Chicago Open Date Poll

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Which of the following dates would you be interested in and able to play Chicago Open on?

August 14
32
30%
August 21
35
33%
August 28
38
36%
 
Total votes: 105

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Chicago Open Date Poll

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We are excited to announce that we plan to host Chicago Open in person this year. The tentative plan is to host in Evanston as in 2018 and 2019, but this has yet to be confirmed and we will keep you updated regarding this. Non-Chicago-area options will be considered if necessary and we are open to offers from people/organizations who'd like to host quizbowl's premiere open event!

In the meantime, we're looking at three possible dates for the tournament and want to know when you'd be able to play the event! Please choose all of the options that work for you. Thanks!
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I have no interest in playing this event but your poll is set up to only allow one option.
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meebles127 wrote: Mon May 17, 2021 10:56 pm I have no interest in playing this event but your poll is set up to only allow one option.
My bad, that's fixed now hopefully.
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Update: We have confirmed that we should be able to host at Northwestern on these dates. Please get your votes in!
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By when do you expect to finalize the tournament date?
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Smuttynose Island wrote: Tue May 25, 2021 4:55 pm By when do you expect to finalize the tournament date?
Good point - we'll announce our decision on Tuesday morning. Get your votes in, folks!

EDIT: Updated to 6/1 announcement
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Thanks everyone for voting!

Based on the results of the polls and internal discussions about which dates work best for us, we will be hosting this tournament on August 21st. This was a difficult decision -- we understand this is not the option that got the most votes and that some players will not be able to make this date. However, given the constraints of back-to-school timings, we prefer to avoid having this tournament on the weekend of the 28th, while the weekend of the 14th would be challenging given that ACF Nationals is the prior weekend.
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Do you anticipate a field cap at this tournament?
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Cheynem wrote: Tue Jun 01, 2021 6:30 pm Do you anticipate a field cap at this tournament?
We'll check in with Northwestern about room availability on that issue. For now, all signups are welcome.
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