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T90 Titans League returns bigger and better than ever! This recurring competition provides a consistent, high-level stage for established pros to sharpen their skills, while giving newcomers the chance to prove themselves and break into the top tier. Across the first four seasons, 24 players competed in both the Platinum and Gold Leagues, with Silver serving as a qualifier. For season 5, the format expands: Silver becomes a full league, and Bronze takes its place as the qualifier, opening the door for 24 more players to battle through a full group stage and climb the ladder. With a $100,000 prize pool spread across more than 100 competitors, T90 Titans League delivers one of the most open and rewarding pathways into the Age of Empires pro scene.
T90 Titans League Season 5 follows the rules of the Unified Tournament Handbook with the following changes:
- All players must be in a dedicated Discord voice chat while playing their set, to allow admins to contact them if needed.
- During the group stage, if players are more than 10 minutes late, they will not receive any prize money for games played in that set. However, there will not be an admin loss for game 1. Being more than 20 minutes late without prior communication still results in an admin loss for the full set (3-0).
- In case of a new patch or DLC, players will be informed as soon as possible if the new content will be used, or if the tournament continues on an old patch.
- Additional rule changes will be published here before the start of the event. All other rules default to the Unified Tournament Handbook.
All breaches (including those not detailed in this handbook) will be handled at the sole discretion of the Tournament admins, in accordance with the authority granted by the Unified Tournament Handbook.
1. TTL Season 5 Schedule
 Platinum League |
 Gold League |
 Silver League |
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| Round 1 | Feb 3rd - Feb 9th | Round 1 | Jan 23rd - Jan 29th | Round 1 | Jan 16th - Jan 22nd |
| Round 2 | Feb 10th - Feb 16th | Round 2 | Jan 30th - Feb 5th | Round 2 | Jan 23rd - Jan 29th |
| Round 3 | Feb 17th - Feb 23rd | Round 3 | Feb 6th - Feb 12th | Round 3 | Jan 30th - Feb 5th |
| Round 4 | Mar 3rd - Mar 9th | Round 4 | Feb 13th - Feb 19th | Round 4 | Feb 6th - Feb 12th |
| Round 5 | Mar 10th - Mar 16th | Round 5 | Feb 20th - Feb 27th | Round 5 | Feb 13th - Feb 19th |
| Round of 12 | Mar 17th - Mar 18th | Platinum play-ins | Feb 28th - Mar 1st | Gold play-ins | Mar 2nd - Mar 3rd |
| Quarter finals | Mar 19th - Mar 20th | ||||
| Semi finals | Mar 21st | ||||
| Grand final | Mar 22nd | ||||
2. TTL Season 5 Format
For the first time, the main season of TTL will feature 3 full leagues: Platinum, Gold and Silver. All leagues consist of 24 players split into 4 groups of 6. After a round robin of play-all-3 sets players can be promoted or relegated between different leagues, and the top players in the Platinum league will battle in the playoffs to become the champion of TTL season 5.
T90 Titans League 5 Format
At the end of the group stage, the players finishing in 5th or 6th in their groups are relegated to a lower league. The players that are relegated from Silver will be eligible to play in Bronze league in season 6 to regain their spot.
In the Platinum league, the top 3 per group advances to the knockout stage. In Gold and Silver league, the top player from each group is automatically promoted to the league above their current league. All 2nd place players will face a 3rd place from another group in a promotion playoff to fight for promotion.
2.1 Group Stage Tiebreakers
In the group stage players will be ranked based on the number of games (maps) they have won.
Ties during the group stage will be handled in the following manner:
Games won > Sets won > Head to head > Win percentage in games against tied opponents > Total score of defeated opponents > Number of game 1 wins > Original seed
2.2 Group Stage Draw
Before the group stage draw players are placed in different pots based on their performance in the previous season. For example in Platinum league, pot 1 is filled with all semi finalists from Platinum season 4, and pot 6 is filled with players that won the Gold promotion playoffs in season 4. All pots have 4 players each, which will be split over the 4 groups in their specific league.
T90 Titans League 5 Pots
The group stage draw was completed on november 16th. The results can be found here.
3. Match Settings
Before each set, players do a map and civilization draft. The higher seeded player may decide if they wish to be A (host) or B (guest) in the draft. They must be the same for both drafts.
