We have accepted our first wave of participants for the open tournament. If you have registered, you should have received an email confirming whether you have been accepted to play. There are 5 days left to sign up to the tournament so I encourage you to get signed up sooner rather than later as there is a limited amount of teams we can allow.

We have both an open and newcomer tournament which you can sign up to, if you have ever wanted to test out your skills in competitive but didn’t want to play against seasoned veterans theres a place for you (and there are prizes for the winners of the newcomer clash). But if you want a shot at our $2,400 prize pool consider signing up for the open tournament.

Hope to see you there!

We are happy to announce that DreamHack Community Clash is back! On May 21-22 & 28-29th, we will be hosting an online tournament for North American teams. Signups for this tournament are now live! There is also another announcement on its way sometime soon, so stay tuned…

This is the event thread for this tournament sponsored by DreamHack and organised by EssentialsTF. Details about the event will be posted here when available, so any questions place any questions here. We will try to answer all questions promptly. I would encourage any teams interested to check out the tournament pages which contains all the relevant details about the event, but also keep an eye on our twitter page and Clash.TF for updates:

All matches are played using the Unity Cup Config (30min match/5min round timers; Winlimit 5; Continuous Overtime - +1 rule; Bo3 KOTH) and RGL Whitelists.

EssentialsTF Discord

Invite Qualifiers:
Up to 6 Teams will make up our invite groups. If there are enough teams (aka more than 6) that want to play Invite we will run Invite Qualifiers from 16-20th May.

Structure of the qualifiers will be small round robin groups which you can play and schedule freely within the week prior to signups closing.

12 Team Cap

Registration ends 15th May @ 1 am EDT.

Link: https://play.toornament.com/en_GB/tournaments/5629406496420880384/

Main Tournament:
Signups start 26th April and end 20th May @ 1 am EDT
21-22nd May: Invite Round Robin and Open Swiss (Bo1), Group Tiebreakers (Bo1) and first stage of Playoffs (Bo3).
28-29th May: Double Elimination Bracket (Bo3 with Bo5 Grand Finals)

Prize Pool

1. $1,200
2. $600
3. $420
4. $240

Link: https://play.toornament.com/en_GB/tournaments/5623087432864137216/

There is a soft region lock, no teams can have more than 3 players from a region that is not North America without admin approval. Feel free to reach out to admins through the Essentials Discord.

Schedule (EDT) – Subject to Change

21st May
Open Round 1 – 16:00
Invite Round 1 & Open Round 2 – 17:00
Invite Round 2 & Open Round 3 – 18:00
Invite Round 3 & Open Round 4 – 19:00

22nd May
Invite Round 4 & Open Round 5 – 16:00
Invite Round 5 & Open Round 6 – 17:00
Tiebreaker Rounds – 18:00
UB Round 1 & LB Round 2 – 18:45

28th May
UB Round 2 & LB Round 2 – 16:00
LB Round 3 – 18:15
UB Finals & LB Round 4 – 20:30

29th May
LB Round 5 – 16:00
LB Finals – 18:15
Grand Finals (Bo5) – 20:30

Team Fortress 2 is going to Atlanta for another DreamHack event! With a 6s BYOC tournament, as well as other activities during the weekend both for TF2 and otherwise, there are plenty of chances to meet, win prizes, and get involved.

Event Link: lan.tf/atlanta

Venue Address
Georgia World Congress Center
285 Andrew Young International Blvd NW
Atlanta
GA 30313

Start: Friday 18th November
End: Sunday 20th November

Tickets: https://dreamhack.com/atlanta/tickets/

What is the closest airport to the venue?
There are a range of airports, both domestic and international available around the Atlanta area, with public transport options downtown.

What are the available accommodation around the area?
There are various hotels in and around the venue, with plenty of AirBnB options.

How can I sit with my team?
Seat Picker will be live sometime soon, details to come

Rentals
Rentals are TBC, but this should be confirmed sometime soon

Tournament Details
Tournament details, signup links and everything you need to get registered for the event will come soon.

Any updates will be posted here, on our Twitter, and over on our Discord. We aim to answer any questions as quickly as possible.

CU@

Essentials Twitter
Essentials Discord

DreamHack Website
DreamHack Discord

EssentialsTF is going to DreamHack Dallas. We’ll be there for the whole event (June 3rd – 5th) hosting and producing a range of content which includes some community activities for TF2. We’d love to see some of you there, and if you are or will be going there are a bunch of opportunities to win some money. Our community activities will involve Jumping, MGE, and even Dodgeball! Most of the activities will be accessible to both BYOC and General Admission attendees. Many of our activities will be accessible through the DreamHack freeplay booth so even if you don’t bring your computer, you can still take part.

If there are several people that would be going, there is a chance that we can run some competitive tournaments (Ultiduo, 4s, etc.) with prizes. If you are attending, please reach out on the Essentials Discord to let us know. We may be interested in one or more of you helping for some of our competitions. We aim to have a meetup of all the TF2 gamers so it’ll be great to hear from anyone turning up.

We have a discount code for 30% off BYOC tickets so if you are going to buy a BYOC ticket use the code: DHDAL22TF2BYOC

Activities List:

• Jumping – Per day, players will have a chance to post the fastest time on a Jump map. Top 3 times will receive $100 each.
• MGE – Various competitions will be held throughout the event; winners of these competitions will receive $25 each.
• Dodgeball – Either team or solo single elim bracket, winner of the tournament will receive $50 each.

