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Originally Posted by gabrielau23
1. How does the district system work? (duh) Does that mean that only teams from within that district can compete against each other? If so, I'd be hesitant to move to districts. At DC, it was awesome to see teams from Brazil and Israel, as well as Florida, North Carolina, and so forth. Likewise, at Chesapeake, New York teams and some Pennsylvania teams were very fun to interact with.
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At least for the MAR district, the only teams allowed to participate in District Events are teams from the district. You get two District Events for your registration fee (rather than one Regional) and each District Event should have each team playing 12 matches (rather than 8-9). You can register for a third District Event for an additional fee ($1,000?). Additionally, with smaller events (30-40 teams), each team has a higher chance of advancing to Eliminations.
You can still participate in outside Regionals by paying the second Regional fee.
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Originally Posted by gabrielau23
2. How does the district system offer advantages over the Regionals system currently in place?
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You get more playing time for your registration fees (24 matches rather than 8-9). The venues are far less costly.
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3. What are the complaints of the current Regional system?
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The primary two anti-regional complaints I heard before MAR was formed was that the venues were: 1) the venues were prohibitively expensive, and 2) the money spent by the teams to play 8-9 matches was too high.
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Originally Posted by gabrielau23
4. What is a Super Regional? I can't imagine that it could only take winners from the districts, as you would need A LOT of districts to currently call a Super Regional "Super" when both the DC and Chesapeake comps are usually 60+ teams.
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I've not heard the term, other than to say "it was a SUPER Regional today!"...