Toronto TFT

Ten people at Invictus. Then 700.

Tristan Jung and Brady Potter started Toronto TFT in August 2023 as a home for the city’s Teamfight Tactics players. The first event was a ten-person hangout at Invictus Game Station.

It became the first city-based TFT community, and the biggest. We grew to 700+ members, with a volunteer staff running watch parties for every set, socials, online tournaments, a teaching series and Toronto’s first TFT LANs.

The wider scene noticed. Pro players wanted in, and Riot Games backed us with prizing, from Little Legend codes to merch. We were one of the key partners handing out Riot’s Set 12 tarot cards, gave away over $2,000 in prizes, and in January 2025 ran the Team Throwdown, part of Riot’s second North American subregional.

Now we’re picking it back up for Set 19, and the community decides what that looks like.

  • The staff squeezed into a selfie on the boardwalk at Harbourfront on a sunny day.
  • The staff goofing around for a selfie at Yonge-Dundas Square, in front of the Toronto Eaton Centre.
  • The staff in matching red flannel and lanyards at Invictus Game Station for Toronto vs Tristate, holding up "Top 4", "Team Toronto" and "1st or 8th" signs, one in signed boxing gloves.
  • Four of the staff, arms around each other and name tags on, at Madison Avenue Pub.
  • Co-founders Tristan and Brady sharing ice cream at a cafe table, a still from the one-year anniversary film.

What we run

Watch parties
Every Riot broadcast worth yelling at, on a big screen.
LANs
Toronto’s first TFT LANs, with live production, casters and regional pros as captains.
Online cups
Free-entry tournaments in the Discord, from a PBE cup to a Riot subregional.
Learning
Patient Study: free lessons on fundamentals from our top-rated players.
Socials
Korean barbecue, karaoke, a potluck on Toronto Island. TFT optional.
See every event

The staff who ran it

All volunteers. Every one of these people gave up weekends so other people could play TFT in a room together.

  • Tristan Admin · co-founder
  • Brady Events Manager · co-founder
  • Chris Events Manager
  • Em Events Staff
  • Eman Events Staff
  • Hank Events Staff
  • Joanne Events Staff

Thanks for the GGs

Former staff who helped build Toronto TFT. They’ve left the lobby, but this place has their fingerprints all over it.

  • Pat Events Manager
  • Jean Luc BizDev Intern

One year, filmed and drawn

For our first anniversary in August 2024 we made a film about the people who built this, and commissioned three Toronto artists to draw the community.

One year of Toronto TFTFilmed by Angelo Corpuz

Want in?

Join the Discord All skill levels welcome
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