please please please vote here for the date, that is a very important for me to see what is the interest for the tournament
https://forms.gle/jLPJpuGvnM3cCnBB6
i really want to make it happen, but people have to gather up in order to make it come true and each votes means a potential interest
i will keep this around mid march so if the interest is good, i'll get the contract signed with basestack and get the wheel running

WHEN
POTENTIALLY
17-19.07.2026
https://forms.gle/jLPJpuGvnM3cCnBB6
vote for the date, options are:
10-12.07
17-19.07 (preferred date, it was pre-announced to other orgs)
24-26.07

WHERE
BaseStack Łódź
Rewolucji 1905 Roku 45
90-215 Łódź
Poland

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

SIGNUPS
Signups are invite based with a qualifier system. They will open in April. If needed, we plan to host qualifiers right after we close sign-ups.
Only teams of 9 players may sign up. There are 86 seats available, meaning 8 teams can participate. We'll check options for increasing spots to 90 and having 10 teams.
IF YOU ARE AN INVITE / PREMIERSHIP TEAM AND WANT TO TAKE PART and we have NOT yet reached out to you, please create a ticket in Discord in the #rules channel so we can consider inviting you.

QUALIFIER STAGE
All non-invite/premiership teams must sign up to qualifiers to participate. ETF2L's Highlander AFA 2025 whitelist and ruleset applies. We are going to host qualifiers somewhere around April 2026 (if needed).
Map pool:
tba
proposed map pool from ETF2L Highlander AFA 2025:
pl_vigil_rc10
cp_steel_f12
pl_borneo_f2
cp_gullywash_f9
koth_govan_rc1
pl_upward_f12

TOURNAMENT FORMAT
tba
This format is provisional and may be subject to change based on participant feedback.

PRIZE POOL
tba
If you are interested in becoming a sponsor, contact us at staff@poland.tf or @suprovsky on Discord.

COVERAGE
As before, the event will be livestreamed on EssentialsTF's Twitch!
We are going to open recruitment when we'll be closer to the event.

ENTRANCE FEE
These prices are for the 6v6 event and I suspect we would get the same or similiar pricing from the venue:
- 450 PLN per adult player (107 EUR / 124 USD)
- 360 PLN per minor player (86 EUR / 99 USD)
- 90 PLN per spectator (22 EUR / 25 USD)

Fee includes:
- One drink for spectators
- Full PC rental (240 Hz/144 Hz FHD screen, PC capable of running TF2 on 240 FPS, full peripherals set) for players

FURTHER INFORMATION
- Sleeping costs are around 150 PLN/person/night in Łódź. We recommend checking Airbnb/Booking.com for offers and getting accommodation with friends makes it cheaper.
- You can fly directly to Łódź from Dublin, Birmingham, London-Stansted, Brussels or Milan, otherwise check flights to Warsaw airports (Warsaw Chopin or Warsaw Modlin). From there you can take a direct bus (1h30) to the Łódź Fabryczna train station which is a 10 minute walk from the venue,
- We are going to open spectator ticket sale after qualification stage ends (second part of April-May), so all players who did not manage to qualify will still have a chance to attend.

getting life long friends

you can buy tickets here: https://basestack.gg/lodz/hidden-events/poland-tf-2026-spectators/

Qualification group stage results
The group stage for poLANd.tf 2026 qualifications has come to an end, and the results are:

Group 1
ChudsXLAN: 6 points
Puolangan divisioonan 2 tykistörykmentti: 3 points
Seer Coincidence: 0 points

Group 2
eepy nappers: 3 points
the compound: 3 points
lastminute.com: 3 points

As we can't compare head to head results in a three-way draw, we decided to compare amount of maps won to determine the first place team:
eepy nappers: 3 maps
the compound: 2 maps
lastminute.com: 2 maps
since eepy nappers won 1 additional map, they are rewarded first place.

With eepy nappers qualified we take a look at the head-to-head between the remaining two teams to determine 2nd place. In this case the compound qualifies for playoffs.
As stated before all playoff teams have qualified for LAN. Despite everyone being qualified we would still like to go ahead with the playoffs to facilitate seeding for the main event.

Playoffs
Semifinal 1: ChudsXLAN vs the compound
Semifinal 2: eepy nappers vs Puolangan divisioonan 2 tykistörykmentti

We would like to finish these matches (and proceeding decider matches) by February 5th.

