A new style of TF2 competition has been announced to be held at the upcoming ASSEMBLY Summer 2009 event in Helsinki, Finland.

Attendee's of the BYOC LAN party and gaming festival will have the chance to see competitors of the invitation only tournament play on the 3D setups on the main stage where it will be held alongside the World Cyber Games Finnish Finals. Participants will be competing for a share of a prize pot consisting of cash and hardware that is yet to be announced.

Details were posted on the Assembly website:

The 3D tournament is played on the latest and greatest hardware from Nvidia, Samsung and Jimm's PC Store. The Jimm's PC Store 3D gaming rig comes equipped with Samsung 120Hz TFT display and Nvidia's GeForce 3D Vision glasses. The Team Fortress 2 - 3D Challenge is the world's first competitive eSports tournament played entirely in 3D! The Challenge will be played on the ASSEMBLY Summer 2009's main eSports stage, alongside the World Cyber Games Finnish Finals.

The Team Fortress 2 - 3D Challenge total prize pool is composed of cash and hardware worth thousands of euros. Final prizes will be revealed closer to ASSEMBLY Summer 2009.

The Team Fortress 2 - 3D Challenge played using the standard competitive 6 vs 6 TF2 rules. The Challenge is an invitation-only tournament and the organizers choose the participating teams based on past achievements. In case of mixed and new teams, decisions will be based on the general skill level of the team's players. Participants are required to purchace a ticket to the ASSEMBLY Summer 2009 event.

Teams hopeful of being invited to compete in the competition can send their teams name, clan tag, and a complete list of players with nicknames, real names and SteamID's to 3d-challenge[at]tf2.fi. Deadline for the signups is Sunday 19th July 2009.
Lets hope for a turnout of some decent teams as the offline scene of TF2 slowly expands!

Source: Assembly.