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ICT field expansion discussion

Posted: Fri Feb 02, 2018 7:18 pm
by Important Bird Area
Cross-posted from the ICT thread.
naqt.com wrote:NAQT is pleased to announce that its 2018 Intercollegiate Championship Tournament will be presented by LetterOne, one of the world's pre-eminent investment firms. Thanks to LetterOne's support, NAQT will be expanding the Division I field to 36 teams.
Updated ICT details page

Re: ICT field expansion discussion

Posted: Fri Feb 02, 2018 7:34 pm
by Sima Guang Hater
A great step forward.

Curious about one thing - what will the playoff format be now?

Re: ICT field expansion discussion

Posted: Fri Feb 02, 2018 7:49 pm
by Fado Alexandrino
Is it still 20 automatic D-value qualifiers?

Re: ICT field expansion discussion

Posted: Fri Feb 02, 2018 7:50 pm
by Important Bird Area
Aaron Manby (ironmaster) wrote:Is it still 20 automatic D-value qualifiers?
Yes.

Re: ICT field expansion discussion

Posted: Fri Feb 02, 2018 8:46 pm
by Important Bird Area
Sima Guang Hater wrote:what will the playoff format be now?
We have not yet finalized the playoff format for the 2018 ICT.

Re: ICT field expansion discussion

Posted: Fri Feb 02, 2018 9:46 pm
by El Salvadoreno
As someone playing DII this year, is there any shot that its field will be expanded as well?

Re: ICT field expansion discussion

Posted: Fri Feb 02, 2018 9:54 pm
by Important Bird Area
We won't be expanding the field for the 2018 Division II ICT (we were only able to secure enough rooms to expand the total field by four teams, and prioritized Division I based on past community feedback about expansion).

Re: ICT field expansion discussion

Posted: Fri Feb 02, 2018 10:38 pm
by Bensonfan23
Agreed, this is great to see. Hopefully the field is able to continue to expand to match the demand in future years. Between the D-value modifications and this field expansion, its nice that community feedback from the ICT bid debacle last year was ackowledged and acted on so quickly.

Re: ICT field expansion discussion

Posted: Fri Feb 02, 2018 11:15 pm
by El Salvadoreno
Important Bird Area wrote:We won't be expanding the field for the 2018 Division II ICT (we were only able to secure enough rooms to expand the total field by four teams, and prioritized Division I based on past community feedback about expansion).
That's fair (and also what I figured but thought it would be safer to ask). Obviously, I will echo the above and say the field expansion is great news regardless.