News

After the fantastic turnout for last year's event, we are thrilled to announce that the TF2 Summer Brawl is returning to Team Bliss HQ in Brisbane, AUS, on Saturday, January 17th, 2026! This year, we're embracing a more casual vibe, focusing on bringing the community together for a fun, relaxed day of Team Fortress 2.

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Tournament & Event Details

We're shaking things up next year! While we guarantee a full day of TF2 action, the specific tournament format and event schedule will be released closer to the event date. Stay tuned to our channels for updates as we finalise the plans for our more casual brawl!

Ticket Information

Tickets are on sale now! Whether you're planning to compete or just want to hang out and watch, secure your spot early.

• Register Your Team Here (three slots remaining!)
• Purchase Spectator Tickets Here

Player Amenities

Each player will have access to one PC and monitor, along with a keyboard, mouse, and headset.

While you are welcome to bring your own peripherals (mouse, keyboard, headset), please note that we do not have the equipment or space for BYOC (Bring Your Own Computer).

Be sure to prepare a USB with your HUD and config to ensure quick uploading to the PC.

Catch the Action Live

Can't make it to Brisbane? We’ll have live broadcasted coverage on Twitch, so even if you can’t be there in person, you won’t miss a moment of the excitement!

Don’t miss your chance to be part of the TF2 Summer Brawl 2026! Gather your friends, grab your tickets, and let’s have another fantastic year!

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PRELIMINARY SPRING '25 SEEDINGS

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Just like "One Last Breath" by Creed, this season is meant to be enjoyed with an ice-cold beer after a hard day at the office. With the season just a few days away, here are the Preliminary Seedings for Highlander Spring '25. You can also find all the precursory class restrictions via the link below. If you have any concerns, please reach out to the Highlander Administrators via our support channel in Discord.

Player Restrictions.

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Premier

pena's trinkets
ATOMIC
crylander
emo is the mind killer
The Ozfortress Incelosphere
The Beatles

Intermediate

Outer Heaven
Adam's and the big Mac's
Unhinged
The Soup Store

Open

IDK (idontknow)
9 Reasons Not To Play TF2
Rat Gaming Reborn
Lake Fairy Crew

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3 Divisions

This season we'll be utilising 3 divisions; these being Premier, Intermediate and Open. We feel that this split of 6-4-4 works best given the number of teams that signed up and the disparity in skill. The Premier division does have a noticeable separation in skill between the top 3 and bottom 3 teams. However, this is preferable to a division of 4 teams, where the bottom team would have to face the same top 3 teams week after week, with no closer competition available. From this the Intermediate and Open divisions have been constructed and balanced, with all teams being within the same skill set as those adjacent to them.

Season Progression

For Premier, there will be a 5-week regular season where each team will face all other teams once. As for Intermediate and Open, each team will play the other teams in their division twice for a 6 week long season. After the regular season, the top 4 teams from each division will move into Page Playoffs. For Premier, teams ranking 5th and 6th at the end of the regular season will not progress into Playoffs. While all the teams of the Intermediate and Open divisions will advance into playoffs regardless of final standing.

Bronze Final Forfeits.

Previously, any team which forfeited a finals match would be disbanded and deemed ineligible to receive in-game medals. Moving forward, teams will be permitted to forfeit Bronze Final matches without being disbanded. However, there are some stipulations around forfeiting this final.

• The team that forfeits the bronze final effectively loses that match, meaning they will finish the season in 4th place.
• If both teams mutually agree to forfeit the match, the higher ranking team (Home Team) will remain as the 3rd place team.

We feel this will still ensure the Bronze Final have meaning and a place come end of the season but doesn't force the weaker team to play the match if they are ready to finish up for the season.

Mercenary Limit removed

To continue to align with the sixes crowd we will be dropping our previous mercing limitations and allowing teams to merc a player an unlimited number of times per season (only when the player has been approved to merc, of course). We are doing this to aid teams on both sides of the skill bell curve to find players with more ease when needing a mercenary in a pinch.

Note: These rule changes may take time to be reflected in our site's docs.

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Final Seedings

Class Restrictions

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Please do not hesitate to contact an admin if you have any issues, questions, or concerns. This can be done through our Discord's support category.

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PREMIER

bAUlls
Wog & Co.
danci
Ascension
the digger family land
Azerbaijan Technology
smyb
Freak-Off
ttt

HIGH

flank of doom
POT OF GREED
Fredo v Digga D: The Gang War In London
blank’s burgers
gilbert
sirguson log

INTERMEDIATE

Bread Gaming
Pipe City
Terrible Tactics
Monkey Business
5 feeders + MORT
hive turismo
THE DAWGS
Talking Tom and Friends

MAIN

KNOCKED GOOSE
TRIPLE CROWN
instagib
Doomsday
LexaPros
UNCFortress

OPEN

1hand
6 Reasons Not To Play TF2
Tzuyang Fan Club
intergalatic ancestral aura
BEER
Team Stay Gold
Wicked Fabrications
SCARING THE DEMOES!
Illustration
Scarlet Police

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