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poLANd.tf 2025 #highlander
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#1
tf2pickup.org
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WHERE
BaseStack Łódź
Rewolucji 1905 Roku 45
90-215 Łódź
Polska (Poland)

WHEN
18-20.07.2025, Friday-Sunday (games are in all days)

EVENT LINK
https://poland.tf
https://discord.poland.tf or https://discord.gg/C3TWmwj

SIGN-UPS
Sign-ups are invite based with a qualification system.
They will be open now. We are going to host the qualification stage in mid May.
Only 9v9 team-based sign-ups for players. Team registrations are made by covering entire team costs by the captain. There are 90 seats available, making us capable of hosting 10 teams.
You can sign up here: https://signup.poland.tf
Sign up are open until the end of 14.05.2025.

QUALIFICATION STAGE
All interested parties except invite teams must sign-up to the qualifications in order to participate.
ETF2L 9v9 map pool and ruleset from the latest season is applied.

TOURNAMENT FORMAT
2x5 round robin groups for the group stage
double elimination playoffs without skipping first round (all teams start in the upper bracket) and without grand final reset in case upper bracket team wins.
The format is a subject of change if teams are interested in some enticing format, as we did for 6v6 tourneys.
Map pool as well as the whitelist will be decided by all participating players.

PRIZEPOOL
TBA
if you are interested in sponsoring this event, contact us at staff@poland.tf or @suprovsky on Discord

ENTRANCE FEE
400 PLN/player (94 EUR/103 USD/78 GBP), 70 PLN/spectator (17 EUR/18 USD/14 GBP)

Fee includes:
- one drink for spectators
- full PC rental (240 Hz/144 Hz FHD screen, PC capable of running TF2 on 240 fps, full perhiperals set) for players

hey! this time we are coming back with a Highlander tournament; I really wanted to make this one for a quite some time as we didn't have such events for years
the last tournament with such possibilities like here was DeutschLAN and I would love to make it so people remember it like many remember DeutschLAN to this day

we are also raising funds for the event organization; as you know, all the events we make are entirely crowdfunded in terms of operational costs, together with our current balance we will need around 5000 PLN in order to cover expenses we expect (we are transparent with it, you can see the details here)
we appreciate all donations, big and small as all of them make us able to make this event happen
>>> DONATE HERE <<<

[size=16][b]WHERE[/b][/size]
BaseStack Łódź
Rewolucji 1905 Roku 45
90-215 Łódź
Polska (Poland)

[size=16][b]WHEN[/b][/size]
18-20.07.2025, Friday-Sunday (games are in all days)

[size=16][b]EVENT LINK[/b][/size]
https://poland.tf
https://discord.poland.tf or https://discord.gg/C3TWmwj

[size=16][b]SIGN-UPS[/b][/size]
Sign-ups are invite based with a qualification system.
They will be open now. We are going to host the qualification stage in mid May.
[b]Only 9v9 team-based sign-ups for players. Team registrations are made by covering entire team costs by the captain. There are 90 seats available, making us capable of hosting 10 teams.[/b]
You can sign up here: https://signup.poland.tf
Sign up are open until the end of 14.05.2025.

[size=16][b]QUALIFICATION STAGE[/b][/size]
All interested parties except invite teams must sign-up to the qualifications in order to participate.
ETF2L 9v9 map pool and ruleset from the latest season is applied.

[size=16][b]TOURNAMENT FORMAT[/b][/size]
2x5 round robin groups for the group stage
double elimination playoffs without skipping first round (all teams start in the upper bracket) and without grand final reset in case upper bracket team wins.
[b]The format is a subject of change if teams are interested in some enticing format, as we did for 6v6 tourneys.[/b]
Map pool as well as the whitelist will be decided by all participating players.

[size=16][b]PRIZEPOOL[/b][/size]
TBA
if you are interested in sponsoring this event, contact us at staff@poland.tf or @suprovsky on Discord

[size=16][b]ENTRANCE FEE[/b][/size]
400 PLN/player (94 EUR/103 USD/78 GBP), 70 PLN/spectator (17 EUR/18 USD/14 GBP)

[b]Fee includes:[/b]
- one drink for spectators
- full PC rental (240 Hz/144 Hz FHD screen, PC capable of running TF2 on 240 fps, full perhiperals set) for players

hey! this time we are coming back with a Highlander tournament; I really wanted to make this one for a quite some time as we didn't have such events for years
the last tournament with such possibilities like here was DeutschLAN and I would love to make it so people remember it like many remember DeutschLAN to this day

we are also raising funds for the event organization; as you know, all the events we make are entirely crowdfunded in terms of operational costs, together with our current balance we will need around 5000 PLN in order to cover expenses we expect (we are transparent with it, you can see the details [url=https://finances.poland.tf]here[/url])
we appreciate all donations, big and small as all of them make us able to make this event happen
[size=16][b][url=https://donate.poland.tf]>>> DONATE HERE <<<[/url][/b][/size]
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#2
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you better not miss this once in a lifetime opportunity to see infamous etf2l antagonists odin and buko in person!!!

you better not miss this once in a lifetime opportunity to see infamous etf2l antagonists odin and buko in person!!!
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#3
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10 days for signup seems like a really short notice, especially since it's a team signup for 9 players, i know it was teased a while ago but there's a difference between a teaser and a proper announcement with signups.

