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Explicitly Nationals-minus difficulty tournaments

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Kevin Wang: Created page with "The collegiate '''National-minus''' difficulty (or '''Nats-minus''') is intended to be similar to, but ultimately lesser in difficulty than, ACF Nationals and ICT. On..."

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Created page with "The collegiate '''National-minus''' difficulty (or '''Nats-minus''') is intended to be similar to, but ultimately lesser in difficulty than, ACF Nationals and ICT. On..."

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The collegiate '''National-minus''' difficulty (or '''Nats-minus''') is intended to be similar to, but ultimately lesser in difficulty than, [[ACF Nationals]] and [[ICT]]. On Tournaments at this difficulty have historically occupied the [[Spring Open]] slot immediately preceding the nationals season.

The term was first used to describe a discrete difficulty level in the announcement of 2016 [[stanford housewrite]], which established that the difficulty was on par with the earlier [[George Oppen]] and [[Cane Ridge Revival]]. As with previous tournaments of the same difficulty, Nats-minus tournaments are generally created by one or more nationally competitive teams rather than by open writers and serve as a means of preparation for both the players writing them and the teams playing. This practice is likely a contributing factor for the tendency of Nats-minus, and indeed all comparable tournaments, to overshoot Nationals difficulty.

===Explicitly Nationals-minus difficulty tournaments===
* 2020 - [[Terrapin Open]]
* 2019 - [[PIANO]]
* 2018 - [[Cal's Mid-Spring Tournament]]
* 2017 - [[This Tournament is a Crime]]
* 2016 - [["stanford housewrite"]]

[[Category: Difficulty]]

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 {{Collegiate difficulties}}
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 The collegiate '''National-minus''' [[List of Collegiate Difficulties|difficulty]] (or '''Nats-minus''') is intended to be similar to, but ultimately lesser in difficulty than, [[ACF Nationals]] and [[ICT]]. Tournaments at this difficulty have historically occupied the [[Spring Open]] slot immediately preceding the nationals season, acting as pre-Nationals.</onlyinclude>

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−	The collegiate '''National-minus''' [[List of Collegiate Difficulties\|difficulty]] (or '''Nats-minus''') is intended to be similar to, but ultimately lesser in difficulty than, [[ACF Nationals]] and [[ICT]]. Tournaments at this difficulty have historically occupied the [[Spring Open]] slot immediately preceding the nationals season, acting as pre-Nationals.	+	{{Collegiate difficulties}}
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		+	The collegiate '''National-minus''' [[List of Collegiate Difficulties\|difficulty]] (or '''Nats-minus''') is intended to be similar to, but ultimately lesser in difficulty than, [[ACF Nationals]] and [[ICT]]. Tournaments at this difficulty have historically occupied the [[Spring Open]] slot immediately preceding the nationals season, acting as pre-Nationals.</onlyinclude>

	The term was first used to describe a discrete difficulty level in the announcement of 2016 [[stanford housewrite]], which established that the difficulty was on par with the earlier [[George Oppen]] and [[Cane Ridge Revival]] - those tournaments were in turn grounded by [[Minnesota Open]]. As with previous tournaments of the same difficulty, Nats-minus tournaments are generally created by one or more nationally competitive teams rather than by open writers and serve as a means of preparation for both the players writing them and the teams playing. This practice is likely a contributing factor for the tendency of Nats-minus, and indeed all comparable tournaments, to overshoot Nationals difficulty.		The term was first used to describe a discrete difficulty level in the announcement of 2016 [[stanford housewrite]], which established that the difficulty was on par with the earlier [[George Oppen]] and [[Cane Ridge Revival]] - those tournaments were in turn grounded by [[Minnesota Open]]. As with previous tournaments of the same difficulty, Nats-minus tournaments are generally created by one or more nationally competitive teams rather than by open writers and serve as a means of preparation for both the players writing them and the teams playing. This practice is likely a contributing factor for the tendency of Nats-minus, and indeed all comparable tournaments, to overshoot Nationals difficulty.

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 The collegiate '''National-minus''' [[List of Collegiate Difficulties|difficulty]] (or '''Nats-minus''') is intended to be similar to, but ultimately lesser in difficulty than, [[ACF Nationals]] and [[ICT]]. Tournaments at this difficulty have historically occupied the [[Spring Open]] slot immediately preceding the nationals season, acting as pre-Nationals.
-The term was first used to describe a discrete difficulty level in the announcement of 2016 [[stanford housewrite]], which established that the difficulty was on par with the earlier [[George Oppen]] and [[Cane Ridge Revival]] - those tournaments were in turn grounded by [[Missouri Open]]. As with previous tournaments of the same difficulty, Nats-minus tournaments are generally created by one or more nationally competitive teams rather than by open writers and serve as a means of preparation for both the players writing them and the teams playing. This practice is likely a contributing factor for the tendency of Nats-minus, and indeed all comparable tournaments, to overshoot Nationals difficulty.
+The term was first used to describe a discrete difficulty level in the announcement of 2016 [[stanford housewrite]], which established that the difficulty was on par with the earlier [[George Oppen]] and [[Cane Ridge Revival]] - those tournaments were in turn grounded by [[Minnesota Open]]. As with previous tournaments of the same difficulty, Nats-minus tournaments are generally created by one or more nationally competitive teams rather than by open writers and serve as a means of preparation for both the players writing them and the teams playing. This practice is likely a contributing factor for the tendency of Nats-minus, and indeed all comparable tournaments, to overshoot Nationals difficulty.
 ===Explicitly Nationals-minus difficulty tournaments===

