[billylo]

Since there isn't an official thread for GTRW, I am starting this one to capture your after-thoughts and thank you's.

Here are my top 3 to kick it off.

1. Participating teams were awesome and gracious. Competition was very intense and yet professional (yes, Canadian spirits were well-represented!) Great to see 188 to be back in the fold and the Blizzard delivered!

2. Similar to other week 1 events, day 1 of qualification matches had several glitches and mis-communication. Volunteers/HP/Refs/Teams were still learning to officiate and play the game. Unfortunately, the 50-pt penalties made it more difficult for participants to ignore/overlook these week 1 glitches.

3. Elimination games were exciting as ever. Open field enabled all teams to actively engage. Lessons learned for teams playing in week 2: tighten/strengthen everything and build spare parts. It's almost like battle-bots in some games.

Bonus tip: Low goal is your friend during elims. (unlike Ultimate Ascent.)

Three cheers to 1310 for winning and captaining the #1 seed!