August 26th – 29th
The NEC, Birmingham, UK
£5,000 prize pool
You must be attending the BYOC LAN in order to participate in the TF2 Open Tournament. This requires a BYOC ticket.
Spectators may purchase Day or Weekend tickets. Please note that a Weekend ticket is required to access evening shows.
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We will have live coverage throughout the event over on Twitch.TV/EssentialsTF, and additional matches will be covered over on Twitch.TV/TeamFortressTV.
Check out our stream schedule to see all our upcoming shows during Insomnia69 including The Rollout and The Last Last Point!
BYOC Tickets are available from £104.00 GBP.
Weekend tickets for spectating are available from £75.00 GBP.
PC+Monitor Rentals start from £110.00 GBP.
Monitor-only rentals start from £38.00 GBP.
To find out more, head to the Insomnia Gaming Festival website.
Head over to the Toornament page for all the rules, maps, and schedule
To learn more about Insomnia Gaming Festival, check out the official event information and FAQs page
Check out our new merch line of shirts and more on our Teespring page with some exclusive designs for i69
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.