Ticket sales

We are going to start spectator ticket sales on Wednesday, 28.01.2026 at 20:00 CET and I'll share the payment link here and on teamfortress.tv. There is a limit of 70 spectator tickets and these won't be transferable.
Spectator tickets cost 90 PLN per spectator and you can pay with credit cards and BLIK (polish payment processor).

We will contact newly qualified teams directly for their tickets.

good job working with a gambling brand, truly disguisting

hey, because The AMS team (ams, aless, theseus, charlie, shappie, pigeon) have folded teams in the qualification stage will fight for a third available spot on LAN, precisely losers of Round 1 in the playoff stage will play a third place match, and the winner go to Poland
good luck!

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Witam! That's the results of the sign-ups for poLANd.tf 2026:

Invited teams:
Moneyballs (highfive, slem, caps, Logan, skeez, Jay)
froyotech (b4nny, habib, kobe1920, SOOOOOOAPYMEiSTER, speedy, LOLGUY)
Fjord Gaming (Nicholas, Alexandros, yosh, b3arodactyl, ?, ?)
Witness Gaming EU (papi, Lukas, ixy, auto, toemas_, nyeh)
Bloking Hazard (Matek, Notorious Lurpak, triple, maccycor, Dejvi, jekeb)
Allen's Workshop (ympo, 0mger, kosuke, Lucky, $neaky, Phnx)
mak's team/i don't have a name yet (snh, silves, bl0ke, mak, EoN, ?)
MANDEM (balder, zoey, ry4n, lardox, fancy, june)
VNC (yak, tiram, varnu, warped, junnu, ?)
The AMS team (ams, aless, theseus, charlie, shappie, pigeon)
/for fence (cuby, nevo, dwo, brujman, deli69, mulaa)
DIRTY MAGGOTS (aph, botmode, jordy, kn, zambz, piggles)

Teams in qualification stage:
Seer Coincidence (labricecat, Haveiyk, Shadu, NOne, Artemis, Zim)
Puolangan divisioonan 2 tykistörykmentti (Kyy, fundo, Muffinz, oben, blurri, irppa, water123)
eepy nappers (gugle, Vitun Jonne, Potato, Charon, Fnutek, SolarLight)
lastminute.com (Whip_Cactus, Uncle Sam, maxi opossum, Aelkyr, Wolfy, air)
ChudsXLAN (jyrkas, Dft, kul, SchmitShot, kejhalb, Lupus)
the compound (Storm, pijacka, Evie, tobs, cento, Tob)

Two of the teams in the qualification stage will advance to the main tournament.
We are going to have two groups of 3 teams:

Group 1:
ChudsXLAN
Puolangan divisioonan 2 tykistörykmentti
Seer Coincidence

Group 2:
the compound
eepy nappers
lastminute.com

Top two teams of each group will advance to the playoff stage, which will be played single elimination format. Both of the finalists will go to LAN, but we will have the final match played in order to be able to seed the teams better at the LAN.
We will ask two remaining playoff teams to play a 3rd place match in order to determine a team who could replace a team from all qualified teams in the main tournament in case someone drops out later.

All matches will be played in a best of three format and we are going to use the same map pool, rules and configs. We need to prepare configs and have them uploaded on serveme.tf, so we will update you on the config names which are supposed to be run during games. Please familiarize with the rules on the tournament page: https://play.toornament.com/en_US/tournaments/2365655955776780287/
We will try our best to cast most of the games if not all on Essentials.TF: https://twitch.tv/essentialstf
Schedule:
5-10.01.2026 - Round 1 (default date 7.01.2026 21:15 CET)
11-15.01.2026 - Round 2 (default date 14.01.2026 21:15 CET)
16.01-19.01.2026 - Round 3 (default date 19.01.2026 21:15 CET)
20-24.01.2026 is an extra time for tiebreak, if needed
25-31.01.2026 - Playoff stage, round 1 (default date 21.01.2026 21:15 CET)
01.02.2026-07.02.2026 - Playoff stage, round 2 (default date 28.01.2026 21:15 CET)

We’d love to ask for your support! We’re aiming to improve on last year’s event and are looking into potentially including a stage, which comes with additional costs. Some of these expenses have already been covered, and your contribution will help us continue making events like this possible. You can support us on https://donate.poland.tf :happy:

All invited teams, please do the following:
- sign up here: https://play.toornament.com/en_US/tournaments/2365655406850353151/
- we will contact you about the payment fees a bit later, when the payment page is prepared
- send us your team avatar through tickets in #rules, must be 1:1 ratio, preferably 512x512px or higher

Venue location is the same as in previous years:
BaseStack Łódź
Rewolucji 1905 Roku 45
90-215 Łódź
Poland

