Time: 22:10pm (Better be ready before 10pm as this will definitely going get hectic)

TF2TV:  Livestream

Shoutcast: ETF2L Radio

STV IP: To be added shortly (Because of security concerns they usually post the IP few hours/minutes before the match)

Who is your favorite to take the win?

Jan 17

Interview with Christopher ‘Turkish’ Smithard

Chris why must yours always be bigger^^
Chris why must yours always be bigger^^

The best way to introduce the man is to ask a foe or a comrade what they think of him. To this end, I will allow Xt3rM!n@tor and Θrr4cle to introduce Christopher ‘Turkish’ Smithard

The fierce foe, Yasser ‘Xt3rM!n@tor’ Padia

No one can forget the clan known as Criminal Misfits. The team lead by Turkish that consisted of Tommy, Orr4cle, Serpent, Fr00glez0r and Timthezombie to name a few. They were a clan that always wanted to play and were willing to help every other clan get better. If I remember correctly they dominated the game for quite a long time with very clever strats and offensive play that took the opposition totally out of the game. I often thought that their dominance came from their individual skill but later realized that most of it came from their maturity and great communication. Clan matches back in the day always featured a Heavy as the maps suited the heavy really well and the Criminal Misfits were almost unbeatable in clan matches. They developed their entire game around the Heavy being the pocket that kept the medic alive and the rest of the players trying to put resistance and force ubers to give their combo the advantage in any situation. All I can say is that this was a very well balanced dominating team that had a really good leader that understood his team mates and put his plan into action. Maybe one day we can see this team back in action in full flow and maybe teach the mass of the community that missed their reign a thing or two about teamwork and TF2.

The trusted comrade, Daniel Charles ‘Θrr4cle’Zima

Turkish was one of the first friends I made in TF2. Whenever I saw either Turkish or Carty playing heavy I would switch to medic and we would dominate the public servers 😛 When clans started to get organized Turk asked me to join his clan, Criminal Misfits (CM). I played demo for CM and every match we had a blast! Turk was a great leader in game, and played a large part in TF2 in the early days.

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Jan 17

“If the house is a rockin’, don’t bother knockin’…

…just come on in…”

Borrowing a few lines from the immortal guitarist Stevie Ray Vaughan seems only appropriate when looking across the landscape that is TF2 South Africa at the moment. The year has started with a big bang. Here are some of the highlights so far.

  • Three public RTV servers.
  • Two new contributors to TF2.co.za
  • Thirteen registered teams for the TF2CSA Divisional Cup

In an effort to cultivate a slightly more competitive nature, we’ve opened up a third RTV server. This one is a “no-crits” server, so you’ll have to reply on your skill level now. No more cries of “lame crits” anymore!

TF2.co.za is proud to welcome Lola and Beetle to the team. Lola is our specialist interviewer – leaving no stone unturned as she searches for the down and dirty in our little TF2 world. Her first piece is with Turkish and makes for some interesting reading, especially on the history of TF2 in South Africa and what it takes to make, and keep, a great clan going.  Beetle brings with him his European gaming experience and is helping us, here at TF2.co.za, with the competitions and cups, especially the administration and rules. Thanks for joining the team – here’s hoping your time here is a long and fruitful one!

I couldn’t believe it when I heard the number, but folks, we have thirteen registered teams/clans for the TF2CSA Cup. Kudos to everyone for making the effort to get a clan going. For those newer clans, good luck. For those older clans, keep watching the rear view mirror, you never know who’s coming up through the ranks!

Tf2 in South Africa seems to have hit a rich vein of interest, community and form. Well done to everyone involved, let’s keep the spirit high, the emotions in check and above all have fun in 2011.

Jan 13

TF2CSA Cup v3 Teams

The registrations for the upcoming Cup v3 will be closing tomorrow and so far we got 10 teams registered with 5 on each division check out the teams and their rosters:

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