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{{Tourneybox|Tournament Name = 2017 [[Chicago Open]]
 
{{Tourneybox|Tournament Name = 2017 [[Chicago Open]]
|champion = 1-800-EASY-DEBT
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|champion = "1-800-EASY-DEBT"
|second = Theme song of the current state of Venezuela
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|second = Tied: "Theme song of the current state of Venezuela" and "The drums flail impotently aback Sex flows abrasive adaft, front n centers"
|third =  The drums flail impotently aback Sex flows abrasive adaft, front n centers (t.2)
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|fourth =  "Listen to my album. This may be our last chance."
|fourth =  Listen to my album. This may be our last chance.
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|scorer = [[Jordan Brownstein]], "The drums flail impotently aback Sex flows abrasive adaft, front n center"
|scorer = [[Jordan Brownstein]], The drums flail impotently aback Sex flows abrasive adaft, front n center
 
 
|editors = [[Ike Jose]], with [[Billy Busse]], [[Jason Thompson]], and [[Ryan Westbrook]]
 
|editors = [[Ike Jose]], with [[Billy Busse]], [[Jason Thompson]], and [[Ryan Westbrook]]
 
|field = 18
 
|field = 18
 
|site = [[Chicago]]
 
|site = [[Chicago]]
|stats = [http://www.hsquizbowl.org/db/tournaments/4457/stats/combined/ Main Event Stats]}}
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|stats = [http://www.hsquizbowl.org/db/tournaments/4457/stats/combined/ Stats]}}
  
The '''2017 Chicago Open''' was won by 1-800-EASY-DEBT, consisting of [[Will Alston]], [[Matt Bollinger]], [[Auroni Gupta]], and [[Will Nediger]], who cleared the field with a 13-0 record.  The tournament was edited by [[Ike Jose]], with [[Billy Busse]] (science), [[Jason Thompson]] (music), and [[Ryan Westbrook]] (history).
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The '''2017 Chicago Open''' was won by "1-800-EASY-DEBT," a team consisting of [[Will Alston]], [[Matt Bollinger]], [[Auroni Gupta]], and [[Will Nediger]], who cleared the field with a 13–0 record.  The tournament was edited by [[Ike Jose]], with [[Billy Busse]] (science), [[Jason Thompson]] (music), and [[Ryan Westbrook]] (history).
  
==Question reception==
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==Reception==
Aside from the lack of powers, the tournament was widely considered to be too difficult, building on the already excessive difficulty of the [[2016 Chicago Open]]. Ike Jose took the unusual step of recording an [https://www.dropbox.com/s/a760xfecvgkv6w1/CODifficulty.mp3?dl=0 audio file] with his rationale for producing such a tournament; a transcript can be found [[2017 Chicago Open/Transcript|here]].
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Aside from the lack of powers, the tournament was widely considered to be punishingly difficult, building on the already excessive difficulty of the [[2016 Chicago Open]].
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However, barely anybody bothered to address this reception on the forums as it became clear that the head editor lied to the public about the target difficulty since the announcement and kept the actual difficulty secret among the editors, and then refused to read any criticism.
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Ike Jose recorded an [https://www.dropbox.com/s/a760xfecvgkv6w1/CODifficulty.mp3?dl=0 unusual monologue] ([[2017 Chicago Open/Transcript|transcript]]) about his rationale for producing such a tournament, and dropped it at the end of his so-called "thank you" post.<ref>https://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?p=333897#p333897</ref>
  
 
==Side Events==
 
==Side Events==
* [http://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=18378 It's Lit], a widely-praised literature side event written by [[Auroni Gupta]] with [[Jason Cheng]]. [http://www.hsquizbowl.org/db/tournaments/4459/ Stats]
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* [[It's Lit]], a widely-praised literature side event written by [[Auroni Gupta]] with [[Jason Cheng]]. [http://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=18378 Announcement] [http://www.hsquizbowl.org/db/tournaments/4459/ Stats]
* [http://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=19779 Jordaens Visual Arts], a wildly successful visual arts side event written by [[Jordan Brownstein]] with [[Sarang Yeola]]. [http://www.hsquizbowl.org/db/tournaments/4458/ Stats]
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* [[Jordaens Visual Arts]], a wildly successful visual arts side event written by [[Jordan Brownstein]] with [[Sarang Yeola]]. [http://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=19779 Announcement] [http://www.hsquizbowl.org/db/tournaments/4458/ Stats]
* [http://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=19684 Naveed Bork Memorial Tournament], a vanity tournament by [[Will Alston]]. [http://www.hsquizbowl.org/db/tournaments/4458/ Stats]
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* [[Naveed Bork Memorial Tournament]], a vanity tournament by [[Will Alston]]. [http://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=19684 Announcement] [http://www.hsquizbowl.org/db/tournaments/4458/ Stats]
  
 
==External Links==
 
==External Links==
* [http://www.hsquizbowl.org/db/tournaments/4457/ Main Event Stats]
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* [http://www.hsquizbowl.org/db/tournaments/4457/ Stats]
 
* [http://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=19442 Tournament announcement thread]
 
* [http://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=19442 Tournament announcement thread]
 
* [http://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=20203 Question discussion thread]
 
* [http://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=20203 Question discussion thread]
  
 
[[Category:MACF events]]
 
[[Category:MACF events]]

Latest revision as of 01:35, 28 April 2021

2017 Chicago Open
Edited by Ike Jose, with Billy Busse, Jason Thompson, and Ryan Westbrook
Champion "1-800-EASY-DEBT"
Runner-up Tied: "Theme song of the current state of Venezuela" and "The drums flail impotently aback Sex flows abrasive adaft, front n centers"
Fourth "Listen to my album. This may be our last chance."
High scorer Jordan Brownstein, "The drums flail impotently aback Sex flows abrasive adaft, front n center"
Site Chicago
Field 18
Stats Stats

The 2017 Chicago Open was won by "1-800-EASY-DEBT," a team consisting of Will Alston, Matt Bollinger, Auroni Gupta, and Will Nediger, who cleared the field with a 13–0 record. The tournament was edited by Ike Jose, with Billy Busse (science), Jason Thompson (music), and Ryan Westbrook (history).

Reception

Aside from the lack of powers, the tournament was widely considered to be punishingly difficult, building on the already excessive difficulty of the 2016 Chicago Open. However, barely anybody bothered to address this reception on the forums as it became clear that the head editor lied to the public about the target difficulty since the announcement and kept the actual difficulty secret among the editors, and then refused to read any criticism.

Ike Jose recorded an unusual monologue (transcript) about his rationale for producing such a tournament, and dropped it at the end of his so-called "thank you" post.[1]

Side Events

External Links

  • https://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?p=333897#p333897