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states attendence? 2009

I've got new numbers!!!

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State:             Jr / Sr / Ma = Total  (last year)      (%growth)

Pennsylvania:      32 / 25 / 71 = 128    (16/18/29 = 63)  (100 / 38.9 / 145 = [B]103[/B])
British Columbia:  27 / 24 / 51 = 102    (22/21/20 = 63)  (22.7 / 14.3 / 155 = [B]61.9[/B])
Arizona:           16 / 26 / 53 = 95     (17/16/35 = 68)  (-5.88 / 62.5 / 51.4 = [B]39.7[/B])
Wisconsin:         21 / 22 / 46 = 89     (16/22/29 = 67)  (31.25 / 0 / 58.6 = [B]32.8[/B])
Kentucky:          14 / 17 / 50 = 81     (13/20/31 = 64)  (7.69 / -15 / 61.3 = [B]26.5[/B])
Lousiana:          12 / 14 / 25 = 51     (10/12/25 = 47)  (20 / 16.7 / 0 = [B]8.5[/B])
Minnesota:         16 / 21 / 33 = 70     (19/29/28 = 76)  (-15.8 / -27.6 / 17.9 = [B]-7.89[/B])
[B]Ontario:           21 / 24 / 46 = 91     (24/27/43 = 94)  (-12.5 / -11.1 / 6.98 = [I]-3.19[/I])
Nevada:            14 / 9 / 45 = 68      (9/10/17 = 36)   (55.6 / -10 / 164.7 = [I]88.9[/I])
Tennessee:         23 / 28 / 37 = 88     (29/31/29 = 89)  (-20.7 / -9.67 / 27.6 = [I]-1.12[/I])
Utah:              15 / 27 / 64 = 106    (18/30/62 = 110) (-16.7 / -10 / 3.23 = [I]-3.63[/I]
Virginia:          41 / 45 / 58 = 144    (45/39/47 = 131) (-8.89 / 15.4 / 23.4 = [I]9.92[/I][/B]

With 12 states confirmed, the total attendance is...

Jr: 252 last year: 238; 5.88% growth
Sr: 282 Last year: 275; 2.54% growth
Ma: 579 Last year: 395; 46.6% growth

Total: 1113 Last year: 908; 22.6% growth

Thoughts: The Masters has really grown this year. Not sure if that 50% increase is due to ageups, new players, returning players, or some combination of all three. Either way, this is supporting my theory that Pokemon TCG has been growing by about 20-30 percent every year since PUI took over, and really shows no signs of slowing down or saturating. Imagine. This is happening in a crappy economy. Think about the growth once the economy picks up again :D. I'm also very excited to see that the lowest North American State attendance reported thus far is 51. I remember some State Championships nearly being unsanctionable a couple of years ago. This is great growth!
 
I bet that when the dust clears after next weekend, Oregon will end up with the highest numbers in the country!

-Jason
:)dark::colorless20)
 
DarkStar20 said:
I bet that when the dust clears after next weekend, Oregon will end up with the highest numbers in the country!

-Jason
:)dark::colorless20)
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Probably either Oregon or Illinois, same as Cities. Illinois will have a lot because Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, and Indiana were all this past weekend, so everyone is gonna head over to Rockford.
 
I would *love* to see at least one State Championship have a T16 in all age groups. It didn't happen in Texas. There are three this weekend that are bound to be huge. California (big freakin state, lotsa people), Oregon (BDS = AMAZING), and Illinois (4 states, one Championship).

And there went my thoughts of actually sleeping on Saturday...
 
HypnosProjectHQ said:
Probably either Oregon or Illinois, same as Cities. Illinois will have a lot because Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, and Indiana were all this past weekend, so everyone is gonna head over to Rockford.
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=\ If Rockford was a TAD bit closer I would go there instead of Ohio's this weekend. I haven't been able to make it to Illinois for one, I'll have to do that soon.
 
