(ESEAnews) - The summer has flown by, and all of a sudden we're less than a week away from the Multiplay Insomnia i46 LAN (August 24th-27th), which will feature (among the many, many tournaments) the first real ultimate clash between the North American and European Team Fortress 2 communities.
The state of TF2 sponsors being what it is, this massive undertaking of sending TWO full teams (12 total players) all the way to England with all their gear has fallen mostly on the shoulders of the incredible Team Fortress 2 community, which has often participated in donation drives to get their favourite teams to past ESEA LANs.
Spearheaded by Jeff "eXtine" Extine of eXtelevision.com fame, the community has come together to raise a massive amount of cash (all things considered) to fund the flight / hotel costs, setting the stage for the ultimate duel between TF2 communities.
Coverage for this event has ramped up in recent weeks, with the fine folks at TeamFortress.tv putting together this exhaustive preview together by an author you just might recognize. VanillaTF2 have also stepped up their pre-LAN content, with 10 Reasons Why Americans Will Dominate i46, and will be offering live coverage of the event all weekend long.
Rounding things out, the humble staff here at ESEAnews will be posting our own quick interviews with players and commentary on the events as they unfold this weekend, and should (hopefully) be able to get our hands on a camera man or two to snap some photos for the gallery. All in all, should be pretty damn fantastic weekend for the international Team Fortress 2 scene, no?
Keep in mind, if you want to be a part of this great event and show your support for what the TF2 community has done almost entirely on its own, the Chip-In donation drive is still going for a few more days, and is still well short of its $20,000 goal - every little bit counts, so lend a hand in setting up the ultimate Team Fortress 2 tournament!
Originally published on ESEA on 8/21/2012, 10:40 AM by 1rK-.
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