RGL Newcomer season 10: https://rgl.gg/Public/LeagueTable.aspx?g=767&s=129&r=40
RGL Newcomer season 11: https://rgl.gg/Public/LeagueTable.aspx?g=814&s=133&r=40
You know what happened in between these seasons? TF2 Coaching Central did a Newbie Cup to actually introduce new players to competitive 6s, and it got quite a bit of traction because of a Steam community post. Shoutout by the way to the event staff that put it together and the 20+ experienced players who stepped up to coach and teach those newbies not only how to play 6s but how to sign up for and play in RGL once the cup was over.
The training period for another TF2CC Newbie Cup is happening right now. The timing is a bit tricky because when we were planning out the schedule we could only guess at when season 12 new team registration was going to open, so I don’t know how many of those players and teams will end up playing in season 12.
RGL has the resources and infrastructure to run events like this, but the last time they did one was in 2020. I feel like there’s not enough recognition on the fact that a third party organization is the biggest pipeline from Valve casual to RGL 6s.