Lan ETS is a yearly LAN party event held by a student club of the same name from the École de technologie supérieure university in Montreal. It is currently the largest LAN party in Canada and on North America East Coast. In 2013, approximately 1094 gamers attended the event for a chance to win over $18,000 in money and over $25,000 in prizes.
Activity Born from three university students' passion for network gaming, information technologies, and the search for new challenges, the Lan ETS is the largest event in the field of network gaming in Canada. The main attraction of Lan ETS is its famous video game competitions. The official tournament's line-up usually includes an FPS, an RTS, and a DotA-like.
Participants in Lan ETS are primarily from Québec, particularly the Montréal area, and others come from Ontario and the northeastern United States. Activities held during the event have included a scavenger hunt, cosplay contest, and video game orchestra.
2021 Lan ETS 2021 was the 19th event staged by the organization. Unfortunately due to the Covid-19 Pandemic, the team decided to hold the event via live-stream, which lasted 4 weeks. It included animations, streamer showcases, video games tournaments and more.
Those 4 weeks permitted a lot more tournaments and events than usual. Gamers were able to choose between different PC tournaments (Counter Strike: Global Offensive, Fortnite, League of Legends, Valorant and more) and console tournaments (NHL 20, Super Smash Bros. Melee, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate and more).
Many sponsors helped with the event even though there was no booth possible. Notable sponsors/partners include Bell, Redbull, MSI, HyperX and Bestar.
LAN ETS 2021 was an edition of the LAN ETS event held during a period of significant challenges for live events. The event included four weeks of livestreaming on the Bell Canada Twitch channel. The broadcasts recorded 30,104 live views, 19,964 unique viewers, and 1,507 new followers.
2013 Lan ETS 2013 was the 11th event staged by the organization and the expectations were high after the successful 10th anniversary the previous year. With over 1094 tickets sold, $17,500 on tournaments prizes and over $25,000 in material prizes, it was the largest Lan Party event ever held by the Lan ETS organization. The enthusiasm surrounding the event was very high, with the last 300 tickets sold in less than 20 minutes.
Gamers were able to choose between five PC tournaments (League of Legends $7,500, Counter Strike: Global Offensive $3,500, StarCraft 2 $3,000, DOTA 2 $2,000 and Team Fortress 2) and two console tournaments (Super Street Fighter IV $750 and NHL13 $750).
Many sponsors were on-site with booths including Plantronics Gamecom, Corsair, CoolerMaster, CIPC and ASUS. Other notable sponsors/partners include Vidéotron, Cisco, Riot Games, TP, Bawls and Twitch.
Lan ETS 2013 featured new experiences for the attendees including a high-quality Twitch broadcast both in French and English, registering over 110,000 views in 48 hours. In addition, the StarCraft 2 and League of legends finals were played live on stage in a 300 seats auditorium.
2012 Lan ETS celebrated its tenth anniversary in 2012 with the tenth event by the organization, the Lan ETS 2012. It was the biggest event ever staged by the organization.
With more than 900 seats and $15,000 in tournament prizes, the Lan ETS 2012 established a new record in attendance for a Lan Party in Canada. The event was sold-out in less than two weeks and the official website displayed more than 500,000 unique pages over a two-month period.
The newest tournament, League of Legends, attracted more than 250 players from around North America to become the most important tournament in terms of contestants during the Lan ETS 2012. The event also held a tournament for Counter Strike: Source with more than 150 players and a StarCraft 2 tournament with over 100 players. An NHL 2012 tournament was also happening in the "Lounge" section.
Many sponsors were available during the event with booths to present their products. Corsair, ASUS, Plantronics, Cooler Master and CIPC were amongst the ones to be live at the event. They have given thousands of dollars in prizes to the participants over the years. The Internet connection, with a dedicated 5 Gbit/s speed, was provided by Videotron.
Activities were going on during the entire weekend, including the famous Scavenger Hunt, a contest where players complete various stunts related to geek culture for points. Also, various activities were organized with the sponsors to win material prizes (keyboards, gaming mice, headsets and more).
