We’re back with our brand-new season of Community Clash starting out with North America with over $2,400 in prize pool.
This is a 6v6 competitive event using the Unity Cup config and RGL whitelist.
We will have live coverage over on Twitch.TV/EssentialsTF across the playoff days.
The Invite Qualifiers are open to any team who wishes to play in the Invite Group in the Main Tournament.
You must sign up to this in order to be eligible to play in Invite in the Main Tournament.
There is a limit of 12 teams. Matches will be in a multi-group round-robin format to be played across the week as teams wish.
Depending on signups this will be around 3 to 5 matches to be played each.
The top 6 teams will advance to the Invite Group in the Main Tournament.
The main tournament will take place across two weekends.
The first weekend, 21st & 22nd May, will feature the Invite Round-Robin and Open Swiss stage, plus the first round of Playoffs
The second weekend, 29th & 29th May, will host the Double Elimination Playoffs featuring the 6 Invite Teams and top 10 Open teams from the Swiss stage.
All days start from 4pm EDT. Please see our Toornament page or find the Schedule below for more details.
$2,460 prize pool courtesy of DreamHack.
All participants will receive an in-game participation medal.
1st place
$1,200
+
1st place medals
2nd place
$600
+
2nd place medals
3rd place
$420
+
3rd place medals
4th place
$240
(prizes will be distributed in USD to each eligible Team Leader,
recipients are responsible for any transaction fees, taxes, or loss due to currency conversion)
Map Pool (subject to change):
This is an North American-focused event but teams are welcome to join from other regions however servers should be NA-based unless both teams agree otherwise before a match.
There is a soft region lock, no teams can have more than 3 players from a region that is outside of North America.
Teams decide together which server to play the match on. Server rentals from na.serveme.tf are recommended. Please ensure the correct config/whitelist is used.
If your match is to be casted live on twitch.tv/essentialstf, the server details will be provided to you by the tournament administrators.
All matches are to be played with the Unity Cup Configs and the latest version of the RGL item whitelist.
(30min match/5min round timers; Winlimit 5; Continuous Overtime – +1 rule; Bo5 KOTH)
These configs can be found on NA Serveme and on Qixalite under the names unity_5cp_rgl & unity_koth_rgl. They can also be downloaded here.
For the Invite Qualifers, all teams will need to “check-in” on Toornament by 12:00 pm EDT on May 15th (check-in open from May 14th).
For the Main tournament, all teams will need to “check-in” on Toornament by 15:00 pm EDT on May 21st prior to the tournament commencing otherwise you may risk disqualification. Check-In will be open from 01:30 am EDT the day before.
The EssentialsTF Discord MUST be used for all tournament information and communication. https://essentials.tf/discord
Please contact ArchRhythm#1312 on Discord or email [email protected]
DreamHack TF2 Community Clash is an event organised and managed by EssentialsTF.
DreamHack AB is a sponsor of DreamHack TF2 Community Clash.
Beyond The Limit Prize Terms & Conditions
3.1 Any prize monies due to eligible Players will be distributed by DreamHack directly to each eligible Player within 60 days of event end.
3.2 EssentialsTF will transfer the alias’ and email addresses of eligible Players to DreamHack in a secure manner. The eligible Players will receive an email invite to withdraw their prize monies via different methods depending on their territory.
3.3 Any prize monies will be distributed in United States Dollars (USD).
3.4 Each eligible Player will receive the defined split of the prize pool as per the prize information that forms the Player’s prize monies via the medium defined in 1.2.
3.5 Recipients of any prize monies are responsible for any transaction fees or loss due to currency conversion as well as any taxes they may have to pay in their territories.
3.6 All Players who are eligible for prize monies must make reasonable efforts to allow EssentialsTF to contact them via Steam message. If EssentialsTF are unable to contact eligible Players within a reasonable time after the tournament ends, your prize winnings will be forfeit. We recommend Players are available in our Discord server and check for announcements regularly to avoid issues.
