(GotFrag) - The speech from the throne has been given, with rules, maps and a general outline of the upcoming CEVO TF2 season posted in a lovely news post over on the CEVO site. Also, in an interesting move to say the least, the CEVO TF2 staff will be taking applications for the top division, CEVO-P. Here are the highlights:

Map Rotation:

Preseason 1 - cp_stag
Preseason 2 - cp_fallout_l

Week 1 - cp_pro_granary
Week 2 - cp_junction
Week 3 - cp_fastlane
Week 4 - cp_gravelpit
Week 5 - cp_badlands
Week 6 - cp_well
Week 7 - cp_pro_granary
Week 8 - cp_gravelpit

OOW - cp_well

OOW (Out of Week) makeup matches are scheduled when two teams need makeups from different weeks and have no one to play against that has a FF on the same map. Teams that are scheduled OOW matches throughout the season are allowed to play on any map that the two teams can agree on. If the two teams cannot agree on a specific map, then cp_well will be used.

Division Prizes:

CEVO-Professional:

• 1st Place- 6x 4 GB OCZ DDR3 PC3-10666 Fatal1ty Edition RAM ($1253.88 value)
• 2nd Place - 6x 2 GB OCZ DDR3 PC3-10666 Fatal1ty Edition RAM ($629.94 value)
• 3rd Place - 6x OCZ 500W StealthXStream Power Supply ($453.12 value)

CEVO-Amateur:

• 1st Place- 6x 4 GB OCZ DDR2 PC2-6400 Fatal1ty Edition Dual Channel ($899.88 value)
• 2nd Place - 6x 2 GB OCZ DDR2 PC2-8500 Fatal1ty Edition Dual Channel ($449.94 value)
• 3rd Place - 6x OCZ Vendetta 2 CPU Cooler ($299.94 value)

CEVO-P Applications:

After careful consideration the TF2 staff have decided to open up CEVO-P Applications to all interested teams. The top 10 teams selected from the application process will join the top 6 teams from the FREE Sennheiser Open Tournament to form Season 2's 16 CEVO-P teams. Teams that have not qualified yet, and are interested in competing in the Professional Division can apply via email before Thursday, September 11th @ 9:00 PM CST.

Qualified CEVO-P Teams:

1) Pandemic
2) Devastation
3) Sway
4) Xensity
5) ferveNT
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