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 The collegiate '''National-minus''' [[List of Collegiate Difficulties|difficulty]] (or '''Nats-minus''') is intended to be similar to, but ultimately lesser in difficulty than, [[ACF Nationals]] and [[ICT]]. Tournaments at this difficulty have historically occupied the [[Spring Open]] slot immediately preceding the nationals season, acting as pre-Nationals.
-The term was first used to describe a discrete difficulty level in the announcement of 2016 [[stanford housewrite]], which established that the difficulty was on par with the earlier [[George Oppen]] and [[Cane Ridge Revival]]. As with previous tournaments of the same difficulty, Nats-minus tournaments are generally created by one or more nationally competitive teams rather than by open writers and serve as a means of preparation for both the players writing them and the teams playing. This practice is likely a contributing factor for the tendency of Nats-minus, and indeed all comparable tournaments, to overshoot Nationals difficulty.
+The term was first used to describe a discrete difficulty level in the announcement of 2016 [[stanford housewrite]], which established that the difficulty was on par with the earlier [[George Oppen]] and [[Cane Ridge Revival]] - those tournaments were in turn grounded by [[Missouri Open]]. As with previous tournaments of the same difficulty, Nats-minus tournaments are generally created by one or more nationally competitive teams rather than by open writers and serve as a means of preparation for both the players writing them and the teams playing. This practice is likely a contributing factor for the tendency of Nats-minus, and indeed all comparable tournaments, to overshoot Nationals difficulty.
 ===Explicitly Nationals-minus difficulty tournaments===

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 ===Explicitly Nationals-minus difficulty tournaments===
 * 2020 - [[Terrapin Open]]
 * 2019 - [[PIANO]]

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−	~~[[Category: Difficulty]]~~

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−	The collegiate '''National-minus''' difficulty (or '''Nats-minus''') is intended to be similar to, but ultimately lesser in difficulty than, [[ACF Nationals]] and [[ICT]]. Tournaments at this difficulty have historically occupied the [[Spring Open]] slot immediately preceding the nationals season, acting as pre-Nationals.	+	The collegiate '''National-minus''' [[List of Collegiate Difficulties\|difficulty]] (or '''Nats-minus''') is intended to be similar to, but ultimately lesser in difficulty than, [[ACF Nationals]] and [[ICT]]. Tournaments at this difficulty have historically occupied the [[Spring Open]] slot immediately preceding the nationals season, acting as pre-Nationals.

	The term was first used to describe a discrete difficulty level in the announcement of 2016 [[stanford housewrite]], which established that the difficulty was on par with the earlier [[George Oppen]] and [[Cane Ridge Revival]]. As with previous tournaments of the same difficulty, Nats-minus tournaments are generally created by one or more nationally competitive teams rather than by open writers and serve as a means of preparation for both the players writing them and the teams playing. This practice is likely a contributing factor for the tendency of Nats-minus, and indeed all comparable tournaments, to overshoot Nationals difficulty.		The term was first used to describe a discrete difficulty level in the announcement of 2016 [[stanford housewrite]], which established that the difficulty was on par with the earlier [[George Oppen]] and [[Cane Ridge Revival]]. As with previous tournaments of the same difficulty, Nats-minus tournaments are generally created by one or more nationally competitive teams rather than by open writers and serve as a means of preparation for both the players writing them and the teams playing. This practice is likely a contributing factor for the tendency of Nats-minus, and indeed all comparable tournaments, to overshoot Nationals difficulty.

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−	The collegiate '''National-minus''' difficulty (or '''Nats-minus''') is intended to be similar to, but ultimately lesser in difficulty than, [[ACF Nationals]] and [[ICT]]. On Tournaments at this difficulty have historically occupied the [[Spring Open]] slot immediately preceding the nationals season.	+	The collegiate '''National-minus''' difficulty (or '''Nats-minus''') is intended to be similar to, but ultimately lesser in difficulty than, [[ACF Nationals]] and [[ICT]]. Tournaments at this difficulty have historically occupied the [[Spring Open]] slot immediately preceding the nationals season, acting as pre-Nationals.

	The term was first used to describe a discrete difficulty level in the announcement of 2016 [[stanford housewrite]], which established that the difficulty was on par with the earlier [[George Oppen]] and [[Cane Ridge Revival]]. As with previous tournaments of the same difficulty, Nats-minus tournaments are generally created by one or more nationally competitive teams rather than by open writers and serve as a means of preparation for both the players writing them and the teams playing. This practice is likely a contributing factor for the tendency of Nats-minus, and indeed all comparable tournaments, to overshoot Nationals difficulty.		The term was first used to describe a discrete difficulty level in the announcement of 2016 [[stanford housewrite]], which established that the difficulty was on par with the earlier [[George Oppen]] and [[Cane Ridge Revival]]. As with previous tournaments of the same difficulty, Nats-minus tournaments are generally created by one or more nationally competitive teams rather than by open writers and serve as a means of preparation for both the players writing them and the teams playing. This practice is likely a contributing factor for the tendency of Nats-minus, and indeed all comparable tournaments, to overshoot Nationals difficulty.