When you are planning travel, please try to be on Thursday, so we are able to make some team photos, prepare potentials skits etc etc. It's optional, but highly recommended.
You can play in the venue before the LAN - the venue will be operating as usual before Friday-Sunday, so you can rent their stations in their hourly rate. I suggest looking at their prices (https://basestack.gg/lodz/prices/). You can book your stations by mailing BaseStack Polska at lodz@basestack.gg
If you need any help related with traveling like booking tickets, finding a good place etc feel free to use channels below or contact us through tickets, we are happy to help you all.

hey, there are just two days left before sign-ups close for qualifiers, be sure to sign up before it ends! (January 5th 20:00 CET)

Sign-ups for qualifier teams are open now open on toornament https://play.toornament.com/en_GB/tournaments/2365655955776780287/ until January 5th 20:00 CET.
The qualifier tournament itself will start on January 7th and will be running at latest until January 30th. This can be shortened depending on the amount of sign-ups.

We urge teams that want an invite spot to contact us on Discord (discord.poland.tf) before January 5th as well. After that date we can't guarantee an invite spot any longer.

Spectator tickets will go on sale after the end of the qualifier tournament.

i played highlander

Our events have always been crowdfunded and this is no different: we need your support to help us make this the best event possible. We want to make this a global tournament and a memorable experience for participants, spectators and online viewers, and whether big or small your donations will help us make that happen.
>>> DONATE HERE <<<

WHEN
Friday 27 February - Sunday 01 March 2026, with games on all three days

WHERE
BaseStack Łódź
Rewolucji 1905 Roku 45
90-215 Łódź
Poland

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

SIGNUPS
Signups are invite based with a qualifier system. They will open in December. If needed, we plan to host qualifiers in early January.
Only teams of 6 may sign up. There are 86 seats available, meaning 14 teams can participate.
IF YOU ARE AN INVITE / PREMIERSHIP TEAM AND WANT TO TAKE PART and we have NOT yet reached out to you, please create a ticket in Discord in the #rules channel so we can consider inviting you.

QUALIFIER STAGE
All non-invite/premiership teams must sign up to qualifiers to participate. ETF2L's 6v6 Season 50 (Autumn 2025) whitelist and ruleset applies. We are going to host qualifiers at the beginning of January 2026.
Map pool:
- cp_process_f12
- cp_sunshine
- cp_gullywash_f9
- cp_metalworks_f7
- koth_product_final
- koth_bagel_rc11
- cp_granary_pro_rc17a3 (to be confirmed)

TOURNAMENT FORMAT
- One tournament for all participating teams
- Group structure will be determined based on signups
- Group stage matches will use ETF2L config (30 minutes) with no golden cap
- Playoff matches will use the progressive ruleset timer (also known as continuous overtime or the b4nny config)
- Map pool will be the same as in qualifiers
- Whitelist will be ETF2L 6v6 Season 50's (https://whitelist.tf/etf2l_6v6_autumn2025)
This format is provisional and may be subject to change based on participant feedback.

PRIZE POOL
At least 6500 PLN (over 1500 EUR / 1700 USD).
If you are interested in becoming a sponsor, contact us at staff@poland.tf or @suprovsky on Discord.

COVERAGE
As before, the event will be livestreamed on EssentialsTF's Twitch!
If you want to be part of this, please fill out this application form.
>>> APPLY HERE <<<

ENTRANCE FEE
- 450 PLN per adult player (107 EUR / 124 USD)
- 360 PLN per minor player (86 EUR / 99 USD)
- 90 PLN per spectator (22 EUR / 25 USD)

Fee includes:
- One drink for spectators
- Full PC rental (240 Hz/144 Hz FHD screen, PC capable of running TF2 on 240 FPS, full peripherals set) for players

FURTHER INFORMATION
- Sleeping costs are around 150 PLN/person/night in Łódź. We recommend checking Airbnb/Booking.com for offers and getting accommodation with friends makes it cheaper.
- You can fly directly to Łódź from Dublin, Birmingham, London-Stansted, Brussels or Milan, otherwise check flights to Warsaw airports (Warsaw Chopin or Warsaw Modlin). From there you can take a direct bus (1h30) to the Łódź Fabryczna train station which is a 10 minute walk from the venue,
- The venue's location may change: it will still be in the center of Łódź but may move by a few kilometers. We will confirm the exact location at the end of December 2025.
- We are going to open spectator ticket sale after qualification stage ends (second part of January 2026), so all players who did not manage to qualify will still have a chance to attend.

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