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From the ashes of the GML we bring you The Empire Collective Cup, a fresh take on a true Age of Empires 2 Pro league, and this time it's here to stay. Starting this summer we'll be hosting a biannual round robin event to determine who is the best player in the world, and played on Voobly. Consisting of two Leagues of 12, players will compete on a variety of exciting maps and settings to be crowned Champion of the Empire!

Help us to reach our goal and make this event a reality by pledging to the prize-pool fund so that we can make sure The Empire Collective Cup is truly top caliber.

Each Summer and Winter the Empire Collective Cup will run for 12 weeks to decide who is Champion, there are two Leagues (A & B), if players perform well then they will stay in League A for the next season, if they don't do so well then they will be relegated into League B, with the top players from League B taking their place. This ensures that the best of the best are always competing to be top of their Leagues. Over time we hope to add two more leagues so that the top 48 players in the world are represented by The Empire Collective Cup.

For more information visit the official website: http://empirecollective.net

The 1v1 ratings do not give an accurate view of who is really the best player in AoC. A League is challenging, fair and let's us truly find out who is best from a pool of players. After each season of TEC we will have learned a lot, and this knowledge can be bough forward into future Leagues too.

Each week there will be 6 sets of games per League, as players fight through a round robin format. Each set will consist of a maximum of 4 games and a minimum of 3 games. A player needs to win 3 of the 4 games in order to win the set and gain 3 points in the League. If both players win 2 games each then it is a draw and they both earn 1 point in the League.

For more information visit the official website: http://empirecollective.net

At the end of the 12 weeks and after all players have faced each other the player will the most points will be the Champion of their League.

Set Format:

Game 1 - TEC Map Pack Light (Hidden Civs - Bans: Huns, Aztecs, Mayans, Vikings)

Game 2: Loser Home Map (Hidden Civs (Players can only choose a civ once for the entire event) - No Bans)

Game 3: Winner Home Map (Hidden Civs - No bans)