I kind of expected to make a really long post here, but to be honest what I want to say is pretty simple and straightforward:
We absolutely NEED to have the top cut limit of Top 32 at Regionals removed. There is absolutely NO reason to have such a limit in place when Regionals is a two day tournament. Top 64 would only add an extra 75-minutes to day 2, barely worth noting, and would increase the fairness of these tournaments immensely.
Indiana Regionals in the fall was just so frustrating due to this. We have over 350 Masters players, yet with only a Top 32, you had to go 7-2 to cut. If you went 6-3, you essentially were not going to cut. If I remember correctly, 2 or 3 6-3's made the cut. It's easier, currently, to cut at Nationals than Regionals. That's insane.
I had kinda hoped this would change, but from what I've heard from PTOs, the Top 32 limit is still in place for winter Regionals. This is a real shame. It's hurting the fun and the validity of these tournaments. Luck is much more relevant, and it's a lot harder to make the cut now. This really, really needs to change.
I don't expect a change to happen in time for this weekend's Regionals, but I at least hope that TPCi and P!P take note of the desire of players to have Top 64 and make the change for spring Regionals. Let's all make a little bit of (respectful) noise, and get things changed.
We absolutely NEED to have the top cut limit of Top 32 at Regionals removed. There is absolutely NO reason to have such a limit in place when Regionals is a two day tournament. Top 64 would only add an extra 75-minutes to day 2, barely worth noting, and would increase the fairness of these tournaments immensely.
Indiana Regionals in the fall was just so frustrating due to this. We have over 350 Masters players, yet with only a Top 32, you had to go 7-2 to cut. If you went 6-3, you essentially were not going to cut. If I remember correctly, 2 or 3 6-3's made the cut. It's easier, currently, to cut at Nationals than Regionals. That's insane.
I had kinda hoped this would change, but from what I've heard from PTOs, the Top 32 limit is still in place for winter Regionals. This is a real shame. It's hurting the fun and the validity of these tournaments. Luck is much more relevant, and it's a lot harder to make the cut now. This really, really needs to change.
I don't expect a change to happen in time for this weekend's Regionals, but I at least hope that TPCi and P!P take note of the desire of players to have Top 64 and make the change for spring Regionals. Let's all make a little bit of (respectful) noise, and get things changed.