Ranked Coaching
One-to-one VOD review and live coaching across League, Valorant, CS2 and Rocket League. Personalised drill plans and rank-up guarantees.
60-min sessions · from A$95 · Mon–Fri 3–9pm
Fitzroy · Melbourne
Where Fitzroy Levels Up
A competitive gaming studio, coaching lab and esports lounge on Napier Street — building sharper players, bigger tournaments and games worth queueing for.
Our mission
Serious about play, obsessed with the details
We started FantasyAscendCore in a Fitzroy warehouse in 2016 with a single LAN row and a whiteboard full of match VODs. Today we run a 40-seat arena, a game-dev bench and a coaching program that has sent local players to national finals. Everything we do is built around one idea: the gap between good and great is coachable.
9 yrs
In Fitzroy
3,200+
Players coached
140+
Tournaments run
12
Titles built
What we do
Four ways we help you climb
From ranked coaching to full tournament production, every service is delivered from our Napier Street HQ by working players and developers.
Tournament Production
End-to-end esports events: brackets, casting, observer setups and live streaming. We run everything from 16-team clubs to 256-seat opens.
From A$2,400 per event · full crew included
Custom Game Builds
Our dev bench ships polished indie titles, prototypes and playable brand experiences in Unity and Unreal, from concept doc to launch build.
6–20 week sprints · fixed-scope quotes
Arena & Events Hire
Book our 40-seat LAN arena for team bootcamps, launch nights or birthday parties. High-refresh rigs, catering options and a resident tech.
From A$40/hr · open daily 10am–11pm
Case studies
Projects we shipped and events we ran
A snapshot of recent work across coaching, live production and original games.
Tournament Production
Napier Street Open 2025
256 players · 18k live viewers
A two-day Valorant open across our arena and an overflow venue on Gertrude Street, with a full broadcast desk and same-day payouts.
Custom Game Build
Ascend: Deep Vault
Shipped in 16 weeks · 4.6★
A co-op roguelite built in Unreal for a Melbourne publisher, from grey-box prototype to Steam launch with 40k wishlists at release.
Ranked Coaching
Fitzroy Rising Squad
Bronze to Diamond in one season
A twelve-week coaching block for a local amateur roster that took them from mid-ranked to a regional grand final placing.
Arena & Events
Collingwood Games Night
9 sold-out community nights
A recurring inclusive social series for beginners and lapsed players, running mixed-skill lobbies and casual tournaments every fortnight.
The crew
Coaches, casters and builders
The people you will actually work with when you walk through the door on Napier Street.
Mia Tran
Head Coach — Tactical Shooters
Former national Valorant captain. Mia runs our shooter program and has coached three rosters to Melbourne finals in the last two years.
Declan Ross
Studio Lead — Game Development
Fifteen years across Unity and Unreal. Declan leads the dev bench and has shipped six titles, two of them Australian Game Award nominees.
Priya Nair
Broadcast & Events Producer
Priya has produced over 90 live esports broadcasts. She owns everything from run-of-show to observer setups and vendor logistics.
Jarrah Kelly
Community & Arena Manager
The friendliest face at the front desk. Jarrah keeps the arena humming and runs our inclusive Collingwood Games Night series.
Reviews
What our community says
Feedback from players, teams and clients across Melbourne.
Twelve weeks with Mia took me from hard-stuck Gold to Diamond. The VOD reviews were brutal in the best way — I finally understand my own mistakes.
Ethan R. · Brunswick, VIC · March 2025
FantasyAscendCore ran our 128-team charity open flawlessly. The broadcast looked broadcast-grade and payouts were sorted the same night.
Sarah L. · Carlton, VIC · November 2024
Declan’s team turned our rough prototype into a polished Steam launch on time and on budget. Genuinely rare in this industry.
Tom H. · Richmond, VIC · August 2024
I bring my son to Games Night every fortnight. It is welcoming, well-run and the rigs are miles better than anything at home.
Anita K. · Fitzroy North, VIC · February 2025
Get in touch
Book a session or plan an event
Tell us what you are chasing and the crew will get back to you within one business day.
Visit the studio
Phone
+61 3 9419 2935Email
[email protected]Address
85 Napier Street, Fitzroy VIC 3065
Opening hours
Mon–Fri 10am–11pm · Sat–Sun 10am–9pm