Past events Year Approximate Attendance Official Tournaments Notes 2002 213 Counter-Strike 1.6, Quake III, Unreal Tournament, StarCraft 2003 324 Counter-Strike, Unreal Tournament 2003, Warcraft III 2004 461 Unreal Tournament 2003, Call of Duty, Rainbow Six: Raven Shield, America's Army, Counter-Strike, Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne The TV show "Le choc des titans" with and 2006 581 Counter-Strike 1.6, Counter-Strike Source, Call of Duty 2, Battlefield 2, Quake 4, Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne 2007 500 Counter-Strike 1.6, Counter-Strike Source, Call of Duty 4, Battlefield 2, Battlefield 2142, Quake 4, Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne 2008 600 Counter-Strike 1.6, Counter-Strike Source, Call of Duty 4, StarCraft, NHL 2008, Dance Dance Revolution, Defense of the Ancients, Trackmania Nations, Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne 2009 700 Counter-Strike 1.6, Counter-Strike Source, Call of Duty 4, StarCraft, NHL 2009, Guitar Hero III 2010 750 Counter-Strike 1.6, Counter-Strike Source, Call of Duty 4 2010 (World Cyber Games edition) 500 Counter-Strike 1.6, Counter-Strike Source, League of Legend, Quake Live 2011 800 Counter-Strike 1.6, Counter Strike: Source, StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty, Team Fortress 2, Super Street Fighter IV 2012 900 Counter Strike: Source, League of Legends, Heroes of Newerth, StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty, NHL 2012 2013 1094 Counter Strike: Global Offensive, League of Legends, StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty, DOTA 2, Team Fortress 2, SSF4:AE, NHL 13First Lan Party with over 1000 gamers in Canada. 2014 1276 Counter Strike: Global Offensive, League of Legends, StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm, DOTA 2, SSF4:AE, NHL 14 2015 1306 Counter Strike: Global Offensive, League of Legends, StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm, Hearthstone, Dota 2, Street Fighter, Super Smash Bros First Lan over 1000 players in North-America offering Gigabits link to all players. 2016 3150 Counter Strike: Global Offensive, League of Legends, StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void, Hearthstone, Dota 2, Street Fighter, Super Smash Bros, Rocket League, Heroes Of The Storm For the first time in almost 15 years, the Lan ETS moved from the ETS school to Place Bonaventure in order to accommodate over 2,000 gamers. 2017 3200 Counter Strike: Global Offensive, League of Legends, Overwatch, StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void, Hearthstone, Dota 2, Street Fighter, Super Smash Bros, Rocket League, Heroes Of The Storm15th anniversary of Lan ETS!20183250Counter Strike: Global Offensive, League of Legends, Overwatch, StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void, Hearthstone, Street Fighter V, Super Smash Bros, Rocket League, DragonBall Fighter Z, Call of Duty WWII20193700Counter Strike: Global Offensive, League of Legends, Overwatch, StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void, Hearthstone, Street Fighter V, Super Smash Bros, Super Smash Bros. Melee, Rocket League, DragonBall Fighter Z, Call of Duty WWIIThe event moved to the Palais des congrès de Montréal20203800Counter Strike: Global Offensive, Fortnite, Hearthstone, League of Legends, NHL 20, Overwatch, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, Rainbow Six: Siege, Rocket League, Super Smash Bros. Melee, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate2021N/AFortnite, Rainbow Six: Siege, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, League of Legends, Counter Strike: Global Offensive, Rocket League, NHL 20, Overwatch, Super Smash Bros. Melee, Hearthstone, ValorantThe event was held remotely due to Covid-19 Pandemic and lasted for 4 weeks of livestreaming.20221800League of Legends, GuiltyGearStrive, Counter Strike: Global Offensive, Super Smash Bros. Melee, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Rocket League, Street Fighter V, ValorantThe event is back at École de technologie supérieur for its 20th edition.20231900League of Legends, Counter Strike: Global Offensive, Overwatch 2, Super Smash Bros. Melee, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Rocket League, Valorant, Guilty Gear Strive, Melty Blood: Type Lumina2024League of Legends, Valorant, Counter-Strike 2, Rocket League, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, Teamfight Tactics, Trackmania 2020, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Super Smash Bros. Melee, Tekken 8, Street Fighter 6, Granblue Fantasy Versus: RisingThe event took place at the Palais des congrès de Montréal2025League of Legends, Valorant, Rocket League, Counter-Strike 2, Teamfight Tactics, Street Fighter 6, Tekken 8, Super Smash Bros. Melee, Super Smash Bros. UltimateThe event took place at the École de technologie supérieure2026 League of Legends, Valorant, Counter-Strike 2, Rocket League, Teamfight Tactics, Trackmania 2020, GeoGuessr, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Super Smash Bros. Melee, Street Fighter 6, Call of Duty: Black Ops 7The event took place at the École de technologie supérieure Sponsored by Beenox, which is adding Call of Duty
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