Group Stage: Play all 3
- Game 1: Admin Pick
- Game 2: Loser of previous game picks any remaining home map
- Game 3: Loser of previous game picks any remaining home map
The higher seeded player may decide if they wish to be A or B in the draft. They must be the same for both drafts.
Platinum Round 4/5
Civ Draft (with The Last Chieftains DLC): 6 Bans each, 5 Picks each
Players may not repeat any of their civilizations during the set.
Platinum Round 1-3, Gold, Silver
Civ Draft (no The Last Chieftains DLC) | Civ Draft (with The Last Chieftains DLC): 5 Bans each, 5 Picks each
Players may not repeat any of their civilizations during the set.
Platinum Round of 12, Quarter Finals & 3rd place match: Best of 5
- Game 1: Remaining map after the draft (Admin Pick)
- Game 2: Loser of previous game picks any remaining home map
- Game 3: Loser of previous game picks any remaining home map
- Game 4: Loser of previous game picks any remaining home map
- Game 5: Loser of previous game picks any remaining home map
The higher seeded player may decide if they wish to be A or B in the draft. They must be the same for both drafts.
Civ Draft (with The Last Chieftains DLC): 6 Bans each, 6 Picks each
Players may not repeat any of their civilizations during the set.
Platinum Semi Final & Final, Gold Playoffs, Silver Playoffs: Best of 7
- Game 1: Remaining map after the draft (Admin Pick)
- Game 2: Loser of previous game picks any remaining home map
- Game 3: Loser of previous game picks any remaining home map
- Game 4: Loser of previous game picks any remaining home map
- Game 5: Loser of previous game picks any remaining home map
- Game 6: Loser of previous game picks any remaining home map
- Game 7: Loser of previous game picks any remaining home map
The higher seeded player may decide if they wish to be A or B in the draft. They must be the same for both drafts.
Civ Draft (with The Last Chieftains DLC): 6 Bans each, 8 Picks each
Players may not repeat any of their civilizations during the set.
4. Maps
TTL season 5 will have a map pool consisting of 15 total maps. The map pack can be acquired by subscribing to the map mod using this link or by searching for “T90 Titans League - Season 5 - Maps” in the in-game mod workshop.
The map pack is edited and maintained by T-West.
African River
Cebdos |
Bypass
Chrazini |
Coast Arena
TheMadCADer |
Dzimbabwe
Marintho |
High Tides
AlgernonR |
Monocle
Chrazini |
Mudflow
Chrazini |
Northern Crossings
Chrazini |
Quarry
HenkDeSuperNerd |
Reverse Acropolis
YoungPanda95 |
Seychelles
Deathcounter |
Slopes
AlgernonR |
Stranded
Chrazini |
Tulou (Regicide)
Marintho |
Valley
Forgotten Empires |
5. Lobby Settings
Both players are equally responsible for making sure the lobby settings are correct. Wrong settings may result in a game being replayed and/or a prize pool deduction for both players. The server that is chosen has to be the fairest server for both players.
A spectator delay of 2 minutes is required for all sets! If a player is streaming their POV, they must have a stream delay that matches the spectator delay.
Pre-Lobby Settings
Screenshot of the Pre-Lobby Settings to use
Lobby Settings
Screenshot of the Lobby Settings to use
6. Contact
For any questions or inquiries regarding the event, please read the handbook and ask in the Discord.