Look at Ryan, Dissing on the MO States....not giving us any faith this weekend.

As long as we run with the big dogs...we should be fine.

Vince
 
Vince, with Kansas (4 hrs), Oklahoma (7 hrs), and Illinois (5 hrs) on the same day, I can easily see you getting 170-180. Especially given the impressive 108 States and 226 Regionals last year. But Camille got 108 for her Cities, and the two closest States to us are yours (5 hours), and Michigan (8+ hours). You're still one of the Big Dogs. I'm just not seeing 200+ coming out of St. Louis States this year.
 
Just giving you trouble, Ryan old buddy.

I would consider 125 a great number (20% over last year)...

Just because OTHER states have raised the bar....each state can only do what it can do!

Vince
 
NEW NUMB3RS A GOGO!!!

Code: 
State:             Jr / Sr / Ma = Total  (last year)      (%growth)

Pennsylvania:      32 / 25 / 71 = 128    (16/18/29 = 63)  (100 / 38.9 / 145 = [B]103[/B])
Nevada:            14 / 9 / 45 = 68      (9/10/17 = 36)   (55.6 / -10 / 164.7 = [B]88.9[/B])
British Columbia:  27 / 24 / 51 = 102    (22/21/20 = 63)  (22.7 / 14.3 / 155 = [B]61.9[/B])
Arizona:           16 / 26 / 53 = 95     (17/16/35 = 68)  (-5.88 / 62.5 / 51.4 = [B]39.7[/B])
Wisconsin:         21 / 22 / 46 = 89     (16/22/29 = 67)  (31.25 / 0 / 58.6 = [B]32.8[/B])
Kentucky:          14 / 17 / 50 = 81     (13/20/31 = 64)  (7.69 / -15 / 61.3 = [B]26.5[/B])
Virginia:          41 / 45 / 58 = 144    (45/39/47 = 131) (-8.89 / 15.4 / 23.4 = [B]9.92[/B])
Louisiana:         12 / 14 / 25 = 51     (10/12/25 = 47)  (20 / 16.7 / 0 = [B]8.5[/B])
Tennessee:         23 / 28 / 37 = 88     (29/31/29 = 89)  (-20.7 / -9.67 / 27.6 = [B]-1.12[/B])
Ontario:           21 / 24 / 46 = 91     (24/27/43 = 94)  (-12.5 / -11.1 / 6.98 = [B]-3.19[/B])
Utah:              15 / 27 / 64 = 106    (18/30/62 = 110) (-16.7 / -10 / 3.23 = [B]-3.63[/B])
Minnesota:         16 / 21 / 33 = 70     (19/29/28 = 76)  (-15.8 / -27.6 / 17.9 = [B]-7.89[/B])
[B]Colorado:          26 / 28 / 51 = 105    (24/32/37 = 93)  (8.33 / -12.5 / 37.8 = [I]12.9[/I])
North Carolina:    19 / 27 / 64 = 110    (18/23/35 = 76)  (5.56 / 17.4 / 82.9 = [I]44.7[/I])
[/B]

With 14 states confirmed, the total attendance is...

Jr: 297 last year: 280; 6.07% growth
Sr: 337 Last year: 330; 2.12% growth
Ma: 694 Last year: 467; 48.6% growth

Total: 1328 Last year: 1077; 23.3% growth

The more I see, the more I'm convinced that the 20-30% growth that we've seen over the last 5 years is continuing, even in a crappy financial time. 1328 people in 14 states on the same day is almost unheard of, even in circles of MTG. I also find it strange that the growth is most stinted in the Senior age division. I would expect the Jrs to grow less than both the Srs and Mas because that group only has people leaving via age up. It's difficult to attract more Juniors to replace the numbers of those that age up, but this year is quite good for that. The Srs, however... I don't really understand why their numbers have pretty much flatlined, considering that they have about an equal number of ageups coming and going. The Mas increase is phenomenal, but it was expected that the Mas would have the most growth, seeing as they can only get people entering the division via ageup, and few tend to quit once they've reached the State level.