3.7 Any prizes may be subject to change at any time by the sole discretion of EssentialsTF or DreamHack.
Teufort Fashion Show & TF2 Clip Challenge - Prize Terms & Conditions
1.1 Any prize monies due to eligible Players will be distributed by DreamHack directly to each eligible Player within 60 days of event end.
1.2 EssentialsTF will transfer the alias’ and email addresses of eligible Players to DreamHack in a secure manner. The eligible Players will receive an email invite to withdraw their prize monies via different methods depending on their territory.
1.3 Any prize monies will be distributed in United States Dollars (USD).
1.4 Each eligible Player will receive the defined split of the prize pool as per the prize information that forms the Player’s prize monies via the medium defined in 1.2.
1.5 Recipients of any prize monies are responsible for any transaction fees or loss due to currency conversion as well as any taxes they may have to pay in their territories.
1.6 All Players who are eligible for prize monies must make reasonable efforts to allow EssentialsTF to contact them via Twitter direct message. If EssentialsTF are unable to contact eligible Players within a reasonable time after the tournament ends, your prize winnings will be forfeit. We recommend Players are available in our Discord server and check for announcements regularly to avoid issues.
1.7 Any prizes may be subject to change at any time by the sole discretion of EssentialsTF or DreamHack.
YOU vs PRO - DreamHack Dallas TF2 - Rules and Prize Terms & Conditions 1. General: 2. Players: 3. Administration: 5. Prizes:
1.1 All times posted are in CDT (US Central Daylight Time).
1.2 All communication is to be done via the EssentialsTF Discord or with the tournament administrators in-person. Link: https://essentials.tf/discord
2.1 No cheating of any kind is allowed.
2.2 Exploitation of bugs is not allowed.
2.3 Offensive nicknames and avatars are not allowed.
2.4 Offensive content in-game is not allowed.
2.5 Players that have an active ban for cheating from ETF2L, RGL, ozfortress,
or AsiaFortress are not eligible to enter the competition at all.
2.6 Scripts that allow a player to perform an action in-game that they would not
be able to execute without the script, or scripts that purposefully disrupt the player
hitbox are banned. Scripts that freeze or glitch the player model (e.g. in mid-air to be
less predictable) to make it harder to hit are also banned.
3.1 Administrators are allowed to make changes to the rules and/or make final decisions
on situations during the competition not included in the written rules.
3.2 Any rule breaks will be punished by the admins. Penalties include but are not limited
to verbal warnings, disqualification of match results, and bans from further competitions
with EssentialsTF & DreamHack.
3.3 Matches are played as 1v1 on the provided TF2 server. Players may choose the Arena they play in on the server map.
5.1 Any prize monies due to eligible Players will be distributed by DreamHack directly to each eligible Player within 60 days of event end.
5.2 EssentialsTF will transfer the alias’ and email addresses of eligible Players to DreamHack in a secure manner.
The eligible Players will receive an email invite to withdraw their prize monies via different methods depending on their territory.
5.3 Any prize monies will be distributed in United States Dollars (USD).
5.4 Each eligible Player will receive the defined split of the prize pool as per the prize information that forms the Player’s prize monies via the medium defined in 5.2.
5.5 Recipients of any prize monies are responsible for any transaction fees or loss due to currency conversion as well as any taxes they may have to pay in their territories.
5.6 All Players who are eligible for prize monies must make reasonable efforts to allow EssentialsTF to contact them via Steam message.
If EssentialsTF are unable to contact eligible Players within a reasonable time after the tournament ends, your prize winnings will be forfeit.
We recommend Players are available in our Discord server and check for announcements regularly to avoid issues.
5.7 Any prizes may be subject to change at any time by the sole discretion of EssentialsTF or DreamHack.
5.8 If requested, Players must show proof of their attendance of DreamHack Dallas by providing a copy of their ticket/ticket confirmation for General Admission or BYOC.
Failure to provide proof will make the Player ineligible to receive any prize.