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.

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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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hey, unfortunately we have to cancel this event due to a low amount of signups for the tournement
we believe the reason why we did not get enough sign ups was because i announced the event too late
because of that, we are going to try running this event again in 17-19.07.2026, so please save the date as it will be a future time to play some sweaty highlander

cheers

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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

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

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 <<<