If you cannot find an answer please reach out to one of the admins:
Admin: JBR
- Discord: jbr1989
- Steam: https://steamcommunity.com/id/jbr_aoe/
- Time zone: East Australia GMT + 11
Admin: Rbase96
- Discord: rbase96
- Steam: https://steamcommunity.com/id/RBase96/
- Time zone: West Europe, GMT + 1
Admin: Lord Patito
- Discord: lord_patito
- Steam: https://steamcommunity.com/id/Lord_Patito/
- Time zone: Argentina, GMT - 3
7. Prize Pool
The prize pool for T90 Titans League 5 is $100,600. $1,600 went to the Bronze league, the remaining $99,000 is divided over the brackets as shown in the table below:
| Platinum League |
Gold League |
Silver League |
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| 1st place | $7,500 | Group Winner | $1,300 | Group Winner | $525 |
| 2ńd place | $5,000 | Decider Winner | $1,050 | Decider Winner | $425 |
| 3rd place | $3,750 | Decider Loser | $900 | Decider Loser | $350 |
| 4th place | $3,250 | 4th in Group | $800 | 4th in Group | $300 |
| Losing QF | $2,500 | 5th in Group | $700 | 5th in Group | $250 |
| Losing Ro12 | $2,175 | 6th in Group | $600 | 6th in Group | $200 |
| 4th in Group | $1,900 | ||||
| 5th in Group | $1,700 | ||||
| 6th in Group | $1,500 | ||||
| Total | $58,600 | Total | $21,400 | Total | $8,200 |
| Group Stage Game Wins | $30 | Group Stage Game Wins | $20 | Group Stage Game Wins | $10 |
| Maximum per player | $450 | Maximum per player | $300 | Maximum per player | $150 |
| Total | $5,400 | Total | $3,600 | Total | $1,800 |
To be eligible for prize payouts players must complete all of the following:
- All games must be completed within the prescribed schedule.
- All recorded games & drafts must have been shared in the discord channel.
- Players must complete an invoice within one month of the end of the tournament. Details will be shared at the appropriate time.
8. Event Coverage - All Coverage
- All broadcasters (including players) must register here their intention to stream any games, so that they can be given access to the appropriate Discord channels.
- All broadcasting must include the tournament logo before, after and in-between tournament games. Assets can be found in the #caster-resources channel on Discord, or at the end of this document.
- The tournament logo must be visible at all times while in-game.
- All broadcasters must add a custom chat command mentioning the sponsor, & linking to the
host's stream & the announcement post or Liquipedia.
- Example text:
!TTL=T90 Titans League is hosted by T90Official (https://twitch.tv/T90Official) & sponsored by World’s Edge. You can read more about it here - https://liquipedia.net/ageofempires/T90_Titans_League/5/Platinum_League
- Example text:
- Content creators are free to upload videos to video sharing platforms at their convenience.
Games will be either available live or released alongside the main stream where they are being
played in advance.
- When uploading gameplay from this event to other video sharing platforms, it must be clear, by using the title or description, who the tournament’s host is and what event it comes from.
- There must always be a direct clickable link to the official YouTube channel of the host (https://www.youtube.com/c/T90Official) in the description.
- T90 Titans League Silver and Gold group stage rounds 1 through 4 will be open casting according to player scheduling. Silver and Gold league group stage round 5, the promotion play-ins, all Platinum group stage matches and the Platinum playoffs will be cast live or as recorded games at specified times.
8.1. Players
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Players will be given a large degree of flexibility over scheduling, and are allowed to stream
their POV.
- In Platinum league, players must play in a scheduled time slot if they want to stream their POV.
- For Gold and Silver week 5 and the Platinum/Gold play-ins, players must play in a scheduled time slot if they want to stream their POV.
- Players that stream their POV must use a two minute stream delay. In rare instances, players may
be requested by admins to use a longer spectator delay.
- The spectator delay MUST match the stream delay (Standard 2 minutes).
- Players must not have access to any information which could give an unfair advantage at any stage.
- Players streaming their games via Twitch/Facebook/YouTube/Douyu etc. need to disable text to speech alerts and ensure that they cannot see their chat during their matches. Reading or interacting with chat between the start of the draft and the end of the last game can lead to a prize money deduction or immediate disqualification.
8.2. Casters
- In the event that there are multiple matches being played at the same time, best efforts will be made to provide casters with recorded games that are spoiler free.
9. Assets
- Generic TTL 5 Logo (full resolution)
- TTL 5 Platinum Logo (full resolution)
- TTL 5 Gold Logo (full resolution)
- TTL 5 Silver Logo (full resolution)
10. Changelog
- 2026-02-24 - v1.5
- Updated Civ Draft links once again
- 2026-02-14 - v1.4
- Added Civ Draft links that include The Last Chieftains DLC civs
- 2026-01-07 - v1.3
- Updated map draft links again because Rbase is an egg
- 2025-12-21 - v1.2
- Updated map pack link and name
- Updated map images
- Credited map creators below map images
- Updated map draft links because new images
- 2025-12-21 - v1.1
- Updated map draft urls to fix wrong map images for Dzimbabwe
- 2025-12-16 - v1
- Official handbook release