The Australian winter gaming tradition continues as LAN Downunder 2025 prepares to light up Melbourne once again! This July 19-20th, the premier event returns to the Fortress Arena, Australia's largest dedicated esports arena, where eight elite teams will compete for glory.

After last year's successful debut, LAN Downunder has established itself as the pinnacle of Australian offline TF2 tournaments. With Witness Gaming AU now divided between competing and casting after Physgun Fireside Denver 2025, the field is wide open for a new champion to emerge.

The stage is set, the teams are ready, and the winter gaming season is about to reach its peak. Who will claim the crown and etch their name into Australian TF2 history?

A packed arena at the LDU 2024 Group Stage. Photo by thelampshade22

Tournament Format

• Day 1 (Saturday July 19th): Round robin best-of-one group stage with all eight teams
• Day 2 (Sunday July 20th): Top four teams from the group stage advance to best-of-three double-elimination playoffs.

Prize Pool

The competition will be fierce as teams who have been grinding since qualifiers battle for their share of our donation-fuelled prize pool. Fans can contribute via the official donation portal, with various rewards, milestones, and on-stream goals unlocked across the weekend — from bonus interviews, beers and other chaotic surprises. Donations go directly toward the LAN Downunder 2025 prize pool and help cover event production costs.

LAN Downunder is proudly sponsored by ARTISAN Mousepads and Marketplace.tf, with venue and production support from Fortress.

Teams

The winner and runner up of LAN Downunder 2024 automatically received invites to this year's event. The other six teams made it through a qualifier held earlier in the year.

BLG Previously known as soiree

• Pocket Scout: robor
• Flank Scout: silvo
• Roamer: down
• Pocket: Takeyon
• Demoman: Daz
• Medic: lau

j*b Previously known as Struck Minds

• Pocket Scout: Atten
• Flank Scout: Gotaki
• Roamer: feyn
• Pocket: lexx
• Demoman: matt
• Medic: Doge

Protein Farts

• Pocket Scout: dauq
• Flank Scout: HUNGRY4EGGS
• Roamer: Rohan
• Pocket: raelen
• Demoman: paray
• Medic: wils

Restless Previously known as Ascension

• Pocket Scout: susu
• Flank Scout: shadi
• Roamer: Pipelin12
• Pocket: lizrd-wizrd
• Demoman: Cobra
• Medic: Raina

Blue Eyes White Dragon

• Pocket Scout: Sam.
• Flank Scout: KING BIG NUTZ
• Roamer: ALT
• Pocket: Elmo
• Demoman: Campbell
• Medic: Pride

Net Profit

• Pocket Scout: ayr
• Flank Scout: strawbunny
• Roamer: turris
• Pocket: Moebloke
• Demoman: reign
• Medic: emgee

Bones PUGs

• Pocket Scout: whiscash
• Flank Scout: jebi
• Roamer: a team of ants in their prime
• Pocket: Eren
• Demoman: jane doe
• Medic: Samson

The Oxyconnisseur's

• Pocket Scout: Solres
• Flank Scout: mean bug
• Roamer: APVC
• Pocket: aly
• Demoman: mateo
• Medic: GUNWR0NG

Maps & Config

The Unity ruleset will be used throughout the tournament, with a modified overtime condition applied during the Round Robin stage. Matches will be played with a 25-minute timer and a maximum length of 30 minutes. Overtime (up to 5 minutes) will only occur in the event of a tiebreaker and is limited to resolving the match based on the most points captured. The map pool will be as follows:

• cp_gullywash_f9
• cp_metalworks_f5
• cp_process_f12
• cp_snakewater_final1
• cp_sunshine
• koth_bagel_rc11
• koth_product_final

Schedule

The tournament will open at 11AM AEST on both Saturday and Sunday, running until 8PM AEST. The schedule is as follows:

Saturday, July 19th

• 12:00pm | Round Robin Round 1
• 12:50pm | Round Robin Round 2
• 1:40pm | Lunch Break / Guess The Div
• 2:40pm | Round Robin Round 3
• 3:30pm | Round Robin Round 4
• 4:20pm | Round Robin Round 5
• 5:10pm | Dinner Break / LDU Family Feud
• 6:10pm | Round Robin Round 6
• 7:00pm | Round Robin Round 7
• 7:40pm | Post-Show: Pub Push

Sunday, July 20th

• 12:00pm | Semi Final 1 (BO3)
• 1:50pm | Semi Final 2 (BO3)
• 3:40pm | Third Place Decider (BO3)
• 5:00pm | Grand Final (BO5)

Broadcast

All the action will be broadcast live on Twitch at CappingTV with full coverage and commentary.

• tal - Desk Host
• Meowie - Desk Host
• Ketapillar - Desk Host
• Doc - Interviewer
• GUNWR0NG - Interviewer ​​​​​ ​​​​​ ​​​​​​​​​​​​​
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• Ghost - Analyst
• Chimes - Analyst
• cooki - Analyst
• Conor - Analyst
• KING BIG NUTZ - Analyst ​​​​​ ​​​​​ ​​​​​​​​​​​​​
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• snazzy - Commentator
• BigFellaGoose - Commentator
• freaky - Commentator
• wils - Commentator
• Elmo - Commentator
• Avo - Commentator
• turris - Commentator
• T3 - Commentator ​​​​ ​​​​​ ​​​​​​​​​​​​​
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• mitch - Producer
• Shigbeard - Observer
• foodeater - Observer
• Amatorii - Observer