We will also be holding a clip competition for the duration of the event, where winners will be announced at the end of the event. Submit your biggest plays, jump runs, or pub tf2 moments for a chance of winning one of 5 $50 prizes.

Throughout the event we’ll be running some streams over on our EssentialsTF twitch channel. Schedules for this will be announced soon. If you have any questions, feel free to reach out.

Besides that, we hope to cu@!

We are happy to announce that DreamHack Community Clash is back! On May 21-22 & 28-29th, we will be hosting an online tournament for North American teams. Signups for this tournament are now live! There is also another announcement on its way sometime soon, so stay tuned…

This is the event thread for this tournament sponsored by DreamHack and organised by EssentialsTF. Details about the event will be posted here when available, so any questions place any questions here. We will try to answer all questions promptly. I would encourage any teams interested to check out the tournament pages which contains all the relevant details about the event, but also keep an eye on our twitter page and Clash.TF for updates:

All matches are played using the Unity Cup Config (30min match/5min round timers; Winlimit 5; Continuous Overtime - +1 rule; Bo3 KOTH) and RGL Whitelists.

EssentialsTF Discord

Invite Qualifiers:
Up to 6 Teams will make up our invite groups. If there are enough teams (aka more than 6) that want to play Invite we will run Invite Qualifiers from 16-20th May.

Structure of the qualifiers will be small round robin groups which you can play and schedule freely within the week prior to signups closing.

12 Team Cap

Registration ends 15th May @ 1 am EDT.

Link: https://play.toornament.com/en_GB/tournaments/5629406496420880384/

Main Tournament:
Signups start 26th April and end 20th May @ 1 am EDT
21-22nd May: Invite Round Robin and Open Swiss (Bo1), Group Tiebreakers (Bo1) and first stage of Playoffs (Bo3).
28-29th May: Double Elimination Bracket (Bo3 with Bo5 Grand Finals)

Prize Pool

1. $1,200
2. $600
3. $420
4. $240

Link: https://play.toornament.com/en_GB/tournaments/5623087432864137216/

There is a soft region lock, no teams can have more than 3 players from a region that is not North America without admin approval. Feel free to reach out to admins through the Essentials Discord.

Schedule (EDT) – Subject to Change

21st May
Open Round 1 – 16:00
Invite Round 1 & Open Round 2 – 17:00
Invite Round 2 & Open Round 3 – 18:00
Invite Round 3 & Open Round 4 – 19:00

22nd May
Invite Round 4 & Open Round 5 – 16:00
Invite Round 5 & Open Round 6 – 17:00
Tiebreaker Rounds – 18:00
UB Round 1 & LB Round 2 – 18:45

28th May
UB Round 2 & LB Round 2 – 16:00
LB Round 3 – 18:15
UB Finals & LB Round 4 – 20:30

29th May
LB Round 5 – 16:00
LB Finals – 18:15
Grand Finals (Bo5) – 20:30

https://twitter.com/DreamHack/status/1470786849098579969

"After much deliberation we’ve ended up at the hard decision of cancelling DreamHack Anaheim 2022 due to the increased difficulties in hosting the event in the qualitative manner we strived for.

For more info please read the full statement:"
https://dreamhack.com/blog/2021/12/14/dreamhack-anaheim-2022-cancelled/

Measures should now be in place for people to get refunds if they have purchased a ticket. We will assist where possible although any queries regarding the refunding process should be directed towards DreamHack first, as we have no involvement on that side.

With that being said, we will continue to monitor the COVID situation to determine when and where it is safe to bring LAN back to the global TF2 audience. If you are aware of any events, organisers, or venues that you believe could be a place for a viable and sustainable LAN competition please don’t hesitate to get in contact with one of the EssentialsTF team leads.

It’s with a heavy heart that due to rising COVID cases both domestically and internationally, DreamHack will be announcing that DreamHack Anaheim will be cancelled. It is a frustrating announcement to have to make, but the safety of those around us has to take priority. This has been a very recent development and was something we were not aware of or expecting. The North American scene has long waited for a LAN that anyone can turn up to, whether they have took part in the Newbie Drive or have been topping the Invite leaderboards. We really wanted this to be the start, but that beginning has to be put on hold.

For those that have already purchased tickets, I have been assured that there will be full refunds available and we will let you know when this is ready. We will work with them to ensure that anyone that has spent money on this event gets a full reimbursement.

In the meantime we will look into some online events that could be run in its stead. LAN is not off the table, but plans are currently on hold.

Signups for the NA Community Clash have ended. If you have signed up these are your next steps:

1. Ensure that your team captain is on the Discord;

2. Contact an admin letting them know who is your captain for your team, with their Discord Tag (Username#0000);
   a) If you want a member of your team to act as a deputy captain, please let an admin know;

3. Check-in for the event starts on the 7th at 17:00. All teams must be checked in before the deadline on the 8th 1 hour before the tournament starts;

4. Keep an eye on the Discord for all updates to the event;

5. Ensure that you have read the rules on the Tournament Page.

48 Hours remaining till signups end, its your last chance to get teams together to play!

https://www.toornament.com/en_GB/tournaments/4539172956295323648/information
https://www.toornament.com/en_GB/tournaments/4539260879002624000/information

Signups for both the Newcomer and Main tournaments have been extended to Thursday 6th May at 18:00 EDT. Make sure that you are registered before then otherwise you will not make it into the tournament. We have enough signups to run the main tournament but we would love to see more teams, especially for the Newcomer tournament. If you know anyone who is new to competitive TF2 I would encourage you to get them to sign up for that.