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Originally Posted by Bluman56

I figured something along those lines was going on (hence the benefit of the doubt). I just didn't want to get myself too excited for a 34 team event (that would've meant 50% more matches at least!!). Looking forward to see how it eventually plays out.

Don't get your hopes up for a small event based on that initial capacity. Long Island had an initial capacity of 26 and currently has 50 (!) teams signed up. Last year's total is a good indicator for most events, but with the NYC venue change I didn't want to include it because it might not be relevant. I haven't heard any talk of how the new venue compares, and not being from NYC I don't want to speculate.