Oh, and just a note on these numbers. For now, I'm just working on events on the same day in North America, because I think it's a very interesting comparison to last year.
 
Texas hasn't been uploaded to PUI yet. I'm taking these numbers straight from the OP website. As of the time of that post, those were the only 14 States that had been reported.

Back to back posts merged. The following information has been added:

Code: 
State:             Jr / Sr / Ma = Total  (last year)      (%growth)

Pennsylvania:      32 / 25 / 71 = 128    (16/18/29 = 63)  (100 / 38.9 / 145 = [B]103[/B])
Nevada:            14 / 9 / 45 = 68      (9/10/17 = 36)   (55.6 / -10 / 164.7 = [B]88.9[/B])
British Columbia:  27 / 24 / 51 = 102    (22/21/20 = 63)  (22.7 / 14.3 / 155 = [B]61.9[/B])
North Carolina:    19 / 27 / 64 = 110    (18/23/35 = 76)  (5.56 / 17.4 / 82.9 = [b]44.7[/b])
Arizona:           16 / 26 / 53 = 95     (17/16/35 = 68)  (-5.88 / 62.5 / 51.4 = [B]39.7[/B])
Wisconsin:         21 / 22 / 46 = 89     (16/22/29 = 67)  (31.25 / 0 / 58.6 = [B]32.8[/B])
Kentucky:          14 / 17 / 50 = 81     (13/20/31 = 64)  (7.69 / -15 / 61.3 = [B]26.5[/B])
Colorado:          26 / 28 / 51 = 105    (24/32/37 = 93)  (8.33 / -12.5 / 37.8 = [b]12.9[/b])
Virginia:          41 / 45 / 58 = 144    (45/39/47 = 131) (-8.89 / 15.4 / 23.4 = [B]9.92[/B])
Louisiana:         12 / 14 / 25 = 51     (10/12/25 = 47)  (20 / 16.7 / 0 = [B]8.5[/B])
Tennessee:         23 / 28 / 37 = 88     (29/31/29 = 89)  (-20.7 / -9.67 / 27.6 = [B]-1.12[/B])
Ontario:           21 / 24 / 46 = 91     (24/27/43 = 94)  (-12.5 / -11.1 / 6.98 = [B]-3.19[/B])
Utah:              15 / 27 / 64 = 106    (18/30/62 = 110) (-16.7 / -10 / 3.23 = [B]-3.63[/B])
Minnesota:         16 / 21 / 33 = 70     (19/29/28 = 76)  (-15.8 / -27.6 / 17.9 = [B]-7.89[/B])
[B]Indiana:             18 / 22 / 59 = 99   (10/7/28 = 45)   (80 / 214 / 111 = [I]120[/I])
New Jersey:        18 / 23 / 58 = 99   (18/35/44 = 97)   (0 / -34.3 / 31.8 = [I]2.06[/I])
[/B]

With 16 states confirmed, the total attendance is...

Jr: 333 last year: 308; 8.12% growth
Sr: 382 Last year: 372; 2.69% growth
Ma: 811 Last year: 539; 50.5% growth

Total: 1526 Last year: 1219; 25.2% growth

Indiana just broke this year's attendance growth percentage record, shattering Pennsylvania's very impressive 103 by an even more impressive 17 points. New Jersey was same-old-same-old, but even 2% growth is great to see when they had 4 other states within Midwest driving distance on the same day. And, once again, my 20-30% predicted growth is holding.

I can't wait to see what the numbers will look like next weekend after Illinois, California, and Oregon all post numbers approaching (or exceeding) 200, as well as a few other states topping 100 easily.
 
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Florida preliminary numbers:

Masters: 110
Seniors: 65
Juniors: 61

Total: 236

Just missed Top 16 in ALL age groups. The bar is set. Let's see how Oregon & Cali do.
 
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