Wow, attendance was WAYYY down in Seattle today. They had 75 people last year and had split it into two ‘flights’ that would lead to a top 8 on Sunday because of it. However, there were only 20 people in flight 1! It was a bummer because a 40 person tournament in one day would’ve both been more fun, and less traveling (the regional is about an hour from Seattle).
That’s a bummer to hear. I was hoping our Regional would be huge and provide some good data about WA competitive meta.
Personally I didn’t go because I haven’t been in a headspace for competitive gaming of any nature. Add to that the need to find a ride and the fact that it takes place over two days and kills an entire weekend made it easy for me to stay away.
I’d bet that flight 2 will be larger. I know a lot of people that didn’t want to mess with coming on Friday if they could just come down Saturday instead. Friday is a work day for most. It’s honestly really, really dumb that ETX is over Memorial Day weekend, but is on Fri/Sat/Sun rather than Sat/Sun/Mon.
This is the reason a LOT of people don’t go. And if you get placed in the first flight, you have to be there 3 days if you’re an out-of-towner. That’s a huge investment for a tournament.
Yeah, definitely true. I’m also not a big fan of the cut being on a separate day… what if you drive an hour to Tacoma for the cut and then you’re eliminated in an hour?
Top 8 in Sydney (after five rounds of swiss), Australia (top 8 cut, 35 people)
Daryl Russell Argus/Leela
Shaun Barry NEH/Andy
Les Milwain Argus/Kate
Ryan Thomas NEH/Whiz
Anton IG/Whiz
Tobias Sync/Noise
Andru Rodger Argus/Leela
Chris Davies NEH/Ken
I know Andru Rodger won and Ryan came second, not sure about other final placings