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(Photographer DubThink)

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Doing Australia Proud

If you missed it, where the hell were you! Over the course of the last weekend Witness Gaming AU competed against the very best from around the world and showed everyone just what Aussies are capable of at Fireside's Denver LAN. While our boys didn't win the event they definitely won over the hearts of both the local and international crowds with their stellar 3rd place performance, breaking the 4th place curse that had become the standard for Australian teams at LANs past.

While certain A m e r i c a n s slept on the squad, Witness Gaming put on a show and took down some of the greats. While they said they were "elated" after their wins they should be nothing but proud. Proud of their individual performances, proud of their performance as a team and proud that they did such a great job representing us on the international stage!

Witness Gaming AU: 3rd Place at Fireside's Denver LAN

Combo Scout: cooki
Flank Scout: silvo
Pocket Soldier: conor
Roamer Soldier: down
Demoman: enrith
Medic: lau

Highlight Matches from Denver 2025 LAN

Witness Gaming AU vs froyotech | Day 2 Lower Bracket Quarter Final
Witness Gaming AU vs Balls Lan Team | Day 2 Lower Bracket Semi Final
Witness Gaming AU vs Witness Gaming EU | Day 3 Lower Bracket Final
Witness Gaming AU Interview

(credit to Fireside Casts for hosting the event!)

(Photo from DubThink)

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PRELIMINARY SEEDINGS

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Season 10 is bringing us back to the days of 2-division Highlander, so get excited folks! With this in mind, keep your eyes peeled for the 7-week regular season that we will be embarking on. Below you can find our initial seedings for Autumn '25. If you have any issues with these or with any of the accompanying player restrictions, please reach out to any of our Highlander Administrators or via our help and feedback channel/support ticket system in the ozfortress Discord.

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PREMIER

Leap of Faith Deluxe
crylander
Significant Otter
BRIANLANDER
Seal Grease Syndicate
Chi.co.au
all-divs-announcements-2
Demon Slayer Corps (DSC)

MAIN

Five Nights At Silent's
IHOP
The Menagerie
rat gaming
FELLOWSHIP OF THE SANDVICH
Fatpoggers Highlander
9 Reasons Not To Play TF2
Lake Fairy Crew

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Why 2 Divisions?

If you were a fan of the 3 divisions we crafted last season you may be unhappy to see that we've moved back to a 2 division system. However, we do believe this was the best option due to the number of teams that signed up and their respective skills and prospects. We did initially look at a 3 division system that isolated the teams seeded 4 through to 8 of the Main division but this would have resulted in a few problems that were not possible to overcome. Firstly, the 5 teams would have formed a division that would have resulted in each team playing only 4 matches over the course of the regular season leading to an overall shorter competition and likely a lacklustre experience. Secondly, to even out the division that was to house the aforementioned teams, an even number would have been required. This would have meant we would have had to push up one of the 5 teams into a division that was far above their skill set or bring another team down into the division and apply harsh restrictions that would have ultimately harmed the integrity of their roster to a point that wouldn't have been feasible or enjoyable to play with, whilst likely still being too strong for the division.

In a similar vein, the teams seeded 6 to 8 of the Premier division would have been far too strong to place in an 'Intermediate' division alongside the teams seeded 1 to 3 of Main without applying extremely harsh and limiting restrictions. Hence, we decided to separate the teams leading us back to the split listed above with 8 teams in Premier and 8 teams in Main. It should also be said while we acknowledged the gap in skill between the top 4 and bottom 4 teams seeded in Premier we feel that there will still be strong and healthy competition within the division leading to an overall positive season and experience for all involved.

Restricted Player Limit Change

Due to a lack of restrictions this season alongside the change to roster sizes we have decided to change our restricted player limit from 5 down to 4. This means teams can have no more than 4 players on their roster with player restrictions at one time.

As for the player restrictions for this season, there were minimal player restrictions needed, with only players who were deemed absolutely essential to restrict being affected. However, if you feel we have been too lenient with restrictions please reach out by the methods listed above.

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FINAL PLACEMENTS

Class Restrictions - PENDING UPDATES

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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

BLG
bpm
&Co.
j*b
Year of the Snake
Final Destination
net profit
Fury Game Team, Bonk It Up 123
Bradan Paradox
orc city

HIGH

Seal Team Sixes
SMI
cheese sandwich
501st
Terrible Tactics
avo team
smallrat dynasty
RED HOOD's WOODS ↑

INTERMEDIATE

THIS DIV NEEDS A HERO ↓
lana del rey fan club ↑
unc's burgers ↓
chud life
gilbert
Meat Your Match
Pipe City
Unidentified Feeding Objects
Evil Larry
ultrajaya teh kotak

MAIN

FKX32
Unhinged
durgle gurlgers
Monkey Business ↑
5 feeders + mort ↓
Hormorne Replacement Theory
6 Reasons Not To Play TF2
goon gang

OPEN

Ciao!
1hand
ldrfcjr
Sinister 6s
can't aim, 4 beans
LexaPros
Scarlet Police
Love from June
Muscle Disco Trophy /srs

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