Here’s the initial seeding for Nationals . . . Connecticut, New Hampshire and Ohio are the only three states that won’t be represented:
1 Zach Sharpe (IL)
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who is going to put that up in a bracket?
Snailman:
No Oregon, either?
That’s what I get typing in the states from attempted memory. Fixed!
Ohio not being represented, yet two Ohio residents are attending. Fair enough
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How does state representation work? If #1 not going, does #2 get an invite?
yes…it doesn’t go lower than second though
Does this look correct?
http://challonge.com/2016_IFPA_National_Championship
Let me know if any changes are needed.
TJJ
March 2, 2017, 8:46pm
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If I vacation in Alaska ever, can I run a state finals there?
As long as you run at least two qualifying tournaments to feed the SCS standings . . . yep!
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North Dakota should be Red
(They had a giant tie at 0.00 WPPR’s for their state standings because they didn’t actually have any rated players yet)
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I saw you write this before but I truly thought you were kidding.
I didn’t even realize it until the State Rep was like, “Soooo . . . how do we seed our players for the State Championship tourney?”
I was like “Ummmm . . . nobody is here to take you call, please leave a message.”
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ErikG
March 3, 2017, 5:16pm
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Why not continue to fill empty spots with beyond top 2 of the state tournament? Seems like you could create a more predictable bracket structure.
We don’t want to degrade the meaningfulness of the State Championship tournament itself.
If out of the 16 players only 3 could attend Nationals, you’re talking about it being just a fight among those 3 players that could make the trip. Instead we want those 3 players to have to EARN the right to represent by at least making their State final match.
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gdd
March 3, 2017, 5:23pm
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Spoken like a true third place finisher
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ErikG
March 3, 2017, 5:30pm
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Third place championship of the world winner!
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