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'''Insomnia58''', often simply called '''i58''', is the successor to [[i55]] and part of the [[Insomnia Gaming Festival|Insomnia Gaming LAN Series]] hosted by [https://multiplay.com/ Multiplay]. It is considered to be the premier Team Fortress 2 tournament for the calendar year, featuring the best teams from across the globe in a head-to-head tournament. The event will be held at [http://www.thenec.co.uk/ The NEC] in Birmingham, England from the 26th to the 28th of August 2016.<ref name="Insomnia58 Team Fortress 2 tournament page">[https://insomniagamingfestival.com/i58/tournaments/event/team-fortress-2-2/ Insomnia58 Team Fortress 2 tournament page]</ref> An initial £5,000 prize pool was confirmed in mid-April 2016,<ref>https://insomniagamingfestival.com/i58/tournaments/#TF2</ref> and this was expanded to £8,500 after contributions from [http://scrap.tf]<ref name="scrap.tf sponsors Insomnia58">[https://twitter.com/MultiplayEsport/status/760143185712590849 scrap.tf sponsors Insomnia58]</ref> and [http://ocz.com/ OCZ]<ref name="OCZ sponsors Insomnia58">[https://twitter.com/MultiplayEsport/status/766289884562788356 OCZ sponsors Insomnia58]</ref> | '''Insomnia58''', often simply called '''i58''', is the successor to [[i55]] and part of the [[Insomnia Gaming Festival|Insomnia Gaming LAN Series]] hosted by [https://multiplay.com/ Multiplay]. It is considered to be the premier Team Fortress 2 tournament for the calendar year, featuring the best teams from across the globe in a head-to-head tournament. The event will be held at [http://www.thenec.co.uk/ The NEC] in Birmingham, England from the 26th to the 28th of August 2016.<ref name="Insomnia58 Team Fortress 2 tournament page">[https://insomniagamingfestival.com/i58/tournaments/event/team-fortress-2-2/ Insomnia58 Team Fortress 2 tournament page]</ref> An initial £5,000 prize pool was confirmed in mid-April 2016,<ref>https://insomniagamingfestival.com/i58/tournaments/#TF2</ref> and this was expanded to £8,500 after contributions from [http://scrap.tf]<ref name="scrap.tf sponsors Insomnia58">[https://twitter.com/MultiplayEsport/status/760143185712590849 scrap.tf sponsors Insomnia58]</ref> and [http://ocz.com/ OCZ]<ref name="OCZ sponsors Insomnia58">[https://twitter.com/MultiplayEsport/status/766289884562788356 OCZ sponsors Insomnia58]</ref> | ||
− | [[froyotech]] are the defending champions, having won the previous [[i55]] edition.<ref name="FROYO win i55">[http://www.teamfortress.tv/28445/froyo-win-i55 ]</ref> [[Insomnia58#Showmatches|Online showmatches]] were organised in order to raise funds for Full Tilt and froyotech to attend the event. | + | [[froyotech]] are the defending champions, having won the previous [[i55]] edition.<ref name="FROYO win i55">[http://www.teamfortress.tv/28445/froyo-win-i55 FROYO win i55]</ref> [[Insomnia58#Showmatches|Online showmatches]] were organised in order to raise funds for Full Tilt and froyotech to attend the event. |
== Showmatch == | == Showmatch == |
Revision as of 17:20, 24 August 2016
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Insomnia58, often simply called i58, is the successor to i55 and part of the Insomnia Gaming LAN Series hosted by Multiplay. It is considered to be the premier Team Fortress 2 tournament for the calendar year, featuring the best teams from across the globe in a head-to-head tournament. The event will be held at The NEC in Birmingham, England from the 26th to the 28th of August 2016.[1] An initial £5,000 prize pool was confirmed in mid-April 2016,[2] and this was expanded to £8,500 after contributions from [1][3] and OCZ[4]
froyotech are the defending champions, having won the previous i55 edition.[5] Online showmatches were organised in order to raise funds for Full Tilt and froyotech to attend the event.
Showmatch
On 9 August a showmatch between Full Tilt and Crowns eSports Club, organised by teamfortress.tv, was held in order to help raise funds for the teams to attend the event.[6] Another fundraiser showmatch was attempted between froyotech and Full Tilt, but failed. [7]
Prizes
Place | $ USD | £ GBP | Team |
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1st | $- | £ 4,250 | TBD"-" is not a number. |
2nd | $- | £ 2,100 | TBD"-" is not a number. |
3rd | $- | £ 1,450 | TBD"-" is not a number. |
4th | $- | £ 700 | TBD"-" is not a number. |
Participants
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Additional content
Streams
References
- ↑ Insomnia58 Team Fortress 2 tournament page
- ↑ https://insomniagamingfestival.com/i58/tournaments/#TF2
- ↑ scrap.tf sponsors Insomnia58
- ↑ OCZ sponsors Insomnia58
- ↑ FROYO win i55
- ↑ i58 Showmatch: Crowns eSports Club vs. Full Tilt
- ↑ Thalash claims no response met from rival team leader, b4nny, regarding a showmatch