Well what an amazing day we had! We filled every seat we had for players and ended up with 125! We'd definitely need a bigger place for any more than that! Players came from all over the region, perfect example in our 1st place winners - one from IA, one from IL, and one from WI. I'll have the pics and videos up shortly (Facebook kept stalling out when I tried to upload them earlier >.<) Sure was a lot of fun! Was great to see everyone again! So many Pokemon friends!
Here's the details!
69 MA 6 rounds (6 missed round 1), Top 8
39 SR 6 Rounds Top 8
17 JR 5 Rounds Top 4
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125 Total!
Jrs
1st Nathan S
2nd Sarah M
3rd Ken A
4th Ayo K
Srs
1st Ben M
2nd Nate R
3rd Nick G
4th Eric S
Ma
1st Rob A
2nd Rob S
3rd Josh W
4th David
I also gave away some Pokemon hats that I made! Everyone seemed to like them, we had a lot of players sign up to enter! The winners were:
The Shinx hat - Jessica J
The Charmander hat - Chuck L
The Piplup hat - Justin W
The Mew hat - Michelle L
We had lots of other cool door prizes we gave away (some really cool ones donated by our good friends Keith & Christina) and we also had a free Modified side event while the Top cuts were going on. The winners of that event were:
1st Jordan C
2nd Clark C
3rd Jozell F
We had a pretty smooth day, with the exception of an early printer problem before the tourney started, an issue involving a pair of tongs and a baggie (don't ask, I won't tell, lol), and last but not least, topped off with the fact that after we got things all cleaned up and were ready to leave, my van didn't start >.< Ended up having it towed back to Beloit. Oh well.
Huge thanks to my Staff - Devin, Keny, Derrick, Ryan, Bob, and Natalie (and James too for all his help moving tables and things! Thanks to all of them for being there for me and helping be a part of this great event! Especially Devin - I couldn't do it without you - all your long hours getting everything set up Friday then broken down late Sat, your brainstorming beforehand, your dedication to fair rulings, and help with whatever I need! I appreciate it!
Hope everyone had a great time, and hope to see you all on Jan 30th for our HeartGold Soulsilver Prerelease! (details at
my website!
Thanks so much for coming!)