Insomnia LAN LAN Events

Team Fortress 2 returns to Insomnia71

i71 TF2 featuring the all-new 36-PC TF2 Tournament Zone

Post author By EssentialsTF
Post date 31/08/2023

Links
Site: LAN.TF
Twitter: @TF2Essentials (#i71 / #i71TF2)
Insomnia Gaming Festival: https://insomniagamingfestival.com/

Organisers
EssentialsTF (Essentials.TF)
Player1Events (Player1Events.com)

Insomnia71
Prize Pool: £3,000
Dates: 7th – 10th September
Location: NEC, Birmingham

TF2 returns to Insomnia for another year in September, but this time things are different! Alongside the traditional Bring-Your-Own-Computer (BYOC) LAN hall, TF2 players will also have the option to play inside a new dedicated esports area, accessible with a Weekend Festival ticket. The TF2 tournament will feature a £3,000 prize pool and will take place Friday 8th & Saturday 9th September; Sunday will feature a community get-together where players can socialise and play.

Tickets for Insomnia71 are now on sale at InsomniaGamingFestival.com with a number of esport events and other gaming activities. We’ll be releasing more information about the tournament closer to the time, but future information about EssentialsTF and the event can be found on LAN.TF.

Insomnia71 will be held from September 7-10th at the NEC Birmingham in the UK.

To stay up to date for future announcements, join our Discord Server and be sure to follow us on Twitter (@TF2Essentials). If you have any questions or need more information regarding the event or EssentialsTF, You’re also welcome to reach out via email at [email protected].

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YOU vs PRO - DreamHack Dallas TF2 - Rules and Prize Terms & Conditions

1. General:
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. Players:
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. Administration:
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. Prizes:
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.