We have some important updates about upcoming Midtown Manhattan regional on October 6-10, 2022.
Swiss Teams Event Added on October 10th
Our original schedule did not have a team game on one of the days. However, given significant interest, we are adding a 2-session stratified swiss on Monday, Oct 10th. That means for those who love team games and IMPs, you will have a daily 2-session event available at 10:30am.
For Oct 6th, 7th, and 8th, it is the popular bracketed team format, hoping for many brackets of roughly 8 teams each. Ideally, every team in your bracket has a similar masterpoint total, and you will play against all of them exactly once throughout the day. Top 3 spots in each bracket pay lots of gold points (top 4 spots if your bracket has 9 or more teams).
On October 9th and 10th, we switch to a swiss format (Sunday the 9th is split into two groups: an open AXY game and a BCD limited to 0-2500 players). It’s true that a lot of players enjoy the comfort in bracketed round robin. However, a larger swiss event can add a huge amount of excitement and fun. Your team competes against the whole field, each round matching you with a similar cumulative scoring team, with the day ending in higher and deeper payouts.
Hotel Discount Block Sold Out
First – the reserved hotel block is completely SOLD OUT, faster than expected with no way to get more. However, there are still rooms available at the host hotel at the regular rates, and plenty of alternative housing and hotel options in the area. For those with Chase, Marriott, Hyatt, or Amex points, there are quite few “points and miles” solutions to save on paying $300 and up per night.
Newcomer Game – More Friendly Limits
For newcomers, we have a special newcomer pairs at 10:30am Saturday and Sunday mornings, October 8th and 9th. We also lowered the masterpoint limit to allow only players with at most 99 masterpoints. An earlier version of the tournament allowed for 0-500 players, ensuring a more friendly and balanced game. For those in the 100-499 window, sorry and congrats: you have graduated to the gold rush!
For the latest details and schedule, check out the latest GNYBA tournament information.