10 days for signup seems like a really short notice, especially since it's a team signup for 9 players, i know it was teased a while ago but there's a difference between a teaser and a proper announcement with signups.
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#4
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agree that you should extend the sign-up deadline for an extra week, maybe even two.

otherwise, cu@

agree that you should extend the sign-up deadline for an extra week, maybe even two.

otherwise, cu@
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#5
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Fully agree with the rest. My team could use some extra time to fill in our empty spots for the lan!

RECPOST

Hit us up if interested and hopefully cu @ :)

Fully agree with the rest. My team could use some extra time to fill in our empty spots for the lan!

[url=https://etf2l.org/recruitment/330649/]RECPOST[/url]

Hit us up if interested and hopefully cu @ :)
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#6
tf2pickup.org
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jyrkas10 days for signup seems like a really short notice, especially since it's a team signup for 9 players, i know it was teased a while ago but there's a difference between a teaser and a proper announcement with signups.Clarkagree that you should extend the sign-up deadline for an extra week, maybe even two.

otherwise, cu@
teksziFully agree with the rest. My team could use some extra time to fill in our empty spots for the lan!

RECPOST

Hit us up if interested and hopefully cu @ :)

i'm going to discuss internally our possibilities to extend signups; we are very likely to do it, but I rather to double check with the rest of staff
we are going to do what it takes to make sure as much people as possible will sign up to the tournament

i was also asked about a situation where you get 9 players but later on you will have to replace somebody for random reasons (player sudden unavailability, denied visa etc) you can make roster changes later, however during the qualification stage you cannot change the roster without staff approval
during qualis we will allow for 2 subs per team

[quote=jyrkas]10 days for signup seems like a really short notice, especially since it's a team signup for 9 players, i know it was teased a while ago but there's a difference between a teaser and a proper announcement with signups.[/quote]
[quote=Clark]agree that you should extend the sign-up deadline for an extra week, maybe even two.

otherwise, cu@[/quote]
[quote=tekszi]Fully agree with the rest. My team could use some extra time to fill in our empty spots for the lan!

[url=https://etf2l.org/recruitment/330649/]RECPOST[/url]

Hit us up if interested and hopefully cu @ :)[/quote]
i'm going to discuss internally our possibilities to extend signups; we are very likely to do it, but I rather to double check with the rest of staff
we are going to do what it takes to make sure as much people as possible will sign up to the tournament

i was also asked about a situation where you get 9 players but later on you will have to replace somebody for random reasons (player sudden unavailability, denied visa etc) you can make roster changes later, however during the qualification stage you cannot change the roster without staff approval
during qualis we will allow for 2 subs per team
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#7
-1 Frags +

CU@

CU@
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#8
tf2pickup.org
1 Frags +

hello

we are going to extend the sign-up period for the next two weeks, so they will end the end of this month (31.05.2025 23:59 CEST)

i got asked a few questions, so i'd like to give follow ups here:
- we're going to gather entry payments after signups and qualification stage (if needed), together with spectator tickets, so we are welcoming every single player who want to chill with their friends (except people who cannot participate due to clear etf2l/rgl ban policy 1 month in advance), but not play necessarily
- for those, who have never been in the BaseStack venue, here is how seating would look like: https://seats.poland.tf
after we close signups, we will let you reserve spots; if we are going to host a qualification stage, we will let invite teams pick first, then qualified teams, otherwise first come first server
- the tournament will be casted on essentials.tf Twitch
- the venue will be open on thursday too, so you can come early and play some matches before the tournament start

hello

we are going to extend the sign-up period for the next two weeks, so they will end the end of this month (31.05.2025 23:59 CEST)

i got asked a few questions, so i'd like to give follow ups here:
- we're going to gather entry payments after signups and qualification stage (if needed), together with spectator tickets, so we are welcoming every single player who want to chill with their friends (except people who cannot participate due to clear etf2l/rgl ban policy 1 month in advance), but not play necessarily
- for those, who have never been in the BaseStack venue, here is how seating would look like: https://seats.poland.tf
after we close signups, we will let you reserve spots; if we are going to host a qualification stage, we will let invite teams pick first, then qualified teams, otherwise first come first server
- the tournament will be casted on essentials.tf Twitch
- the venue will be open on thursday too, so you can come early and play some matches before the tournament start
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