We *thought* we could make it through a full round robin for all, no blocks, since at first there were only 11 confirmed. Then there were 16. Then 18. Make that 21....no 22! We were already committed to the full round robin and with 2 stadiums running (then 3) we were still optimistic.
LIVE AND LEARN!!!!
Time was called when the hall's second patrons of the day arrived and we were over our allotted time. With a quick 3 person round robin for 2nd,3rd,4th, it was over after 10 rounds, 110 matches and somewhere near 500 games!
The eventual winner, hotrodalex, went a perfect 10-0 with a brand new, just out of the box, Phantom Orion Hyperblade.
Since we left in a hurry I didn't have a chance to get specifics of individual Beys used, I can say there were at least 4-5 "X" Dragoon Synchrom Beys, 3 Diablo variances, and half a dozen or so unmodified Beys which appeared to have been bought that day or perhaps the day before as word spread and more people wanted to play.
Some points I'd like to mention for future bladers and parents:
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DO NOT reach into the stadium until the winner is declared. Bey Battles can be exciting and while you might be used to grabbing and getting ready for the next match when you "know" who's going to win, and this is the way you play at home, do so and you lose that game.
- If the event is scheduled to go through a meal time (10 am - 2 pm), bringing some snacks or packing a lunch wouldn't hurt. HUGE thank you to the parent who took the initiative to order some pizzas. I'm sure there were many people very thankful for your (hopefully not too costly) generosity. If an event is held at this location again (very likely) there is a full kitchen at our disposal for making/re-heating a meal.
- Having some kind of carrier/case for your Beys, that you
USE, could mean the difference between going home with all your launchers and rip cords (not to mention Beys) or not.
If I think of any more, I'll be sure to post them!
Thanks to all our competitors!! This event was even bigger than the first one, and there were at least 5-6 (8-10?) from the first tournament that weren't able to make it to this one. This is great news for Beyblade in CT and southern New England.
See y'all at the next one
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Hopefully I'll get around to it by Tuesday.
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