{"id":26977,"date":"2019-03-09T16:00:12","date_gmt":"2019-03-09T22:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/?p=26977"},"modified":"2019-03-09T11:27:29","modified_gmt":"2019-03-09T17:27:29","slug":"f2-con-gaming-convention-coming-to-clarksville-for-second-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/2019\/03\/09\/f2-con-gaming-convention-coming-to-clarksville-for-second-year\/","title":{"rendered":"F2 Con Gaming Convention Coming to Clarksville for Second Year"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Visit Clarksville<\/h2>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-289478\" title=\"Visit Clarksville Tennessee\" src=\"http:\/\/www.clarksvilleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Visit-Clarksville.jpg\" alt=\"Visit Clarksville Tennessee\" width=\"230\" height=\"77\"\/>Clarksville, TN<\/strong> &#8211; Visit Clarksville, CDE Lightband and Clarksville Parks and Recreation will host Clarksville\u2019s second competitive gaming tournament, F2 Con, Thursday-Saturday, April 18th-20th at the Wilma Rudolph Event Center.<\/p>\n<p>The three-day competition offers tournament play, casual gaming, and fun for all ages with retro gaming, vendors and live streaming. All gaming will take place on CDE Lightband\u2019s gigabit internet.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_446368\" style=\"width: 490px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.clarksvilleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Clarksville-to-host-F2-Con-Gaming-Convention-for-Second-Year.jpg\"  class=\"thickbox no_icon\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-446368\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-446368\" title=\"F2 Con Gaming Convention Boasts $10,000 in Prizes.\" src=\"http:\/\/www.clarksvilleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Clarksville-to-host-F2-Con-Gaming-Convention-for-Second-Year-480x360.jpg\" alt=\"F2 Con Gaming Convention Boasts $10,000 in Prizes.\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\"\/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-446368\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">F2 Con Gaming Convention Boasts $10,000 in Prizes.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Registration is live on the F2 Con website at&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.f2con.com\/\" >f2con.com.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Online registration through March 10th is $40.00 per competitor for the weekend, plus $5.00 per game. Competitors who register online by March 15th will receive one free game. Online registration beginning March 11th and door registration is $45.00 per competitor, plus $5.00 per game. Admission for spectators is $5.00 per day online or $7.00 per day at the door.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are excited to be a part of the return of F2 Con this year. Using our 10 Gig capabilities for the gaming event is something that we think not only benefits the players but showcases the power of what we offer to the area,\u201d stated Brian Taylor, CDE Lightband general manager.<\/p>\n<p>Doors open Thursday, April 18th at 5:00pm with gaming from 6:00pm-10:00pm; Friday and Saturday doors open at Noon, with gaming from 1:00pm-10:00pm.<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"F2 CON Teaser 2019\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ACX-hyJ-Ddg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>F2 Con 19 will have nine featured tournaments with a $10,000 pot bonus across various titles like Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Tekken 7, Rocket League, League of Legends, Fortnite, Call of Duty Black Ops 4, Player Unknown\u2019s Battlegrounds, and more!<\/p>\n<p>Players who don\u2019t want to join the stiff competition, can jump into Open Play events including FortNite, Call of Duty, Rocket League and many others. Open play for the weekend is $40.00.<\/p>\n<p>[320left]\u201cMore than 900 participants and spectators attended F2 Con last year \u2013 some from as far away as St. Louis and Chicago,\u201d said Visit Clarksville Executive Director Theresa Harrington. \u201cThis is an event that gets the attention of students and young adults from across the southeast.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are excited to offer this recreational opportunity to Clarksville\u2019s teen and young adult population.,\u201d said Clarksville Parks &amp; Recreation Director Jennifer Letourneau.<\/p>\n<p>Follow F2_Con on Twitter, or F2Con on Facebook for updates; #F2CON19<\/p>\n<p>For a list of area hotels, please visit <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.visitclarksvilletn.com\/hotels\" >www.visitclarksvilletn.com\/hotels<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Event sponsors are Visit Clarksville, CDE Lightband, and Clarksville Parks and Recreation,<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Visit Clarksville Clarksville, TN &#8211; Visit Clarksville, CDE Lightband and Clarksville Parks and Recreation will host Clarksville\u2019s second competitive gaming tournament, F2 Con, Thursday-Saturday, April 18th-20th at the Wilma Rudolph Event Center. 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